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Pretty interesting deep-dive from Zach Barth (of Zachtronics) into how this mostly-forgotten randomised adventure from 1997 works under the hood.

Was just thinking about the fun I used to have at university playing games with asynchronous multiplayer or ‘play-by-email’.

For the uninitiated, games like Combat Mission or Laser Squad Nemesis allowed you to set up a multiplayer match, carry out your turn, then save the game and email it to a friend. They’d open the save file on their computer, make their move, email it back, and so on. Full matches could take days - weeks, even - to play out!

Similarly, we’d play month-long games of Diplomacy, or set the clock in DEFCON to realtime mode and keep the game running for days at a time until it was over.

I find there’s something inherently appealing about video games that not only last for days, but that encourage or even require you to step away and ponder for a few hours before making your next move. In a way, it’s kind of like battling a cryptic crossword for an entire weekend, and I wish more games leaned into that kind of experience.

If anyone knows of any good games that relied on systems like that, share the titles! I’d also love to know if there are any modern games that scratch that itch.

You just opened a new box of Family Circle. But what are you picking first, and what gets left?

For us, the first to go is usually the shortbread and the custard creams. I tend to leave the chocolate covered ones until later because they don’t dunk well.

We know that Coca Cola sold in the US is sweetened with corn syrup, and that Coke Zero is formulated to be as close as possible to the standard recipe.

But… Coca Cola here in the UK has always been sweetened with cane sugar.

Is the UK version of Coke Zero formulated differently to imitate the flavour of cane sugar instead? Or do we get a Coke Zero that’s trying to imitate HFCS?

(Side note: I’m aware a certain president recently decided Coke US should be made with cane sugar too, but that fact makes my question less interesting so I’m choosing to ignore it.)

Stick with it; don’t bolt.

Just curious if there are any others out there on Lemmy! Where are you based and what team do you support?

I live in the UK but I’m a Saints fan - started following the league in 2020 as a lockdown hobby and it stuck!