diff --git a/content/post/2023/06/may-2023.md b/content/post/2023/06/may-2023.md index c019a572..93e3b5dc 100644 --- a/content/post/2023/06/may-2023.md +++ b/content/post/2023/06/may-2023.md @@ -18,11 +18,13 @@ Only one entry this month, and even finishing that was a close one. [Brood: Een geschiedenis van bakkers en hun brood](https://geschiedenis-winkel.nl/p/brood/) (_Bread: a history of bakers and their bread_) by Peter Scholliers, an emeritus professor history. As a bread nut, I really appreciated the thoroughness of the historical data and the statistical analysis behind it, but after a couple of hundred pages with nothing but that, it tasted like 4 days old mediocre bread: very dry. _Brood_ does synthesize insights from different sources to paint a picture on the evolution of things like bread prices in Belgium from the early 19th century until now---which, admittedly, was _much_ better done compared to my feeble attempt in my own bread book. +_The Creative Programmer_ is now [available on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/Creative-Programmer-Wouter-Groeneveld/dp/1633439054/)! If you've read it, please leave an honest review to increase the visibility of the book. Thanks for your support! + ## Games I've played -- I finished [Gobliiins 5](https://jefklakscodex.com/games/pc/gobliiins-5/), the throwback wacky puzzle adventure created by one-man team Pierre Gilhodes. It was good, although I wish it stayed in the oven for another month---to keep things within the bread-o-sphere---which could have shaved off the rough edges. +- I finished [Gobliiins 5](https://jefklakscodex.com/games/pc/gobliiins-5/), the throwback wacky puzzle adventure created by one-man team Pierre Gilhodes. It was good, although I wish it stayed in the oven for another month---to keep things within the bread-o-sphere---which could have shaved off the many rough edges. - [Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes](https://jefklakscodex.com/games/ds/might-and-magic-clash-of-heroes/), one of the better blends of tile match puzzling with light RPG elements that ended up having nothing even remotely to do with the _Might & Magic_ franchise. It's a superb title for on the go but a remastered Steam version is also available soon. -- To keep things within the tile matching atmosphere, I tried my hand at my wife's [Zoo Keeper](https://jefklakscodex.com/games/ds/zoo-keeper/) DS copy. It's an uninspiring _Bejeweled_ rip-off that offers nothing new. +- To keep things within the tile matching atmosphere, I tried my hand at my wife's [Zoo Keeper](https://jefklakscodex.com/games/ds/zoo-keeper/) copy for the Nintendo DS. It's an uninspiring _Bejeweled_ rip-off that offers nothing new. I'm currently playing another _Bejeweled_ clone with RPG influences called _Puzzle Quest_, have _Yoshi's Cookie_ and _Kirby Star Stacker_ at the ready, and my eye on _Shovel Knight Pocket Dungeon_. Spot the pattern!