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Comfort Games
Today is a friend’s birthday, and we’re going to play some games together. We’ve played lots of different games, but some we return to again and again. It’s the same with any group of people I play with and have … Continue reading
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Oceans Infinity
You and I have been witness to the greatest art heist in the planet’s history. Yup, today I want to talk about the underpinning of the current crop of Large Language Model (LLM) style AIs: the training data they scraped … Continue reading
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
It’s a cliché, but it’s also a real question I’ve been asked many times over the years, so let’s have a look. Where do I get my ideas? The short answer is anywhere and everywhere. Though, while that’s true, I don’t think … Continue reading
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Natural Stupidity
In the world of modern creative arts, artificial intelligence (AI) is an unavoidable topic. So, I won’t be avoiding it here. Across the internet and beyond, all manner of articles and videos have already discussed it, and there’s lots of … Continue reading
What’s in a Thursday?
As I said on Tuesday, I’m aiming to post something on both Thursdays and Mondays. Each day will have a different focus, and I’ll get to Monday on Monday, but today’s Thursday, so it’s time to talk about what goes … Continue reading
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I’m Thinking I’m Back
Difficult to know where to start after this long, so perhaps I should just plough on. I’ll probably delete this in a while anyway as it’s only really relevant for any folk who read this blog in the Old Days, … Continue reading
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A Lovely Stroll
Today’s game is not one that should need much introduction with praise from reviewers all over the internet and a solid rating on BGG. It’s PARKS. The game has several things going for it from the outset. The first is … Continue reading
I Need a Hero Too
And I don’t think that the one I need is among the Heroes of Tenefyr. It’s not that HoT is a terrible game. It’s not. But nor is it a great one, and I think that’s pretty much what the … Continue reading
Lovecraftian Limericks
There’s a Kickstarter running at the moment for expansions to the rather splendid AuZtralia game. As I’m a fan of the core set, I’ve backed it myself, which means that I get all the usual campaign updates. Last time they … Continue reading
They Need a Hero!
I’m still on the trail of simple, quick, fantasy games I can solo. This week I’ve been trying my hand at more delving with Heroes of Tenefyr. I’m not really done with it yet, so it’s hard to come to … Continue reading
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