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I used boardgamearena extensively on my phone, so absolutely will work on a tablet.
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:I used boardgamearena extensively on my phone, so absolutely will work on a tablet. Wait, you can do that? Oh poo poo, this a game changer
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May 18, 2020 04:59
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Dre2Dee2 posted:Wait, you can do that? Oh poo poo, this a game changer It’s a website so why wouldn’t you be able to?
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May 18, 2020 05:29
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Also, Las Vegas probably works pretty well over web cam!
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May 18, 2020 06:38
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Something like Pandemic should work over webcam pretty easily.
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May 18, 2020 07:02
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ketchup vs catsup posted:It’s a website so why wouldn’t you be able to? Some websites are so poorly optimized for phones as to be unusable. Dominion.games hid the "start game" button past where the screen ended, and didn't allow me to zoom or pan to it.
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May 18, 2020 07:53
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Spiel 2020 has been officially cancelled. We knew it was coming and it's the wise move, but it's still a shame.
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Mr. Squishy posted:Some websites are so poorly optimized for phones as to be unusable. Dominion.games hid the "start game" button past where the screen ended, and didn't allow me to zoom or pan to it. To be fair that start game button is not optimized for anybody - I shouldn't have to wait for you to hit it in order to see my opening hand. I think that's the 3rd biggest flaw, behind AI and no friend invite/challenges.
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May 18, 2020 08:00
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Dre2Dee2 posted:Wait, you can do that? Oh poo poo, this a game changer Some games work a lot better than others on mobile. Good luck playing Caylus or Taluva on mobile but King Domino and things like that work great.
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May 18, 2020 09:10
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We played a four player game of Tiny Towns with a camera on all four boards. The remote players just said coordinates Battleship style of where they want their cubes.
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May 18, 2020 12:42
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Rusty Kettle posted:We played a four player game of Tiny Towns with a camera on all four boards. The remote players just said coordinates Battleship style of where they want their cubes. You sunk my granary
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May 18, 2020 12:54
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Dre2Dee2 posted:Wait, you can do that? Oh poo poo, this a game changer Literally a game changer
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May 18, 2020 14:13
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Jedit posted:Spiel 2020 has been officially cancelled. We knew it was coming and it's the wise move, but it's still a shame. GenCon still hasn't been canceled 😑😑
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May 18, 2020 16:31
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Deathlove posted:GenCon still hasn't been canceled 😑😑 I thought GenCon had announced that they were going virtual this year.
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May 18, 2020 17:51
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Gencon can't cancel (as far as I understand it) until the venues refund their deposit.
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May 18, 2020 18:44
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ketchup vs catsup posted:It’s a website so why wouldn’t you be able to? I can confirm that Roll20, for example, doesn't work on mobile. 
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May 18, 2020 18:51
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Mayveena posted:Gencon can't cancel (as far as I understand it) until the venues refund their deposit. So there's a bit of a "cold war" with their respective venues, because the venues don't want to lose potential revenue -- and, in fact, may have their own insurance policies to protect lost revenue from an event cancelling out from under them.
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Jedit posted:I thought GenCon had announced that they were going virtual this year. That was Origins and they’re still planning on a physical convention in October afaik
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Jedit posted:I thought GenCon had announced that they were going virtual this year. Origins is doing a virtual con in June and rescheduled the real one to October, but I doubt that will happen at this rate. Gencon is an interesting situation, because they have a contract they have to abide by, but the city of Indianapolis depends on the convention so heavily that they will probably end up bending over backwards to keep Gencon LLC happy and healthy. The ICC and Lucas Oil are managed by a state appointed board, which is better for Gencon cancellation than a private venue contract would be. They're obviously still hoping to go full steam ahead but everyone sees the writing on the wall. You can't social distance an event like Gencon even if they did something drastic like capping attendance at 25%.
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May 18, 2020 19:29
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WhiteHowler posted:Several similar events have insurance policies that won't pay out if they cancel their own event -- even if there's a very good reason, like, say, a global pandemic. Unless they have really awful underwriters who haven't updated policies in decades, "pandemic and government action due to disease" are specifically excluded for, like, everything.
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gencon is a vector for strange diseases in the best circumstances - they shouldn't host it, no company should go to it, no one should attend it.
