Tag Blapril

Blapril 2020 in the Rear View

Alright, not quite in the rear view. We still have until Saturday, and I’ll certainly be aiming to keep up the cadence of daily posts until then. Within the timeframe of Blapril (March 29th through to May 9th) this willโ€ฆ

Around the World in 80 Turns

Maybe not strictly true within the context of the game. After all, while In our Civilisation VI Blogger Succession Game we do in fact have an exploring ship — we haven’t yet settled anywhere off the mainland. But it mayโ€ฆ

Top Five Least Viewed Posts

Every coin has its flip side, and so too does this. If we covered the top five most viewed posts yesterday, then it must be time to look now at the least viewed. Certainly that’s what the originator of thisโ€ฆ

The Value in Bla(pril/ugust)

Last night, Bhagpuss posted on the subject of the recent wave of expressions of exhaustion. I read it while I was out of the house so couldnโ€™t respond in much detail at the time. Now, much of what Bhagpuss wrote โ€” I agree with...

RNG vs. Player Agency

Luck. Probability. Random Number Generation (RNG). Love it or despise it, it’s been a part of gaming for decades. At its simplest and most extreme form the outcome is decided in entirety by the roll of the (sometimes literal) dice.โ€ฆ