"This post isn’t really about Scrabble. It’s about taking a load of ugly data and hacking around with some scripts to refine it into something I can commit to memory. Then its about Scrabble. Winning at Scrabble."

"I wasn't the least bit surprised to quickly discover a handful of Wave-based roleplaying games already in progress, and many more in various stages of planning. In the past few days, I've watched games from the sideline and talked to some Game Masters and gamers—there seems to be an emerging consensus that Google Wave has as much RPG potential as any platform since the venerable and proverbial tabletop."

"The John Carmack keynote ranges from topics such as the ZendiMax buyout of id Software, the expansion of id Software, Rage, QuakeLive, iPhone game development, and many technical topics which are beyond my capacity to outline."

As title.

B3ta.com interviews Wes Cherry, the creator of Solitaire for Windows.

"Welcome to Mod DB and the 6th Annual Mod of the Year Awards - the definative event that showcases the best mods and indie games in the world and recognizes the teams behind them."

"This "Wiki" is a catalogue of the tricks of the trade for writing scripts. We dip into the cauldron of story and place it in front of you to read."

"For the first time ever, a poker-playing computer program challenged two top-level poker professionals in a controlled scientific experiment with real money on the line."

"The internet and other new forms of gambling have not led to an increase in people having a flutter since 1999, a Gambling Commission study has found. In fact, due to a drop in the National Lottery sales, the numbers of people gambling fell from 72% in 1

"The findings, published in the Hong Kong Medical Journal, are based on 23 cases of people who suffered mahjong-induced seizures. The report's four authors, from Hong Kong's Queen Mary Hospital, said the best prevention - and cure - was to avoid playing m

Many fun wee flash games.

Enjoyable and free action/realism FPS.

"In a world where champions fight: * For sweet, sweet uranium, * To defeat their enemies in brutal Challenges, and * To save the Earth from Alien Invaders, Only a Monkey, Ninja, Pirate, or Robot has the Mojo to get the job done!"

"This was posted on the walls of the computing labs earlier this semester and it made me laugh. I reckon that initially, my coding standards would suffer, however, over time they would improve substantially."

As title.

A bunch of rather weird yet addictive flash games.

"There's a strong element of luck involved in playing Monopoly, but there's also enough strategy so that skilled players will win more often than not. Follow this plan and you'll be smiling all the way to Boardwalk."