Twitter Week: 2009-11-20

2009-11-20 23:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there’s Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can’t lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2” circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I’m not in preschool again. #18xx #
Today’s inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
@habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2” punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars’ is crap in reply to habermanm #
There’s a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I’ll get nothing more done today. #
@GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I’ll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn’t find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2” punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
@hnshah @bocardo I’d say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I’ve also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
@jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
@BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you’re likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid That’s a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
@clearclaw That’s where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
@andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx When played well there’s a lot of improv in the #18xx - in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
@ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He’s a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
@andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’m not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don’t have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #

Twitter Week: 2009-11-13

2009-11-13 23:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@BrenoKummel Seems like it just means that priority is huge in 18SX: cross-ownership and slow train rush is key, not broken. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Teaching game of 1860 today. Ye gods, this is well worth being my favourite #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel It doesn’t fit well if you play 1830-style. So what approach is needed instead? Different game, different approach. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Same way that 1848 really can’t be played 1830-style & needs BoE to be used as a club to break other’s capitalisation. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Huhn. I’ll take a look. Currently working with Ohley to redesign 18FR. #18xx. in reply to BrenoKummel #
@ingredientx My travel diet is heavy on raw muesli, fruits & salad. Bring the muesli as luggage with bowl & spoon. Hit a store for the rest. in reply to ingredientx #
@gilhova The @reply change cut #twitter’s usefulness to me roughly in half. #fixreplies in reply to gilhova #
@gilhova That’s what filters are for. The idea of reading your entire Twitter feed on a regular basis is simply silly. #fixreplies. in reply to gilhova #
@andsoerinsaid It must be catching. Our game night last night was super-cranky & had two walk-outs. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar 18BR: 3 train & company types, 2 merger types, 2 token types & odd track upgrades. 1830-size. 1860+1844+1826ish #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar The other is a B&O derivative & not an #18xx. More connection-based than node-based. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Not sure people will call the B&Oish game crazy. They’ll call 18BR “insane.” #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar 18BR is a Timing & Merger game with no FreeMoney & weak RunGoodCompanies. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@jdludlow B&O derivative that I’m working on (and am lightly looking for a name for). Set in SE Australia. in reply to jdludlow #
@BrenoKummel Much work to go before 18BR (working name) hits paper! Length & confusion are likely issues. My mentor will hate it too. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #

Twitter Week: 2009-11-06

2009-11-06 23:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

Played 2P 1860 yesterday (third player cancelled). ~6hrs. Won ~$13K to ~$11K. Head still spinning: so many many patterns and layers! #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid We imagine teen girls with gags or non-communicable laryngitis. Well, those other guys do…I uhh, buy earplugs.. Yeah. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel What do you have on order from DTG? Me: 1841, 1854, 18EU (possibly the only David Hecht game I’ll get/keep) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid One of the more mortifying experiences for my then 13yr old son was in a restaurant behind a booth of teenage girls he knew. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid When they left (as a group) for the bathroom he leaned over and whispered in horror, “Please tell me I don’t talk like that!” in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel You do know that DTG orders can be combined to be made/shipped together? #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel I wasn’t impressed with 18Scan. Ahistorical 18GL was more interesting than 1826, even with no 5/10 share conversions. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yes. You can make later orders be additions to your first order so they’re all done together. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel John Tamplin asserted that 18NEB is the best/most interesting of the smaller/state games during our 18Ardennes game. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
The fan in the GigE switch under the desk is grinding. Gahhh! Please gods, make it stop! It is off to Fry’s I go… Planned obsolescence? #
@icheyne Transmission for OS X is pretty slick too (and smaller). in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne I confess to noticing few features after speed and small visual size. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Big thing I miss on Linux vs OS X is QuickSilver & related AppleScript automations. I miss a really good terminal app on OS X tho. in reply to icheyne #
@andsoerinsaid Panamax surge protectors are recommended. They replace anything that is damaged by surges. I’ve seen ‘em do it. Repeatedly. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Subtext: Friend lived in house directly struck by lightening 3-4 times per year. He loved Panamax & they wrote cheques. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@brettspiel @icheyne I’m an I-just-notice-files-appear-in-my-downloads-dir fan. Asynchronicity. Ideally I don’t see the app; it just happens in reply to brettspiel #
@andsoerinsaid The lightning house was a friend’s in Florida. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Testosterone & Competitive play: http://tr.im/Ea1V Big implications here for group/team formation in games & companies. (via @andrew_chen) #
@andsoerinsaid My response is to not schedule gaming. I schedule game-times (place XXX, time YYY), but not what is played and by whom. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@snicholson I find Twitter only useful if heavily filtered. Winnow, weed and cull the traffic and people that you follow. in reply to snicholson #
I need game names! 1) An 18xx set in England’s Rail Mania period (see wikipedia), 2) Winsome-B&O-like, set in multi-gauged Australia. #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid “Rolling Stock” is a great name for the Australian game given how much beef they shoveled about via road trains. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@smok 18Bubble eh? 18Britain and 18England are the current leaders. Keeps with the whole name-by-location thing. But what’s the sub-title? in reply to smok #
@andsoerinsaid Not entirely too lame. Just…limping? 18Britain - Railway Mania doesn’t quite ring. How about 18Britain - Manic Collapse? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Yep. Railroading in the UK collapsed for decades, spectacularly, leading to the formation of British Rail in the 1900s. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’m in talks for more of my AoS maps to be published. M&B has been submitted and is pending response. #
@BrenoKummel 18Blimey: I love it! (Even if it does work a bit better for Australia) in reply to BrenoKummel #
Okay, all the 18FR files redrawn and sent off to Helmut for approval. It is quite pretty now. Once he approves I’ll post them to BGG. #18xx #

