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Your list is missing Race for the Galaxy! I know it's on iPad, at least, not sure about phones. But it's a good implementation and I've spent a lot of time with it.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:18
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Kashuno posted:Fuuuuck I need to play this game Yoooo pick a weekend and let's get like a 4 hour game going! I love The Colonists and haven't played it nearly enough.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:27
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Selecta84 posted:So, here is the link for the new solo scenario for The Colonists. Oh so dope, thanks for this! I need to have a Colonists solo scenario day sometime soon Fake edit: poo poo sorry for the double pooooooost
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Aug 25, 2017 02:31
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Big McHuge posted:Update about the shithead who stole games from my friend who died last week: Just complete and utter disbelief. Sorry dude, looks like your (former) friend's an irredeemable fucker.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:34
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Yep let everyone who might know him know what he did and make sure you emphasize his name. What an awful person. Tell him either give them back or you'll start a thread on BGG and out him. Yeah just buy the base game cards for Dominion, you really won't need to sleeve all of them. Those are the only ones that get wear and just replace them as you go along.
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Aug 25, 2017 02:43
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Burning bridges for maybe a couple hundred bucks in board games is extremely 
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Aug 25, 2017 02:55
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Chill la Chill posted:Burning bridges for maybe a couple hundred bucks in board games is extremely nvm!!!! Mayveena fucked around with this message at 03:50 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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Aug 25, 2017 03:34
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The guy who stole the games is the one burning the bridges for the $$ in games
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Aug 25, 2017 03:38
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Lorini posted:You gonna give the family the $$? You don't know what that means to them. I...don't want to put words in Chill's mouth but they might mean "the guy who stole games is burning bridges for these games" not "the people who are angry he stole games".
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Aug 25, 2017 03:39
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homullus posted:The guy who stole the games is the one burning the bridges for the $$ in games It'd be an amusing happenstance if one of the games was Kahuna.
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Aug 25, 2017 03:45
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silvergoose posted:I...don't want to put words in Chill's mouth but they might mean "the guy who stole games is burning bridges for these games" not "the people who are angry he stole games". Oops!!! I'll nvm it.
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Aug 25, 2017 03:50
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Chill la Chill posted:It'd be an amusing happenstance if one of the games was Kahuna. Or Bridges of Shangri La...
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Aug 25, 2017 03:57
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As far as we can tell this is the list of stuff that he made off with: Orleans (new in shrink) Twilight Struggle Sentinels of the Multiverse (with a bunch of expansions) Myth (I think, because I found a box with like 1/4 of the Myth kickstarter stuff in it but no base game anywhere) Half of Armada (good luck playing with none of the tokens) Half of Imperial Assault (good luck playing without any of the heroes and half the map tiles) Some large black lantern heroclix thing for some inexplicable reason And that's just what I can remember/have figured out. I've got about 250 games sitting in front of me so it's tough to really remember everything that we had played over the years. It's not enough to go after someone legally, and aside from that these were all verbal arrangements that were made prior to my friend passing, so there's no documentation and it's just his word vs mine. I'm going to attempt to directly contact him via FB to offer him one last chance to set things right. Another looming issue is how I'm going to deal with this massive Heroclix collection. It seems a bit large and pricey for someone just starting out, but it's going to be a severe pain to parcel it out in batches. There are also a few potentially rare board games that I'm having trouble sussing out a price on. Catan Ancient Egypt, Colosseum (Days of Wonder), Starfarers of Catan, Napoleon in Europe. At the very least sorting through all of this stuff is keeping my mind relatively occupied.
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Aug 25, 2017 04:21
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When you guys play solo Colonists, how many eras do you play?
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Aug 25, 2017 04:44
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I just set up a solo game and I'm gonna do one or two now then finish in the morning. I think familiarity can really make the game speed along.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:01
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Bottom Liner posted:I just set up a solo game and I'm gonna do one or two now then finish in the morning. I think familiarity can really make the game speed along. So you do all four?