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May 18, 2020 19:52
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I'm looking for some games that are either 2 player specific or work best at 2 players that play reasonably fast (under an hour) and aren't too simple? I picked up a few games that I made sure had a 2 player option, like Bargain Quest (which probably falls into the too simple category but I like the theme), Kashgar, Race for the Galaxy, and The Crew, all of which I've enjoyed but are significantly less interesting/enjoyable as a 2 player game. Doesn't have to specifically be a card game either, even though I just noticed every example I listed is one.
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May 18, 2020 19:58
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Patchwork Codenames Duet
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May 18, 2020 20:04
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nessin posted:I'm looking for some games that are either 2 player specific or work best at 2 players that play reasonably fast (under an hour) and aren't too simple? I picked up a few games that I made sure had a 2 player option, like Bargain Quest (which probably falls into the too simple category but I like the theme), Kashgar, Race for the Galaxy, and The Crew, all of which I've enjoyed but are significantly less interesting/enjoyable as a 2 player game. Doesn't have to specifically be a card game either, even though I just noticed every example I listed is one. Watergate but your first plays won't likely be under an hour.
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May 18, 2020 20:04
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This Guilty Land?
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May 18, 2020 20:12
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dwarf74 posted:Yeah, a pandemic is literally uninsurable. There's no insurance company that would or could cover it. Wimbledon got a $141 million payout for the pandemic insurance they've been paying $2 million a year for since SARS.
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Impermanent posted:gencon is a vector for strange diseases in the best circumstances - they shouldn't host it, no company should go to it, no one should attend it. Indiana is one of the hotspots specifically because they host a lot of conventions, so everyone started spreading it back in January before people realized what was happening.
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Poopy Palpy posted:Wimbledon got a $141 million payout for the pandemic insurance they've been paying $2 million a year for since SARS.  And yeah if you buy specific pandemic insurance that's what you get. Most businesses just have a 'business continuity' policy or endorsement, where pandemics aren't covered.
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I don't think there's anything wrong with pandemic insurance in general, you just can't give it to everyone. Insuring every venue in a country for loss of earnings from a pandemic would bankrupt an insurer when they all claim at once, but insuring probably the single biggest sporting event in the country against one is a smart deal.
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Indiana's insistence on opening up may also gently caress over any claims for pandemic even if Gen Con has the right policy coverage.
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May 18, 2020 20:41
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Quiz night looks to be running out of steam so I was wondering if there were any suggestions for some quick games that can be played in a zoom call with 6-10 people with little to no experience in the hobby whilst having a few beers. I know there's a codenames thing available somewhere or other but I was wondering if there is anything else that I'm missing. Thanks goons, please help keep my Monday evenings interesting.
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Redundant posted:Quiz night looks to be running out of steam so I was wondering if there were any suggestions for some quick games that can be played in a zoom call with 6-10 people with little to no experience in the hobby whilst having a few beers. Just play quiplash. Only one person needs to run the software, everyone else just goes to a website and follows instructions.
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May 18, 2020 21:14
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Jackbox stuff is exactly what I'm after actually. Thanks for pointing me in the right direction.
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dwarf74 posted:Indiana's insistence on opening up may also gently caress over any claims for pandemic Marion County is operating differently than Indiana. Might make a difference.
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May 18, 2020 21:41
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nessin posted:I'm looking for some games that are either 2 player specific or work best at 2 players that play reasonably fast (under an hour) and aren't too simple? Tash Kalar is an excellent two player game with a lot of strategy.
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May 18, 2020 22:21
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Game Brain Podcast episode is up, I'm the featured guest, hope you like it, I'm not sure if I do
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Apologies if this has come up before, but: is Battle for Rokugan no longer being produced by FFG? It seems to have disappeared from their website, and it’s out of stock in most places I can access in Australia.
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Dre2Dee2 posted:Wait, you can do that? Oh poo poo, this a game changer Be careful with the game. Either be prepared to lose to a misclick or don't play Tzolkin/Keyflower and do play TTA and Tash Kalar
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Cthulhu Dreams posted:.. don't play Keyflower ... I'm on it!
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Aramoro posted:I'm on it! lmaoooo
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