When I first read this list of the games that Gautama Buddha apparently said he wouldn’t play (via Ludologist) I reckoned it was 40% likely to turn out to be an elegant practical joke on Buddhists, games theorists and historians, and those who take Wikipedia entries at face value. Well, it turns out it’s the [...]
Filed under: flow, game philosophy, game theology, history of games on July 29th, 2007 | 4 Comments »
UK:Resistance has just declared enemyhood on The Player. £50 on UK:R FTW
Filed under: humour on July 24th, 2007 | No Comments »
1. The fourth London Games Geek meeting will be on the evening of Wednesday 18th July, as usual downstairs at the College Arms, 18 Store Street, WC1E 7DH. Last time saw some breaking out into board-games and this time may involve a short quiz, if Dan Hon and I get our act together. All welcome. 2. I have a new column [...]
Filed under: Uncategorized on July 10th, 2007 | 5 Comments »
A while back this blog started getting hits from a blog author called Lin Swimmer, or someone who’s called their blog Lin Swimmer, and I was mystified because, though I’m even more clueless than the average bear when it comes to the name/face remembering thing, ‘Lin Swimmer’ is the kind of name that sticks in the mind. [...]
Filed under: art, comics, game philosophy, writing on July 10th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
You’re alone in a foreign country, on a mission of international security. Your police escort has been killed, and you’re in the middle of nowhere, armed only with a pistol and a few rounds of ammunition, most of which you’ve already had to use on malevolent locals. You’ve been captured and injected, you’re alone, no [...]
Filed under: criticism, fantasy, game design, game philosophy, survival horror, tabletop on July 9th, 2007 | 7 Comments »