Curiosity lives here

Small adventures.
Useful inventions.

A little “what if?” goes a long way. PoolSideQuests is where Brandon Pool’s ideas become tools for everyday life—with an AI collaborator named Milo along for the ride.

Explore the sidequests ↗
The project shelf

Built because we wanted it to exist.

BlackJack Lab

Blackjack practice lab

Your seat at the table, with room to learn. Practice strategy, review your decisions, and sharpen your count with focused drills.

Practice money · Open to everyone

Take a seat ↗

Poolside Hold’em

A table for your people

Pull up a chair. Play no-limit Texas Hold’em against Milo’s computer seat, or invite friends to the same table for a game together.

Play chips only · Solo or 2–8 people

Join the table ↗
An envelope on a serving tray

Email Butler

Personal email assistant

Your inboxes, one morning brief. A local Windows app that sorts the important from the everyday, with a little more discretion and a lot less noise.

Meet the Butler ↗

SpeakToMe

Personal recording project

A Discord recording and transcription project built to help preserve conversations and tabletop adventures. Another sidequest still taking shape.

Project spotlight · No public download here yet.