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I am not the leader of a board game cult. However, I am an avid member, and have been known to sacrifice the odd Agricola sheep every now and again. I've been playing modern board games for the last five years, with my first game being Cranium. From there I moved on Settlers of Catan, and Munchkin. Then as they say, the rest is history.

When not at the table I am an Software Developer in Test, or SDET. Which means I know how to program, but not well enough to touch production code. Before that though, I studied Game Design for three years, which I'm still not entirely sure what I learnt. Although I hope it comes through in my writing and makes my lecturers proud.

I've always enjoyed writing, as it lets me collect and articulate my thoughts in a way I could never do in person. I mean, I wouldn't have even thought of the word articulate if we were conversing. That said, I do run a podcast with two good friends of mine called The Back Catalog, where we shoot the shit about movies and games. Just don't ask about the name.

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