When I teach Mahjong I like to say "it's in the family of games like Rummy, Canasta, or Phase 10." I've found when I say "Phase 10" there is someone who is learning that immediately becomes an order of magnitude less intimidated.
The thing about “WandaVision” is that it is textually and visually about the idea that it is the destiny of all art, no matter the medium, to evolve into the colour-coded blast battle in the third act of a superhero film.
In Mario Party, minigame descriptions treat being eliminated merely as being out of the game, except for Bumper Balls, which shifts the tone by stating the winner is the last one left alive. This implies that while other minigames might be for fun, Bumper Balls is to the death.
@Viveegon "ghost of a transgender girl helps a man learn the true name of the demon who stole his face so his friends can reunite with his real self" sounds like an award-winning queer horror short film, not Chapter 4 of Paper Mario.
Woke 1.5 was too complicated, but Woke 2.0 streamlined things too much and isn't fun anymore.
I'm starting a new system called Wokefinder that's kind like making Woke 1.75 and we're just gonna keep balancing that one.
🚨 BREAKING — SENATE CANDIDATE GRAHAM PLATNER ALLEGEDLY “DRESSED UP IN SCARY CLOWN COSTUME AND CHASED PEOPLE AROUND” DURING SUMMER OF 2016 WHEN THAT WAS HAPPENING
I’ve read many undergrad essays over the years.
And if there’s one thing I’ve learned, it’s that mankind has pondered an awful lot of stuff since the dawn of time.