RentonB's blog

One of the things I mentioned in my first post is that I had started to develop a board game called The Heist. As I was working on it I had decided to use a mechanic that I enjoy in other games such as Flashpoint: Fire Rescue, where you move around a location using AP and perform roles as stated on cards. The issue I found was that I had started with a mechanic and attempted to create a game around it, this resulted in having created a game more akin to 'The Robbery' rather than 'The Heist'. I scrapped the game and started anew, with a different focus.

From: http://www.cardboardmechanic.blogspot.com.au

When my wife was in hospital with our first child I realized that we were about to experience a gap in our relationship. Usually when we wanted to chat and spend time together we went out for dinner or to a pub, generally did 'date' type things. But now we had a child imminent I was left wondering what we would do to hang out.

Usually at home we have our own pursuits. She sews and watches odd British mystery/dramas. I play EvE Online or tinker in the shed with blocks of wood to make poorly constructed furniture.