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"Last week we launched the Kickstarter for our amazing new card game,
One
Billion Users. It’s a fast, fun card game where players try to build up the
biggest and best social media network, while simultaneously trying to undermine
the networks the other players are trying to build.
In the campaign, we mentioned a couple of historical card games that the game
was loosely based on: 1906’s
Touring and 1954’s
Mille Bornes. I mentioned
that
Mille Bornes has been wildly popular at times since its launch, and over
on Bluesky many people have been expressing their fond nostalgia for
Mille
Bornes.
It’s true that
Mille Bornes is a fantastic game for friends and family,
involving trying to win a car race while throwing up various hazards in front
of your opponents. But I wanted to make clear that
One Billion Users is not
just a “re-skinned
Mille Bornes” about social media.
It’s much better.
In fact, we’ve made several key improvements and additions that make
One
Billion Users a deeper, more strategic, and ultimately more engaging game than
its predecessors."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics