I don’t know about training the faithful but it’s been training my poker face. A few more games of Dune under the belt and I’ve been enjoying how you can use the cards to create layers of intrigue and out and out base cunning. We only managed to round up five players this time, but… Continue reading God created Arrakis to train the faithful
Category: Dune
Science time
Science is made up of so many things that appear obvious after they are explained. Pardot Kynes. Another Dune quote but its apt for so many things that happened this weekend. Friday Firstly on Friday, I gave a brief talk at Dorkbot Anglia about how I used our Celestron telescope and a cheap, off the… Continue reading Science time
Now it’s complete because it’s ended here
Arrakis teaches the attitude of the knife — chopping off what’s incomplete and saying: “Now it’s complete because it’s ended here.” I’ve just about come to the end of my Dune odyssey, I’ve got a few final bits to tidy up but the main build is over. Time to chop off what is incomplete. I… Continue reading Now it’s complete because it’s ended here
Arrakis, the planet known as Dune, is forever his place
I’ve had a few requests for the files of my Dune map. In the link below you’ll find the files for the base and the map in eps, ai, pdf and png format. If you download them and use them then please let me know as I’d be interested to see how they get used.… Continue reading Arrakis, the planet known as Dune, is forever his place
The Spice Must Flow
There’s nothing like a good quote from a Sci-fi book to spice up your blog entry but how about a photo as well? I first read Dune by Frank Herbert many years ago while I was still in high school and still read it now and then, I’ve seen the film umpteen times, played various… Continue reading The Spice Must Flow