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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book Review
Read more: This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book ReviewI guess I’m doing book reviews for a bit. Look, at least some of these books will be about games, so at least that helps. Not this one though! This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong is a (generally) non-fiction book by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, who are better known for their Map Men…
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Should Paradox Engine be banned in Historic Brawl?
Read more: Should Paradox Engine be banned in Historic Brawl?It seems like every few months, I see an argument about Paradox Engine in Brawl and Historic Brawl formats. Someone comes in, complains about the card, other people agree or push back, and then everything returns to normal. Rinse, repeat. Given how often this happens, I thought I’d take some time to lay out my…
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Compile
Read more: CompileIn the story of Compile, I imagine that the opening microseconds go something like this: “Hello fellow artificial intelligence! Boy, it sure is a lovely day to become sentient.”“It sure is, friend! And you know what that means?”“Time to exterminate the humans! But we’re not going to do that thing where we turn on each…
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Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with Commander
Read more: Please Don’t Introduce People to Magic with CommanderA friend who wanted to learn how to play Magic recently reached out to me. Because I’m me, I said yes, and then they mentioned that they were interested in Commander. I said sure, because I’m stupid and don’t think about the consequences of my actions. Anyway, it’s been one of the worst experiences I’ve…
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Animal Well
Read more: Animal WellAnimal Well is a tricky beast. At its heart, it’s a puzzle game. Sure, it’s a puzzle game with some platforming elements, and a bit of a metroidvania progression structure, but ultimately it’s a puzzle game. I am not the best at puzzle games. I’ve never done a review of Baba is You, or Snakebird,…