How They See Us

Blogger AlterX on America as seen from Germany.

. . . these are people I've known for more than 40 years. People who thought Jack Kennedy was the greatest thing since sliced bread and whose dream it was to come to America. People who used to ask me to send them anything (t-shirts, stuffed animals, posters) with an American flag on it. As far as they're concerned now, we can shove it all up our collective ass.

But the real reason I posted this is because of the banner at the bottom.

( Over-the-top but amazingly satisfying political comparison here )

Hobby Games: The 100 Best, a list

Via agrumer, I find that someone has transcribed the table of contents of James Lowder's Hobby Games: The 100 Best.

Lowder's book is an appreciation of games for people who really love games, written by people who really love games. Basically, Lowder gathered 100 major game designers and publishers and asked them to list three of their favorite games about which they would be willing to write a 500-1000 word appreciation. He then determined the 100 top vote-getters and assigned them to the voters. The resultant list is thus not deliberately "representative", but it manages to include a wide variety of games that are historically important archetypes and recent refinements and perfections. And the enthusiasm expressed in the essays is infectious. Highly recommended if you're one of those people who really loves games, or someone who wants to understand those who do.

Of course, any such list will become what you young hepsters call "a meme".

( Behind the cut: a lot of games )