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on Thu Sep 3, 2009 7:13pm.
The act of playing chess is an act of creative cooperation. Even though you're trying to defeat your opponent, you're still creating something in partnership with him, a brand new game. Whether that creation is ultimately beautiful or ugly makes n... Read more »
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on Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:25pm.
As I worked my way through my 4X campaigns in Sins of a Solar Empire and Sword of the Stars, something really started to stick in my craw. As I played each fleet intensive game, I realized that it truly didn’t capture the high stakes nature of f... Read more »
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on Wed Apr 29, 2009 6:56pm.
Chess fascinates me because it is not only the greatest medieval game ever (by "medieval game" I mean a game that stylistically incorporates medieval elements such as "knights" and castle-like "Rooks"), but is also a game that existed in that g... Read more »
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on Wed Feb 25, 2009 7:07pm.
As I write this, a fierce Nor’easter is blowing outside. Is there a better time to selfishly indulge oneself in his favorite hobby? Of course not. Chess is my ‘go to’ game. However, that does not mean my first inclination is to sit down and ... Read more »
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on Thu Oct 16, 2008 4:32pm.
The medieval period was one of brave knights, powerful kings, and the architectural wonder of castle-building. Is there a more fascinating period of human history? Alas, the medieval era is often ignored by the non-fiction world, particularly by c... Read more »
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on Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:56pm.
Despite what my blog may have you believe, Chess is not all glory. For every game that you win, there is usually one that is lost. And let me remind you of something: losing at Chess is not at all like losing at any other game. As Vladamir ... Read more »
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on Thu Aug 7, 2008 9:17pm.
You know what I miss? The wild, often unpredictable chess games of my early years as a chess commander. When you are just starting out on your chessic career, many games are won and lost by a single, speartip thrust to the throat. ... Read more »
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on Tue Jul 22, 2008 5:24pm.
There has been a lot said about the manifest left-wing lunacy of Hollywood, but it has always struck me as very interesting that another portion of modern entertainment media, indeed, a portion that is beginning to eclipse Hollyweird itself, is la... Read more »
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on Wed Jul 2, 2008 8:04pm.
The Nintendo Wii is one of the hottest gaming consoles ever and I believe part of the reason for its success is that Nintendo has been quite clever in indentifying a demand for family-friendly games that emphasize interactive fun with rather stra... Read more »
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on Fri Jun 6, 2008 11:01pm.
General Henry Heth: “Very strange, sir. The situation is very confused.” General Robert E. Lee: “What happened?” General Henry Heth: “I moved in this morning, as directed. I thought it was only a few militia, bu... Read more »