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Another example of a sub genre of the alternative timeline story is called a "do-over fiction", similar to "fix-it fiction" in which consequences of an event are undone, but in do-over fictions particularly the entire story is reset to the beginning, and the author creates an alternate timeline that diverges from the original canon of the work. [2]
Cube World was a commercial success, selling several million units according to Ellis, [13] and received positive reviews from consumer publications. Michael Fereday of Gadget Speak praised the game as possessing an "interesting fascination beyond their simple graphics," stating "it is amazing what these characters get up (to) either ...
Building blocks are produced in different shapes, sizes and systems worldwide by various manufacturers, [26] with the majority of manufacturers following Lego's construction dimensions, a grid size of 8 × 8 mm (and other shape specifications), to keep their plug-in systems compatible. In addition to the standard shapes, most manufacturers ...
A Jacob's Ladder unfolded Watch toy in action (Ogg Theora format, 1.7 MB) (). A Jacob's ladder (also magic tablets, Chinese blocks, and klick-klack toy [1]) is a folk toy consisting of blocks of wood held together by strings or ribbons.
The name "Numenera" is a reference to the bits of technology left over from past civilizations. The word "numen" is a Latin root word meaning a "pervading divine presence" [6] and "era" refers to the period (1 billion years in the future) in which this universe takes place.
Transdimensional Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a supplement of rules for travel to and adventures in other times and parallel worlds. The book includes lots of new mutants and mutations (such as mutant dinosaurs), rules for building and using time machines, ancient and black powder weapons, and magic.
The English company Best-Lock Construction Toys sued Lego in German courts in 2004 [16] and 2009. [17] The German Federal Court denied Lego trademark protection for the shape of its bricks in the latter case. [18] In 2011, Lego sued Guangdong Jumbo Grand Plastic Moulding Industrial over its BanBao brand's copycat packaging.
Flint (a former labor organizer and socialist) contends that this collective work allows the expansion of his alternate history universe into something approaching the complexity of reality. It can be argued, however, that since work published in the Gazette is paid (at professional rates) and cleared by Flint for canonicity , that this is not ...