The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up. Games played: R-Eco, Shipyard.
Shipyard takes the four of us 3.5 hours.
Warfare Reloaded Crackfix-SKIDROW for PC free download
Wednesday, 30 March 2011
Shift 2: Unleashed-RELOADED for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- Electronic Arts
- Slightly Mad
- GT / Street Racing
- Release: Mar 29, 2011
- ESRB: Everyone 10+
- Size: 6.74 GB
GAME INFO:
Need For Speed Shift 2 Unleashed builds on the true driving experience that the NFS franchise is renown for by introducing the driver's battle, an even more authentic and primal feeling of power and speed which elevates the fundamental competitive race into a struggle for supremacy against other drivers and even the track itself. In Shift 2 Unleashed, players' hands sweat and ache as they clutch onto the controller, their pulse races from the break-neck speeds experienced through the first-person cockpit view.
Shift 2 Unleashed features an all-new rendering engine with a massive graphics overhaul that puts the player in the heart of the racing action. With an innovative helmet camera view simulating the physical experience of driving at 200mph, the thrilling experience of night racing and authentic degradation of tracks and cars, this is tomorrow's sim for today’s adrenaline fueled racer. Shift 2 Unleashed also incorporates the next generation of Need for Speed Autolog -- the groundbreaking network that connects friends for epic head-to-head races and compares player stats for the ultimate social racing competition.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game. Select cancel when asked to activate
4. Copy over the cracked content to your install dir, overwriting the existing files
5. Play the game
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Board Game Blog World Roundup
Monday, 28 March 2011
For a complete list of active board game blogs, see my left sidebar. The following blogs are active and new to me since my last roundup.
Board Game Info: The new BGI site has several feeds.
Board Game Reviews by Josh: Josh Edwards, Missouri. Reviews.
BoardGameGeek News: The defunct BoardGameNews moved to BGG. Eric now does news roundups.
The Opinionated Gamers: Meanwhile, most of the other BGN contributors moved here.
Eye of the Vortex: A team blog covering topic on various genres; currently mostly focused on Magic and RPG material, with some other stuff.
Father Geek: Cyrus Kirby (and others), Elgin, Minnesota. Games and fatherhood.
Ludology: Ryan Sturm and Geoff Engelstein, to oftime Dice Tower contributors covering geeky game topics in a new podcast.
Matt's Board Game Back Room: Matt Stevenson, Eugene, Oregon.
Meople's Magazine: Kai, Germany. Hoping to have more contributors.
Plankton Games Journal: Dave Dobson, Greensboro, NC. Game design.
Smartplay (Thinkfun): Charlotte. About play.
State of Play: Thomas McDonald, a professional game journalist and contributor to Games Magazine (among others). All types of games.
The Mystical Throne: Another site attempting to catalog games, organized by theme.
The Obsessive Compulsive Gamer: Toronto, ON. Playing through his game collection.
The Superfly Circus: Peter Ruth, Kentucky. Game reviews, interviews, and commentary.
Zwischenzug: Frank Feldmann, Dayton, OH. Family game blog.
Board Game Info: The new BGI site has several feeds.
Board Game Reviews by Josh: Josh Edwards, Missouri. Reviews.
BoardGameGeek News: The defunct BoardGameNews moved to BGG. Eric now does news roundups.
The Opinionated Gamers: Meanwhile, most of the other BGN contributors moved here.
Eye of the Vortex: A team blog covering topic on various genres; currently mostly focused on Magic and RPG material, with some other stuff.
Father Geek: Cyrus Kirby (and others), Elgin, Minnesota. Games and fatherhood.
Ludology: Ryan Sturm and Geoff Engelstein, to oftime Dice Tower contributors covering geeky game topics in a new podcast.
Matt's Board Game Back Room: Matt Stevenson, Eugene, Oregon.
Meople's Magazine: Kai, Germany. Hoping to have more contributors.
Plankton Games Journal: Dave Dobson, Greensboro, NC. Game design.
Smartplay (Thinkfun): Charlotte. About play.
State of Play: Thomas McDonald, a professional game journalist and contributor to Games Magazine (among others). All types of games.
The Mystical Throne: Another site attempting to catalog games, organized by theme.
