Tinker Reuben, NY Presbyterian pastor, reflects on irony that Jesus would honor a Roman centurion (Mt 8; Lk 7). In his day, slaveholding contradicted the peace-seeking aspects of the Gospel. He says that war is immoral.

Today, are some folks trying to make the profession of enslaver out to be less of a contradiction with Christianity?

How can you make the pacific spirit of the Gospel more apparent to people who observe you?

#christian #yeshua #helpalot #oldpresby #ɪɴsᴛᴀᴅᴀɪʟʏ

Next iteration, printed new parts. The disks are now pieces of a mask.

I have played it with 3 kids in my (wider) family. The core gameplay seems to work. Still lots of iterating to do.

#gamedesign #boardgames #3dprinting #Helpalot #mask

Playing with my new (second hand) 3d printer. Made a model of Sir Helpalot :)

#3dprint #helpalot

Today another iteration on the Helpalot prototype. In the co-op game you explore a map based on cards with a 'fog-of-war'.

The previous version had the problem of not having enough time pressure, you ended up always exploring all cards.

In this version I added a queue for guests of your party for time pressure and clear end condition. A bit hard to quickly explain, but the neat thing is that it's incorporated in the map as a river.

#gamedesign #prototyping #helpalot #cardgames

Did a bit of paper prototyping with my daughter for a Helpalot card game idea.

The rough idea is you explore, and for the spot you are on, you have options on multiple directions to go to.

The back-side of the option-card gives you some idea of what might be on the front-side. You select a direction, flip the card, and the path can be explored in that direction.

It's very early, just trying out things..

#paperPrototyping #gameDesign #helpalot

Going to give potential publishers a sample book. Preferably in person. Any tips on Dutch publishers I should visit?

#picturebooks #kinderboeken #uitgever #puplisher #prentenboek #helpalot