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posted on 2025-06-12, 13:54 authored by Matthew PartridgeMatthew Partridge

Three-panel terminal-style dialog spoofing the film WarGames. “Academic publishing” repeatedly replaces the chess game, ending with the classic “only winning move is not to play.” A wry critique of scholarly publishing.

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2017-11-27

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WarGames-style terminal screens where “academic publishing” is the unwinnable game.

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Greetings Professor Falken shall we play a game? How about academic publishing? Wouldn’t you prefer a good game of chess? Let’s play academic publishing A strange game the only winning move is not to play. How about a nice game of chess?

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    academic publishingWarGamesparodyErrantScienceCartoonComicscience humor

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