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Aug 25, 2017 05:02
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CommonShore posted:So you do all four? This will be my first aside from the one era learning game but yup. The Lord of Hats posted:Your list is missing Race for the Galaxy! I know it's on iPad, at least, not sure about phones. But it's a good implementation and I've spent a lot of time with it. Ah yeah, added it. It's a great version. Speaking of, there being Roll for the Galaxy to Android/iOS soon as well. That will be the ideal way for me to figure out which one I like more. I think Race is better, but Roll wins out as a physical game. It will be interesting to see what playing a ton of Roll will do to my perception of them both.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:04
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Big McHuge posted:As far as we can tell this is the list of stuff that he made off with: CoolStuffInc does buyback for Heroclix, been looking to help a friend sell his collection as well.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:04
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Big McHuge posted:Another looming issue is how I'm going to deal with this massive Heroclix collection. It seems a bit large and pricey for someone just starting out, but it's going to be a severe pain to parcel it out in batches. For a minute there I read Heroclix as Heroscape, and was super ready to just snap up all of that sweet, sweet modular terrain. What happened to Heroscape, anyways? I remember it being pretty fun.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:14
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The Lord of Hats posted:For a minute there I read Heroclix as Heroscape, and was super ready to just snap up all of that sweet, sweet modular terrain. Funny you should mention that I think there is a bunch of Heroscape stuff here as well but I haven't even started to inventory the miniatures stuff.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:19
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Big McHuge posted:It's not enough to go after someone legally, and aside from that these were all verbal arrangements that were made prior to my friend passing, so there's no documentation and it's just his word vs mine. I'm going to attempt to directly contact him via FB to offer him one last chance to set things right. Write. Wills.
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Aug 25, 2017 05:32
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Bottom Liner posted:
Saw a banner confirming mobile Scythe at gencon
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Aug 25, 2017 05:59
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Frush posted:If it's just an accident then he'll likely just let you redistribute them as desired, if not then he'll probably get lovely about it and not respond or get mad. Ugh, called it. Some people are just pricks. Big McHuge posted:I know that grief makes people do stupid things, but I'm having a hard time buying that as an excuse at this point. Sorry man, that's not grief, that's opportunism. Just hoping the distraught family wouldn't notice a few obscure items missing while they deal with the hard stuff. Don't make excuses for him, you're on just about every kind of moral high ground there is here. Sadly it's not your fault but is your problem, and you either have to let him get away with it because it's not worth it to you or go after him in some way. Previously I suggested spreading it as publicly as possible, and that's still not a bad idea. Also, even if you don't know the laws surrounding it, have the executor demand their return (hopefully you have something of a list) and phrase it as a legal demand with the threat of legal action. Even if you can't actually do anything you might put the fear of god into him enough to see results. In terms of actual game stuff, I've got a bit of a math problem. My friends and I were playing Red November, in which you wager minutes of time for additional success on a roll (ex// wagering 4 minutes is a success if you roll 4 or less on the d10) and I have one friend who insists (for example) that rolling the dice four times trying to get a 1 is basically the same as rolling it once hoping to get a 4 or less, but saves 'time' because 'what if you get it on the second roll?!'. I think he's thinking that it's P=(1/10)+(1/10)+(1/10)+(1/10) so 0.4 (40%) same as rolling a 4 or less. Instead wouldn't it be P=1-(9/10)^4 so 0.34? And that's for a 4. For a 9 by that math he's thinking you're rocking a 90% chance but I think it's actually more around 61%, which is a big difference compared to just rolling a 9 or less at an actual 90%. I ask this because he insists on rolling through the game one 'minute' at a time and it drives me mad. He's persuasive enough that he's convinced everyone else and they only roll like normal because I almost have an aneurysm when they do it one at a time. Despite what it may seem I'm not good at mental/napkin math.
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Aug 25, 2017 07:00
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Johnny Truant posted:Oh so dope, thanks for this! I need to have a Colonists solo scenario day sometime soon Your welcome. Gonna try this one on the weekend I hope.