Twitter Week: 2009-11-06

2009-11-06 23:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

Played 2P 1860 yesterday (third player cancelled). ~6hrs. Won ~$13K to ~$11K. Head still spinning: so many many patterns and layers! #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid We imagine teen girls with gags or non-communicable laryngitis. Well, those other guys do…I uhh, buy earplugs.. Yeah. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel What do you have on order from DTG? Me: 1841, 1854, 18EU (possibly the only David Hecht game I’ll get/keep) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid One of the more mortifying experiences for my then 13yr old son was in a restaurant behind a booth of teenage girls he knew. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid When they left (as a group) for the bathroom he leaned over and whispered in horror, “Please tell me I don’t talk like that!” in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel You do know that DTG orders can be combined to be made/shipped together? #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel I wasn’t impressed with 18Scan. Ahistorical 18GL was more interesting than 1826, even with no 5/10 share conversions. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel Yes. You can make later orders be additions to your first order so they’re all done together. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel John Tamplin asserted that 18NEB is the best/most interesting of the smaller/state games during our 18Ardennes game. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
The fan in the GigE switch under the desk is grinding. Gahhh! Please gods, make it stop! It is off to Fry’s I go… Planned obsolescence? #
@icheyne Transmission for OS X is pretty slick too (and smaller). in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne I confess to noticing few features after speed and small visual size. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Big thing I miss on Linux vs OS X is QuickSilver & related AppleScript automations. I miss a really good terminal app on OS X tho. in reply to icheyne #
@andsoerinsaid Panamax surge protectors are recommended. They replace anything that is damaged by surges. I’ve seen ‘em do it. Repeatedly. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Subtext: Friend lived in house directly struck by lightening 3-4 times per year. He loved Panamax & they wrote cheques. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@brettspiel @icheyne I’m an I-just-notice-files-appear-in-my-downloads-dir fan. Asynchronicity. Ideally I don’t see the app; it just happens in reply to brettspiel #
@andsoerinsaid The lightning house was a friend’s in Florida. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Testosterone & Competitive play: http://tr.im/Ea1V Big implications here for group/team formation in games & companies. (via @andrew_chen) #
@andsoerinsaid My response is to not schedule gaming. I schedule game-times (place XXX, time YYY), but not what is played and by whom. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@snicholson I find Twitter only useful if heavily filtered. Winnow, weed and cull the traffic and people that you follow. in reply to snicholson #
I need game names! 1) An 18xx set in England’s Rail Mania period (see wikipedia), 2) Winsome-B&O-like, set in multi-gauged Australia. #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid “Rolling Stock” is a great name for the Australian game given how much beef they shoveled about via road trains. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@smok 18Bubble eh? 18Britain and 18England are the current leaders. Keeps with the whole name-by-location thing. But what’s the sub-title? in reply to smok #
@andsoerinsaid Not entirely too lame. Just…limping? 18Britain - Railway Mania doesn’t quite ring. How about 18Britain - Manic Collapse? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Yep. Railroading in the UK collapsed for decades, spectacularly, leading to the formation of British Rail in the 1900s. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’m in talks for more of my AoS maps to be published. M&B has been submitted and is pending response. #
@BrenoKummel 18Blimey: I love it! (Even if it does work a bit better for Australia) in reply to BrenoKummel #
Okay, all the 18FR files redrawn and sent off to Helmut for approval. It is quite pretty now. Once he approves I’ll post them to BGG. #18xx #

