Nate Baker
Hi, I'm a board game and data nerd working as an analyst for Chess.com.
I live with my wife, two children, two Great Pyrenees, five free-range cats, and 13 4 chickens in Tennessee.
When I'm not analyzing things for Chess.com, I enjoy making cocktails, playing board games, making board games, and making tools for board gamers.
Learn more about me in chart form below.
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Who I Live With
Most Played Board Games
Side Ventures
- Everly Games - Small board games that pack a big punch
- I'm building a free (non-commercial) mobile app for the BGG community.
Board Game Projects
Board Games
- Pack and Crack: The gerrymandering pencil puzzle
- Volcano Cove: A free game you print and play with coins
Mobile App Projects
- Beer Judge Trainer App - Train to become a BJCP certified beer judge with this iOS app.
- Player Count - Scan board games in your BoardGameGeek collection to see which are best at different player counts.
My Top 10 Favorite Board Games
Portfolio
Here are some things I've made over the years.
Data Visualizations
- An infographic featured in Google’s Data Studio gallery showing the latest trends in the board gaming industry
- Raven's On-Page SEO Study
- Shining a Light on Data Studio Costs
Writing Samples
- 5 Personal Writing Metrics Every Content Marketer Should Track - Digital marketing article for Raven Tools
- Metro Police Comb Madison Homeless Sites - I wrote and collected audio for this NPR story
- My Child Is In Danger - This is the story of our first daughter. Warning: It's pretty heavy.
- Raven's On-Page SEO Study - Using my analysis of data from Raven's on-site SEO crawler, I wrote a study, visualized the data, and created the website. This was used as a lead magnet.
- The Blue Ridge Travel Guide - a guide from an Airbnb focused on SEO
- The Distance From The Bottom - poem
- The First 10 Things to Teach a New Computer User - Post on Medium
You can find more digital marketing articles on The Raven Blog, board game content on Meeple Mountain, news articles at NPR-affiliate WPLN, and general interest posts on Medium.
Creative Fun
- BackupGroomsman - We're reliable, because the groom's friends aren't
- Can Can Awards - I co-founded the beer competition exclusively for canned beer and helped run it for the first few years.
- City Crossword - Local trivia you solve with your neighbors
- What day is it? - Sometimes you lose track
- Overlooking Florence, AL on the 4th of July - This is an audio journal I produced in 2006.