The Obsessive Compulsive Gamer: Toronto, ON. Playing through his game collection.
The Superfly Circus: Peter Ruth, Kentucky. Game reviews, interviews, and commentary.
Zwischenzug: Frank Feldmann, Dayton, OH. Family game blog.
Divorced Again
I am now divorced for a second time. I have nothing bad to say about either woman with whom I shared a few fleeting years of my life. They were not "bad" people; nor do I think less of myself for having not sustained the marriages. I someday will find myself on the cusp of another marriage and I would not hesitate to send my prospective partner to talk to my exes.
Now I am in a ditch; divorced again. I have acquaintances, some few friends and family, but I am alone in a very real way; no daily companion with whom to dine, walk, and laugh, no warm body to share my bed, no woman to sit unfailingly by my side were I to take sick. My divorce, however much it is for the best, is still a tragedy.
Yet, even in a ditch, I have only to look up to see the stars, the moon, the blessed rain, and the wide, wild world. The world holds a great deal of love, life, laughter, and beauty. Someday, someone will sit with me under a blanket on the couch, our hands intertwined, as we each read to ourselves. Someone will wonder - she will know, that I am thinking of her every day and it will be the most important thing in the world to her; and perhaps, she will think of me, and it will be the most important thing in the world to me.
I love. I have loved. I will love. My heart is broken but beating strong. It bursts with a lifetime of love to give. I will give it.
Now I am in a ditch; divorced again. I have acquaintances, some few friends and family, but I am alone in a very real way; no daily companion with whom to dine, walk, and laugh, no warm body to share my bed, no woman to sit unfailingly by my side were I to take sick. My divorce, however much it is for the best, is still a tragedy.
Yet, even in a ditch, I have only to look up to see the stars, the moon, the blessed rain, and the wide, wild world. The world holds a great deal of love, life, laughter, and beauty. Someday, someone will sit with me under a blanket on the couch, our hands intertwined, as we each read to ourselves. Someone will wonder - she will know, that I am thinking of her every day and it will be the most important thing in the world to her; and perhaps, she will think of me, and it will be the most important thing in the world to me.
I love. I have loved. I will love. My heart is broken but beating strong. It bursts with a lifetime of love to give. I will give it.
Warfare Reloaded-SKIDROW for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- GFI
- Real-Time Strategy
- Release: Mar 27, 2011
- Size: 1.22 GB
GAME INFO:
The world financial crisis forced the most governments to pull back their coalition troops from the Iraq and Afghanistan. And thus, the responsibility for keeping the order in these countries fell on the USA. But soon, acts of illegal infiltration of the armed groups to the Tajikistan territory became more frequent and unprecedented pace of drug-trafficking began. All this has led to a real threat of the national interests of Russia and in August 2015 began “ten-day war” between Russia and the U.S...
Screenshots:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unpack
2. Mount or burn
3. Imstall
4. Copy all files from SKIDROW folder to the game installation
5. Play the game
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Weekend Gaming
Sunday, 27 March 2011
I spent shabbat at the house of my friend and fellow gamer David K and his wonderful, hospitable family. I've known David for 30 years; the first time I visited him at his house in Maalei Adumim was 25 years ago. I don't visit him often enough, so I see the kids in a kind of strobe: one in a teen and another is a little child - flash - now the older one is married, the former child is a teen, and there's another little child.
Even though I hadn't met the little children often, my reputation preceded me; they were expecting games. Here's what we played:
Before lunch we played half a game of The Settlers of Catan. I partnered with the littlest girl, and I let her make many of the decisions for the early parts of the game. As a result, though we weren't too far behind, we weren't winning either. Lunch came along and we had to leave the game alone until we could resume it later.
After lunch, the principles from Settlers had gone out to play, so David and I started a game of Homesteaders. It was only the third or fourth time for David; but even though I had played a few more times (maybe 10), the game still feels like a vast uncharted sea of possibilities. My respect for the game grows and grows. It's really a stunning achievement for a first time designer, and probably in my top ten games at this point.
Some of the principles from Settlers returned while we were halfway through Homesteader, so we left it set up and started a game of Bridgetown Races. (That left two games in progress, Settlers and Homesteaders, while we played a third.)
