Two years ago, I discovered Tamora Pierce through the Protector of the Small series, which I really quite liked. So I decided to add Pierce to my authors to read list and her Tortall books in particular.
A Gnome's Ponderings
Thursday, April 18, 2024
Where I praise but try not to spoil Tamora Pierce’s Wild Magic
Tuesday, April 16, 2024
What’s Kraken’s use of familiar forms
What’s Kraken is a Roll and Write that is centered around what I’m starting to think is the single most common mechanic in R&Ws, drawing stuff on grids. That being said, the game keeps it interesting by having you draw on more than one grid, as well as deal with inventory management. Oh, and checking off tracks.
Thursday, April 11, 2024
I discover the Garfield Spider-Man twelves years late
I am definitely a key demographic for superhero movies. Throughout my childhood and teenage years, I was an avid reader of comic books.
Monday, April 8, 2024
How Bruce Coville went from Scooby Doo to Spider Robinson
Many moons ago (checks copywrite dates… Whoa, a whole lot of moons ago!), I read a book called My Teacher is an Alien by Bruce Coville. So long ago, in fact, that I was actually the target age group for the book.
Friday, April 5, 2024
The nature of places that apparently aren’t places
Our son recently began talking about liminal spaces, a topic that I really didn’t see coming. However, looking into it, I discovered that the definition of liminal spaces has changed. Or, to be more fair, it’s taken on an additional meaning.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
My March Gaming
While I didn’t learn a lot of new games in March, I did learn a couple of games that I had been planning on learning for a while.
Monday, April 1, 2024
My March PnP
March was an interesting month for Print and Play crafting for me. Because everything I made that wasn’t laminating a Roll and Write sheet was something I’d made before lol
Waypoints (maps 1-3)
Aquamarine (map 1, fan map tomb diver)
What’s Kraken
Apropos of Movies
FlipWord
River Mild + expansion
One Card Mazes - Preview
I had already made a copy of Apropos of Movies and I’ve actually made several copies of FlipWord and given most of them away. (In fact, I may have only given away more copies of Elevens for One and FlipWord may have beaten it by now) However, I wanted copies that would live in my teacher bag. Not just for lunch breaks but because they have classroom potential.
And I hadn’t actually realized that River Mild was just a retheme of River Wild when I bought the files. The sad thing is, I use the a black and white printer so the change in colors, particularly to my colorblind eyes, just isn’t there. But I do appreciate the more naturalist re-theme and I do like the game, even though I think Insurmountable is far better.
But the real gem of March for me is Waypoints. Seriously, the three Roll and Writes games that Postmark Games have given to the universe are phenomenal. Waypoints is my least favorite but that’s like saying it’s my least favorite chocolate. It’s still so good!