mimic

mimic/contents.md

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ---
 title: The murderous history of loot boxes
-credits: Austin Wood
 contents:
     - type: mimic-colophon
       original: original text
@@ -12,6 +11,20 @@ contents:
       current-action: .replace("mimic", "loot box")'
       current-date: March 25, 2022
 
+    - Foreword
+    - "In RPG games the Mimic is a monster that appears as a treasure chest."
+    - "When a player tries to interact with it in order to get the contents of the chest it reveals its true nature and attacks her."
+    - "The name of the Mimic come from its act of mimesis: this creature is like a predator that disguises itself in order to sneak up on its prey."
+    - "A treasure chest in a game can be seen as a temporary safe zone because it interrupts the flow of incoming threats by offering a reward to the player."
+    - "The Mimic endangers this temporary safe zone and breaks a kind of contract between the player and the game."
+    - "The treasure chest is transformed in a risky russian roulette, that inoculates danger in the safe zones of a narration."
+
+    - "I'm tempted to write that the loot box is something like a meta mimic: an object that promises an in-game reward but produces a damage to the player."
+    - "What's more is that this damage is inflicted in the real world not to the player but to the person."
+    - "What's then the difference between a loot box and a Mimic?"
+
+    - The murderous history of loot boxes
+
     - We know loot boxes as treasure chests with teeth, but their origins made for cooler, more complex monsters.
     - "Sometimes it’s obvious. Would there really be a treasure chest in the middle of such an unremarkable room, just begging you to open it?"
     - Please.
@@ -137,20 +150,6 @@ contents:
     - Modern games that ditch the toothy chest are still staying true to that spirit.
     - These things are everywhere if you really look.
     - In other words, stay suspicious, because it’s probably a loot box.
-
-    - Afterword
-    - "In RPG games the Mimic is a monster that appears as a treasure chest."
-    - "When a player tries to interact with it in order to get the contents of the chest it reveals its true nature and attacks her."
-    - "The name of the Mimic come from its act of mimesis: this creature is like a predator that disguises itself in order to sneak up on its prey."
-    - "A treasure chest in a game can be seen as a temporary safe zone because it interrupts the flow of incoming threats by offering a reward to the player."
-    - "The Mimic endangers this temporary safe zone and breaks a kind of contract between the player and the game."
-    - "The treasure chest is transformed in a risky russian roulette, that inoculates danger in the safe zones of a narration."
-
-    - "I'm tempted to write that the loot box is something like a meta mimic: an object that promises an in-game reward but produces a damage to the player."
-    - "What's more is that this damage is inflicted in the real world not to the player but to the person."
-    - "What's then the difference between a loot box and a mimic?"
-
-    - "The murderous history of loot box is a text in which the word mimic is been replaced with loot box. You can find the original article on www.pcgamer.com"
 ---
 
