All three songs in that thread were in the lobby music loop at the hotels I worked in for, I'm pretty sure, my entire career in the industry. Which, fun fact, was the Muzak channel (yes, I am not kidding we subscribed to Muzak) Hot FM

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More tomorrow on this thread!

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So even though it would mean that teachers interested in using the game would have to acquire more cubes and dice to create a play set, (I try to have my games for educators use few outside game materials neyond printing). Hence De Agricultura II, which added luxuries the shift to cubes. 78

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#s for food & cloth units & consumption were simplified from @bretdevereaux.bsky.social 's model families and consumption, but within ballpark. But a LOT of fractions and arithmetic, which tends not to go over well with my high schoolers. AND I really wanted them to get a more tactile experience 6/

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I ended up with a math heavy Roll&Write prototype that worked but was slower to learn and play for students than I would have liked. It also missed role of "the respectability basket" Bret discussed. Peasants could increase comfort & respectability by acquiring certain goods beyond subsistence. 5/

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