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Check out my digital hex-and-counter game, Arete: Battles of Alexander the Great, on iOS and Android. ⚔️ molotovcockatiel.com
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Hi, I'd like to share with you the minutes of an aerial skirmish I played with a friend last week. I try to report the event using the terminology specific to aerial combat manoeuvres in order to demonstrate the suitability of this game for educational purposes. #ACM #Vassal

submitted 5 days ago • 1 comment

Well the great @thebrdgmschronicle.bsky.social has done it again! Watch his second playthrough of my game, Arete. This time he tackles the new Tyre scenario. www.youtube.com/watch?v=np9O...

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

In total shock right now. Absolutely heartbroken.

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Since lead singer, Brian Molko, is being sued for calling Italy's prime minister a fascist (a person who by all accounts is a fascist), it seems like a good time to dust off this absolute fking banger by Placebo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JJA...

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

Started tinkering around with coding good ol' classic Klondike Solitaire at Barnes & Noble yesterday. It was relaxing in comparison to coding a hex-and-counter game. Might keep going with this just for fun.

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Our grognard friend Nicola from The Bad Place has made the journey here. Give him a follow!

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Arete made the Incoming section again!

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Michal was kind enough to interview me and do a write-up of “Arete” on The Boardgames Chronicle. Check it out here:

submitted 21 days ago • 0 comments

Gone down a rabbithole of RPG character sheets to see if main stats deviate much from STR/DEX/CON/WIS/CHA/INT. So many use those 6 or rename them. Can all humans be distilled down to those traits? Any interesting ones you folks have seen? So far One Ring's has looked the most interesting to me.

submitted 21 days ago • 1 comment

This update also brings changes to how the online game “it’s your turn” feature works. It’ll take a couple of turns to display correctly for both players so check your online games even if it doesn’t say it’s your turn.

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🚨 New Scenario Added: The Siege of Tyre 🚨 So happy to announce Arete: Battles of Alexander now has its 8th scenario. I'm so excited for everyone to give it a try. If you own the game, all you have to do is update! More info and summary of the new rules here: molotovcockatiel.com/introducing-...

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

Heads up if you update your Apple devices (Mac, iPad, iPhone) doing so might turn on Apple Intelligence without your permission. If, after update, you get a popup that talks about it, you'll only have the option to Continue. You can't exit the popup otherwise. Clicking "Continue" turns it on. 1/2

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My wife just told me they use the term “prompt engineering” to describe AI users and I rolled my eyes so hard I passed out for a few seconds.

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Just signed up for @fortcircle.bsky.social’s Circle DC game convention!

submitted 51 days ago • 2 comments

Been quiet on the update front because I've been working on a big one. One with a NEW SCENARIO that is...*drum roll*... TYRE!! I wanted to include Tyre in the initial release but knew variations would add too much delay. But I'm thrilled this is coming along and will be part of the game soon!

submitted 54 days ago • 1 comment

Awful news.

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Had to check the calendar to make sure it wasn't April, but I won't lie, I'm interested. Good to see fish getting some love.

submitted 55 days ago • 3 comments

Couldn't agree more.

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