This week’s short is an excerpt from a story I’m revising for my Clarion workshop application. (I need two stories to apply; the other one will be an expanded version of “Martian Standard Time.”) And yes, I did steal the…
Category: games
SnoutCast #7: Dungeons, Dragons, and Dealin’ With It
Longest. Podcast. EVER So far. [ Download mp3 – 59 MB ] 0:00:00 – Disclaimer, à la Better off Ted0:02:14 – Belated trivia answer: Corby sculpted the final DRUID case design0:02:59 – How is Dungeons & Dragons like The Game?0:05:05 –…
SnoutCast #3: Story Time
Apologies for the audio artifacts this time around. I forgot to unplug my laptop before recording and had to remove the 60-cycle hum (and harmonics) using a software notch filter. Which is ironic, because I warned about this very problem…
SnoutCast #1: ZombiePortLand
After writing one “GC Musings” blog post in September, it occurred to me that any such discussions should include my lovely wife DeeAnn, who’s been an integral part of every Snout Game. She handles the budget, most of the logistics,…
How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes
EDITED (10 Jan 2015) to fix broken video and photo embed links. For those who couldn’t attend, here’s a recording of the puzzle hunt talk I gave at Ignite Portland 7 on November 19, 2009! http://youtu.be/QGXzqc1v5hI The talk includes a…
In a Crowded Theater
This Thursday night, I’ll be presenting “How to Solve Any Puzzle in Less Than 47 Minutes” at Ignite Portland 7. The title is, of course, hugely misleading; I’ll be discussing puzzle hunts in general and walking through one Clue from…
Friday Flash Fiction: “Harold & Kumar Get Left 4 Dead Once Upon A Time In Mexico”
Rights holders: Please don’t sue me. Here–I’ll even link to all your products! Fair use! Fair use! Read “Harold & Kumar Get Left 4 Dead Once Upon A Time In Mexico” at 512 Words or Fewer
Antici…pation
I’m looking forward to Shinteki Field Trip: Disneyland on Saturday, as are 43 other teams. At four people per team, that’s 176 total players, which may well be the largest Bay Area(ish) Game ever. Excitement! However, I do have to…
Friday Night Live
Mark your calendars: On Friday, October 23rd, at 10PM Pacific, I will be a guest on Strange Love Live, a weekly online show featuring “the movers and shakers of the social web.” I’m not sure I qualify for that lofty…