Drinking in Glitch

11/10/2011

 
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Glitch is a well-written, free-to-play, super-social game developed by Flickr co-founder Stewart Butterfield and his team at Tiny Speck (they have the best team page I've ever seen). The game was released in late September and there's a great story about Butterfield today in Wired:

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"He wanted to build a game that was different from anything else he had played. He wanted to start a company to build that game and then make it available to everyone in the world for free. He wanted to push the boundaries of how people play games together."

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I've only played a few hours but I like Glitch because it isn't about killing baddies. Instead you level up by learning new things and exploring new territory. One big way to do this is by cooking and drink-making, which you can learn to do in steps, acquiring the right tools and recipes as you go along. Cocktails, for example, will boost your mood and energy, but you probably already know that. So, a few awesome cocktails from the game:

Flaming Humbaba
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blue blazer-y!
Slow Gin Fizz
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ice-encased booze balls?
Carrot Margarita
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why not
Spicy Grog
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licorice twist!
Wine of the Dead
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the skull is pretty cute
 

Underberg

11/07/2011

 
After a good meal
to feel bright and alert.
 

Royal fizz

11/06/2011

 
A photo shoot at the West Village apartment of the terrifically chic Lesley M. M. Blume. She shakes the whole egg into a gin fizz.
 

Warlock's Hat

10/31/2011

 
A fun, early-morning photo shoot with Dave Wondrich, who mixed a deliciously dark Halloween cocktail at his home in Brooklyn. Rye, port, nocino and a flaming lime boat float.
 

Dreams of sushi

10/30/2011

 
A documentary about 85-year-old sushi master Jiro Ono, who works in the basement of a Tokyo office building at his tiny, three-Michelin-star restaurant, Sukiyabashi Jiro.

March 2012 can't come quickly enough.

 

Aviation

10/27/2011

 
There are some incredible illustrations over on Chris Gall's site that he's made for Jim Meehan's new cocktail book. So, so awesome.
 

Montreal tidbits

10/25/2011

 
 
 
She laughed a lot when Hugh said, "You know, they named a sandwich after you in New York City."
 
 
 
 
Are going on display, starting next week, in Paris. Why not revisit these beautiful photos of his garden?
 
    Hello. I'm Tejal Rao,
    a Brooklyn-based writer.
    You can reach me at
    trao [at] villagevoice.com



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