I spoke to Riley Rethal about game design, finding the joy of Star Wars, writing games like fan fiction, being too radical for Broadway musicals on Twitter, and how Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope...
This guy seems to be having fun - interview with Aaron Lim
This guy seems to be having fun - interview with Aaron Lim 林家丰 I chatted with Aaron Lim 林家丰, game designer and facilitator of Playtest Zero. We talked about moving, the tyranny of time, and about...
Top five human inventions
I love the Nintendo Switch. It’s one of my favorite pieces of technology I own, and is a technological marvel. The screen, the size, the portability, switching seamlessly between handheld and docke...
His Majesty The Worm: Interview with Josh McCrowell
I spoke to award-winning TTRPG designer Josh McCrowell about His Majesty The Worm, the dungeon crawling RPG currently nominated for two ENNIE awards. Edited and adapted from a conversation on July...
Matthew Nevers Interview
I chatted with Matthew Nevers, master of tension, modern horror magistrate, and seasonal sensation. We discussed building in public, fake doors, and learning from other games. Adapted from a conve...
June 2025 Roundup
Below are things I’ve learned, remembered, or found interesting in the past month: After 200 years, red-billed choughs were reintroduced to Kent, England. There is much debate am...
A Couple of Drakes Interview
I’m chatting with Shawn and Navi Drake of A Couple of Drakes, known for games like Dead Belt, Court of Blades, HEDGE, Fe Borg, and more! Adapted from a conversation on May 30, 2025 This interview ...
Ted Lasso is good, actually
How it came to me (the show, not the realization) I don’t like sports. I’ll link an occasional sports story, I make references to Air Bud more than the average person. And I’ll tear up at the end ...
We have to build the wolf: an interview with Aaron King
We have to build the wolf! Aaron King might be the funniest person I have ever interviewed. Assume every conversation is punctuated with (laughter) instead of the more typical dot. We spoke about...
Biting the Hand: Going Rogue with Jess Levine
Adapted from a conversation on June 18, 2025. This interview has been edited and condensed. I spoke to Jess Levine about Going Rogue, the Star Wars–inspired TTRPG on Kickstarter now. Alex: You...