Archives by Tag 'awards'

Thanks for the opportunity!

I’m taking a break from the 95 degree weather and the backyard landscaping project that goes along with it, to thank everyone involved (ENnies staff, judges, publishers, and fans) for a wonderful year.  It’s been a pleasure working with the ENnies. Nominations will be made public soon and we’ll all have a chance to vote [...]

From joy to work and back again.

This past month has seen an enormous increase in submissions. While I refuse to actually crunch the numbers, I’m confident 140% of all submissions were received from early April to now. On the one hand, this was very fun. It’s nice to come home to a package almost every day. As the packages continued to [...]

The overlap between review and judging criteria

I’ve been actively reviewing for RPGnet for a little over four years now and in that time I’ve thought long and hard about what makes a great game.  Ultimately I’ve come to realize that a lot of different criteria come together to create a fun time at the table, and I’ve been talking about those [...]

Reading and Playing

Much like the other judges, I’ve been slowly working my way through the materials I received post-Gencon.  Now that over a month has passed, I’ve had an opportunity to look over a number of products and give them some initial playtime.  Since I don’t do published reviews or have a blog outside of the ENnies, [...]

And so it begins.

I’ve already read through a half dozen books of the 40ish I received shortly after Gen Con, and am either playing those games now or preparing upcoming playtest sessions. As an educator and attorney I have a pretty busy day, but my law background also causes me to view my role in the ENnies as [...]