←back to thread

Oblast: A better Blasto game for the Commodore 64

(oldvcr.blogspot.com)
37 points todsacerdoti | 2 comments | 07 Dec 25 01:47 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
Show context
jan_Sate ◴[07 Dec 25 04:36 UTC] No.46179169[source]▶
The game's name reminds me of the Russian word for state/district/region. I was right. It's an intended pun. The game's title screen on the screenshot in the article has Russian on it.
replies(1): >>46179198 #
classichasclass ◴[07 Dec 25 04:42 UTC] No.46179198[source]▶
(author) Yes, I couldn't resist the obvious. :)

edit. I should also point out that it's the same word in Ukrainian, for the record.

replies(1): >>46179645 #
1. necovek ◴[07 Dec 25 06:32 UTC] No.46179645[source]▶
And Serbian, so I'd guess it's proto-Slavic word.
replies(1): >>46179803 #
2. __patchbit__ ◴[07 Dec 25 07:07 UTC] No.46179803[source]▶
My dictionary has 430 words beginning with ob.

Would be nice to have the AI visualize all those words to their pre-zodiacal origin on a landscape wireframe diagram with popup points of interest and water surface tension effects showing affinity and uses among various cultures.