A Gnome's Ponderings
Monday, May 30, 2022
How do light novels work anyway?
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Every once in a while, I like to look at light novels. I am pretty much only aware of the existence of light novels since many manga and ani...
Saturday, May 28, 2022
The line between games and puzzles
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I’ve been trying out Rove (but it will take some more plays before I’m ready to review it and decide if I want to try out the expansions) wh...
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
I sobbed through this cartoon
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I am dabbler in watching animation in much the same way I’m a dabbler in reading the manga. Which is to say, I’ve seen a lot of cartoons c...
Monday, May 23, 2022
Playing cards are a language
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Looking at the Mystery Rummy series (and it has, frankly, been too long since I’ve played one of those games), I am reminded about how they ...
Friday, May 20, 2022
Mach Nal/Encore keeps me calm
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I have found that games involving patterns seem to be very decompressing for me. Mind you, when I say patterns, I mean patterns being used ...
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Kukariyo feels very familiar
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When you get enough books electronically out of the library, the system starts making recommendations. Which is how I got to learn Kukariyo ...
Monday, May 16, 2022
Playing chess with a second grader
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I recently learned that our son has been learning about Chess in one of his classes. And after he learned that I learned, he asked to play a...
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