I've watched 2 of them. Really awesome playthroughs.
Checkmate, Bitches! The Chess and other Board Games Thread
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mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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People using the Random Thoughts thread reminded me of this.
So me and my kids came up with a wrinkle for Clue. If you find out that your character is the murderer, you can win the game by "escaping". You have to move your token out through the front door, but you can't if you're in the "field of vision" of another character. It didn't come up yet in either of the games we played with, but I'm curious how it would turn out.
So me and my kids came up with a wrinkle for Clue. If you find out that your character is the murderer, you can win the game by "escaping". You have to move your token out through the front door, but you can't if you're in the "field of vision" of another character. It didn't come up yet in either of the games we played with, but I'm curious how it would turn out.
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Where's the front door?
he’s a fixbking cyborg or some shit. The
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holy fuckbAllZ, what a ducking nightmare. Holy shot. Just, fuck. The
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At the top of the board in the Hall. At least on our board there are double doors.
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Played Azul at xmas. Pretty fun but a bit of a learning curve. Likely it's the best wall-tile design game out there.
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B.T.W. if you have not checked out tabletop simulator, you are missing out. Not every board game works well in that format but a great way to try out a game before dropping $50 to $100. The library of games available is huge and lots of out of print games availalbe.
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That game is an instant gateway game classic. Really easy to approach and teach. Plus, is really pretty all around.
There's also an expansion and 2 variants.
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EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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Hey Johnnie, or anyone else who might be interested: This looks like a pretty cool virtual tabletop for RPGs that I might spring for if we ever decide to do a Swamp D&D group like we've teased a few times:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mi ... for-ttrpgs
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mi ... for-ttrpgs
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Wow. That's really cool. Very interested to see how the Kickstarter turns out.
I remember reading somewhere that digital implementations of things are tougher to close on and don't have the greatest track record of being "finished." Software issues. Platform issues. Etc.
Hell, I'm still waiting on a couple board games I've kickstarted. AMD I've pulled back greatly on kickstarting more.
I remember reading somewhere that digital implementations of things are tougher to close on and don't have the greatest track record of being "finished." Software issues. Platform issues. Etc.
Hell, I'm still waiting on a couple board games I've kickstarted. AMD I've pulled back greatly on kickstarting more.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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I'm back on chess.com if anyone wants to rumble. 'boybleu'
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mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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Watched it on release. Just great. Would love to play BotCT.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
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Oh, Duff...
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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This is one way to enforce the touch-move rule:
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Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.
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And that game has like 12 variants too. So many maps!tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:57 pm Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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The game gets a little repetitive if you don't have other maps to play.Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 4:19 pmAnd that game has like 12 variants too. So many maps!tennbengal wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 12:57 pm Finally played Ticket to Ride. What a great, fun, easily learned and fun to play over and over again game.
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I would agree with that. If my playing the app version was any indicator, I could burn through a dozen games relatively quickly and was like "Ehhh, I think I'm good now."
But for newer gamers, I can't disparage it. It gets people into learning some very straightforward mechanics (set collection, route building) and give them a non "roll and move" perspective with gaming.
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EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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Like the retiree said. Great introduction game to what I have always heard referred to as European-style games. Great for all ages also.Johnnie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 25, 2022 6:49 pmI would agree with that. If my playing the app version was any indicator, I could burn through a dozen games relatively quickly and was like "Ehhh, I think I'm good now."
But for newer gamers, I can't disparage it. It gets people into learning some very straightforward mechanics (set collection, route building) and give them a non "roll and move" perspective with gaming.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
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I played it with family and friends and it was awesome. Not looking to play it nonstop on an app.
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I may have posted this already, but Santorini is a fantastic game. Simple and pretty quick but a high replay level and different each time because the variety of characters you use.
Also Love Letters was something I grabbed from the library without any knowledge. Actually, a pretty fun game.
Also Love Letters was something I grabbed from the library without any knowledge. Actually, a pretty fun game.
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Not a board game but kings in the corner card game is fun as hell.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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After buying a house, moving in, and finally getting all my crap out of storage, the game room is coming along.
I'm waiting on a desk that'll go in that near corner. And I have to get a TV, fan/lights, and hang more pictures.
So far, so good. (Photo is zoomed back. The room is like 13 x 11 with 9 foot walls and the table is 3 x 5.)
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I'm waiting on a desk that'll go in that near corner. And I have to get a TV, fan/lights, and hang more pictures.
So far, so good. (Photo is zoomed back. The room is like 13 x 11 with 9 foot walls and the table is 3 x 5.)
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mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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Jealous. I saw a bunch of guys playing at a comic game shop but you definitely got the collection beat.
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Badass!
well this is gonna be someone's new signature - bronto
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I am not jealous. I have a bar like a grown up.
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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Already have plans for that. There's this area in the living room that's 78 1/4" x 30" that is PERFECT for a coffee + wine + spirits bar.
It's one of the many projects for this house.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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AB has a nice bar but the floor sucks.
THERE’S NOWT WRONG WITH GALA LUNCHEONS, LAD!
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Man those are some empty walls.
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PDX has some art he could sell you for those walls!
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Just need to install some urinals first.
To quote both Bruce Prichard and Tony Schiavone, "Fuck Duff Meltzer."
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True. We have a bunch of framed, finished puzzles from Game of Thrones that I can hang. And there are several other photos I need to frame as well.
But I'll get to all of that later.
What really sucks is that I did a kickstarter for artist Seb McKinnon and got several of his prints. Then he decided to be public about being a Canadian Trucker sympathizer and I couldn't cancel my order. Very annoying.
mister d wrote:Couldn't have pegged me better.
EnochRoot wrote:I mean, whatever. Johnnie's all hot cuz I ride him.
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This explains why I keep losing on chess.com
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butt plugs, apparently
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or Season 8 Episode 19 of Cheers
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Apparently if it's an online game it's very easy to just run a sim of your opponents moves and counter with whatever software you have. But yeah, the live version including the butt plugs seems strange. Wait, was that a king's bishop vibration or a queen's bishop?
Hold on, I'm trying to see if Jack London ever gets this fire built or not.
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I mean, I don't claim to fully understand how blackjack players cheat using electronics, but it's absolutely a thing. Either a partner is helping count cards and sending signals, or the player himself is keeping tabs of the cards electronically.
Doesn't seem too far-fetched that a similar type of system (shoes, anal beads, something on the small of the back) could be used. The article says the guy as frisked, but, you know...
Doesn't seem too far-fetched that a similar type of system (shoes, anal beads, something on the small of the back) could be used. The article says the guy as frisked, but, you know...
You can lead a horse to fish, but you can't fish out a horse.