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Occasional writing — startups and advising, mostly, with cubing and violin turning up more often than they probably should.
- 07The Two Points I Threw Away in FantasylandJoyce made a straight flush for zero. Seven of us played the same three aces four different ways. And the eight-of-hearts hand from my last post had two more points hiding in it.Tyson Games · Pineapple
- 06Family Drama Over Tyson Games — Tyson Regains the CrownJoyce beat me by 26 last week. This time I won by 17. Four missed Vector Deck boards, one eight of hearts, and five new Pineapple players tell the story.Tyson Games · The weekly race
- 05Same Cards, Different ScoresThree Pineapple hands from this week show how much can change when a player builds a different plan around the same cards.Games & strategy
- 04Seven Ways to See 24What makes a 24 puzzle difficult? I classified all 1,362 solvable hands by their easiest solution, from familiar factors to fractions hiding in plain sight.Games & mathematics
- 03The Tyson Games Starting LineupSeven players, seven nicknames, and a set of trading cards built from the daily leaderboard. Meet the lineup and the rivalries behind the numbers.Games & data
- 02What the Tyson Games Leaderboard RevealsA look at 574 daily results: distinct specialties, two sisters dominating Glyph Shift, and why winning more often doesn’t always mean finishing ahead.Games & data
- 01Should You Drop Out of School to Start a Company?A framework for student founders weighing opportunity cost, limited experience, and the expected value of starting now.Startups & education