Yendorian Tales: Keep to the Right

Where I've been lately. Irene and I just returned from a western vacation (thank you, Patreon supporters!). We flew into Denver and drove around to Wind Cave National Park, Custer State Park in South Dakota, Mount Rushmore, Badlands National Park, Devil's Tower, Rocky Mountain National Park, and Colorado Springs, ending back in Denver for a visit to some museums. During the trip, I had to laugh a few times, because in both driving and walking (e.g., inside museums), I found myself adopting the same "rightmost" exploration pattern that I use in games. As usual when I do that, I'm reminded that leftmost would make more sense. When you encounter a narrative spread across multiple displays in a museum, for instance, it almost always goes left-to-right. On the other hand, the rightmost path better corresponds with both vehicle and foot traffic. A leftmost approach to a national park, for instance, would have you constantly taking left turns across traffic. In any event, the rightmost…