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esoteric_wombat

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    Comment #40614868

    Unfortunately I think this is not the case -- it might just be that the async/await issue is getting pushed into the next milestone tag with each release. In the most recent roadma…

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    Comment #17614901

    If you're interested in a more detailed survey of rpg theory I highly recommend the recently published "Role-Playing Game Studies: A Transmedia Approach" and specifically the chapt…

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    Comment #12668683

    Heck, if you're doing anything substantial with Scheme in high school then you're on a great track.

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    Comment #12667608

    What I should have said is that Zachtronics has the market cornered on programming puzzle games for programmers . I could suggest Human Resource Machine to someone who has never pr…

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    Comment #12667234

    For really good non-programming puzzle games, I'd recommend Snakebird[0] and Stephen's Sausage Roll[1]. Try out Snakebird first, it's cheaper and works great on mobile devices. Don…

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    Comment #10902677

    Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials is a solid choice. It gets dark, but so does Harry Potter, so fair game. I would say late grade school for the first book, adolescent for books …

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    Comment #9521136

    It's at the bottom of the article, but I think it's worth noting that Jon Peterson does some impressive work for role playing game historical documentation. His book Playing at the…

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    Comment #9442542

    I'm really bummed about this.

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    Comment #8531490

    I can't remember why, but I've had the 1968 version of this flight manual on my hard drive for a while. My version is much higher quality. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8iAUeIU…