Minecraft Gets a Strategy Board Game with “BUILDERS & BIOMES”

If you’re a fan of Minecraft or know someone who is, here’s a new strategy board game that should interest you! Minecraft: Builders & Biomes was developped by Ravensburger in collaboration with Mojang and according to the product description, features a “true Minecraft experience.”

Explore the Overworld, face dangerous mobs, and mine resources to build fantastic structures! The world’s bestselling video game, Minecraft, has been adapted into an easy-to-learn strategy board game Perfect for tabletop gamers and Minecraft fans alike. Each turn, players take two of five possible actions: explore the Overworld, mine resources from a block of resource cubes, build structures, collect weapons, or fight mobs like endermen and Creepers. Build carefully and fight bravely to win!

The game comes with 64 resouce cubes, 64 building and moster cards, 36 weapon tokens, 4 player boards, 4 experience counters, 4 character skins, 4 piece piece bases, 12 overview cards, 1 resource cube base, 1 support structure, and instructions.

[Minecraft: Builders & Biomes]


Lily Spectrum: Illustrating Autistic Life One Comic at a Time

Ever wondered what life is like for people living with Asperger’s Syndrome? Well now’s your chance!

Through funny comic strips, Lily Spectrum invites us in her quirky world. Basing her comics on her own life, we are very far from the stereotypical Aspi depicted in Hollywood.

And as many of you folks already know, my eldest son is Tourette’s and Asperger, so this one hits close to home.

For those interested in supporting her, the artist, she has an Etsy shop right here where she sells shirts, stickers, pins, and other cool stuff.

Check out more of her amazing work here.

The Future of the Internet Is Counting on 10G—Here’s Why

In 2016, four percent of cable networks were offering 1 gigabit service. Today, that number is up to 80 percent.

That’s just one stat that illustrates how quickly information technology is evolving. And when you’ve got that kind of perspective, the introduction of 10G networks hardly seems ambitious. In fact, it seems like an innovation that’s long overdue.

And “overdue” really is the right word to use here, as our internet traffic demands are surging at a staggering rate. In fact, by 2022, a whopping 28 billion devices are projected to be online streaming video, playing games, browsing and the like. Or, in other words, global Internet traffic in 2022 is expected to be greater than all Internet traffic from when the Internet was first created back in 1984 all the way through 2016.

This is where 10G networks come into play.

For those not in the know, 10G stands for 10 gigabits, and it’s 10 times faster than most modern networks. To clear up any potential confusion, 5G, which you’ve likely heard your mobile provider mention, stands for “5th Generation” and doesn’t connote a particular rate or speed.

While mobile providers are betting big on 5G, the two networks don’t really need to be in competition. In fact, if the market works as it should, they might even benefit each other.

At the end of the day, we’re going to need a faster network to meet our Internet needs. 10G could be the answer that not only meets the demand, but also empowers creators to develop new innovations that we can use every day—from AR and VR communication to enhanced streaming and even improved healthcare services.

You can check out more on the progress of 10G over at 10gplatform.com.

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