{"id":6429,"date":"2017-04-21T13:47:43","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T19:47:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=6429"},"modified":"2017-04-21T13:47:43","modified_gmt":"2017-04-21T19:47:43","slug":"we-are-finally-ready-almost-gene-rummy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2017\/04\/21\/we-are-finally-ready-almost-gene-rummy\/","title":{"rendered":"We Are Finally Ready (Almost) \u2013 Gene Rummy"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?p=782\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/expert-box-s-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"296\" height=\"509\" \/><\/a>It\u2019s been a long time in development, but I am thrilled to announce that we are finally in the last stages of development. There is one more set of tests to complete, one more set of adjustments\u2026<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It should be ready in about a month.<\/p>\n<p>As soon as it is published, I will make purchasing information available on the <a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gene Rummy site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>There will be 2 versions available:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Novice Game<\/li>\n<li>The Advanced Game<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Novice Game includes only two gene series (black\/brown and dense\/dilute), while the Advanced game includes four. The rules of play are the same for both, but the scoring is a little different.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned&#8230;..<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/gene-rummy\/?p=782\">We Are Finally Ready (Almost) \u2013 Gene Rummy<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-6429'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6429);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(6429);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(6429);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>It\u2019s been a long time in development, but I am thrilled to announce that we are finally in the last stages of development. There is one more set of tests to complete, one more set of adjustments\u2026 It should be &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2017\/04\/21\/we-are-finally-ready-almost-gene-rummy\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[14],"tags":[389,127,225,76,393],"class_list":["post-6429","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general","tag-educational-technology","tag-game-design","tag-game-based-learning","tag-serious-games","tag-teaching-learning"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1FH","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6435,"url":"https:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2017\/05\/14\/gene-rummy-released\/","url_meta":{"origin":6429,"position":0},"title":"Gene Rummy Released!","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"May 14, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Gene Rummy is now available! 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