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June 14, 2023

Making a Space Game and being Lazy

I was bored, and at work needed to do some drives to some places where I would be waiting in my car for anywhere from a few minutes to maybe even a couple of hours. I was never a fan of having games on my phone, and over time had some small indie RPGs or strategy games, or my golden standard, Sudoku. Back home, every few months I would dust off the digital version of Heroes of Might and Magic III, and accidentally time travel to 0500 before a full day of work. As one does, I imagined having Heroes III with me on my phone and being able to have a huge game going at all times (Very smart to lean into a dangerously time consuming activity…) I could continue whenever I had a few free minutes.

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