The problem with BR is the last third of the game, when there just isn't much to do. The mechanic where a particular flag is assigned to a particular bridge on your scoreboard means that you have to not only hope that the right flag colors appear but that they appear in the right places. There is only one "swap" action available for all players, so you can't do anything if the draw isn't right. So what do you do in the last one or two rounds? And the all or nothing scoring doesn't help.
I figured to solve the problem by assigning points to the flag colors equal to their movement rate, so the game could end with an immediate win, but otherwise you count the flag points. David said even early on in the game that the points should be reversed, i.e. the flags with less movement rate and thus harder to acquire should be worth more than the flags with a higher movement rate. And he is right. But more so, I think you should just toss out the whole bridge scoreboard, and simply count all flags you pick up; none of this tossing out and replacing nonsense.
The game just needs a good final follow-through. One of the kids won.
After BR, we returned to finish our game of Settlers, which I and little girl won barely by completing eight points and then spending three rounds trying to steal Longest Road, eventually successfully. After that, David and I returned to our game of Homesteaders, which I won 75 to 54. I played with a second round Gold Mine, rather than the usual Market or Farm start. I did pretty well until the last round or two when, for the first time, I couldn't buy the building that lets you also buy another building in the same turn, neither in round 9 or 10. I successfully bought some good buildings nonetheless, including the 10 point building in round 6 (for a gain of 20 points).
I retired to read a book, and David taught his kids and a neighboring kid how to play Tichu. After one of them left, I joined them. I think we only played one hand.
The rest of shabbat was sweet and mellow.
Even though I hadn't met the little children often, my reputation preceded me; they were expecting games. Here's what we played:
Before lunch we played half a game of The Settlers of Catan. I partnered with the littlest girl, and I let her make many of the decisions for the early parts of the game. As a result, though we weren't too far behind, we weren't winning either. Lunch came along and we had to leave the game alone until we could resume it later.
After lunch, the principles from Settlers had gone out to play, so David and I started a game of Homesteaders. It was only the third or fourth time for David; but even though I had played a few more times (maybe 10), the game still feels like a vast uncharted sea of possibilities. My respect for the game grows and grows. It's really a stunning achievement for a first time designer, and probably in my top ten games at this point.
Some of the principles from Settlers returned while we were halfway through Homesteader, so we left it set up and started a game of Bridgetown Races. (That left two games in progress, Settlers and Homesteaders, while we played a third.)
The problem with BR is the last third of the game, when there just isn't much to do. The mechanic where a particular flag is assigned to a particular bridge on your scoreboard means that you have to not only hope that the right flag colors appear but that they appear in the right places. There is only one "swap" action available for all players, so you can't do anything if the draw isn't right. So what do you do in the last one or two rounds? And the all or nothing scoring doesn't help.
I figured to solve the problem by assigning points to the flag colors equal to their movement rate, so the game could end with an immediate win, but otherwise you count the flag points. David said even early on in the game that the points should be reversed, i.e. the flags with less movement rate and thus harder to acquire should be worth more than the flags with a higher movement rate. And he is right. But more so, I think you should just toss out the whole bridge scoreboard, and simply count all flags you pick up; none of this tossing out and replacing nonsense.
The game just needs a good final follow-through. One of the kids won.
After BR, we returned to finish our game of Settlers, which I and little girl won barely by completing eight points and then spending three rounds trying to steal Longest Road, eventually successfully. After that, David and I returned to our game of Homesteaders, which I won 75 to 54. I played with a second round Gold Mine, rather than the usual Market or Farm start. I did pretty well until the last round or two when, for the first time, I couldn't buy the building that lets you also buy another building in the same turn, neither in round 9 or 10. I successfully bought some good buildings nonetheless, including the 10 point building in round 6 (for a gain of 20 points).
I retired to read a book, and David taught his kids and a neighboring kid how to play Tichu. After one of them left, I joined them. I think we only played one hand.
The rest of shabbat was sweet and mellow.
Session Report, in which we begin to like Mu
The latest Jerusalem Strategy Gaming Club session report is up (actually, has been up since last week). Games played: Dominion, Princes of Florence, Mu.
We introduce a new player to Dominion and PoF, and we try again to like Mu, with some success.
