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megajester
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Omar Syed it's an honour to know you
« on: Sep 12th, 2010, 2:30pm » |
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I just want to put into words something we've all said to ourselves at one point or another:
Good on you Omar!
The Arimaa community is an oasis of co-operation and camaraderie in a world of egotism and rivalry. If Arimaa gets popular it will owe as much to your vision and game designing skills as it will to your down-to-earth, accommodating nature. So thank you!
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Fritzlein
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Re: Omar Syed it's an honour to know you
« Reply #1 on: Sep 12th, 2010, 3:37pm » |
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Let me second that sentiment, and amplify it on the basis of knowing Omar personally. He is a rare type of man. To popularize a game requires more than a great game per se; it also requires a community that plays the game. Omar's skill at community-building is one of Arimaa's great assets.
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Re: Omar Syed it's an honour to know you
« Reply #2 on: Sep 12th, 2010, 5:48pm » |
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Thirded. Omar never ceases to amaze me by his patient and generous work and dedication. It must be overwhelming at times but he stands against all winds. More than once I saw him as a model to follow.
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Re: Omar Syed it's an honour to know you
« Reply #3 on: Sep 12th, 2010, 8:05pm » |
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Wouldn't it be great if Arimaa had a yearly gathering similar to the US GO Congress? ( http://www.gocongress.org/).
When I played Go competitively (mostly back in the 90's) it was always an awesome, camaraderie filled, week-long immersion in everything Go. I met a lot of people I only knew of by name, both VIPs in the Go community (all over the world) and regular Joes I knew just through playing online. I would love to meet all of you someday during a similar event. I suppose that that's the intent of the "1st Arimaa Online Festival" only virtually and on a much smaller scale.
Dare to dream big.
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Re: Omar Syed it's an honour to know you
« Reply #4 on: Sep 16th, 2010, 2:16pm » |
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Thanks for the nice comments guys; though I hardly deserve this.
I want to thank all of you for sticking around and helping to promote Arimaa.
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