Twitter Week: 2009-10-31

2009-10-31 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@ingredientx @andsoerinsaid The bigger problem is that both the FP and GeekDo stats reward group-cohesive think and pnush differentiation. in reply to ingredientx #
@ingredientx @sedgtroll @seo1970 Once I’m past the daydreaming stage, I write the rules. Otherwise I don’t know what the game is. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid Agreed, 3yrs and 4yrs are the hard spots. It doesn’t get easier from there, but you’re at least habituated to the pain. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, my always-match-expectations-fu must be weak today. I’ll, err, try harder. (At 4 they start trying to be independent) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Somehow stealing copies of Hannah Montana Monopoly and LCR doesn’t excite. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I have two teenagers. Boys. It doesn’t stop. I merely have different problems now. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid When they’re married, the spouses & their parents will join in to helpfully give me more problems. I figure it never ends. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I get a few years of lecherous leering at their girlfriends. That’s at least worth something. Heck, I’m practicing now. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Buy/get/borrow from anywhere. All (A)DSL modems are the same (exceptions iDSL & SDSL, but it is unlikely you have those) in reply to andsoerinsaid #

Twitter Week: 2009-10-24

2009-10-24 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@MetaGames I’m interested in Greed, Imperial 2030, and Koplopers & Dwarsliggers. The rest, not so much. #spiel09 in reply to MetaGames #
@thisdarkpen Other Essen games on my watch-list are Infinite City, Megacorps & (especially) Machtspiele, but they’re not BUY-NOWs. #spiel09 in reply to thisdarkpen #
@andsoerinsaid Ask your employers, both of ‘em, gently and with concern. They should be able to answer. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Ouchie. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx @andsoerinsaid Last train to Wensleydale may (hope) be the first Wallace game after Age of Steam to catch my interest. Cool. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid Not a Brass fan (Rating: 4). The cards really bug me. The rest is fine. I’m told I should give it a 4th go? I might. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid True, but there are still things for me to learn from Brass. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@jdludlow Something in your script is expecting a TTY? Probably one of the OpenSSL tools. in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow Could be ENV, yeah. I’ve also had non-interactive TTY-requiring tools bork my init scripts before. Most annoying. in reply to jdludlow #
#Fiskars 45mm rotary cutter blades: $5, 60mm rotary cutter blades: $10. The extra directional stability of larger blades is not worth it. #

Twitter Week: 2009-10-17

2009-10-17 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@thisdarkpen The C&O ending with $73 is reasonable. The key Q is: Did players net profit on C&O shares in dividends & player incentives? in reply to thisdarkpen #
@icheyne The SdJ isn’t out to redefine human society through activism. The Nobel committee is. That’s the big easily forgotten difference. in reply to icheyne #
@thisdarkpen Then there’s no problem at all with the money in C&O’s treasury. Optimising company treasuries is a false efficiency. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@icheyne The Nobel was awarded because they think that the prize will help achieve the Nobel committee’s goals. That simple. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Nothing to do with what he has done, just with a hope of something they see a chance to accomplish and they want to encourage that. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne It is pure social activisim. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Think of the Novel Committee as political lobbyists. Its a pretty accurate model. They’re lobbying for what they want. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne I expect they knew that, and saw this as an opportunity to correct the public view of the meaning and function of the prize. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne The committee are reclaiming their definition from the media glamour show. They’re hewing to Alfred Nobel’s original charter. in reply to icheyne #
@rholzgrafe I am impressed. in reply to rholzgrafe #
http://twitpic.com/ld03r - 1830 played on my freshly made copy with Peter Mumford’s great map art. (Charters borrowed from 18GL) #
@icheyne I have 5 calculators in my poker chip case and hand them out at the start of each game. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Actually all the calculators are solar-powered Casios. Nothing fancier than arithmetic though. in reply to icheyne #
@epopt Where is UnexpectedImage’s RSS feed? in reply to epopt #
@icheyne Kiki’s Delivery Service > Totoro > Spirited Away > Howl’s Moving Caste > Nausica #miyazaki #ghibli #anime in reply to icheyne #
@BrenoKummel 18GL is 1826-esque, but really not the same. More interesting track & stock market, less interesting capital management. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
1844 & 1848’s track tiles have arrived. Too many toys! What is a busy gamer to do? Oh that’s right, finish making 1830 Coalfields! #18xx #
Fireball/bolide over Netherlands: http://tr.im/BOET #Twitter FTW again. #
Background FAQ on meteorites et al:http://www.amsmeteors.org/fireball/faqf.html (Credits to @asteroidwatch for all this) #
@BrenoKummel I bought 18GL on the secondary market, not from DTG. Ditto all the rest of my DTG games. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel I ordered 1848’s tiles from Helmut Ohley because I didn’t want to cut them. They just arrived along with 1844. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@msaari @brenokummel I hope to see John Tamplin before too long. I’ll endeavour to gently ask him about order progress. #18xx in reply to msaari #
@andsoerinsaid When their arms are longer they’ll bypass the boob and go straight for the bra strap snap. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’ve long thought that after emancipation America should have offered a yearly stipend to mothers of mixed-race babies. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Within two to three generations racial tensions would be history. Big melting pot. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Dunno. How many generations do you think it would take before the population is so mulatto that race can’t be made an issue? in reply to andsoerinsaid #

