Erik Arneson is the author of two books about board games (HOW TO HOST A GAME NIGHT and 17 GAMES YOU CAN PLAY RIGHT NOW!) and one collection of crime fiction short stories (THE THROES OF CRIME). He wrote about board games for About.com for about 15 years and his crime fiction has appeared in such publications as Mary Higgins Clark Mystery Magazine, Thuglit, Needle and Grift, as well as at the websites Shotgun Honey, Out of the Gutter Online, Beat to a Pulp, and Near to the Knuckle. He lives near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, with his wife Elizabeth. They are both part owners of the greatest franchise in all of professional sports, the Green Bay Packers.