tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post6025153855202694023..comments2024-02-26T21:38:35.761+11:00Comments on The Dust Forms Words: 1995 Called: It Wants Settlers of Catan BackGreg Tannahillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00823898295759037081noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-7342049281507898772009-04-08T01:00:00.000+10:002009-04-08T01:00:00.000+10:00Last year, Settlers doubled its sales on this side...<EM>Last year, Settlers doubled its sales on this side of the Atlantic, moving 200,000 copies in the US and Canada—almost unheard-of performance for <STRONG>a new strategy game with nothing but word-of-mouth marketing</STRONG>.</EM><BR/><BR/>I am agape at the thought of being this far ahead of the fine people/editorial process at <EM>Wired</EM>.Nick Novitskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08863651199447917923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-33031125180286856512009-04-07T21:59:00.000+10:002009-04-07T21:59:00.000+10:00I always have the same feeling, when something coo...I always have the same feeling, when something cool and "underground" that I'm into finally becomes pop mainstream. There should be a name for this.Adrian Smithnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-34079829767666185212009-04-06T05:25:00.000+10:002009-04-06T05:25:00.000+10:00Wired is the geek equivalent of Popular Science. M...Wired is the geek equivalent of Popular Science. Maybe I don't read enough magazines, but I think we're still waiting for our equivalent of Nature. I mean, have you ever tried reading one of their game reviews? Barf.<BR/><BR/>That said, that's what good blogs are for.Simon Ferrarihttp://chungking.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24434266.post-87783330796290282632009-04-05T22:08:00.000+10:002009-04-05T22:08:00.000+10:00We have political leaders who have missed decades-...We have political leaders who have missed decades- or centuries-old pieces of common knowledge in the soft and hard sciences. People coming a little late to one of the better board games isn't so bad.<BR/><BR/>I think of it kind of like how tapas restaurants are gaining popularity, or any sort of ethnic dining. "Have you heard of [food]?" "Yes, they have been eating it in [country] for hundreds of years." One of our conversation examples from Japanese class was someone's being amazed at this strange, exotic food called "tacos."Zubonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17678595857805841042noreply@blogger.com