Snapchum Business Bonding Experience with Miles, Bangkok Card Launch

A card game brought Miles and me to Bangkok. The part I keep thinking about is everything that happened around the game: a Friday night at the Muay Thai fights, two days spent playing, and a new view of what it means to build something together.

Our Vietnam trip together gave us one chance to explore business and travel as father and son. This Bangkok weekend gave us another. We came for the Monsnatch card game launch, and I wanted Miles to meet the people behind the product, play it for himself, and see the work that goes into bringing a game to players.

Friday: A different kind of opening night

We arrived on Friday, before the launch weekend began. Our friend Will Rodgers took us to Muay Thai that night. It was Miles’s first time at the fights. I wondered how he would take it, then found myself talking with him about what we had seen afterward. It was an unexpected start to a weekend built around a card game, and a reminder that a trip can teach us more than the thing we planned it for.

Saturday: Getting to know the game

Saturday was for the Monsnatch launch and gameplay. Miles and I played, watched others learn the game, and spent time around the people making it happen. A product page can show the finished object. Being there showed us the conversations, the questions, and the work behind it.

That matters for Snapchum. We are building it together, and I want Miles to experience the process rather than only see the polished result. Meeting the team and playing the game gave us something concrete to discuss: what makes a game easy to approach, what players ask, and how you describe a product clearly to someone who has never held it.

Sunday: Playing the tournament

On Sunday we both entered the tournament. I got through my first couple of rounds, then my run ended. Miles kept going and reached the top 32. I was glad we both played. It made the weekend a shared experience instead of an event I had simply brought him along to watch.

We also had time away from the tables, including seeing an old friend and painting Warhammer. Those quieter moments belong in the story too. Business gave us a reason to make the trip, but time together was what made it valuable.

What we take back to Snapchum

The next part of Snapchum is less visible than a launch weekend. We need accurate product information, a clear experience for visitors, and the discipline to test each step before asking anyone to buy. That work is still in progress. I am glad Miles gets to see it while we build, including the parts that take longer than we expect.

Miles is also building and sharing projects of his own. You can follow his work on Miles Michelini’s blog.

For the broader update on what I brought home from Bangkok, how I am entering Q4, and the dual rail way of working, read What Is Mike Michelini Up To Now: September 27 to October 3, 2026.

I came home with a stronger sense of why I want to keep doing projects like this with him. We can learn from people building a game, compete in it, and then carry those lessons into our own work. What is one real-world project you would want to explore with your child?