Author Archives: metatim

Learning to Cheat Without Breaking the Rules, Part 2: Frameworks for Cheating

Posted on December 24, 2011 by metatim

For the same reason as in Part 1, these posts are illustrated using the Hand of Fate: Comic Strip Playing Cards by Karen Rubins. In the first part I explained how a sequence of games taught me to become comfortable … Continue reading →

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Learning to Cheat Without Breaking the Rules, Part 1: Games about Lying

Posted on November 3, 2011 by metatim

For no particular reason, these posts are illustrated using the Hand of Fate: Comic Strip Playing Cards by Karen Rubins. At the recent Sandpit event at the National Maritime Museum, I played a game called Schooner or Later by The … Continue reading →

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A Game Based on Cheese Sandwiches

Posted on August 8, 2011 by metatim

After being blown away by a Sandpit event in 2009, getting very competitive at Time*Trails at the 2010 Hide&Seek Weekender as team Fruitbat, and having all sorts of weird and wonderful experiences at other Hide&Seek events, it was time to … Continue reading →

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Inception Diagram and Explanation (spoilers, obviously)

Posted on December 13, 2010 by metatim

If you’ve somehow found yourself looking at this page but actually want to avoid Spoilers for Inception, you should leave now. Right. People are posting Inception Theories all over the internet, but even the ones that agree with me aren’t … Continue reading →

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