Twitter Week: 2009-10-10

2009-10-10 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@boardgamenews Correction: The posted rules for 1860 are 1st edition’s rules. No data on any rules changes for 2nd edition, but map changed. #
Great definition of entropy in this article about black holes and the heat-death of the universe. http://bit.ly/1ulzCp (via @timoreilly) #
Wonderful video about being a scientist: “What’s the job part?” http://bit.ly/6JlJx (via @timoreilly) #
@andsoerinsaid I ordered 1860. I don’t fully trust JKLM, but I’m also willing to write-off the risk. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid (18EZ rating) Sigh. I’ll stand by my ratings of my AoS maps, but that doesn’t mean I’m comfortable posting them. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I waited most of a year until I put a number on my rating comment – until others were more enthused than I was. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I confess that geeklist mostly has me opening my eyes wide and blinking a lot. Umm, yeah. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Ask and you shall receive: Drew Dane has made nice shares/tokens for 1830 Coalfields, Reading, Wabash, Pere Marquette & Nickel Plate. #
@andsoerinsaid Robo-waldo nannies. You sit in your penthouse & remote-control robo-nannies in homes across the world. Bwhaahaahhaa! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@antrod (Coffee-beer drink) How about (Yerba) Mate? in reply to antrod #
@BrenoKummel You are liable to find that 1860 will have sold out before you get a chance to buy it at retail. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@raphkoster iPhone: AP Mobile, Bump, Compass, Convert Everything,Darkroom, DailyFinance, Dictionary, Dropbox, Echofon, Facebook, Fandango… in reply to raphkoster #
@clearclaw …, GoogleMobile, iCraig, IM+ Lite, IRChon, LinkedIn, NowPlaying, NPR News, NYTimes, PayPal, Public Radio, Skype, Taxi, Twit … in reply to clearclaw #
@raphkoster …WeatherBug, Whiteboard, WikiTap, Wordpress, WSJ in reply to raphkoster #
@raphkoster Err, that should have been TwitPict. Accidental cropping. in reply to raphkoster #
@ekted Look at the #twitter search language. It is fairly full-featured if not Turing complete. I use many complex searches. in reply to ekted #
@ingredientx So, not a problem. @ekted can make a search which hits everything in his timeline except for the things he doesn’t want to … in reply to ingredientx #
@BrenoKummel We’re talking JKLM here. I don’t expect much. in reply to BrenoKummel #
The persian market around the corner is running their koubideh stand again. A man could die happy. And fed. And very happy. #
I resist all notions that I live through my stomach. I am but a vessel and acquisition system for my stomach. All hail the stomach! #
@thisdarkpen Companies usually end the game in Chicago Express with lots of money. That’s normal. Scores are the only question. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@ingredientx @andsoerinsaid My normal reaction to people-barriers is to blink, step beyond them, & continue doing whatever I was doing. in reply to ingredientx #
@ingredientx @andsoerinsaid This behaviour wasn’t well-received at school, so I stepped past & continued - which wasn’t well-received either in reply to ingredientx #
@hnshah idempotency, relevance/relation, history/context, REST-like personalities, , community-membership/identity. in reply to hnshah #
Idempotency, relevance/relation, history/context, REST-like personalities, , community-membership/identity. #idplatform #diso #
@thisdarkpen A share has two values in CE: 1) How it changes other player’s incentives, 2) The revenues it generates. (less important) in reply to thisdarkpen #
@ingredientx I don’t think I’ve been a trail-blazer. I’m not asocial enough to be a rebel and not social enough to care. in reply to ingredientx #
@timoreilly Check out: http://www.fedthread.org/ 10 days from concept to implementation. #gov20 #gov2.0 #
2cm slices of aubergine, olive oil, tbsps of cumin & hot paprika mixed with the oil, a hot cast-iron skillet, 10 minutes. Me = fed’n’happy. #
