Game likes and dislikes

My Hot 10 list are games I'd like to try, in no particular order.
My Top 10 list is only a rough guesstimate. In reality, my game prefs vary depending on what I've played recently, mood, and even time of day.

I'm willing to play any kind of game, though I tend not to like games where winning depends solely betrayal / backstabbing. I don't mind long games if I'm having fun. I like nice artwork / design in games, and also games where you're building something (e.g. a village, spaceship, landscape etc.) as you play.

About me

I'm a Toronto-based freelance writer and illustrator with a gamer husband, jridpath. I don't often play with Jeff's group because they start in the evening and play until the wee hours; I'm not really a night person.

I recently attended my first BGG.con this year (2008) and LOVED IT!!! You can find my photos on Flickr and my con reports below:

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Photo above by Korak (I'm about to assassinate my friend Andy).


Photo by Beckett Gladney.

I sometimes post game-related comics in BGG.com forums; check out my Image Gallery for samples. And hey, I'm on this Geeklist and this Geeklist :-)



Someday (fingers crossed) I'm hoping to get an invite to The Gathering. Yes, this is a not so subtle hint/plea. :-) I would be forever grateful, I promise!

I design/sell snarky cards ( http://www.zazzle.com/snarkface*) as well as cards and gifts for writers ( http://www.zazzle.com/inkygirl*).

Some of my online projects:
INKYGIRL.COM: Daily Diversions For Writers
Will Write For Chocolate (weekly webcomic)
My Life In A Nutshell (webcomic)
Waiting For Bilbo (webcomic)
Babylon Five Virgin

My music group is Urban Tapestry. You can hear some sample songs at our MySpace page; I wrote "My Jalapeno Man", "The Friendship Song" and cowrote "Another Story." I'm hoping to eventually write some gaming songs as well. :-) We've given concerts across the U.S., Canada, Germany and England.