Here’s a growing list of game and toy contests that designers can participate in. If I’m missing any please let me know. The 1LB ChallengeNov 10, 2023 – Feb 15, 2024The Game Crafter offers challenges entrants to pack as much game as possible into a box that weighs 16 ounces or less. 2024 Cardboard Edison…

Here’s a list of many of the groups and communities that I support and am actively involved in. Boardgame GeekBoardGameGeek is an online resource and community that aims to be the definitive source for board game and card game content. It’s updated on a real-time basis by more than two million registered users!  Martin’s Print and…

I’ve had this idea for a toy or game that involved characters randomly moving around an enclosed area and flipping board game tables… which may or may not have happened in my childhood a few times.TL;DR – View the final Tiktok videoSo, when I recently decided to go to TantrumCon for the first time this…

Here’s a list of many of the conferences I will be attending this year plus a few extras I think others may be interested in. TantrumConJan 25 – 28, 2024Charlotte, NC ProtoConJan 26 – 27, 2024West Valley, UT ProtoSpielFeb 2 – 4, 2024Bloomington, MN SaltConFeb 29 – March 3, 2024Layton, UT ToyfestMarch 3 – 5,…

I’m a multifaceted creative entrepreneur uniquely balanced with equal parts imagination and strategy. My current focus as a game designer, inventor, and advocate of play stems from my passion for curiosity and storytelling. Through a childhood of Choose Your Own Adventure books, homemade Rube Goldberg contraptions, Casio keyboard remixes, and 3d animation, I’ve been fortunate…