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My Two Favorite Games of 2017

Grant Rodiek | December 18, 2017
Every year about this time I like to write a "game of the year" post. Well, today is that day! I do things a little bit differently every year, so here are the ground rules for 2017.It must be a game that is new to me in 2017.
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Designing for Special

Grant Rodiek | December 03, 2017
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.
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Re-Shaping the Shapely Cards

Grant Rodiek | December 02, 2017
I love graphic design. It is one of the skills I've taught myself on my tabletop journey, and it's one of the most important ones. Many designers are content to write in pencil on index cards, but I personally cannot do that, for a few reasons.
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Re-Re-Re-Re-Re Sol Rising

Grant Rodiek | November 26, 2017
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.
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Thankful for Victories

Grant Rodiek | November 23, 2017
I typically write a year in review style piece around this time. After all, the year is almost over. Though I may still write a more critical piece, as I often do, I thought it might be fun this year, especially on this "day of thanks," to write about some of my victories in 2017.
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Mini-Reviews: New to me in October 2017

Grant Rodiek | November 10, 2017
In October 2017 I played more games than ever before since I started recording my plays several years ago. Much of this was due to my attendance of SHUX in Vancouver, Canada. But, I had a game night every week and we played a LOT of games at work.
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Make a Game for Pals

Grant Rodiek | November 08, 2017
It's now November, which means it's time to really start thinking about cool and fun gifts for your friends. Whether it's Christmas or Hannukah or Kwanza, you should get them something fun.
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The Design Bug

Grant Rodiek | November 05, 2017
In addition to growing mustaches, ostensibly for charity, many folks dedicate November to writing a novel or designing a game. I think it's easy to be all for it, or poo poo it, for a variety of reasons.
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Journal: 10/30/2017

Grant Rodiek | October 30, 2017
I continue to be suspended from Twitter with no information or end in sight. Fantastic. I had a great weekend and wanted to cover a few quick topics today.How 'bout them Astros: This was a rough baseball season.
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Journal: 10/29/2017

Grant Rodiek | October 29, 2017
Another day, still suspended from Twitter. I have a few fun topics today, so let's dive in!Hippodice: Back in late September I submitted my light-euro design to the prestigious Hippodice competition.
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