Recent Articles & Reviews by Tom Franklin

By day, I'm a mild-mannered IT Manager with a slight attitude.  By night I play guitar & celtic bouzouki, board games, watch British TV, and write.

My first book, The Pterrible Pteranodon, is available online from your favorite local, indie bookstore.

For me, gaming is primarily about creating memories with friends and being presented with lots of interesting choices. I love abstracts, co-ops, worker placements, and heavier Eurogames.

And despite being a DM, I have an inherent dislike of six-sided dice.

DVONN Game Review

Stacking and moving shouldn’t be that difficult, right? Find out more in our review of DVONN, another game in the Project GIPF series of abstract...

Daybreak Game Review

Daybreak, from CMYK Games and the designer of Pandemic, is an environmental cooperative game about saving the planet!

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