Tagged: board game

perhaps life is not

perhaps life is not
far from a worker placement
game – we harvest, feed,

harvest, feed, harvest feed, always
before the next grueling round
.
20230504:2050
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
game two, some kind of settling –
a war of whispers
.
20230223:1925
y

guaranteeing fun

guaranteeing fun
requires an adept management
of expectations –

no one promises that the
rules will be easy to find
.
20230212:1153
y

we are into the

we are into the
fourth hour of scythe when someone
notes the box reads one-

hundred-fifteen minutes, no more,
no less – someone’s being precious
.
20221209:2031
y

in no stress chess, the

in no stress chess, the
secret lies in taking turns
letting go of it
.
20221206:1522
y

we are always one

we are always one
round away from winning or
defeat, cards up our

sleeves or in full display, it
matters less when you’re having fun
.
20220730:1533
y

in the middle of

in the middle of
playing the longest board game –
the realization

that the strategy’s always been
to do the least harm and still win
.
20220723:1725
y

we play power grid

we play power grid
on the german side, with you
as a tour guide, a

story for every city
we vie for with paper money
.
20220711:2100
y

two full jujube

two full jujube
bowls –
black versus
white, each stone
an old yunzi
poem to polish
.
20110428:2355
y