Press Release – 09/05/2020 – Road racing board game, On the Rivet, has been successfully funded on Kickstarter

After a few strategic changes, the second fundraising attempt reached its goal “On the Rivet: The Race for the Champion’s Stripes,” a road-racing-themed board game designed by Jason McDowell, was successfully funded on September 5, 2020 after 22 days on Kickstarter, reaching its fundraising goal of $5,500. 3 days yet remain until the campaign’s completion. […]

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Dane Trimble reviews “On the Rivet: The Race for the Champion’s Stripes” Kickstarter Preview

NOTE: This review was originally posted on October 3, 2019 to: everythingboardgames.com/2019/10/visions-of-rainbows-race-for-champions.html, but due to the site owners’ unsupportive and non-inclusive stance on diversity in gaming and greater Black Lives Matters issues, I’ve asked them to remove my association with them. Dane Trimble, the reviewer below, has also moved on from that group for similar […]

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Visions of Rainbows board game to launch funding campaign in January 2020 – Press Release – 12/22/2019

Bike racing-themed board game hopes to find 300 supporters for its initial run. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 12/22/2019 Milwaukee, WI: “Visions of Rainbows: The Race for the Champion’s Stripes” is a bike-racing themed board game by designer Jason McDowell, who hopes to Kickstart the first edition in early 2020. In the game, players must maneuver […]

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How movement works

Movement is a little different in On the Rivet, but after a couple of turns you catch on pretty quickly. You’ll activate one rider, but depending on the movement you select, you might end up moving a whole line of riders, including your opponents. This is where the semi-cooperative element comes into effect. You’ll probably […]

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Visions of Rainbows

Visions of Rainbows is a strategy game about taming the chaos inside the peloton. You’ll need to work together with rival teams, since your opponents will be pushing and pulling your riders along with them. The more work they do for you, the more energy you can save and the more damage you can avoid. But if you want to win, you have to find just the right time to severe your alliances and break away…

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Riverwest 24 tattoos

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Every year since the very first Riverwest 24 in 2008, the team has introduced a new tattoo design that bestows 5 bonus laps onto ride participants. The designs have ranged from cool to tacky and upon first glance they’re almost always questionable. The quality of line varies tremendously, but that’s arguably either the aesthetic or […]

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A brief history of my Banksy “Flower Bomber” costume

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It’s Halloween, so that means my “Flower Bomber” costume from four years ago has found renewed interest. This year’s excitement has been an interview with PBS NewsHour as well as being declared “brilliant” by Buzzfeed (take that for what you will).The reason I’m finally writing something about the costume is that it’s clear that it […]

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Milwaukee’s paved trails must be maintained, even when it is “too cold” to use them

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“Please find attached a current photograph of the switch back, just beyond the Marsupial Bridge at Kadish park. I have often had to put forth a request to have the bike paths and recreational trails cleared after a heavy winter storm. When make the request I always ask why these trails are not cleared in […]

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Create a new Keyboard Layout with the Microsoft Keyboard Layout Creator

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One of my big endeavors last year was to learn a new language and here I am learning two. I am planning a blog explaining the path I took to dive into both languages, and review a myriad of apps that have helped. But that is for another time. My two new languages, German and […]

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