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  1. An awareness of where the moves during the play are taking you on the inside is key to deepening ones understanding.
  2. My creative process involves a tension between what I want the play to be and what is unfolding in its current state. - journal 09.12.10
  3. @johnpawsonnews I've been a fan of your work for many years. I hope we can collaborate one day - it would be fascinating. Be well.
  4. My intention is to invite a deeper consider of the play. Shifting from winning as an end in itself to a means of understanding oneself more.
  5. One of the joys of guiding kids into my games is mirroring back to them what they say at times via "A wise person once told me..." :)
  6. Contemplating an old idea I had - designing my own Chess pieces. I once hand crafted a "bishop" using my woodworker's lathe. Hmmm..
  7. Are there nuances to the gameplay that shape or inform the very conversations that arise while playing?
  8. Board with refined design for my 3rd game arrived today - it's done! Glad I waited. Name and photos to be released in February :)
  9. 2012 Year of the Dragon :) Started off teaching a good friend's 9 year old how to play Zhadu today.
  10. An unexpected moment to teach a friend my 3rd game today - all part of the plan :)
  11. Instructing about a tactic outside a scenario is inefficient. It diminishes the importance of "timing" which is a factor in its value.
  12. Listening to "#304" by Hauschka & Hildur Gudnadottir: youtube.com/watch?v=lNhmos…
  13. "Nice card! I feel like I'm joining some sort of secret society" - a woman in cafe upon receiving my business card.
  14. What do I learn from Qyshinsu? - Stillness in movement. Be empty of form. Flow with what is.
  15. 3rd game: revisiting the board wood and color. Exploring various tones created by sunlight and some aging.
  16. 3rd game: guidelines in works 4th: ready for wood version 5th: redesigning pieces 6th: refining gameplay 7th: intuitions arising
  17. Hard to believe that I've been creating my games for last 18 years - only 2 of the 5 designed have been released.
  18. 3rd game: Few minor adjustments to the board design needed. Hoping for mid August as the official release timeframe.
  19. Often times the way my games evolve is through moments of radical honesty - the courage to ask and answer, "Why?" Game #3 has evolved :)
  20. As my 3rd nears being released, my 4th has evolved into a deeper game. Not enough hours in the day :)