Twitter Week: 2009-08-29

2009-08-29 00:00 · Tags: Personal / Twhit-Twhoo!

Assertion: In 6-player 1830 only the $160 Camden & Amboy private company is worth more than face-value & even that is questionable. #18xx #
@jdludlow There are no wooden bits for Pampas Railroads as published… in reply to jdludlow #
@cshirky We paid for timely delivery & early access rights. That’s what newspapers sell: timeliness & early access. The woodpulp is a bonus. in reply to cshirky #
@cshirky If communication is free and replication is free, then what’s left to be sold is timeliness, access, voice-identity & packaging. #
@jdludlow Did you perhaps use cubes for the replacement income/actions track I did? in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow Is the version on BGG still borked? I posted a corrected one a long time back. in reply to jdludlow #
@jdludlow Phew! in reply to jdludlow #
@scottredracecar Preußische Ostbahn is how long for y’all? It has been running about 90-120 here. We’re ~12 games in. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar How many players? I like 5P best but find it teaches/learns best with 3P. The game does not suffer weak players well. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar Aye, we had players that latched onto it and carried us (& me) over the hump. There’s a great game on the other side. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar That said, locals like dkeisen do not like how it can (seem to) force players into inescapable corners and boring endgames. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar DuckDealer: Figure which 50pt consumer won’t be built, then drive FAST for 2 that are left. Ignore everything else. in reply to scottredracecar #
@scottredracecar The article was too late after the initial Essen copies and too long before GA. Expect a clear winner in ~4 actions. in reply to scottredracecar #
Photos from Pyongyang (North Korea) by Dutch photographer. Surreally terrible. True? (via @GreatDismal, @somebadideas) http://bit.ly/SZubG #
RT @nprnews: Health Care ‘Death Panels’ Aren’t New. They Exist Now http://su.pr/34IBbc #
RT @GreatDismal:The Coin Flip: A Fundamentally Unfair Proposition? http://bit.ly/xFLLB #
Please please please! RT @alleyinsider:Obama Wants To Privatize Space Travel by @nichcarlson http://bit.ly/5DHot #
RT @hnshah:Case Study of Iterating on a Tweet: Twitter Postings: Iterative Design http://klck.me/Jb #
The Internet started with pictures of attractive welcoming women, and guess what, it still does. http://bit.ly/oxUuG (via @greatdismal) #
Played my cleanest & sharpest #18xx ever tonight: 3P 1889. Won $7K:$6K:$5K. Classic 3P: float low, rape, dump, float 2x @ high par, win.. #
@msaari 1889: best 4P, 3P still good. Not great, good, excellent for teaching; a solid shorter-style game. ~3 hours or less with exp. #18xx #
@msaari BtB DTG recommendations for novice players: 1889, 18Mex, 18EU. For experienced players: 1826, 1841, 1854, maybe 1832 or 1846 #18xx in reply to msaari #
How delightful. RT @alleyinsider:CHART OF THE DAY: P2P File Stealers Spend A Ton On Media by @nichcarlson http://bit.ly/16J390 #
@msaari Cool. First impressions of 1826 very good. I’ll know more by Tues. 1844 (not a DTG game) is also exceptional albeit long. #18xx in reply to msaari #
@msaari 1844 length the problem? Probably 6hrs with experience. Gods above what a game! Easily in top 5 #18xx. Charters and shares suck tho. in reply to msaari #
I have no words, none at all, & I’m kinda of glad about that. http://tr.im/x8m5 (via @greatdismal) #
Core problem with competitive-business view of #healthcare debate is that point-of-purchase is widely separated from point-of-use/valuation. #
Nicely done #healthcare debate summary for the powerpoint generation (4 napkins): http://tr.im/xc79 (via @nprnews, @pourmecoffee) #
How much where and compared to what? A relative measure of the billions (and trillions) so often discussed in the news. http://tr.im/xh1L #
Corrected URL: New blog post: Variants for 1830: http://tr.im/xp2u #18xx #