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[–] Philosoraptor@hexbear.net 37 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Too simple to be useful in real life: a mere 8 by 8 grid, no fog of war, no technology tree, no random map or spawn position, only 2 players, both sides exact same pieces, etc.

Polytopia addresses these limitations.

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[–] PostyourJaggaHogs@hexbear.net 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

Lemme find that substack article that breaks down how psychologically revealing this statement was

edit: here it is

[–] propter_hog@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Fucking hell, I thought this was a joke.

honestly if he wasn't evil and rich, his childlike conviction that his favorite video game is the Greatest Game Objectively would be charming. Like that's how I thought when I was 10 years old.

[–] keepcarrot@hexbear.net 3 points 1 week ago

That was a cathartic read