CARD GAMES

• Fluxx: Yes, I'm the guy who invented Fluxx. It happened on July 25, 1996. I also created Zombie Fluxx and Family Fluxx and Stoner Fluxx. plus I helped Alison with EcoFluxx.
• Chrononauts: The card game of Time Travel took 9 months to create (after years of casual pondering). So did Early American Chrononauts.
• Nanofictionary: This grew out of my obsession with 55-word short stories
• Aquarius: I designed the game, and I did all of the artwork, too!
• Just Desserts: This one has been in development for years. We published a beta-test edition in 2005, and I've redesigned the gameplay several times since then. Current version of the rules: 4.2

BOARD GAMES

• Stonehenge Hippie Festival: In 2007 I was commissioned to create a game for the Nocturne expansion to the Stonehenge Anthology Board Game.
• Cosmic Coasters: I invented this as something to do in a bar beside drinking
• Q-Turn: The Little Wooden Nickel Game also works well in a bar-type setting
• Proton: I designed this game using the constraints of a 15-square sliding-tile puzzle.

ICEHOUSE GAMES

I created the Icehouse set itself, in 1986, when I first started writing the stories that became my novel, The Empty City. I co-authored Playing with Pyramids, and I've designed many games for the pieces, including:

• Treehouse: In Jan 2006, I re-invented the system around this easy new game. This paradigm shift led us to discontinue the stash tube approach.
• Twin Win: You have 2 ways to win in this quick little Treehouse game, which I envisioned as a game you could play while waiting in a line.
• Martian Coasters: A set of gameboard coasters and a game you can play with them and a Treehouse set.
• Black ICE: Oft compared with MasterMind, this game was designed for 3 Treehouse sets, to be included in the 3HOUSE booklet.
• IceTowers: The second real-time Icehouse game, and the first one designed for stackable pyramids
• Martian Chess: Sort of like Monochrome chess combined with Icehouse
• Hailstorm: When you drop a pyramid, where does it end up pointing?
• Igloo: Kind of like Icehouse but with turns and a lot less complexity
• Trice: A strange little game played on a strange little triangular game board
• Gridlock: Sort of an Icehouse meets Othello kind of game
• StarRunners: It came in last in an Icehouse Game Design Contest, but I'm still happy with it

GAME DESIGN ESSAYS

• Victoria Googasian's Interview Questions
• Fluxx Love Stories
• My Eleven Game Design Principles
• Mysteries of the Chrononauts TimeLine
• Creating Chrononauts
• Our Electronic Versions Policy
• Flowchart of our Game Development Process
• Defining Suits for Morgan's Tarot
• Ode to my Purple Bag
• A Visit to the Cosmic Clubhouse

ICEHOUSE ESSAYS

• I Love Homeworlds!
• Martian Hold'em
• Zarcana Stickers and Why I Like Zarcana Better
• Playing Hearts with Pyramids
• Wimping Out with Pyramids
• The Volcanic Scoreboard
• On Patents and Lawsuits
• Icehouse, Icebreaker, & my Obsession with Pyramids

ROLE-PLAYING GAME ESSAYS

• On Weekends, I'm Somebody Else
• From SIL to LARP

VIDEO GAMES

• Icebreaker: The full 150-level version of my first videogame was once available for Mac, Windows, and the 3DO multilpayer... but now the only way to get one is to find a copy on e-bay.
• Icebreaker 2: The sequel was never really finished but it has lots of cool features and after a decade of being totally unavailable, it was finally published in 2007 -- for the 3DO!

NEW RULES FOR OLD GAME SYSTEMS

• Playing Magic Without a Full Two Decks
• My Customized Nuclear War Deck
• Monkey Powder
• Monochrome Chess
• Temple of the Sixth Happiness

GAME REVIEWS

• Why Cosmic Wimpout is one of The 100 Best Hobby Games
• Schaufenster (See Also: Schaufenster Dollars)
• The Aquarian Tarot and the Londa Tarot
• Super Nitro Ball
• Falling
• One World Dominion
• Terrace
• Tisby

GAMES YOU CAN PLAY FREE ONLINE

• Icebreaker: You can still download the 5-level demo version
• Javaquarius: we host Kory's version of Aquarius at our own site; check the Arcade page to find out what other e-daptations are available (or in the works)
• Andy's Brain: This is my way-outta-date brain on the web (it's not really a game, but it's kind of like an old text adventure)

GAMES YOU CANNOT GET

• The Human Game Board T-Shirt: Lie on your stomach and be a game board!
• Arthur's Buttons: The puzzle party game for 29 players
• Jake's Saloon: A never tested LARP for 8 players
• Fire-Water-Wood: a silly little Rock-Paper-Scissors expansion
• Other Stuff: Notes on other, even more obscure game stuff I've done