Microlog: Sports & Games
Why You Should Care About Cricket
My ‘in’ to cricket was baseball (the scoring system and game mechanics are surprisingly similar). That and watching highlights of the World Cup. I couldn’t sit through a full day test match. Permalink ·
Monopoly Home Rules
“For mixing things up a little. Permalink ·
This Gaming Life free to read online
Jim Rossignol’s book on gaming culture available in full online. Shame it’s not downloadable as an e-book. Permalink ·
What I Mean When I Talk About Games Literacy
Understanding games as stories and systems, the latter with limitations that must be respected by the former. Or something like that. Lots to think about. See also: Emmet’s frustrations with conventions in game design. Permalink ·
Skirmish Wars: Advance Tactics
Interesting looking print-and-play strategy board game, based on Nintendo’s Advance Wars. Permalink ·
Play Mastermind
It’s a bit more quick-fire than the real thing, but still all kinds of awesome. Permalink ·
Chart of 2009 New York Mets Injuries
We want much less red this season, please. And some wins would be nice, too. [c/o Subtraction] Permalink ·
Deadspin on the life and career of Andre the Giant
A wonderful feature piece (with YouTube clips) on the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World’; part of a series on dead wrestlers that Deadspin’s treating with the kind of respect the business doesn’t usually get. Permalink ·
150,000 join start line for first day of London 2012 Olympics ticket race
Tickets go on sale in spring next year? That’s closer than I expected; not long left to decide if I’m going. Permalink ·
Lou Albano obituary
Nice of the Guardian to pay tribute to Captain Lou. Permalink ·
Hitman Hart: Wrestling with Shadows is streaming online
Hosted by the National Film Board of Canada, no less. I never got around to seeing this the first time round. Permalink ·
Eddie Guerrero, 1967-2005
I’m keeping track of the news over at The Irish Whip. Eddie was one of those people you don’t really appreciate until they’re no longer with us. A sad time for wrestling, indeed. Permalink ·
The newbie guide to Pride Fighting Championships
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MetaFilter thread on the Ultimate Warrior’s recent wholly-nonsensical liberal-bating exploits
Kids, there’s a lesson to be learned here: don’t do drugs. Permalink ·
The New York Times on Harley Race’s wrestling school [c/o Bob Mould]
Everybody’s going old school all of a sudden. Next thing they’ll be bringing back rounds. Permalink ·
Quotes From the Announcers of Wrestlemania XX Which Were, but Should Not Have Been, Meant in All Seriousness
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WWE announces details on UK expansion
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A brief introduction to the world of mixed martial arts (written by someone who’s actually watched some)
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Micro Wrestlers [c/o Merlin’s LiveJournal]
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Poll reveals pro wrestling is second most hated sport in America
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Simon Hattenstone interviews that big sweet teddy bear Mick Foley
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Elizabeth dead; Luger in trouble
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WWE fires Jeff Hardy
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The Great Sasuke elected to Japanese Assembly (World’s first mask-wearing politician? Surely not)
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