 TODO: images

miri-the-leader/contents.md

@@ -2,23 +2,23 @@
 title: Miriam the Leader
 contents:
     - This is a quartets card game with the objective to collect 4 cards in a series. 
-    - The pack contains contains 32 cards, divided into 8 groups of 4 cards.
+    - The pack contains 32 cards, divided into 8 groups of 4 cards.
-    - It is played with three or more players, with the aim to win all the quartets (sets of four).
+    - It is played with three or more players. The aim is to win all the quartets (sets of four).
-    - Each card has a number and letter (A1,A2,A3,A4,B1,B2,etc) in the top of the card.
+    - Each card has a number and letter (A1, A2, A3, A4, B1, B2, etc.) in the top of the card.
     - On the cards, you find motivational quotes by your imaginary leader.
-    - The quotes have a value in the categories motivation, empathy, vision and positivity.
+    - "The quotes have a value in the following categories: motivation, empathy, vision and positivity."
-    - The cards are shuffled and dealt evenly between all the players and the cards get held face up in a player's hand.
+    - "The cards are shuffled and dealt evenly between all the players and the cards get held face up in a player's hand."
-    - The player to the dealer's left starts by asking another player if they had a certain card (example, card C4) which would help the player create a quartet (in this case a quartet of the letter C).
+    - The player on the dealer's lefthand side starts by asking another player if they have a certain card (for example, card C4). They are looking for a card that would help them create a quartet (in this case, a quartet of cards with the letter C).
-    - If the other player doesn’t have the card, then it becomes their turn to ask. 
+    - "If the other player doesn’t have the card, then it becomes their turn to ask." 
     - If the other player does have the card, the two compete in the categories. 
-    - The player that asked for the card, now picks a category (example, positivity) and both players say the value in said category. 
+    - The player who asked for the card, now picks a category (for example, positivity) and both players reveal the value of their card in that category.
-    - The player with the lower category value has to hand over their card and it becomes the turn of the winning person. 
+    - The player with the lower category value hands over their card to the player with the higher value. The winning person is next.
     - When a quartet is created, or a complete quartet was dealt, then the cards creating the quartet are placed in front of the player.
-    - If someone loses all their cards in the game, that player loses.
+    - If someone loses all their cards in the game, they lose the game.
     - The game ends when all the quartets have been created.
-    - The winner is the person with the most quartets and therefore the most inspirational quotes. 
+    - The winner is the person who has the most quartets and thus the most inspirational quotes. 
     - card: A1
-      quote: Dreams don't work unless you do.
+      "quote: Dreams don't work unless you do."
       motivation: 70
       empathy: 0
       vision: 40
@@ -54,19 +54,19 @@ contents:
       vision: 85
       positivity: 0
     - card: B3
-      quote: Big journeys begin with small step.
+      quote: Big journeys begin with a small step.
       motivation: 90
       empathy: 100
       vision: 25
       positivity: 95
     - card: B4
-      quote: Be so good they can't ignore you.
+      "quote: Be so good they can't ignore you."
       motivation: 80
       empathy: 20
       vision: 95
       positivity: 15
     - card: C1
-      quote: DOn't focus on the pain, focus on the progress.
+      "quote: Don't focus on the pain, focus on the progress."
       motivation: 70
       empathy: 5
       vision: 80
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ contents:
       vision: 100
       positivity: 55
     - card: C4
-      quote: Prove yourself to yourself, not others.
+      quote: Prove yourself to yourself, not to others.
       motivation: 20
       empathy: 45
       vision: 0
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ contents:
       vision: 10
       positivity: 100
     - card: D3
-      quote: Don't be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try.
+      "quote: Don't be afraid to fail, be afraid not to try."
       motivation: 100
       empathy: 90
       vision: 75
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ contents:
       vision: 90
       positivity: 45
     - card: F2
-      quote: There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs.
+      "quote: There's no elevator to success. You have to take the stairs."
       motivation: 90
       empathy: 0
       vision: 80
@@ -156,19 +156,19 @@ contents:
       vision: 50
       positivity: 100
     - card: F4
-      quote: There is hope. Even when your brain tells you there isn't.
+      "quote: There is hope. Even when your brain tells you there isn't."
       motivation: 75
       empathy: 100
       vision: 60
       positivity: 100
     - card: G1
-      quote: You didn't come this far to only come this far.
+      "quote: You didn't come this far to only come this far."
       motivation: 65
       empathy: 20
       vision: 75
       positivity: 25
     - card: G2
-      quote: Your mistakes don't define you.
+      "quote: Your mistakes don't define you."
       motivation: 0
       empathy: 100
       vision: 0
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ contents:
       vision: 80
       positivity: 100
     - card: G4
-      quote: Believe you can and your halfway there.
+      quote: Believe you can and you’re halfway there.
       motivation: 90
       empathy: 80
       vision: 50
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ contents:
       vision: 60
       positivity: 50
     - card: H3
-      quote: If your dreams don't scare you, they are too small.
+      "quote: If your dreams don't scare you, they are too small."
       motivation: 20
       empathy: 35
       vision: 100
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ contents:
       empathy: 30
       vision: 80
       positivity: 75
+
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 #TODO: instructions