Amura Unlimited

05/20/2026

It's not over 'til it's over!

05/14/2026

Have you ever taken the time to think about the footsteps that brought you to where you are today?

I mean those little fluctuations in the force that made you turn left when you were told to turn right. I was told by my Dad to take a civil servant job, get a pension, and call it a life. I turned left.

I have been complimented on my game designs. I’m grateful for the opportunity to share some ideas with the world. Was there a connection, a trail of lily pads that led to this point?

I remember as a child in Harlem, N.Y., my father coming home with a large roll of printing paper from his job. Obviously, he wanted a little alone time with Mom, so he’d roll about six feet of paper on the floor, throw down some pencils and crayons, and tell the three of us to fill it up with drawings. We knew nothing about the needs of marriage, but we spent hours drawing. LOL.

From those hours of drawing, I lilypadded my way into art clubs in elementary school and junior high school. In high school, I majored in architecture. In college, I went from architecture and engineering to sculpture and fine arts.

Little did I realize that I had been leapfrogging my way into 3-D visualization. I saw the building and the forms I wanted to create clearly in my head. If mistakes happened, I could see where changes were needed and make them.

Dreaming became an integral part of the creative process. I learned never to dismiss those dreams. From artwork to the characters in the books I write, I’d get images of what changes needed to be made. What problems need to be looked at, and how to correct them. Still learning.

Even in songwriting, I could hear the needed changes. So finally, when game designing became a part of my matrix. I could visualize the game board, build workable wooden models, and jot down the basic rules. I then allow dreams to ask the questions about the project while showing possible outcomes. Keeping a pad or booklet by the bed does wonders for those pre-dawn solutions. Nothing like scribbling from a dream and saying, “Oh yeah, that works!”

Now that I’m over the 75-year-old crowd, I see the trail of breadcrumbs that lead me here. The people, the influencers, the arguments, and my acts of rebellion when people told me not to be an artist, musician, or writer. That my vivid imagination and daydreaming were a waste of time.

My suggestion to all God’s children, if you see it, feel it, and have the desire to bring something positive into the world, do so. You’ve probably been leaping from lilypad to lilypad to bring you to this point in life, never realizing the connection. Make it happen. Keep designing. Keep creating. There are gifts in the sequence of things. What sequences and gifts brought you to this point in your life?

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05/10/2026

In the game of Gin-Go, being discerning of what card you discard into the Discard Pile is an vital skill in preventing your opponent from obtaining easy melds as to force their hand for a hefty end-of-the-round capture.

If you want to learn about the board game that combines Gin Rummy and Bingo, you can find out more about Gin-Go at www.amuraunlimited.com.

05/03/2026

In the game of Gin-Go, how many cards you deal can be a strategy on how you control the speed of the game.

Dealing fewer than 7 cards at the start of the round can be considered a "defensive" deal because it reduces the amount of melds that can be made quickly, while dealing more than 7 cards can be considered "offensive" because you are creating more opportunities to create melds quickly.

If you want to learn more strategies on the rummy-style game of Gin-Go, just us a follow at .

04/18/2026

Oiling my wooden Alligator-Gin-Go board!

04/12/2026

This week’s Kitunda Puzzle ( #63): What dice roll & position would allow BLUE 🔵 to capture a Kitunda (pawn)?

Drop your answer in the comments—there may be more than one! Rules are on slides 2–4.

Kitunda is the 4-player, chess-inspired battle royale board game where pawns gain powers of a knight, bishop, rook, or king by rolling the die. Learn more @ www.amuraunlimited.com

04/05/2026

This week’s Kitunda Puzzle ( #62): What dice roll & position would allow YELLOW 🟡 to capture a Kitunda (pawn)?

Drop your answer in the comments—there may be more than one! Rules are on slides 2–4.

Kitunda is the 4-player, chess-inspired battle royale board game where pawns gain powers of a knight, bishop, rook, or king by rolling the die. Learn more @ www.amuraunlimited.com

03/29/2026

This week’s Kitunda Puzzle ( #61): What percentage chance that RED 🔴 can capture a Kitunda (pawn)?

Drop your answer in the comments—there may be more than one! Rules are on slides 2–4.

Kitunda is the 4-player, chess-inspired battle royale board game where pawns gain powers of a knight, bishop, rook, or king by rolling the die. Learn more @ www.amuraunlimited.com

03/22/2026

This week’s Kitunda Puzzle ( #60): What dice roll & position would allow GREEN 🟢 to capture an opposing Kitunda (pawn)?

Drop your answer in the comments—there may be more than one! Rules are on slides 2–4.

Kitunda is the 4-player, chess-inspired battle royale board game where pawns gain powers of a knight, bishop, rook, or king by rolling the die. Learn more @ www.amuraunlimited.com

03/19/2026

Thank you for stopping by our booth after two years of playing Gin-Go and letting us know how much you enjoy the game.