Gemini* and Gopher

• Personal/Opinions

  • The Mist of the Lands Between

    When I chose to embark on a new Souls, it was not a light decision.

    For many, it is but a stroll. For others—like myself, with limited time—it becomes a vast commitment that may last for months. It is not a choice to make lightly, for it means setting aside other pursuits. And let us be honest: a game of this kind must be lived, not rushed.

    What I had not considered, however, was that beyond the many bosses scattered throughout the world, I would face two more. Bosses upon whom no in-game buff would ever have effect. They were, in truth, the hardest of them all.

  • The board game with 160 000 pieces

    Here’s an idea for an original board game about 160000 samurai fighting it out.

    Each samurai is roughly the size of a lentil. Hideyori’s samurai are made of wood and Tokugawa’s samurai are made out of metal. The metal pieces should not be magnets themselves but magnets should attract them to more easily separate the two types.

    Ideally, there’s an easy integer weight relationship between them (for example the wood pieces being exactly ten times lighter than the metal pieces). Same weight is also okay but that’s going to be hard to fit with the following contstraint: the volume should be approximately the same. Wood is way lighter than metal normally.

    Lentil shaped is actually a pretty good shape because we don’t want them to roll all over the apartment but we do want them to not snag too much, to “flow” like sand can do.

  • Review of the review of my response to NotBob's review

    My previous post was not a review. It was just a post where I brag about my website receiving 5/5 strawberries. Perhaps restraint was the wiser course.