Comments on: Pro Vercelli: Calculation and Instinct http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/ Attacking Football Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:36:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4048 Brian Phillips Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:36:11 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4048 Alex, I can't help it if all the best pop music is made by Swedish high-school students. Here are links to videos for these songs for anyone who's still curious: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGjl6ITkFqI" rel="nofollow">Asteroids Galaxy Tour</a> <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhaui3rkYT8" rel="nofollow">Those Dancing Days</a> The second one is just a cheesy visualization. But somehow it kind of works. Amalfitano, it's definitely an uninviting game for a novice. Fortunately it's also extremely frustrating and emotionally brutalizing, which makes the moments of success irrationally rewarding, which makes it addictive, which means you'll spend a lot of time playing it and will learn the ropes faster than you'd think. I don't know of any good newbie guides, but there are lots of forums and websites where you can pick up tips. I wrote more about this and linked to some good sources of information in <a href="http://www.runofplay.com/2008/12/08/pro-vercelli-a-conspiracy-so-vast/#comment-3095" rel="nofollow">this comment</a>. Keep us posted if you do decide to try it out! Alex, I can’t help it if all the best pop music is made by Swedish high-school students.

Here are links to videos for these songs for anyone who’s still curious:

Asteroids Galaxy Tour

Those Dancing Days

The second one is just a cheesy visualization. But somehow it kind of works.

Amalfitano, it’s definitely an uninviting game for a novice. Fortunately it’s also extremely frustrating and emotionally brutalizing, which makes the moments of success irrationally rewarding, which makes it addictive, which means you’ll spend a lot of time playing it and will learn the ropes faster than you’d think.

I don’t know of any good newbie guides, but there are lots of forums and websites where you can pick up tips. I wrote more about this and linked to some good sources of information in this comment. Keep us posted if you do decide to try it out!

]]> By: Amalfitano http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4046 Amalfitano Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:22:46 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4046 Actually, I was going to ask for the song titles myself. This is not the first time I have searched out the music in your posts! Be encouraged by the fact that I might buy some of it, all thanks to RoP! Speaking of your future commercial endorsements, I am enamored by the idea of Football Manager, but I tried the demo and it was quite daunting. Is there a proper tutorial? Any advice here in the comments for a shameless novice? Should I go 30 dollars down and refine my management skills on the go? Actually, I was going to ask for the song titles myself. This is not the first time I have searched out the music in your posts! Be encouraged by the fact that I might buy some of it, all thanks to RoP!

Speaking of your future commercial endorsements, I am enamored by the idea of Football Manager, but I tried the demo and it was quite daunting. Is there a proper tutorial? Any advice here in the comments for a shameless novice? Should I go 30 dollars down and refine my management skills on the go?

]]> By: Alex Z http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4026 Alex Z Mon, 09 Feb 2009 20:13:53 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4026 Oh wow Brian, you do fancy those Scandanavians, don't you? Maybe an Ibrahimovic highlight reel set to "The Final Countdown" is in the works? Oh wow Brian, you do fancy those Scandanavians, don’t you? Maybe an Ibrahimovic highlight reel set to “The Final Countdown” is in the works?

]]> By: p4limpsest http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4019 p4limpsest Mon, 09 Feb 2009 16:24:26 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4019 Second the request for music credits. Good stuff. Second the request for music credits. Good stuff.

]]> By: AJROhNine http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4018 AJROhNine Mon, 09 Feb 2009 15:44:02 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4018 New here at RoP, but I'm loving these Championship Manager highlights. They may even improve my own coaching. New here at RoP, but I’m loving these Championship Manager highlights. They may even improve my own coaching.

]]> By: Richard Whittall http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4017 Richard Whittall Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:57:48 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4017 That Cup tie must be getting its own DVD soon... That Cup tie must be getting its own DVD soon…

]]> By: Brian Phillips http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4015 Brian Phillips Mon, 09 Feb 2009 12:05:38 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4015 That's a great idea, and I'll do it in the future. The songs here are "Around the Bend" by the Asteroids Galaxy Tour [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sonic-Arts-Ep/dp/B001LIVRCK/ref=pd_bbs_sr_2?ie=UTF8&s=dmusic&qid=1234181273&sr=8-2" rel="nofollow">link</a>] and "Dischoe" by Those Dancing Days [<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Those-Dancing-Days/dp/B000T97SZ2/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1234181380&sr=8-9" rel="nofollow">link</a>], in the first and second videos respectively. That’s a great idea, and I’ll do it in the future. The songs here are “Around the Bend” by the Asteroids Galaxy Tour [link] and “Dischoe” by Those Dancing Days [link], in the first and second videos respectively.

]]> By: Alex Z http://www.runofplay.com/2009/02/09/pro-vercelli-calculation-and-instinct/#comment-4012 Alex Z Mon, 09 Feb 2009 07:42:44 +0000 http://www.runofplay.com/?p=6972#comment-4012 You pick good music, both in general, and in relation to the videos (though I'm not sure how well a soundtrack can jive with a set of moving pixels, but that's an argument for another time). You should list the songs you use under the videos - makes things a hell of a lot easier for those of us who have to go googling ambiguously muttered lines followed by the word "lyrics." You pick good music, both in general, and in relation to the videos (though I’m not sure how well a soundtrack can jive with a set of moving pixels, but that’s an argument for another time). You should list the songs you use under the videos – makes things a hell of a lot easier for those of us who have to go googling ambiguously muttered lines followed by the word “lyrics.”

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