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Aug 25, 2017 07:05
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Frush posted:
You have the probabilities right and I suspect you've correctly diagnosed what he's doing wrong. Lots of people are just super bad at probability.
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Aug 25, 2017 07:19
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Frush posted:In terms of actual game stuff, I've got a bit of a math problem. Your calculations are correct. It's super easy to point out his error without any math, just go from your example of 9 rolls to 10 rolls. If you're rolling a d10 once looking for 10 or less you have a 100% chance of getting it. If you roll ten times looking for a 1, it's obviously not a 100% chance (it's only 65%).
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Aug 25, 2017 07:34
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Just got my copy of Codenames Duet, can't wait!
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Aug 25, 2017 10:49
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CommonShore posted:When you guys play solo Colonists, how many eras do you play? My three solo games were one 3 era, then 4 the last two times. I want to try starting in a later era, that seems interesting since you have a fund to pick your existing buildings from. I wish I could set it up and walk away, but my two cats would have a hayday with all the pieces  Selecta84 posted:Your welcome. Nice, let me know how it is! Unfortunately my weekends are booked up for a lil bit, and my new work schedule currently has me working late, so no Colonists for me for at least two weeks  Super cool about mobile Scythe! Super lovely about stealing-games-dude. I say shame the gently caress out of him if he doesn't return them, cause that's seriously heinous as gently caress.
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Aug 25, 2017 11:13
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Tekopo posted:Just got my copy of Codenames Duet, can't wait! Mine just got delivered an hour ago, keen to play it
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Aug 25, 2017 11:34
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:Mine just got delivered an hour ago, keen to play it
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Aug 25, 2017 13:36
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Make sure you start a campaign thing, the 11-1 and 8-4 and all that make your strategy very interesting.
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Aug 25, 2017 13:54
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What happened with Rahdo? I keep reading stuff about how he quit doing reviews.  He was my favorite reviewer and I enjoyed his playthroughs, even though he almost has the exact opposite taste to mine.
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Chill la Chill posted:What happened with Rahdo? I keep reading stuff about how he quit doing reviews. He quit reddit because people were really hostile about (I think) his clank in space review? He got really upset and was like "hm yeah you know what this is not good for me I'm out" afaik he is still doing videos he posted one yesterday
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Aug 25, 2017 14:35
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Johnny Truant posted:Yoooo pick a weekend and let's get like a 4 hour game going! I love The Colonists and haven't played it nearly enough. my weekends are mostly played by ear and just doing whatever comes along/comes to mind, so I'm down whenever you're free double post, the sign of someone who plays games on forums
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Aug 25, 2017 14:37
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Kashuno posted:He quit reddit because people were really hostile about (I think) his clank in space review? He got really upset and was like "hm yeah you know what this is not good for me I'm out" Reddit is a cesspool good for him
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Aug 25, 2017 14:38
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ShaneB posted:Reddit is a cesspool good for him  People got hostile because they were expecting something else and got personal with him. He deleted his account and everything, which is funny because now there is a thread there about meeting him in person and having a great experience. Talas fucked around with this message at 14:59 on Aug 25, 2017 |
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Aug 25, 2017 14:56
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Kashuno posted:He quit reddit because people were really hostile about (I think) his clank in space review? He got really upset and was like "hm yeah you know what this is not good for me I'm out" Oh, that's good to hear! I've been telling my friends to quit reading the reddit board game forum too and to join SA. One keeps putting it off and instead buys these weird $10 Queen Games because they're so cheap.  (FYI world monuments is currently that cheap queen game) Like, I love that we were all able to get Chicago express for that cheap, but the other stuff?
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Kashuno posted:He quit reddit because people were really hostile about (I think) his clank in space review? He got really upset and was like "hm yeah you know what this is not good for me I'm out" People feel strongly enough about Clank to get mad when someone doesn't like something/likes it too much?
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Yeah the boardgame subreddit is not great. Occasionally there'll something worth reading but it seems to be populated by knuckleheads mostly.
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