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Dropped off my Santee's gifts for shipping out. Please expect them sometime next week! 
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The deadline for shipping is the 18th. Right now, there's only about... four Santas that haven't shipped yet (including mine). There's a couple of "ordered" entries I have which also might not have shipped, plus golden bubble's damaged gift. The large majority of gifts are already received. We're doing really well!
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Dec 12, 2020 01:44
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Well you can mark another received off the list! Thank you very very much Santa! Been eyeballing this for a long time, and now I'll be able to give it a spin during the holidays! Now the most important decision of all. Who to play first... 
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Dec 12, 2020 02:01
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Leperflesh posted:Infinitum posted: From a few pages back, but was me, enjoy trying not to lose
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Dec 12, 2020 07:01
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NTRabbit posted:From a few pages back, but was me, enjoy trying not to lose Cheers mate. Already got a game of it lined up for the holidays!
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Dec 12, 2020 07:13
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Infinitum posted:Well you can mark another received off the list! I've been playing this a lot lately (both in TTS and the real thing) and it's very good. We've been teaching people to play and usually recommend starting with the birds. Unless you mean posters to
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Dec 12, 2020 09:29
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Infinitum posted:Well you can mark another received off the list! It's an excellent game, I love it. They have got a guide for how to select factions in the game and for the base game I would always suggest leaving the vagabond till you're playing at 4 players. In fact generally leave out the vagabond, it is bad.
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Dec 12, 2020 09:33
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Aramoro posted:It's an excellent game, I love it. They have got a guide for how to select factions in the game and for the base game I would always suggest leaving the vagabond till you're playing at 4 players. In fact generally leave out the vagabond, it is bad. Counterpoint: Vagabond owns but the people playing absolutely have to understand that you punch that motherfucker as much as possible. Easier said than done because a lot of Root is about getting the other players to do your dirty work. Edit: However, if playing with the base deck, just don't allow Tinker, unless you like the entire map being uninhabitable.
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Dec 12, 2020 09:49
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The Bloop posted:
it was amazing, he had fun, i had fun, it is now the centerpiece next to a candy tray i made.  I cant wait for my santee to receive....
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Dec 12, 2020 13:22
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Thank you very much, The Bloop for the holiday cheer! I asked for a bits bag, and I did receive. I already have projects in mind for most of these!!!!! Lots of them are very suitable for BA space marine cruft, already making good use of the two little eagle icons:  I have personally been eyeballing (  ) the froghemoth at my store for a while but "giant frog model? when am I gonna use it! it's a pleasure... too guilty" - which is exactly the niche gifts are meant to fill. The rest of the little minis are great, I especially the love the cerberaurus? cerberovine? bullberos?Thank you, and merry christmas goonbuds
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Dec 12, 2020 17:49
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Mirthless posted:I especially the love the cerberaurus? cerberovine? bullberos? Haha it's actually literally just cows that are on fire, from Mantic's Mars Attacks line and I think it's funny as hell  I'm very glad you liked. Giving what amounts to partially a "used" gift in the form of bits is a little nerve wracking
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Dec 12, 2020 17:55
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My Santa got me two cat distractors! I seem to recall hearing cool things (lol) about the Climate board game a while ago.  Once we're all allowed to touch and kiss again, I'll be sure to try these out with a couple of my friends. It's been far too long since we've gotten together to play stuff.  Also here is Po keeping one of the bassinets warm for imminent babies. 
