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🎮 New Release: 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝟮 🐧 𝑮𝒂𝒎𝒆 9/10 𝑵𝒐𝒘 𝑳𝒊𝒗𝒆! Pouncey Penguin  has wobbled back for the 9th game in the 10-game development challenge, 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝟮. 𝑰𝒏𝒄𝒍𝒖𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈: - Simple Controls: Master the art of pouncing with simple movement controls.  - New Level: Traverse up an icy environment filled with tricky jumps without falling too far into the fire. Jump from platform to platform and slide off walls to survive as long as you can. - High Score Showdown: Compete for the highest score and show off your skills to friends.  - Cross-platform compatibility: Enjoy on PC or Mobile. Try 𝐏𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐲 𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐧 𝟮 out now in the link below and stay tuned for the final realease in the series! https://lnkd.in/eeqk5rYG #PounceyPenguin2 #Indie #GameDevelopment #NewRelease

There are some issues in this story. 1) Taking over $25,000 in student loans to make $13,000 a year is illogical. People need to stop doing that. I'd argue that her game income is a trade skill and it makes her more money than her writing education does. Logically, that means her writing is actually her expensive hobby, not her games. If your education choice leads to an expensive hobby like so many others, stop paying for that education thinking it is anything more. 2) Based on math, they have a household income of $133,000. After an estimated 30% tax (federal, state, misc), they end up with an income of only $7,758 per month. That isn't sustainable with over $8,000 a month in expenses. Dave Ramsey would not be impressed. 3) Everyone knows that the "game master" of Dungeons & Dragons is a Dungeon Master. So DM would be the correct abbreviation, not GM. The DMD site uses the correct language, but this article for some reason uses GM, which is definitely a thing but in other environments. DMing is definitely a critical role in the gameplay of D&D, so I am curious how good/professionally paid DMs are. @MannShorts ( https://lnkd.in/gRGdkEsc )does some hilarious videos of how strangely D&D campaigns can go. 4) She doesn't actually make $37k a year leading D&D games. The headline is wrong. Regardless, I'm actually curious what her "hourly" equivalent rate is hosting games. $375 for 3 hours is a hearty rate, but there's probably a good amount of prep that goes into hosting and some overhead (business administration, advertising, etc) to consider. But also, $37k isn't more than the median income in Utah, and includes secondary employment, so I hope she isn't working 60 hours

There are some issues in this story. 1) Taking over $25,000 in student loans to make $13,000 a year is illogical. People need to stop doing that. I'd argue that her game income is a trade skill and it makes her more money than her writing education does. Logically, that means her writing is actually her expensive hobby, not her games. If your education choice leads to an expensive hobby like so many others, stop paying for that education thinking it is anything more. 2) Based on math, they have a household income of $133,000. After an estimated 30% tax (federal, state, misc), they end up with an income of only $7,758 per month. That isn't sustainable with over $8,000 a month in expenses. Dave Ramsey would not be impressed. 3) Everyone knows that the "game master" of Dungeons & Dragons is a Dungeon Master. So DM would be the correct abbreviation, not GM. The DMD site uses the correct language, but this article for some reason uses GM, which is definitely a thing but in other environments. DMing is definitely a critical role in the gameplay of D&D, so I am curious how good/professionally paid DMs are. @MannShorts ( https://lnkd.in/gRGdkEsc )does some hilarious videos of how strangely D&D campaigns can go. 4) She doesn't actually make $37k a year leading D&D games. The headline is wrong. Regardless, I'm actually curious what her "hourly" equivalent rate is hosting games. $375 for 3 hours is a hearty rate, but there's probably a good amount of prep that goes into hosting and some overhead (business administration, advertising, etc) to consider. But also, $37k isn't more than the median income in Utah, and includes secondary employment, so I hope she isn't working 60 hours a week to hit that. I do like the idea of game-based careers. I am a huge fan of gamification too. There is probably a lot of happiness to be had there, when financially viable and sustainable. I have a couple of old friends who have opened game-based shops (one game store, one game based brewery) and they are still functioning over a decade late, so it can be done. Cheers to them! I just don't like how people pitch things poorly or incompletely. This was written by a hooman.

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FUN MOMENTS ON THE ZEBRA COMICS PLATFORM Reading comics is fun, but did you know that on the Zebra Comics platform, there are several instances that will make you laugh like you've never done before? Check out the video and tell us in the comments section which moment you found to be very funny. Click the link below for even more fun 🤣😁😄 https://lnkd.in/edhBVTMT #comics #webtoons #africancomics #fun #LaughOutLoud #laugh #humour #Bdafricaine

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Do you love Chicago? Do you love puzzles (especially Connections)? Our very own puzzle master Shelby Mahaffie, created a fun Chicago/To&Through-inspired Connections. How many guesses did it take you? New to Connections? Here’s how to play: Find sets of four words that have something in common with one another. You might see multiple possible connections, but there's only one correct solution that will create four sets of four. https://ow.ly/O6J450RNzbF