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Month: January 2019

The Little Soldier – Art

The Littler Soldier
January 27, 2019July 1, 2020 ~ James Hron ~ Leave a comment

I love browsing old fantasy art, and that's what I was doing when I stumbled across this humble sketch. The sketch is from an old story, The Little Soldier. The story follows a little (in stature) soldier whose name is John, but folks call him Kinglet for some reason. The story starts when John first … Continue reading The Little Soldier – Art

Board Game Staying Power

Staying Power
January 22, 2019July 1, 2020 ~ James Hron ~ 1 Comment

Like many gamers, I enjoy keeping stats of my games. I track my total games played, the games I own, and overall rating of each game played. At the end of each year I look forward to one other statistic - Board Game Staying Power. What Is Board Game Staying Power Staying power is a … Continue reading Board Game Staying Power

What I Learned – Deduction Name Game

Deduction Name Game
January 13, 2019July 1, 2020 ~ James Hron ~ Leave a comment

About a year ago I completed my first game*, Deduction Name Game. Today, I’m revisiting my design to see what I've learned since then. *Kind of...keep reading, you'll see. The Game Deduction Name Game is a game that my wife, Anna, taught me many years ago. It’s a name memory game (which brought about my … Continue reading What I Learned – Deduction Name Game

Evolution

The Game of Evolution
January 10, 2019July 1, 2020 ~ James Hron ~ Leave a comment

Four legs sprout, and a timid creature gathers food, ensuring yet another generation of existence. But wait - a predator appears, twice as big! The timid creature needs to adapt or die - and it adapts. It can climb! Food is gathered, and another generation lives on. But what’s this? The predator is back, and … Continue reading Evolution

New Seats At Your Table

Character Sheet
January 6, 2019July 1, 2020 ~ James Hron ~ Leave a comment

Last night, I had an opportunity to create a new adventure for 4 gamers who were relatively new to Role Playing Games. I decided to run character creation through an OSR system I hacked together a few weeks ago. This allowed me to keep character creation simple and under half an hour. The adventure was … Continue reading New Seats At Your Table

Recent Games I’ve Published

Dwarf Mine – A Drawing Dwarf Mine Game

First Role – An Introductory RPG

Party’s Past – A 200 Word RPG

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