A Gnome's Ponderings

Bonsai Samurai is a good example of a micro game where micro is pretty much the point of a game.  It is a print-and-play from 2006 and i...

My copy of the second set of Pack O Games came in the mail yesterday. And it should surprise absolutely no one that I have been looking forw...

We have been on a quest to find alternative to Frozen. Not that we dislike Frozen. I think it's a brilliant film on many levels but we s...

As I have often written, I am fascinated by micro games for a wide variety of reasons. There has never been any real doubt that word games t...

Thinking about Lines of Action reminded me of Ramses, another game where movement is determined by the number of pieces. And, thinking about...

Ramses is a game that has bounced back on my radar. I think it's a game that falls under a lot of folks' radar. For one thing, it...

OfOver the last few years, I have looked at a decent number of micro RPGs. Those aren't just RPGs that are designed for one-shots but on...