Du Malone writes: In Music for #FM20 I sought to identify suitable music for listening whilst playing my Black Sea saves. The selections worked for me -- but that was months ago and it's time to refresh. Since I am now beginning an MFC Mykolaiv save, I decided to take the opportunity to search for … Continue reading Music and FM: my failure in Ukraine
Psychological attraction of FM: problem-solving and learning
Du Malone writes: I'm pleased the announce that an article I've written on the above theme has been published in the second edition of Latte Quarterly, published here.
It’s not all down to you: managerial reaction to performance on #FM20 and ITRW
Du Malone writes: In a previous post ('Your performance on #FM20 isn't all down to you: irrational bias on Football Manager') I argued that there are stochastic factors built into match performance. If, for example, you play a match, then exit without saving, and the load up again and replay it, you're likely to find … Continue reading It’s not all down to you: managerial reaction to performance on #FM20 and ITRW
Introductory guidance on blogging
Du Malone writes: On the page about guest posts I mentioned that we're open to suggestions for guest posts from people who are considering blogging about FM but who have yet to start. Here, for anyone who's new to blogging, I thought I'd set out some introductory advice. Protocol Here are my recommendations: Decide on … Continue reading Introductory guidance on blogging
Your performance on #FM20 isn’t all down to you: irrational bias on Football Manager
Du Malone writes: In my early days on Football Manager, I was manged Stoke. The third season proved unexpectedly tough. By the end of the season, we were staring relegation in the face. In the closing minutes of the final fixture -- I think it might have been in stoppage time -- we needed to … Continue reading Your performance on #FM20 isn’t all down to you: irrational bias on Football Manager
While we wait for FM20: a constructive approach
Du Malone writes: So FM20 won't be published until 19 November and even the beta version won't be out until a couple of weeks before that. It's disappointing, since the experience of previous years had led us to expect an earlier date -- though to my knowledge the producers never made any promises about that. … Continue reading While we wait for FM20: a constructive approach
