I'm on Parker #3, The Outfit, and showing no signs of slowing down. Been reading Dictionary of the Khazars at bedtime, which is appropriate since it's more like a dream than a traditional novel. Got turned on to it, actually, by Robin D. Laws's blurb for King of Sartar . I am a big fan of non-tradit...

There isn't much to learn, so you should be able to swing it. I'll play, too.

I bought this way back when, and I couldn't tell you why. I think I was hoovering up anything with pass and play.

Does linking you to the "Books" thread(s) count for my writing sample?

I would be interested to hear your impressions, if you get it.

Thx

I bought it and have a trip this weekend and will give it a play and let you know.

So did you end up playing it?

Peter Watts is my favorite philosopher. I actually can't get enough of his bleakness. I think he and R. Scott Bakker should do a book together; it would be "fun". Neuropath was Watts-like, although (don't tell Scott I said this) not as well written. Echopraxia did feel pretty Gibon-like in tone, but...

Finished the first Parker book (The Hunter by Richard Stark aka Donald Westlake), the book they based three movies that I know of off of, including 1997's Payback and the much more recent (and unseen by me) movie with Jason Statham. Been on my list for a while, but was inspired to read them by the I...

Hum, this looks cool. Yes, please report back.

This app is very slick. We should think about a tournament...

Yeah, like, if a player played that one card that among other effects lowered Defcon by one, but forgot about that part and played it for a coup in a battleground country when Defcon was already at 3, that would be super dumb.

Purely hypothetically.