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Some tips for Osmos

The fantastic game Osmos has finally come to Android. In celebration of which, here are a couple of tips for playing it well. They are based on some similar remarks by Mat Jarvis.

About some games

Winter is coming, and I have to admit I’ve been playing computer games. Specifically, I’ve got myself hooked on SpaceChem. It’s a somewhat odd addiction for a programmer, since playing this game is in many ways very like algorithm design, but it definitely tickles me. Until recently you could decide your own price for SpaceChem [...]

Games and prices

Machinarium, a game by the makers of Samarost (1 and 2), is being offered for $51 in a “pirate amnesty” (down from $20); the makers estimate that only 5-15% of people playing it paid. (No idea how they did that estimation. They’ve also, in a belated fit of sanity, added a note to the blog [...]