Good morning.
Monday will have a high of fifty-six. Sunrise today is 6:28 AM and sunset 7:27 PM. The moon is in its first quarter.
Every so often, I’ll have chance to play through a video game. (Right now, I’m going through BioShock on the Mac, ported to OS X by Feral Interactive. Yes, it’s old, but it’s highly-regarded and holds up very well.)
Moderate knowledge of gaming aside, I had no idea that there were two video games on the market about goats. As it turns out, there are.
In Double your goat: Ars reviews the latest in goat video games, Ars Technica reviews Goat Simulator and Escape Goat 2.
Both are available via Steam, but only Escape Goat 2 is available for Windows, Mac, or Linux systems. Here’s what a commenter to the reviews had to say about Goat Simulator:
I bought Goat Simulator and all my friends thought I was stupid. Maybe…but not for buying G.S. As soon as they saw me playing it, they wanted to try. I said, “nope, you said it was stupid.” Go buy your own. So they did.
That comment’s a solid recommendation, really. If you’re in the mood for simple fun, one of these goat video games might be the answer.
On 4.7.1776, America wins a victory on the seas:
On this day in 1776, Navy Captain John Barry, commander of the American warship Lexington, makes the first American naval capture of a British vessel when he takes command of the British warship HMS Edward off the coast of Virginia. The capture of the Edward and its cargo turned Captain Barry into a national hero and boosted the morale of the Continental forces.
Puzzability‘s series for the week is about dogs. Here’s Monday’s game from Dog Eared:
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This Week’s Game — April 7-11
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Dog Eared
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We’re barking orders this week. For each day, we started with the name of a dog breed. Then, for the day’s clue, we broke it down into a series of words that, when said in order, sounds like the original breed. You’ll probably need to say the words out loud to get the answers.
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Example:
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Chair, mensch, ebb, hurt
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Answer:
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German shepherd
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What to Submit:
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Submit the breed (as “German shepherd” in the example) for your answer.
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Monday, April 7
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