board games
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On auctions, politics, quantum computing, and waste.
All-pay auctions can make for a fun board game, but these same rules are *horrible* when used for politics.
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On octopus art.
We humans make art for humans, but octopuses might make art for others.
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On storytelling in games.
Of course games can be art! There are certain stories, like tales of moral complicity, that games tell better than any other form of media.
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On cooperation in gaming.
Play’s the most fun when you play together.
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On games, tinkering, and gratitude.
By expecting games — and the wider world around you — to have flaws, you can save yourself some heartbreak. Then it’s time to fix ’em.
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On inspirational women … and board games.
I’ve been thinking about role models for my daughter; specifically, one day last June I found myself wondering whether anybody is selling good inspirational posters of strong, intelligent women that’d look cool hung up in a bedroom. One of the first poster-types I started searching the internet for was “Hedy Lamarr, Inventor.” A poster of…
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