I've always had a passion for gaming. Video games, board games, role playing games. Anything that let me use my mind and body to provide some entertainment in either a competitive or cooperative fashion appealed to me. I always thought I wanted to make games - video games, in particular. I went into computer programming to start towards that path. Programming was great, I loved it, but it turns out that making a game is nowhere near as exciting as playing one. Programming a video game turned me off of games in general for a while. Because of that, I stopped trying to design games and put games in general out of my mind for a while. I did some application development and computer repair, and finally somehow found myself in the Oil and Gas industry as a millwright (industrial mechanic). Becoming a millwright removed computers from my life and opened me back up to gaming as fun instead of work. I still very much enjoy my video games, and was introduced to board games by friends.

The first modern board game I played was Catan (The Settlers of Catan back then). Well this was a lot different than the board games that I knew like Monopoly and Risk. I immediately fell in love and started trying many other games. I quickly fell in love with Ticket to Ride, Dominion and many others! If you live in Alberta, you are aware of the economic downturn that started in 2015. Well, in early 2016, I became a victim of that downturn. Finding myself out of work, I decided to follow my passion and hopefully bring that passion to others. Initially, I intended to buy and sell used video games, but after doing some research I realized that there was a need for a board game store in Western Canada with prices that could compare to the online stores in Ontario. I took my little severance package, sold off all my toys, sat down with half a plan, and developed what you see here today! more... See more text