These days, the majority of our Marital Bliss sales come through Amazon, so I spend a fair bit of time tweaking the landing page and praying to Jeff Bezos to maximize our conversions. (I know, I know, Andy Jassy is the CEO of Amazon now, but what am I supposed to do with my basement […]

This summer I’ve been working on redesign ideas for the next print run of Marital Bliss, and I have been using Reddit to crowdsource some feedback. Reddit can be a great way to gather market insights without breaking the bank. There are so many communities to leverage and great people you can reach. However, there’s […]

The other day I came across some interesting information about a personality type I’d heard about, but never knew where it originated. You don’t have to work in a corporate environment for very long before you hear a humble-brag that usually starts something like this: “I’m such a Type A, that’s why I… (insert self-promotion […]

I’ve played a lot of games with cards and dice, but dominoes have mostly eluded me. Even with their rise in popularity thanks to YouTube, they are more popular for their capacity to fall over, than they are as a game device. Our family tradition over the Memorial Day weekend is to go on the […]

This post is for anyone who’s dreamed of starting their own business but didn’t know where to start, or doubted their odds of success. I know the feeling. Even with a published game under our belts, there’s so many times I don’t have the answers I’m looking for. It can be overwhelming. Today, I wanted […]

Mix a pandemic with skyrocketing prices for everything, throw in a helping of social unrest, and shake aggressively with a burgeoning war. Simmer all that together for a few years, and you have a recipe for global mental health problems. May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and I’m dedicating this post to the fact that […]

I have been rummaging through old Marital Bliss game reviews over the last couple weeks, and thought it would be fun to reshare them with a few of my thoughts about what it’s like on the receiving end, as a game creator. You can read part 1 here, and part 2 here. This week, I […]

I’ve been rummaging through old Marital Bliss game reviews over the last couple weeks, and I thought it would be fun to re-share them with a few of my thoughts about what it’s like on the receiving end, as a game creator. This week’s review is from Bower’s Game Corner, in 2015. The best thing […]

I was recently digging through some older Marital Bliss game reviews, and I thought it might be fun to share them over the next several posts, and discuss what it was like on the receiving end these reviews as a game creator. I’m kicking things off with my favorite review of all time. It’s from […]

Earlier this month I set aside some time to reflect on our Q1 performance (January-March), and I ran into some familiar, nagging, questions: What are we doing? Where are we going? Why do we make games? How do I know what types of games I want to make? Are there other things I should be […]