One night, I risked everything (well, homework) to strike missile bases in the Middle East… In the late 1980s and early 1990s, western activity in the Middle East was largely (a couple of conflicts aside) represented by airstrikes. Some of these might have been launched from F-15 jets, and othersRead More →
I’ve recently discovered that my children are learning about native Americans and the impact the European settlers made in North America (apparently they’re not covering Central and South America). As we enjoyed an episode of Horrible Histories about The Mayflower, it dawned on me that there was a way toRead More →
I’ve been playing Sid Meier games for nearly 40 years. Basic recollections place my first exposure to his title as about 1990, when I first encountered Railroad Tycoon running on a friend’s Amiga 500. However, more in-depth research reveals that the first Sid Meier title I played was Solo Flight,Read More →
When Sid Meier talks, you want to listen. The creator of Civilization, Railroad Tycoon, and many other classic strategy and simulator titles has revealed his thoughts on the proliferation of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and monetization of play (microtransactions and the like) in an interview with the BBC. Chatting with theRead More →
