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Our Best of Skotos Articles contains those individual articles which we consider either the most valuable, insightful, or downright hilarious.

The Best of 2001

The columnists' selections for their favorite columns of 2001.
Finite Games (4/4/01)
Published as MetaStatic #20 by Sam Witt.

Why Marrach Isn't the Movies, Part One (4/26/01)
Published as Trials, Triumphs & Trivialities #31 by Shannon Appelcline.

Mass Hysteria (5/22/01)
Published as Biting The Hand v11n1 by Jessica Mulligan.

Typec asting (5/22/01)
Published as The Mummer's Dance #3 by Scott Roberts.

Introduction (9/5/01)
Published as Notes from the Dawn of Time #1 by Richard Bartle.

Dirty Words, Part One: Plot (9/7/01)
Published as Building Stories, Telling Games #16 by Travis S. Casey.

Darkest Villainry

Are villains necessary in online games? How do you play good villains and how can you support them?
Steal this Article! (1/25/01) - Conflict and villains in social-based online games.
Published as Trials, Triumphs & Trivialities #18 by Shannon Appelcline.

Am I Evil? Part One (6/26/01) - A villian is terrible thing to waste.
Published as The Mummer's Dance #8 by Scott Roberts.

Being Bad (6/27/01) - Playing a villain in online roleplaying.
Published as MetaStatic #31 by Sam Witt.

Darkest Villainry (6/29/01) - More thoughts about villains in online games.
Published as Building Stories, Telling Games #11 by Travis S. Casey.

Am I Evil? Part Two (7/2/01) - The art of being a playable villian.
Published as The Mummer's Dance #9 by Scott Roberts.

Why Marrach Isn't the Movies

Do you enjoy Castle Marrach? If so, read over these three movie scripts for a satirical look at both Marrach and StoryTelling in the medium of online games.
Why Marrach Isn't the Movies, Part One (4/26/01) - or Honey, I Blew Up the Castle.

Why Marrach Isn't the Movies, Part Two (5/31/01) - The insightful, often humorous saga continues.

Why Marrach Isn't the Movies, Part Three (7/26/01) - Shannon puzzles over a snide snood & martini mimosa.
Published as Trials, Triumphs & Trivialities #31, 36 & 40 by Shannon Appelcline.