Good morning and happy May Day from New England! I hope it’s a beautiful morning for you but it was not a beautiful weekend for me considering you guys managed to throw not one, but three spits of drama this past week. There are dull moments on Civ, sure, but when there’s something happening, there’s something happening. Speaking of something ... Read more 01 May 2023 - 19 minute read
Good morning and happy Monday from New England! Yeah, it’s the same old week, with the exception that I’m graduating from school very soon. I’m scared to grow up, you know. But it’s also another week of talking about Civ, yelling about Civ, figuring out whether Civ is stagnating as a genre (it is), trying to find ideas to improve Civ (impossib... Read more 24 Apr 2023 - 11 minute read
Good morning and happy Patriot’s Day from New England! Fun fact, Patriots Day is actually a state holiday in Massachusetts, and pretty much nowhere else. I have the day off today! It’s not just because of the Boston Marathon that happens today (Boston Strong!). It commemorates the first battles of the American Revolution, taking place just outs... Read more 17 Apr 2023 - 9 minute read
Good morning and happy day-after-Easter from New England! Did you know that the word ‘Easter’ comes from an Old English word that has absolutely nothing to do with Easter in the slightest? It comes from Ēostre, a West Germanic goddess that has basically no relation to Christianity at all. It’s literally only because they used her name for the m... Read more 10 Apr 2023 - 12 minute read
Good morning and happy Monday from New England! I hope you guys all enjoyed the weekend antics, I certainly did (although, yes I did do an average length newsletter for an april fools joke, thank you for asking). Despite everything going on I still had time to do homework, play board games, have brunch with friends and also cook some food this ... Read more 03 Apr 2023 - 12 minute read