by Ray Burns | Aug 11, 2013
Those of you who've been around have seen my Starting Them Young series where I chronicle my kids' journeys in to gaming. Without too much to report on that front (other than my kids now being addicted to endless runner games), my wife will now get her own feature....
by Ray Burns | Aug 10, 2013
My wife and I are horrible at sitting and watching something without keeping our hands busy. ... By that, I mean that we're usually working on a project while we catch up on our Hulu shows. She has been crocheting the exact same blanket for 12 years while I usually...
by Ray Burns | Aug 9, 2013
Some of you may remember that I have a few things I'd like to accomplish as a painter. The biggest thing I've wanted to do is to use my love of painting to help charity. As more of you may remember, I finally got that opportunity with Clash for a Cure, and recently...
by Ray Burns | Aug 8, 2013
I like leaderboards to a certain degree. I never work too hard to move up them, usually because the people on top have hacked to get there, but there's a certain satisfaction knowing where your efforts have placed you compared to other players. However, I always...
by Ray Burns | Aug 7, 2013
Games have a lot of traditions that have been hard to shake. We're finally getting away from Vancian magic (thank Mystra!); games with limited lives/continues have finally found a quiet corner for masochists to enjoy; and we no longer have to collect barrels...