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James Ernest’s Blog
This page includes an assortment of convention recaps and travel videos, with information about new games in progress.
If you’d like to see where James Ernest is headed next, jump over to the Schedule page.
If you’d like to read and watch more serious design-related stuff, jump over to the Lecture Hall.
And if you’re interested in works of fiction, please visit the Library.
Travel Videos
Here is an assortment of James Ernest’'s recent travel and leisure videos, also available on his YouTube channel.
James Ernest visits the biggest Bay Area gaming convention!
James Ernest and family enjoy another sailing on the nerdiest boat in the Caribbean!
Holiday Gifts: James Ernest unboxes a new puzzle, Winter 2025.
James Ernest and friends visit the Las Vegas Renfaire, October 2024
James and Toivo go to Star Wars Land on Star Wars Day
James Ernest visits OrcaCon in Seattle, January 2025
James Ernest and family sail on the JoCo Cruise, March 2024
James Ernest visits PAX Unplugged in Philadelphia, December 2024
James Ernest travels to GameStorm for a busy weekend of gaming, in March 2024
The Value of Smaller Cons
To paraphrase a popular meme, “Use the good china. Because just being alive is a special occasion.” Or to put it another way, no convention is too small. And here is the best example.