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23rd May 2023
The start of another chaotic week. How is it Tuesday already!!?

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This week's ALChoon is done, but needs a video.
The SoCoder Newsletter is about 80% complete, and should be easy to finish off at some point today or tomorrow.
Good good, I'm ahead!

But what of this week's game?!

We're up to the letter U. Universe? Uncredited? Uncertainty?
U-Turn? Is that cheating?! Probably.

Meanwhile..



Alan chipped in with a suggestion yesterday.

Long time no comment, but if you're looking for inspiration on hidden treasure game mechanisms, check out the 2009 board game _Tobago_.


This was a suggestion for what to do with the turtle game, but as is the norm for the pace of AGameAWeek, I'd already finished and released the game before anyone had a chance to give any feedback!!
Aargh..

But his idea is a nice enough one, and might work well in the Shoebox.
I'd probably strip it back a fair amount, to try to fit it into my usual sub-standard style of game mechanics, but I think something similar might be doable.
The original rules, though, are quite, quite lengthy!

Have you played Tobago?
Do you have any thoughts on the mechanics?
How do you think it might be stripped bare, to become an AGameAWeek classic?
Let me know in the comments below!


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