We introduce a new player to Dominion and PoF, and we try again to like Mu, with some success.
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Update 4-SKIDROW Crack for PC free download
Wednesday, 23 March 2011
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Update 4 info:
- Roulette Exploit has been fixed
- Fixed time trial glitch where the player could restart the race before the finish line to achieve a time of --:--:--
- Resolved an issue where Cinematics in the Casino could cause a crash
- Fixed a bug regarding the display of opponents' hands if they fold after the turn
- Error messaging for Casino games has been improved. Now, if you attempt to join a game without being in a game session, you'll get a "No Session Available" message instead of "The Test Drive Unlimited 2 Server is Not Available"
- Fixed a bug that could cause players to occasionally lose money at the Slot Machine
- Fixed time trial glitch where the player could restart the race before the finish line to achieve a time of --:--:--
- Resolved an issue where Cinematics in the Casino could cause a crash
- Fixed a bug regarding the display of opponents' hands if they fold after the turn
- Error messaging for Casino games has been improved. Now, if you attempt to join a game without being in a game session, you'll get a "No Session Available" message instead of "The Test Drive Unlimited 2 Server is Not Available"
- Fixed a bug that could cause players to occasionally lose money at the Slot Machine
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unpack release
2. Run Test.Drive.2.Unlimited.2.Update.4.exe
3. Install
4. Copy the cracked content from the SKIDROW folder to the main install folder and overwrite
5. Play the game
6. Support the companies, which software you actually enjoy!
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Block UpLauncher.exe in your firewall!
You don't need to have any of the previous updates installed, as this update is featuring all previous updated content
1. Unpack release
2. Run Test.Drive.2.Unlimited.2.Update.4.exe
3. Install
4. Copy the cracked content from the SKIDROW folder to the main install folder and overwrite
5. Play the game
6. Support the companies, which software you actually enjoy!
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Block UpLauncher.exe in your firewall!
You don't need to have any of the previous updates installed, as this update is featuring all previous updated content
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Total War: Shogun 2-FLT for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- Sega
- Creative Assembly
- Historic Turn-Based Strategy
- Release: Mar 15, 2011
- ESRB: Teen
- Size: 12.3 GB
GAME INFO:
Take charge of any of the nine major factions of Japanese feudal history, from the mighty Oda to the more delicate but well positioned Tokugawa clan. All of these clans could rise to take the position of Shogun under your leadership.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
Installation Information:
* Burn or Mount
* Use our Installer located on DVD1 in the FairLight folder. When asked if you want to apply updates and crack press Yes. If this step fails or if you want to do it manually by extracting the zip files in the FairLight folder on DVD2, you will need to extract update_common.zip and one of the update_XX.zip depending on what language you choose to install. We leave it as an exercise to the user to figure out which one.
* Launch the game using Shogun2.exe in the directory where you installed it
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Theatre of War 3: Korea-CPY for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- Battlefront.com
- 1C
- Historic Real-Time Strategy
- Release: Mar 24, 2011
- Size: 1.20 GB
GAME INFO:
This installment of the Theatre of War RTS series, replay the events of the first hot war of the Cold War era, the Korean War, also known as the Forgotten War. Players will be involved in two campaigns, both set in the 1950's: the North Korean and the American.
In this title tactical engagement experts can test their skills on a new strategic level. Move your forces over the entire Korean Peninsula, managing reserves, as well as the fuel and ammo supply. Tactical battles in Theatre of War 2: Korea are generated based on the historical situation.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
Instructions:
Burn or mount the image
Install the game
Copy the crack
Enjoy
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- Electronic Arts
- The Sims Studio
- Virtual Life
- Release: Mar 22, 2011
- ESRB: Teen
- Size: 4.59 GB
GAME INFO:
The Sims Medieval offers players a chance to build up a medieval kingdom, controlling characters from all walks of life, from Kings and Queens, to Knights and Wizards, Blacksmiths and Bards. The provides a host of storytelling possibilities in the form of quests, from crafting a legendary sword to arranging a royal wedding, to protecting the kingdom from an evil sorcerer, to finding the fountain of youth. Every quest plays out differently depending on which Hero Sim the player is controlling.