Race as a function of dating. No real surprises, but like all good data dives, intrigueing. http://tr.im/AO8i OkCupid lets it out again. #
http://twitpic.com/kgo3n - 4-player 1889: Martin: $9505 Mike: $10115 Ron: $10112 Me: 9782 #18xx #
4 diesels:: Kotoden (purple) 2 Diesels $62/share! Tosaden (green) $114/share D+6, Uwajima (brown) 1D $67/share. Diesels ran 5x. #18xx #
@icheyne Much easier than? in reply to icheyne #
BtB: Mike’s better than me: less mistakes & more inventive. I’ve better timing. Our games are duels with other players as collateral. #18xx #
@icheyne I’m using a new posting tool: TwitPict. It supports full-resolution image posting. You are to blame for me searching it out! in reply to icheyne #
@msaari $3 is ignorable noise, possibly a banking error. 1889 has an $8K bank. We bought 4 diesels in order to force out 3 more ORs. #18xx in reply to msaari #
@msaari If the game had run even 1 OR longer, I would have won by more than $1K (I had 5 more shares than everyone else). Crazy crazy game. in reply to msaari #
@icheyne The other advantage of TwitPict, is that it captions the image. The other tools don’t. Makes the images more useful. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Yep, standard suited 11gram ABS chips. Actually I almost never use those gray chips. They’re just there to hold the board flat. in reply to icheyne #
@msaari I’ll keep using twitpict! in reply to msaari #
@BrenoKummel Normally more cities are filled in 1889 but our mid-game fight let them open again later. Mike won by $3. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@ingredientx I liked my Saturn SC2. a fine car. No complaints or problems. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid The way I drive left me at 43mpg with a Prius (rental). in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@GamesOnTheBrain No, $3 is noise. Just as easily an error in a money transaction as correct. Usually delta is a few $hundred - say 5%-10%. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@andsoerinsaid I am a constant (de-)acceleration driver. Smooth & constant G-force, fast & fuel expensive. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@BrenoKummel Ahh! Scores were reported clockwise around the table. in reply to BrenoKummel #
Those with better cardiac perception make better risk-based decisions: http://tr.im/ATRN (via @pkedrosky, @timoreilly) #
American founding fathers also struggled with healthcare reform: http://tr.im/ATU5 #healthcare #
@ingredientx I largely agree with the article and @icheyne. In part that’s why I use #TeX, #LaTeX, & #LyX. It is the right way to write. in reply to ingredientx #
@BrenoKummel Umm, I’m getting all teary? in reply to BrenoKummel #
@BrenoKummel If you grok deficit spending and the basic arithmetic of the game (as laid out by Karl Reiner) you’ll walk over most players. in reply to BrenoKummel #
The main topic tonight was the Barnes/JC ratings comment geeklist. Nobody had noticed that one of my comments was from another game. Bah. #
@icheyne http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/46805 Michael Barnes has returned to BGG! As JC Clearclaw!! in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne I wonder if Gary used that correlation tool to found his (spoof) geeklist? in reply to icheyne #
@andsoerinsaid Every woman in my family has been in cancer treatment this year. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Probably some genetics involved. Seems to be under control. Shrug. Sometimes life happens. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Obama’s Nobel: What is so hard to grok about it as a signal of hope & encouragement? Not a reward for the past but a request for the future. #
@andsoerinsaid Ahh, the Spring world of Australia…Or most of the Mediterranean countries for that matter. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@rholzgrafe What is the availability of your CD? in reply to rholzgrafe #
@andsoerinsaid I’ve still not played The Reef Encounter Expansion. It looks fair not great. in reply to andsoerinsaid #

