My Games of the Year 2016

Published on 31 December 2016 at 18:58

With only 5 hours to go, it's my last chance to tell y'all which games of 2016 I liked best, which is apparently a thing many people do. So, let's go. They're not ranked, I like all games on this list equally.

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More Olympia Station pics

Published on 26 April 2015 at 18:23

A collection of photos from Munich's long-defunct "Olympiabahnhof".

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Pre-Release Rainbow Aggro-Control

Published on 21 March 2015 at 13:15
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Hooray, Dragons of Tarkir is almost there! And because I chose Kolaghanbased on rushing the opponents with Dash, my sleeves were oddly fitting. Screamreach Brawler and Reckless Imp really pulled their weight, while Scion of Ugin didn't do player damage even once. Grumble. Dragons are overrated.

Oddities at Zürich

Published on 10 March 2015 at 23:29
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Recently, I did a couple of trips to Zürich for a job application (it didn't work out). This also meant I had a couple of hours for some photographing each time. Yay!

The first thing of note is the Sihltal-Zürich-Uetlibergbahn (SZU). They operate two lines, the Sihltalbahn (with 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC) and the Uetlibergbahn (with 1250 V DC). Funnily enough, both lines share the tracks on the last kilometer or so before reaching the central station, so somehow they need two separate power lines on th...

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ASL: The 90-Minute Game

Published on 10 March 2015 at 20:22
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Today's ASL match went really fast. Really, really, really fast. As usual, that means I got my ass handed.

We played Shin 5 "Sparks Fly", from a free scenario pack published by View from the Trenches and downloadable here. As the name implies, it's about Operation Shingle, the US landing at Anzio. Some of the scenarios in there are really weird in a very interesting way. Ever wanted ...

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Funny DMUs and stuff

Published on 03 March 2015 at 01:40
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This sunday, I tagged along with a friend for some trainspotting in the Allgäu. Thanks to a burnt down diesel engine, some ALEX trains near Immenstadt are currently operated with NE81 DMUs that are not indigenous to the region.

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Olympia Station, Munich

Published on 28 December 2014 at 11:50
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In 1972, Munich was host to the Olympic Games, and the region got a nice new regional train (S-Bahn) system for this event. The stadium area was connected to the rail network by a new-built station, which was closed down after the games because it wasn't needed anymore. The subway (U-Bahn) now connects this area to the city center, with Olympia-Einkaufszentrum being the nearest stop to the former station.

I wanted to take some pictures of this ruin for a while now, but never actually went th...

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My year in ASL

Published on 22 December 2014 at 17:19

I haven't written an AAR for a while, because my opponent kept beating me to the punch. So here are my remaining games from this year in a condensed format, for the sake of completeness.

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Danmaku Unlimited 2

Published on 17 October 2014 at 14:00
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So this was my first step on the way down the rabbit hole called "Bullet Hell": Danmaku Unlimited 2, easily available on Steam (current price: EUR 4.99). There are versions for Android and iOS as well, but because I don't really have a gaming phone, I will focus on the PC version here.

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