{"id":4150,"date":"2014-11-12T00:45:44","date_gmt":"2014-11-12T00:45:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bme2.flywheelsites.com\/blog\/create-your-own-board-games-tavis-parker-of-the-game-crafter\/"},"modified":"2020-01-16T21:59:48","modified_gmt":"2020-01-16T21:59:48","slug":"create-your-own-board-games-tavis-parker-of-the-game-crafter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benchmarkemail.com\/in\/create-your-own-board-games-tavis-parker-of-the-game-crafter\/","title":{"rendered":"Create Your Own Board Games: Tavis Parker of The Game Crafter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Everyone, at one point or another in his or her life, probably has a moment &#8211; however brief &#8211; that he or she believes they have an excellent idea for a board game. The Game Crafter makes that possible. 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