I am very much a combo driven designer and frankly, and probably not surprisingly, it's something that I love as a player. I often say I design the games I want to play, which is why you see action cards and multi-use cards in almost everything I make.

There are things that you take for granted in your processes and don't think to improve upon. But, when a solution emerges that makes your life better, one that's so simple and so obvious, you can't help but ask "why didn't we do that a year ago?" I have an obvious solution to share, one that is Josh's idea for Hocus Poker.

It has been a while since I've written about Orb, mostly because it hasn't moved much. I did an extensive amount of content design, but couldn't quite shape a rule set around it. I found myself making far too many compromises and moving far too close to other games.

I'm an awful human being. Andrew Brooks, the fine writer over at I Slay the Dragon, had an idea for a community based editorial session. I completely missed the deadline and didn't participate. Well, better late than never.