Twitter Week: 2009-10-03

2009-10-03 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@thisdarkpen There are many player-created games: Container, Imperial, #18xx, Roads&Boats, Chicago Express etc. It is a favoured form for me in reply to thisdarkpen #
@thisdarkpen I tend to think of player-involving games more as “systems”: external machines the players work within rather than creating. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@brettspiel Foppen needs wildcards. I think the rest fits in a Rage Deck tho (does Rage have 0s?). I’ll have to check the card distribution. in reply to brettspiel #
Approaching the Los Altos Gamesday: http://twitpic.com/j9unk http://twitpic.com/j9uq7 http://twitpic.com/j9utn http://twitpic.com/j9uxi #
Our scheduled 1844 game was broken into a. 5P 2038 & a 3P 1844: http://twitpic.com/j9vdi http://twitpic.com/j9vha #18xx #
General shots of the #gamesday: http://twitpic.com/j9w9a http://twitpic.com/j9we7 http://twitpic.com/j9wkw #
1844, in Phase-4: http://twitpic.com/ja9qp http://twitpic.com/jaa1m http://twitpic.com/jaa59 http://twitpic.com/jaa9g #
1844, middle of Phase-5: http://twitpic.com/jb4k9 http://twitpic.com/jb4oi I’m running the SBB, AB & RHB. Don’t think I’m winning. #18xx #
OTOH in 1844 the AB is about to run red-to-red, Belfort to Munchen, with a 4-train for $35/share. Hoo boy! #18xx #
1844: The AB just ran red-to-red, Belfort to Munchen with a 4-train! Shortest possible bonused red-to-red on the board. #18xx #
Final track for 1844: http://twitpic.com/jbytm #18xx #
@andsoerinsaid 3P 1844 vs the 5P we’d planned. 5P 1844 is much better. ~70 at the gamesday, which runs every ~6 weeks. #gamesday #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Ultimately I lost 1844: third by ~$1K. I got stupid around the permanent trains & big red-to-red runs. Almost had it in the bag too. #18xx. #
@andsoerinsaid AoS N CA is an odd map, a very good map, an unusually harsh map, but a good map. Not so weird. Bay Area is harder & better. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Kinda-not-really like UnityGames, Los Altos #Gamesday is the ~6-weekly aggregate of many small local weekly groups. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid A lot of the people play the same games with the same people they do the rest of the time, but some mix, a little or more. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Also helps that there are 2 other local (actually) monthly gamesdays. Keeps the people churn up. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Yep, there’s an open gaming group every day of the week, several days with multiple, & several with 30+ attendees every week. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I still sit out sometimes (stylistic impedence), but not so often now that I’ve got the #18xx thing going well. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
About to head out for #18xx afternoon & evening (this time smaller/state games). Then yet more tomorrow night. My brain joyously whimpers. #
@BrenoKummel I think 1844’s Eva is possibly worth less than face value and is less interesting than 1832’s Bank private. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@scottredracecar @brenokummel We found 1844 cash-sorted priority effectively random. 1830-style priority (variant in rules) is better! #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
@BrenoKummel @scottredracecar Too many 1844 turn orders dictated by players ending the round with $0- $5 cash. That’s random. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
@andsoerinsaid And yet you spend your free time playing games with people! (Me: I am single because I choose to be; simply a price I pay.) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
3P 1860: floated BH&IR, looted $680 into the C&N, dumped it, floated S&C: 2 companies, 3 permanent trains, everyone conceeded. #18xx #
Final track for 1860: http://twitpic.com/jl2as I had the C&N with a 6 and 8 train, & the S&C with a 6 train. #18xx #
@icheyne An iPhone TwitPic/client problem/limit. I’ll post the better original image to the ‘geek later along with yesterday’s 1844 pics. in reply to icheyne #
@icheyne Hurm. Some TwitPic clients post at higher resolution. Investigating. in reply to icheyne #
@EndGameOakland Yeah, I’m thinking of running up for some gaming on Weds. It has been too long. in reply to EndGameOakland #
@andsoerinsaid Pratchett is almost all formula work. If you like the formula, that’s fine, but otherwise its ever-so-predictable formula. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx @andsoerinsaid The formula worked for ~3 books for me. Then, not so much. Wasn’t so interesting to chant the upcoming lyrics. in reply to ingredientx #
@ingredientx See, it is a diet bar: it is stopping you from eating… in reply to ingredientx #
Post-human climate & biosphere models: http://tr.im/AhBp (via @newscientist) #
Liu Bolin: Invisibility: http://bit.ly/aOgZg #
Write native CocoaTouch iPhone apps in Lua: http://tr.im/Ai3E (via @jdludlow, @dcgrigsby) Colour me “Here I come!” I do like #Lua. #
RT @neilhimself:RT why I love librarians @fatbird2: re banned books. This librarian’s letter to patron is classic http://bit.ly/y0LqB #
Steal a book, become a lawyer and a tale of the greatness that is Librarians: http://tr.im/AtKn #
Walking to the music: http://tr.im/AtNU http://tr.im/AtPF Feedback in social systems. #
@BoardgameNews Heads up. JKLM have opened a pre-order line for 1860: http://bit.ly/lgtar in reply to BoardgameNews #
@boardgamenews BtB could notices of new BGN articles be posted to Twitter? Not sure how that would fit with your Freemium model, but I hope in reply to BoardgameNews #

