Articles by Brian Gondek

On the Road: Springfield, MO

January 2, 2021 Brian Gondek 0

Jan 2, 2021 – Christina and I hit the road for the first time in a while to head down to Springfield, MO. In 2018, I passed near here on my way to Tulsa, but I hadn’t thoroughly explored the area.

New Page – My Puzzles

December 28, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

It’s been a long-time desire of mine to spend more time creating puzzles, and it’s never been easier. There are almost too many tools to use to create, and it’s about time I start taking advantage of them.

Puzzle Boat 3 Completed! 0 Hints!

December 25, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

After just 20 days this time, our team, The Sign of the Four, completed Puzzle Boat 3, this time with zero hints! That compares to 31 days and many hints for Puzzle Boat 2, so I’m very happy with how our team worked through this one.

Final 16

December 19, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

Two weeks in and we’re closing in on the finish line of Puzzle Boat 3. What difference a little experience makes.

Chess: Chasing 50%

December 5, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

When I started playing chess recently, I had a very promising start, winning almost all of my first ten rapid chess games. Then I ran into a depressing realization; I was barely playing.

Review: Return of the Obra Dinn

November 29, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

I have to admit- I had never heard of Return of the Obra Dinn until I saw a plug for it on sale on a deals website, with one of the comments indicating that it’s a great mystery game to play together with others on a couch.  With that little plug, I was sold, and I bought a copy for my Nintendo Switch.

Online Puzzle Games Together, v2

November 15, 2020 Brian Gondek 0

So firstly, I need to apologize that the top of my site is clogged by boring Youtube videos. If you’ve had the misfortune of clicking play, you’ll find gameplay from Return of the Obra Dinn, with no commentary.