I'm not huge on New Year's Resolutions, mostly. The thing is, I'm always trying to lose weight, I'm cool with the amount of alcohol I consume, and I'm doing my best to be more positive.

Something I used to do a lot more of, probably because I was more outspoken about doing it, is helping other designers. It's something I'd like to do again in 2018, so hopefully you can share this, or tell someone you know, if you think I can help them.

I discovered a new PC game this week that has completely captured my imagination. This doesn't happen very often these days. About five years ago I more or less stopped playing video games as a typical hobby, opting instead to read, go for a walk, and most commonly, design tabletop games.

I have been working on some version of Sol Rising since the spring of 2013. It started with a block based game called Blockade, in which you moved formations of rectangular blocks around the board. You would arrange the blocks in a Tetris-like format to cover weak spots and expose weaponry, rolling all dice that were facing the enemy.