Twitter Week: 2009-09-26

2009-09-26 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

@andsoerinsaid No pirates on TalkLikeAPirateDay? I am disappointed. #pirate #pirateday #talklikeapirateday #nobloodypiratehashtagconcensus in reply to andsoerinsaid #
Pirate Day is a #twitter trending topic. Woot! Err, AARRR! #pirate #pirateday #talklikeapirateday #nobloodypiratehashtagconcensus #
@andsoerinsaid Lords of the Spanish Main? Mount your pirate flag on Jack’s game(y) bits? At least hold ‘em up for ransom, or something. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@thebookgarden I see that worked really bloody well. It is like a match dropped at a bomb factory: Free Newtonian Pirate Vectors! AARRR. in reply to thebookgarden #
@ingredientx CE rules are easy, good play is decidedly not. See my Set Piece/josekis: http://tr.im/z9rn There’s a long learning curve. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid You were wise to avoid Pirate’s Cove. Many a poor gamer has perished in them parts. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Say: Someone is winning, e/one else is losing. If you’re losing, you’d better change something or you’ll just keep on losing. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
GPS dreaming: http://bit.ly/BJv3K (via @greatdismal) #
@andsoerinsaid Your weakness is ice-cream? And here I thought it was going on dates with Evony players. Bah. I am disillusioned. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@GamesOnTheBrain Warning: I’ve read what are laughably called the “rules” for LotSM at least 12 times and still don’t have it down. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@GamesOnTheBrain Eklund’s “games” are everything I normally dislike: vast, capricious, random, sprawling, thematic, narrative experiences. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@GamesOnTheBrain Play LotSM with the fast treasure and stacked decks. Much better. Also don’t bother with the tents. Cut ‘em into chits. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@andsoerinsaid Remember: Eklund doesn’t design complete games, just multi-hour mega-meta-ur-game experiences. They need help just to work. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@cadavaca Those are low scores for 1856. More typical are ~$8K for 4 players. Enjoy the learning! #18xx in reply to cadavaca #
Wildlife as performance art: http://tr.im/zjwv http://tr.im/zjww Reach out and touch.... #
@andsoerinsaid Here you go: http://bit.ly/oIf9u/ in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’d bet that like me you found Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) quite depressing. The whole god/nature-killing bit grated. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Kiki is my favourite Miyazaki. Currently working thru The Sky Crawlers & Gankutsuou. Not sure how to live up to your image. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I’m told I should go to Mark Derrick’s Chattanooga Rail Gaming Challenge in January: http://tr.im/zlrf I hear good things. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@clearclaw (Just an in-case you don’t have enough gaming conventions to go to – you know, helpful like) in reply to clearclaw #
@scottredracecar The same people who want me to go to Chattanooga are also trying to get me to to the convention in Portland. I’m unsure. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar The only way (currently) to get that Twitter 2nd order data is to read their web-feed. You’ll see the replies there. PITA! in reply to scottredracecar #
@andsoerinsaid A mish-mash of Boher et al? I am the Frankenstein of train gamers… in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx Gamer humour has always been that of 6yr olds. Poop jokes, fart jokes, cootie jokes & wood for sheep. We aspire to the toilet. in reply to ingredientx #
@scottredracecar Same friend wants me to go to WBC & Strategicon in LA (to play with ToddV). Kublacon is enough for me I think. in reply to scottredracecar #
@andsoerinsaid Buckeye got some positive traffic on the #18xx list. I’m already uncertain why I attend conventions in the first place. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar The only #18xx ers I think I’d really like play, some time, are Bruce Beard & the Kentish Mob. Not sure that’s worth much. in reply to scottredracecar #
@andsoerinsaid Thankfully, I am not intense? Chap stormed out & left gamenight mid-game last week. JC-must-lose group is forming. Woe! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@ingredientx That matches my local reports on WBC: the fluff gamers say it is too much, the good gamers complain it is a little too fluffy. in reply to ingredientx #
@andsoerinsaid I game a lot locally, no lack of opponents, and play/have all the games I like. Not clear conventions are worth much to me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Gaming is drama. The anti-JC drama is the 2nd best player agitating against me, the 3rd best player, as I dismember him. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid The walk-out was after I dumped a trainless/cashless company, trashed his position and tokened out all his companies in 18FL. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@scottredracecar Yeah, the chance to get into that larger & more informed conversation is the main draw of conventions for me. That’s big. in reply to scottredracecar #
