Tag: fun
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Mackerelmedia Fish
Dan reviews Mackerelmedia Fish, a surreal game by Nathalie Lawhead, and recommends that you give it a go.
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Remember NonStopHammerTi.me? By order of the Queen, Dan will Remain committed to an idea.
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8-Bit Google Maps
Google Maps have started providing an "8-Bit Edition", with retro-RPG-style map graphics, Dan observes.
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Apples To Alternative Vote
The Earthlings invent a new and topical variant on board game Apples To Apples, to commemorate the upcoming Alternative Vote referendum.
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Easter Egg Hunting, Gravity Hooking, and Geocachers You Might Know
This afternoon, like last year, we took the opportunity to spend Easter Sunday hiding one another's Easter eggs in the woods and then running around looking for them.
For some reason, this year Rory didn't want me to be responsible for hiding his egg (something to do with his eventually being found up a tree, last … -
Dan's April Fools' Jokes This Year
After JTA and I's monster plan for a great April Fools' joke got rained-off this year (maybe another year), I just had to go ahead with two smaller April Fools' gags this year.
The Photocopier Prank
A nice simple joke at the expense of the people in the office building I work in (and far less complex … -
Violet (Interactive Fiction)
It's been a long while, but I've got some more interactive fiction to recommend: Violet, by Jeremy Freese. It's got all of the usual things I like in a modern piece of interactive fiction: a believable, detailed world that you can really feel like you're a part of, and which "carries on" around you; a …
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BiCon Fun And Games
It's been hard to find time to post a blog entry here, with everything that's been going on. Here's the quick rundown so far:
Thursday. Arrived. Checked in. Accommodation is a lot like Penbryn, for those who know what I mean, although with bigger (but more sterile-feeling) bedrooms. Caught up with loads of folks from last … -
Enter The Ninja
So, like a handful of others, I'll be participating in Andy's Ninja Burger game tonight. He's asked us each to throw together a character - or at least to look at character generation - so here's mine:
Name: Ava Kurosawa
Job Title: Driver
Qualities:
Average [+0] Ninja
Average [+0] Driver (just because he does it … -
Garfield Minus Garfield
This is fabulous: Garfield Minus Garfield. It's what you get if you digitally remove Garfield from Garfield comic strips - a better comic, touching on themes of loneliness and schizophrenia. Genius.
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My April Fools
I've always had a thing for big, overcomplicated April Fools' gags. Traditionally, we'd always play pranks on Penbryn Halls at the University, but it's not so easy these days to gain access to halls of residence, now that they've installed door locks that don't open by themselves when you so much as breathe hard on …
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Google's April Fool...
...seems to be to not text me me Google Calendar alerts this morning. So I didn't get reminded to put the bins out, which I've kind-of come to rely on. Whoops!
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Best Joke I’ve Heard This Week
Following up on Claire's post about Easter, here's the best joke I've heard all week:
What did Jesus say to his disciples as he was being nailed to the cross?
I'll be back on Monday, so don't you dare touch my fucking Easter eggs!
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Self-Harm Awareness Day
There's a mailing list I'm on that just got a message that started as follows:
Subject: March 1st - Self-Harm Awareness Day
Just curious...
a) How many of you knew it was self-harm awareness day on March 1st and
b) Are you doing anything to mark it?
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It's pretty bad that the first response I thought of was … -
Gotta Play One More Level
Here's an action/puzzle game for you: Spin The Black Circle. I've played a little and gotten up to the spinning crucifix of doom level. Where can you get to?