Because as hard as it is to win by fighting, it’s impossible to win by doing nothing. - Cory Doctorow

Of course, it couldn't last. Those whom the gods would destroy utterly, they first give a taste of heaven.

The number of games went up or down according to the brutal, elegant logic of the economics of fun:
a certain amount of difficulty
plus
a certain amount of your friends
plus
a certain amount of interesting strangers
plus
a certain amount of reward
plus
a certain amount of opportunity
equaled
fun

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