Uncle Barry’s Sidewalk

So, every year at Thanksgiving, we travel to Uncle Barry’s(not to be confused with my brother, Little Barry who comes on here every so often) house in Maryland. When we leave, we are certain to leave an echo of our brain-stimulating presence by drawing in chalk all over the walkway. Typically, there is a winterContinue reading “Uncle Barry’s Sidewalk”

Nectar Collector

I invented a new board game about bees collecting different colored nectar. The object of the game is to collect one drop of each color of nectar first. Hazards along the way include thorny brambles, sticky dew drops, and spiders. The key mechanic of the game is the wind. At the beginning of each turn,Continue reading “Nectar Collector”

The Official Halloween Post

Boo! The Jack o’ Lantern is one simple and fun creative act that almost everyone has participated in at some point. Unfortunately, it seems like these days everbody and their sister is using stencils, instead of their natural brain energy. I think stencils are for the birds, personally. The left, cyclopean pumpkin is mine. OnContinue reading “The Official Halloween Post”

Fresh, Homemade Boardgame

Well everyone, somehow it feels like the right time for posting on Carboard Rhino. This time, I’ll be displaying my latest most favorite venue for personal expression: the board game. The continuing success of strongly themed, elegant, and thoughtful German Style boardgames (or “eurogames”) has fueled the argument that games are an art form. ForContinue reading “Fresh, Homemade Boardgame”

The Tribe of the Tomahawk Toot-Toot

Tribeof theTomahawk Toot-Toot(from a scroll found in a bottle on Cape Fear, North Carolina) Along the shores of the barrier islands of North Carolina, in the scrub and swamps of the backwaters of Cape Fear, there dwelled a small band of aboriginals known as The Tribe of the Tomahawk Toot-Toot The tribe was named afterContinue reading “The Tribe of the Tomahawk Toot-Toot”