The destiny of the kingdom rests in the players' hands. Will players build up their kingdom through internal expansion, or perhaps look for a more imperial type of domination, expanding their rule by conquering territories? Will they take on quests in pursuit of fame, or focus on the health and wellbeing of their people? The choice is theirs! With the start of every new game, players will be able to select a new ambition for their kingdom, and embark on a new set of stories.
Everything in The Sims Medieval is crafted to create an immersive medieval world, from the quest-based gameplay, to the medieval objects such as swords and stocks and thrones, right down to the warm look of the characters, and the painterly approach to the world itself. Players can choose to customize every new Hero that comes to the kingdom, including selecting their traits and their fatal flaw. Players get close to their characters, not only sending them on epic quests, but also making sure they carry out their daily responsibilities such as healing the sick, trading for exotic goods, or forging armor. From having a baby to competing in a royal tournament, what happens to their Sims is up to the player. The time of romance and chivalry is back with The Sims Medieval.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game and use the keygen when asked for a serial
4. Copy over the cracked content
5. Play the game
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Stoked: Big Air Edition-RELOADED for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- Namco Bandai Games
- Bongfish
- Snowboarding
- Release: Mar 11, 2011 (EU)
- Size: 2.98 GB
GAME INFO:
#1 rated snowboarding game, based on Metacritic scores on advanced generation consoles, Stoked: Big Air Edition lets you pull off any trick in your own style by giving you physical control of your rider through the analog sticks. As you beat challenges, win competitions, and develop your unique style, you'll gain sponsorships, clothes, and gear from the world's leading brands. Gain enough influence, and your exploits might even get photographed for the pages of Snowboard Magazine.
Trailer:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game.
4. Copy the content from the /Crack dir on the DVD to your installbin dir
5. Play the game
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- Electronic Arts
- Stainless Games
- Wargame
- Release: Mar 8, 2011
- Size: 855 MB
GAME INFO:
Risk: Factions offers innovative ways of experiencing the timeless turn-based board game in both objective-based and world conquest modes. Players will be able to engage as one of five playable factions, each with different strengths, as they wage war on new maps with dynamic terrain in their quest for missile silos in order to strategically dominate the game. Additionally, as rivals go head-to-head during unique, animated combat missions, enemies will be able to trigger "Overkill" moments, based on the roll of the dice, and unlock avatar awards while attempting global supremacy. With a special animated art style, kooky humor and a choice of five oddball factions, Risk: Factions is designed to challenge and captivate both new and seasoned Risk fans on their quest for world domination.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game.
4. Copy over the cracked content
5. Play the game
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Post Apocalyptic Mayhem-RELOADED for PC with Crack fast torrent free download
- Meridian4
- Steel Monkeys
- Car Combat
- Release: April 2011
- ESRB: Rating Pending
- Size: 416 MB
GAME INFO:
In Post Apocalyptic Mayhem, over-the-top vehicular combat is the norm as player's race and battle through numerous breathtaking tracks. With an assortment of menacing vehicles to drive - each with its own special abilities, attributes and weaponry - the game quickly reaches breakneck speeds and complete destruction of the competition. Up to six players can race simultaneously online as they compete to earn up to 35+ Steam Achievements.
Trailer:
Screenshots:
INSTALL NOTES:
1. Unrar
2. Burn or mount the image
3. Install the game.
4. Copy over the cracked content
5. Play the game
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The Rocky Horror Purim Show
Sunday, 20 March 2011
One day a year, the Jews dress in costumes and gather together to act out a raucous participatory play.
A story is read: The Book of Esther; in Hebrew, it is Megillat Esther. The reading varies from the sedate and straight to the wild and humorous. Audience participation varies from the very sedate to the wild and humorous with sound and visual effects.
Unlike Rocky Horror, the participation is generally family friendly (little kids are usually present, and there is, after all, a required commandment to fulfill, namely to hear the story read). But similarities abound: even to the point of (otherwise religious) men coming to the event dressed as transvestites.
One prevalent custom performed in nearly every synagogue around the world is the custom of wearing costumes (like Halloween), originally masks. Participation in this custom is more uniform for children; nevertheless many adults also do this. Costumes are often associated with the Esther story, but can vary as wildly as Halloween costumes do.
