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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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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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Sandpit 13: The Postman, Free London’s Monsters

Posted on September 9, 2009 by metatim

(Continuing from my first post introducing Sandpit 13, which took place on the 24th June 2009, and the next which described The Following) The Postman This was unlike other games in one particularly interesting regard: it did not have a … Continue reading →

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Sandpit 13: The Following

Posted on July 17, 2009 by metatim

(Continuing from my earlier post, introducing Sandpit 13) The Premise It’s a familiar part of many films: one character is attempting to follow another. They must avoid detection, as the followed, should they become aware of the tail, will attempt … Continue reading →

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