“How do you make a puzzle?” is a refrain I hear often but is a difficult question to answer, partially because it’s hard to verbalize the...

Some impressions of tabletop and online games we've been playing recently.

I love spreading the word about interesting games, especially as more and more people are looking for at-home activities.

More lessons from The Emerald Flame Kickstarter, including setting up the project page and running the campaign.

How do I playtest puzzles? Here's a detailed walk through the process.

Takeaways from The Emerald Flame and best practices for Kickstarter before launch.

An overview of 6 unique narrative puzzle tabletop gaming experiences.

This post will cover joinery, advanced techniques, online resources and an overview of machines.

The first in a 2-part series about prototyping with a laser cutter.

The 8th in a series of designer diaries about The Emerald Flame, focusing on puzzle inspiration.

A briefing on adhesives, their uses, and appropriate materials.

A designer diary about making puzzles and improving user interaction in The Emerald Flame.

Sharing some of my prototyping process for The Emerald Flame, and an intro to some basic prototyping tools.

Another post about noteworthy digital puzzle games!

How do you keep your mind occupied while being stuck indoors? Here are some puzzles and games to play online!

I love making puzzles, but they mean a lot less without other people. How can we design to make games accessible for a broader audience?

I’ve written a couple posts about making puzzles before, but just as I try to learn new things and improve my work, there’s always more...

This third installment about the making The Emerald Flame is about the process of working with digital and analogue art.

My personal favorite 25 escape rooms from around the world.

A post about the hand-drawn art in the new PostCurious project.