One of the things I don't like about many "clicker" style incremental games is that they require too much clicking. I'll literally make my wrist sore trying to click faster.

If I'm playing with an audio slider, I want to hear the feedback immediately so I can pick the right level quickly. So I set out to make my settings apply immediately.

I currently have a few types of resources in my game, such as InventoryItem, and Upgrade that store basic data and textures for these concepts. I have found several use cases where trying to access specific resources or resource values has caused me problems. Most of these use cases arise

🔗 Find the latest versions of my personal Godot scripts on my Github I'm going a bit more technical than usual with this post as I'm going to be sharing some of this information with others anyways. Two birds with one stone and all of that.

I’ve been hard at work on my game, _Cursor Incremental_. I learn more every day. As I build out my code and tools, some things get much easier and faster. The new stuff, though, always takes a lot of time. Lately, I’ve been spending more time

I’ve played a lot of tree choppers, and honestly, the amount of effort put into making the tree chopping feel satisfying is really important to the game.

I subscribe to the notion that everyone has ideas, but it's the execution that is difficult. Well, sometimes the ideas are difficult too.

I wanted to document how I got started learning Godot and making games. I've actually learned the basics of Godot before, forgotten it all, and am now learning all over again. Parsing the amount of information that exists these days is difficult. I spent a few hours reading

I've been talking about my struggles with board game design. I really like the appeal of the board game design space. Its dependence on physical objects constrains the space in a meaningful way. I would think this might make it easier to design something interesting, as the scope

Last week, I talked about trying to build a small tableau builder using a limited set of cards. Design Diary: Party FowlAfter feeling overwhelmed trying to design a larger card game that I mentioned in last weeks post, I decided to go back to something smaller. That led me

After feeling overwhelmed trying to design a larger card game that I mentioned in last weeks post, I decided to go back to something smaller. That led me back to an unnamed game, which has been through a number of iterations already. The game originated form the idea hiring an

## The Weight of a 60-ton Mech Late last week, I actually tried to sit down and do some game design. I was already struggling to find motivation for various reasons. One standout is the state of the economy and the country. Tariffs are set to decimate the board game industry.

I've started my sabbatical, but it hasn't quite set in yet that I don't need to work. I've spent the start of my week working on my will, doing a bit more exercise than normal, and fretting over the state of the

I'm starting a three-month sabbatical from work next week—something I've long needed. I haven't had more than two weeks away from work in over 15 years. I'm not really sure what to expect or how I'll feel. For

This past Saturday, my partner and I spent our day at the BOINGA Indie Board Game Showcase in Boston. Check out the list of games that were there. BOINGA 2025 Games List — QUIRK EVENTSQUIRK EVENTS0 This is a really welcoming and awesome event for (mostly) local designers