Tag Archives: gaming

Meet the Maker: Allyn Kahn, Inventor of the Mentagy Puzzle

Posted on March 27, 2016 by tmw2010

Allyn Kahn is a long time Chess coach turned award winning game maker, best known for the Mentagy Puzzle. Allyn has exhibited at Gulf Coast MakerCon previously, and we’re happy he’s joining us again this year. You can check out this … Continue reading →

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Meet the Game Maker: Simply Fun

Posted on March 22, 2016 by tmw2010

While most of our exhibitors are Makers of their own fun, a few are distributors of supplies and affinity products, like Beth Main, of Simply Fun, an independent game making company that builds skills development in youth through board games. … Continue reading →

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Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is Making it BIG!

Posted on April 3, 2015 by tmw2010

Gulf Coast MakerCon 2015 is more than twice as big as our 2014 event, featuring more than 75 Maker groups representing a wide diversity of interests, skills, hobbies, trades and professions ranging from textile and other heritage crafters, to amateur radio, inventors and … Continue reading →