Another prevalent custom performed by nearly every synagogue across the world is to "drown out Haman's name". Namely, when the name of Haman is read during the story (about 70 times), everyone present stamps his or her feet, boos, or whirls some kind of noisemaker (often a "gragger", which is a spinning, clacking noisemaker designed specifically for Purim). Since there is an obligation to hear every word read, the reader must finish reading the name before the noise starts, and must wait for the noise to end before continuing. Or must repeat the name and continue, if the noise actually drowned out the name. However, many people are not careful about this.
Yet another custom is for certain of the foreboding sentences to be read not in the traditional chanting tune used for The Book of Esther but in the tune used for the book of Lamentations.
Those are some of the most prevalent customs. However, many other acts of audience participation crop up into the reading, and these vary from place to place.
In synagogues I've been to:
In normal years, in most places, this all takes place while people are still fasting from the Fast of Esther (the fast is during the day, and the first reading occurs on that night). However, when Purim falls on Sunday, the fast is pushed back to Thursday. And in Jerusalem, Purim is celebrated a day later, but the fast is still on the same day, so there is always (at least) a day break between the two.
What is the fast for? Some think it is because of when Esther fasted in preparation for intruding on the king to make her request. Some think it is for the fast that Jews did before going to war. And some think it is in atonement for whatever we must have done to bring the calamity (that was ultimately overturned into a festivity) upon ourselves. And because, though Haman is defeated, his descendants live on today.
A story is read: The Book of Esther; in Hebrew, it is Megillat Esther. The reading varies from the sedate and straight to the wild and humorous. Audience participation varies from the very sedate to the wild and humorous with sound and visual effects.
Unlike Rocky Horror, the participation is generally family friendly (little kids are usually present, and there is, after all, a required commandment to fulfill, namely to hear the story read). But similarities abound: even to the point of (otherwise religious) men coming to the event dressed as transvestites.
One prevalent custom performed in nearly every synagogue around the world is the custom of wearing costumes (like Halloween), originally masks. Participation in this custom is more uniform for children; nevertheless many adults also do this. Costumes are often associated with the Esther story, but can vary as wildly as Halloween costumes do.
Another prevalent custom performed by nearly every synagogue across the world is to "drown out Haman's name". Namely, when the name of Haman is read during the story (about 70 times), everyone present stamps his or her feet, boos, or whirls some kind of noisemaker (often a "gragger", which is a spinning, clacking noisemaker designed specifically for Purim). Since there is an obligation to hear every word read, the reader must finish reading the name before the noise starts, and must wait for the noise to end before continuing. Or must repeat the name and continue, if the noise actually drowned out the name. However, many people are not careful about this.
Yet another custom is for certain of the foreboding sentences to be read not in the traditional chanting tune used for The Book of Esther but in the tune used for the book of Lamentations.
Those are some of the most prevalent customs. However, many other acts of audience participation crop up into the reading, and these vary from place to place.
In synagogues I've been to:
- When the word "runners" is read (runners delivered the messages to every kingdom), the audience stamps its feet like runners.
- People boo and make noise when Zeresh's name is mentioned (Haman's "evil" wife: it's only equal rights that we boo both of them, right?) and when the words "and the king imposed a tax" are read.
- When the words "and a great cry went out over Shushan", I let loose a bloodcurdling scream, something I learned from my friend David Elkins when I was in his synagogue.
- This year there were a few vuvuzela's in the audience for use as noisemakers.
- The reader uses a faux feminine voice when reading Esther's lines in the text, and a gruff voice when reading Haman's lines. Certain lines are spoken with dramatic raising of the voice or dramatic pauses.
In normal years, in most places, this all takes place while people are still fasting from the Fast of Esther (the fast is during the day, and the first reading occurs on that night). However, when Purim falls on Sunday, the fast is pushed back to Thursday. And in Jerusalem, Purim is celebrated a day later, but the fast is still on the same day, so there is always (at least) a day break between the two.
What is the fast for? Some think it is because of when Esther fasted in preparation for intruding on the king to make her request. Some think it is for the fast that Jews did before going to war. And some think it is in atonement for whatever we must have done to bring the calamity (that was ultimately overturned into a festivity) upon ourselves. And because, though Haman is defeated, his descendants live on today.
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