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My name is Erik Mallinson. I draw pictures, make music, and some other stuff. I like playing the ‘ukulele, riding my scooter around Boston, and playing board games.
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Posts tagged history

Apr22

Mar24

Alison Hansel coined the term. It’s short for “My People” as she felt the little meeples were uber-cute. Local Massachusetts gamers started to use the term Meeple in numerous session reports that appeared on the ‘net, and caught on over time. I’ve even heard Jay Tummelson use the term. (I’m still waiting for an official Rio Grande Games translation that uses the term.) It was said at an SSG session back in November of 2000. So it is written so let it be known…

I’ve seen people refute this and claim that it was used far earlier for some other game… In any event, if the term was used before, it was not known to Alison. In any event, the usage with Carcassonne followers has a very specific origin.

David Bernazzani quoted in Why are they called “Meeples”? (WHAT UP MASSACHUSETTS!)

#Carcassonne #meeple #board game #history #Massachusetts

Nov9

Oct5

Breakout (video game)→

Breakout wins as coolest game ever.

Breakout is an arcade game developed by Atari, Inc and introduced on May 13, 1976. It was conceptualized by Nolan Bushnell and Steve Bristow, and influenced by the 1972 arcade game Pong. The game was ported to video game consoles and upgraded to video games such as Super Breakout. In addition, Breakout was the basis and inspiration for books, video games, and the Apple II personal computer.

#video game #Apple #history

Aug19

Edward Tufte did a speech titled, “Pen and Parchment - The Beautiful Evidence of Medieval Drawings” for the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

zzzzzzzzzzzzzz.

I was generally interested until he whipped out that Napoleons March chart. In my 4 years as a picture framer I must have framed hundreds of those damn things. As soon as I saw it my brain shut off.

(via Austin Kleon)

#design #history

Nov21

The ancient Egyptian Senet is one of the oldest board games with a set being dated back to ~3500 BC. Depicted here is a set from the tomb of Amenhotep III that is currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum.

The ancient Egyptian Senet is one of the oldest board games with a set being dated back to ~3500 BC. Depicted here is a set from the tomb of Amenhotep III that is currently housed in the Brooklyn Museum.

#games #history