So, it’s 2025, and some of you have been sitting on an idea, or ideas, for how long? Five to ten-plus years?

This Ode to 2025 is a reminder to keep you, our “Village.” in mind.

How do you find some of your answers or solutions to creative problems? I have always been fortunate to find most solutions in “dream time.”

Gaming adds a dimension to a conversation that otherwise would not exist, from poking innocent fun to making blank threats.

A new year can take place at any time. We don’t want to build a new damn without making sure the old one is fortified.

Somehow, we’ve reached a point where the computer seems to have been here forever, at least from my point of view.

How many of you have learned to judge a person’s character on how they play a game and how they lose it?

Watching my kids explain my games to strangers, putting smiles on their faces and joy in their eyes. Well, it put a lump in my throat.

Mom would have been 96 years old this February. She was surprised to see some of my early board games and would love a good game of Gin-Go.

I find that the new-year experience always causes me to reflect on the year past. What could I have done better in areas of my life?

Many game developers have that gut instinct that drives them to create. That idea sitting on the porch of one’s imagination and won’t leave.