Hex

Last week, when we were discussing Nash and his studies during my economy class, my teacher demonstrated a game Nash claimed to have a winning strategy for. It's called Hex and reminds me a bit of the Japanese game known over the world as Go (which is a million gazillion times harder). The board consists of 49 (7x7) to 121 (11x11) adjecent hexagons.

The game requires two players (black and white) with one winning condition, which is to
have a chain from one end of the board to the other (left to right for black, top to bottom for white) uninturrupted by the other player. The players get to place one stone
per turn.
So... why did I explain all this? Well... because when I played it myself I didn't manage to win a single time (even at the easiest setting). But maybe one of you can. Try it here. Whoever manages to win earns my utmost respect.

Good luck

Van God Los

I want to share something with you. Yesterday I got to bear witness to the greatest Dutch production I have seen ... well ... EVER. The first dutch film I have ever seen capture anger, sorrow, respect, jalousy and lust all at the same time. All blended together in a spine chillingly realistic criminal drama. You get to see Tygo Gernandt at his very best, as he adds a human face to a cold-hearted criminal (and all that in a Southern-Dutch accent).
















I found Van God Los (a Dutch expression for outragious or crazy) especially refreshing. This one can easily be put next to contemporary tragedies such as Trainspotting and Requiem for a Dream. Thank you, Pieter Kuijpers, for showing the world that the Dutch càn make movies.

Autumn Resolutions

From this day forward I'm going to be posting everyday, so keep a close watch.

See you soon.