Old and New Games at Our June Library Meetup

We had a great turnout at our June library meetup! Lots of Fun People Who Like Games in attendance, lots of games played, and one of our broadest age ranges in both the games and the people. On the people front, I have to give props to eight-year-old Brandon, who took on the task of learning Smash…

Racing and Settling at Our May Library Meetup!

We had a great turnout for our May Library meetup, so things were just a little bit cozy when a piano recital put us into the San Marcos Public Library‘s smaller conference room. That said, the big conference table was the perfect size for the whole group to gather and put down a couple of good-sized…

Hanabi Review

For the last two or three years, I’ve been fascinated by cooperative games like Hanabi. I’m not absolutely sure why this is, but there are some good reasons. My elder daughter is old enough to play complex games, but would rather play with Daddy than against them. My day job involves a lot of work…

April Library Meetup Roundup!

The dead were on the loose at our April library meetup! Fortunately, they were the polite sort and let us get in some other games too. Short and evil were the order of the day early on, as The Duke, Hey! That’s My Fish and Quicksand hit the table. Hey! That’s My Fish has sassy penguin figures…

March Meetup Roundup

I’m still having trouble keeping this blog up to date, but there’s a good reason for these March meetup notes to be late. The game I’ve been working on was released worldwide on March 27 — it’s called Star Wars: Assault Team, and you can find it on iTunes and the Google Play store worldwide. It’s doing pretty well, but let’s…

February Meetup Pictures

Our February meetup at the San Marcos Public Library went off without a hitch, but work issues have kept me from posting the photos for now. (Never fear, though, the workload should lighten up a bit in coming weeks — either because the game I’ve been working on will be out or the whole team…

6 Months, 50 Members, 8 Meetups, Not Bad!

Exactly 6 months ago, I hit the “go” button and launched the Meetup group for the San Marcos Board Gamers. How have things stacked up in this time? Well, the headline says it all: “Not bad.” A few days ago, we passed the 50 member mark — thanks for joining, Stephanie! We’ve met at least once…

December Meetup Roundup

Happy New Year! The San Marcos Board Gamers closed the year out in style at our favorite public library, with a good-sized crowd and a lot of games old and new. Carcassonne was first on the docket, and a popular choice with two people bringing copies. I brought mine because I hadn’t played it in…

Love Letter Review

My elder daughter is developing a sinister chuckle, and she’s getting a lot of use out of it playing Love Letter. Simply put, the nine-year-old is cleaning my clock. That’s a surprise, because I wasn’t sure she would take to it at all. Yes, there’s a Princess in charge, and for my daughter that’s definitely a point…