@juergen_hubert good lord I looked at it, but actually play? I am not really sure that's actually possible. maybe if I could spend a year or so trying to understand it

@juergen_hubert Not only do I remember it – I have two copies of it and the Worlds book.

But did I ever play it? Hades below, no. I loved it and love it but it's not a game for playing. I'm not even sure if the authors ever played it.

But as a tool for world design? Fantastic. Absolutely incredible. As a guide for thinking about world design? No doubt, it is one of the best texts ever written.

But playable? No way. If you want to play something that gives you the same kind of multithreaded thrill with the zoom in and zoom out, you pick up Microscope (https://www.lamemage.com/microscope/), you sit down with some friends, and you actually play the game in minutes.

It was on my mind when I sketched together a challenge concept called Zoom (https://grimtokens.garden/Thoughts/New+(Year's)+Resolution+Mechanic+Blog+Challenge), I will admit.

@juergen_hubert@bookrastinating.com @juergen_hubert@thefolklore.cafe I remember picking it up to browse once. The title was enough to make me put it back on the shelf. All I could think of was Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz's reaction to Ford and Arthur's poetry appreciation in The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:

'“…counterpoint the surrealism of the underlying metaphor…” Hm-hm. Death’s too good for them.'