Saturday, January 23rd is (so I just learned) National Handwriting Day. I’d like to expand that definition by calling it World Minority Script Handwriting Day, and I’d like to invite everyone to take part. By Saturday morning, please post here (or email me at tim@endangeredalphabets.com) a photo of yourself or someone else writing in a […]
Today is the official launch day of our book of Endangered Alphabets Word Search Puzzles, and I must say, we’re pretty jazzed. This is the latest manifestation of my belief that the best way to introduce someone to a new language or script is through games: 20 puzzles in 11 scripts ancient and modern from […]
As it develops, our game Ulus is becoming ever more steeped in the traditional Mongolian culture we’re trying to bring to the world, and hoping to protect. Perfect example: by now you’ve probably heard that instead of dice we’re using shagai, the anklebones of sheep used for divination and for children’s games all across Asia. […]
Everyone likes a puzzle book for Christmas. How about one nobody has ever seen before–or even imagined? Endangered Alphabets Word Search Puzzles offers 20 puzzles in 11 languages that at first glance look like standard word searches: a grid with a mass of letters, out of which you have to find specific hidden words (listed beside […]