@andsoerinsaid I have Kublacon, Pacificon, ConquestSac, Dundracon, Strategicon and some LA thing nearby. I go to Kublacon & ~Pacificon. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Kublacon is a 30 minute drive and I run 18C2C there. Pacificon is a 20 minute drive and mebe I’ll defend my title. (Ha!) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I sympathise w/ the walkout. I abused him. I’m far more aggressive/destructive than he’s used to or knows how to play against in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Seth Jaffee & Co also go to Kublacon. Its an Okay convention I guess. It is saved for me by the 18C2C game. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@GamesOnTheBrain The drama we know is always less than the drama we don’t know. Those guys, over there? They’re insane. We’re just excited. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
@andsoerinsaid Tim, a gentleman? Say it isn’t so! Now my Internet-fed visions are crumbling too! in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I am disillusioned. I am bereft. Next you’ll tell me you don’t look like Manuela Arcuri. Can a guy have no dreams at all? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou thankyou. I can now go on living. (See, gamers, are never overly dramatic1) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@venturehacks You are repetitively spamming the same tweets over and over. Check your machine/client! #
@snicholson @andsoerinsaid Aww, shucks. in reply to snicholson #
@raphkoster I see more smoke than mirrors in Courier. in reply to raphkoster #
Met with kid’s high school. Amazed how they’ve factory-ised education. Generational gap, or cultural divide from the UK? Pink Floyd moments. #
Sydney dust storms: http://tr.im/zt03 My sister is in the area. Good luck and health Sis. #
My watch battery has died. It was 18:30 and I was wondering why it was so dark out at 13:00hrs (when it died) and didn’t it seem a long day? #
The lesson of Google’s SideWiki is likely to be in what it shows us about users, interaction and emergent behaviours, not its market success #
@andsoerinsaid The easiest thing in the world is to equate a person with their body. Just as accurate to say people are their emails/tweets. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid (attractive to me) My ex did the weight roller-coaster on that point. It was, is hard to manage those viewpoints. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I believe it is possible. She still struggles with it. It is a long story. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I think the key prob is that what people think they’re looking for is not in fact what they’re looking for or going towards. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid I think humans are crabs: We spot our targets, say we’re going there, and then proceed to walk sideways to somewhere else. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
The new fully powered and operational Espresso Machine will assimilate you! http://tr.im/zFe6 (via @greatdismal) Bwhahaha! I want. #
Finally setup email on my iPhone. Still tweaking the filters (I’m running the mail server). Wow, this is far more useful than I’d expected! #
@ingredientx Two definitions of food: “Runs slower than me”, & “I have eaten you, now die” when I’m hungry. Makes it tough to be a gourmand. in reply to ingredientx #
@ingredientx When my ex- and I first got together, she picked the mushrooms off her pizza. I couldn’t believe it. Why not just eat them … in reply to ingredientx #
@clearclaw .,.Because I don’t like mushrooms! So, they’re part of the pizza, just eat it! We stared at each other in disbelief. in reply to clearclaw #
@ingredientx Raised by a WW2 survivor and a Great Depression survivor, you eat the food that is in front of you. Period. It is /food/. in reply to ingredientx #
Sat thru Kill Bill #1. Does Quentim Tarantino know anything other than tropes and fevered 14yr olds’ imaginations? He knows them well tho. #
@brettspiel Sticheln is locally either a huge hit or flop with local Bridge players. 3P best. Foppen also works for larger player-counts. in reply to brettspiel #
@brettspiel Too many Cooks also works as a pseudo-Barbu replacement. Bohnanza? Loved here. in reply to brettspiel #
@andsoerinsaid Top or stop? Topping it seems easy: join a naked polyamorous circus troupe, contortionists perhaps. Stopping is harder. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid So, I should see you on tour at the Cow Palace any day now? I’ll bring a camera. #yenta (Yes, we have a Cow palace, for cows) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid All the circuses perform at the Cow Palace. Rodeos too. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_Palace in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@andsoerinsaid Not my deal either, but Ive a few friends who seem to be making a multi-decade success of it. Takes all types. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
@peterpham Try Harris’ roughly on Van Ness & Lombard. Great dry aged beef too. in reply to peterpham #
@brettspiel Hare & Tortoise has nearly replaced Hoity Toity with that crowd here. in reply to brettspiel #
I hope to twitpic tomorrow’s (Sat’s) Los Altos Gamesday heavily. 1844 is slated. Likely more (1830 Coal?). Brace yourselves. #18xx #gamesday #
Damn, if I’d known I could consistently make steaks this good, I would’ve died years ago. Mmmm, this cries for discipline I just don’t have. #
Okay, I’ll also try and take some general shots of the gamesday and not just the game I’m playing… #gamesday #18xx #isn’tpaidforthis #
@thisdarkpen Aye, like most games the #18xx require resonance with their players to function. They are player-created vs player-inclusive. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@thisdarkpen Nod. 18EZ is a fine source of components for designing other better #18xx games. in reply to thisdarkpen #
@msaari Please report back on 1886. It has my interest. #18xx in reply to msaari #