Twitter Week: 2009-02-28

  • Tired, cranky, looking forward to getting out of resume hell and playing tonight. #
  • In founding the local 18xx group, what is the realised value of session reports and score reporting? I am unsure. #
  • Saw Push this weekend with Q. Disappointing. It spent more time setting up the sequel than delivering plot coherence. #
  • Tonight was my night – won all three games played: Imperial & two games of Army of Frogs (the latter is much better with 3 than 4). #
  • Ideogram makes a nice distinction among types of economic games: http://tinyurl.com/d94vdm #
  • Yale has released a most excellent series of game theory class videos: http://tinyurl.com/5mbqev #
  • If you haven’t seen Coraline in 3D yet, do so before Saturday. It is about to lose it’s 3D screens for the next 3D movie. Well worth it. #
  • @Crumpleton you’ll save the ticket cost? If you are a Gaiman or Laiko fan and wish to see the movie as intended you’ve but few days left. in reply to Crumpleton #
  • Dinner at Trends (lots of prickley ash) then gaming at SVB. #
  • Skylon reusable orbital lifter: http://tinyurl.com/99nk83 #
  • RT @neilhimself: Philip Jose Farmer died. He was 91, wrote many wonderful things. A worldbuilder, of influence and some real magic. Sigh. #
  • RT @raphkoster: Blogged! Another silly game design meme http://cli.gs/apa6NB

    Ahh a boundless source of questionable game themes. #

  • A nice discussion of intricacy, decision points and the role of a game player as spectator: http://tinyurl.com/atmskf #