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I had a blog on Blogger a long time ago. I’ve blogged on and off (mostly off, these days) at Gameplaywright since 2007. I have a Tumblr tumble-thing, although I…
July
We’ve been hard at work on — and now waiting on proofs for — three con-exclusive micro-expansion collaborations for I’m Kind of a Big Dill. At Gen Con, look for Dani Standring × Big Dill on Liquids, Ben Harkins × Big Dill on being Kind of a Big Kid, and Yours Truly × Big Dill on how to squander perfectly promising career opportunities by publishing games instead. All three will be limited editions, so find us at Gen Con to make sure you get one.
May
Now that it’s basically over the tale can be told: In the first quarter of the new year I had a cancer scare. The whole story is longer than one of these updates will accommodate, but the TL;DR is that after a few months of much concern and many medical appointments, the mass in my lung appears to be going away on its own. I’m happy to share more with anyone with an interest — track me down at Gen Con, perhaps! At the end of the day, I’m very happy to have both avoided chemo and kept both of my lungs.
March
I was invited on KSTP’s Minnesota Live morning show to talk about publishing games.
February
Left Justified Studio & Prolific Games had its best GAMA Expo ever! We met with tons of friends and partners, wrote twice as many orders as last year, and sold our largest order ever to a single-location store. • Looking forward, we also decided it was time to print more copies of I’m Kind of a Big Dill, and while we’re at it, there wasn’t any reason to publish a new expansion, too.
January
This was the month for a deep dive into my project management engagement at Chip Theory Games, where I began in earnest to help plan and organize work on their Cloudspire campaign, among other initiatives.
December
That’s it, folks — another year in the bag! Looking forward, I expanded engagements with my two largest consulting clients, so look for further and expanded Chip Theory– and Matt Paquette–brand contributions from me in 2025. That doesn’t mean I’m putting down Left Justified Studio and Prolific Games projects. Far from it. What they’ll be and when they’ll come are both up in the air just now, but stay tuned for revised Flapjacks & Sasquatches expansions, a new English-language edition of another Morning Games title, the first LJS roll-and-write, and more. Happy New Year!
November
I’m Kind of a Big Dill was released to retail, a triumph of the ad hoc Cheese Volcano production team. Find it in your local store!
October
Gamehole Con remains an annual highlight. We had excellent sales, the family working together, and friends all around.
September
Even with a bit of travel for the Alliance Open House, some level of sanity returned to the day-to-day in September, and I managed to catch up on many — not all, obviously! — of the things that burst into flame in July and August. • Of course, we’re also gearing up to promote I’m Kind of a Big Dill, Left Justified’s first foray into party games. You can preorder a great bundle deal right now!
August
August was complete insanity. Gen Con, as always, was a key reason, but we also launched both Jewels for the Emperor Penguin and Frozen Shinies: The Emperor Penguin’s Nephew at Left Justified Studio. Check them out! Both designs were a long time coming together — thought for very different reasons — and I’m very proud of both.