Editor’s note: this page was last updated in 2026. Before that, it was like, 2015? Sheesh.

Hello friends! I’m back to rewriting my introduction. It’s been a while. Since the last time I talked to you, here, I changed careers (I’m now a technical writer, previously in education but still interested in education). Hobby-wise, things are about the same, though some of the pre-review ramblings you’ll see might include passing thought on video games, movies, TV, or whatever audiobook I can trick myself into listening to on the commute. We love a bit of focus, but sometimes you want to branch out a bit.

This whole thing kind of got out of hand and now there’s a thousand reviews here, which boggles (not reviewed) the mind. As a result, I’ve been going back through them and trying to update tags, fix broken links, and make them a bit more neat for y’all. Unfortunately, that’s a Sisyphean effort, as more and more reviews become “old” as time passes. Blame causality for that one, but I’m still going to make the effort. To help improve discoverability, I’ve also added hub pages for genres that I’m particularly interested in, like social games, small box games, -building games, tile-laying games, puzzle games, and more. Rest assured, there will likely be more genres until that, too, is a snarling mess of a maintainability problem. I also need to take some photos for those pages. Maybe later.

I’ve actually kept the rating system pretty consistent, though how “objective” a completely subjective rating system can be is probably a discussion for some reddit thread or BGG thread about reviewers. I still like BGG’s rating system and just rate how much I like a game / how likely I’d be to play it or suggest it when I’m playing games. I think that’s the most straightforward. I do maintain a spreadsheet to try and stack-rank these so that the ratings remain relatively consistent, but have you ever tried to stack-rank a thousand things over the course of a decade? Some of my feelings have changed on games, so maybe I’ll revisit them when I have some free time.

I’ve mostly left social media, but they remain pretty useful for archives and keeping up with what I’m doing. I’m more active on them during convention seasons, and I regularly attend Orca Con, Gen Con, PAX West, and PAX Unplugged. For those, you can check out my Instagram, Facebook Page, or BlueSky. Occasionally you might also see one of those Amazon affiliate links so that you can buy on Amazon via my blog. Recent Amazon “advances” assure me that I will get maybe 2% back, tops, on those purchases, so if you’re avoiding Amazon for perfectly valid reasons, don’t feel too bad. Support your local game stores, kids. If you’re hoping to support the actual production of review content, I do run a Patreon as a tip jar and appreciate the regular contributors.

In all seriousness, though, thank you for reading (both this page and more generally). It’s been a real highlight of the last decade to be able to write for y’all, and I’ve met some of my best friends doing this work. I always wanted to do something creative, and that any of y’all enjoy what I’ve been pouring my time into is, in fact, the greatest reward of all. It means the world to me and I’m looking forward to writing even more and trying to make this site better for you. Much obliged, and keep it cool, readers.

-Eric

 

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