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Dec 12, 2020 18:08
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 A box arrived today! Unfortunately, the Department of Postal Inspection is contractually guaranteed weekends off, so this box went unsniffed...leaving me very concerned about opening it!  Thankfully, it was Goon Secret Santa, and not an exploding glitter bomb or a fruitcake.  Huzzah! Founders of Gloomhaven has intrigued me for a while! I've heard mixed things, so I never wanted to spend my own money at it, but I'll play a lot of less-than-perfect stuff for Free.99 - this is truly the best sort of holiday gift. As for Caddyshack trivia....well, I guess I'm gonna have to watch Caddyshack at some point,  I have virtually zero experience with minis, but these are really neat! I can't tell if the green one was supposed to have a base and it just got damaged in transit, or if that was supposed to break-away as an ablative shipping buffer...but the figure itself seems unharmed! The griffin in particular is very delightful, and I shall use this as some manner of first player marker, or monopoly token the next time I get roped into that game! Thanks very much, Santa Hedningen! EDIT: despite opening a box and taking photos and stuff RIGHT NEXT TO HIM, Oliver remains sound asleep on the couch. Love this sleepy baby. 
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Dec 12, 2020 20:44
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jivjov posted:As for Caddyshack trivia....well, I guess I'm gonna have to watch Caddyshack at some point, cause my only knowledge of that film is that Bob Barker cameos in it. Caddyshack is very much not the movie you think it is.
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Dec 12, 2020 21:38
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Although in all fairness, Happy Gilmore does owe a lot of inspiration to Caddyshack.
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Dec 12, 2020 22:11
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rydiafan posted:Caddyshack is very much not the movie you think it is. I guess i'm dumb as a sack of rocks - or coal to be seasonally appropriate! Guess there's two movies on my watchlist now
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Dec 12, 2020 22:36
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rydiafan posted:Caddyshack is very much not the movie you think it is. It's alright.
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Dec 12, 2020 22:49
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Glad you like the (non-joke) portions of the gift! Caddyshack was mainly due to seeing it, realizing it was the most bizarre and niche boardgame possible, and figuring it would get a chuckle. Yeah, the stuff that fell off was just some casting residue. I decided to throw them in because they’re some of the few minis I’ve cast so far, and you mentioned that you like homemade stuff.
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Dec 13, 2020 01:09
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Hedningen posted:Glad you like the (non-joke) portions of the gift! Caddyshack was mainly due to seeing it, realizing it was the most bizarre and niche boardgame possible, and figuring it would get a chuckle. Hell yeah, a hand sculpted and cast mini is cool as hell, and my only regret is that I don't typically do much stuff with minis, so for my collection they're just gonna be decorations! You also stimulated small business economy--about 90 seconds after cracking the plastic on the Founders box, I bought the Broken Token insert
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Dec 13, 2020 02:06
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golden bubble posted:Thanks. I think I have the returns process handled on Amazon. Great, just let me know if you need anything!
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Dec 13, 2020 03:24
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So uh hand worse than thought. I was spoilers for gross bleeding from my fingernails and it kept swelling ; turns out I broke a knuckle. Really sorry for everything. My bad. Happy Holidays though!
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Dec 13, 2020 06:43
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My gift seems to have gone from scheduled for delivery today to "late but on its way". Stay safe postal workers! Fortunately there's still some buffer time before the deadline.
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Dec 13, 2020 08:44
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A gift was delivered today! The most adorable of wargames, thanks Santa!
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Dec 13, 2020 10:00
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NTRabbit posted:A gift was delivered today! This seems to be a very popular gift choice this year.
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Dec 13, 2020 14:15
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I think that's the 3rd copy thus far? Santa has good taste 
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Dec 13, 2020 14:22
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Infinitum posted:Well you can mark another received off the list! Happy Christmas! I really love this game, so I hope that you enjoy it too. One bit of advice: don't ignore the Vagabond! I've played a number of games where they walk away with a victory because they steadily acquire points while the other factions are all focusing on fighting each other.
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Dec 13, 2020 17:55
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I backed root on Kickstarter and have all the expansions and I've only gotten to play a handful of times because life but it's so so good
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Dec 13, 2020 17:59
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Rid posted:Happy Christmas! I really love this game, so I hope that you enjoy it too. One bit of advice: don't ignore the Vagabond! I've played a number of games where they walk away with a victory because they steadily acquire points while the other factions are all focusing on fighting each other. Yeah, the biggest "problem" with Root is that the Vagabond needs to be smashed to prevent them from winning, but attacking them gives no VPs, so whoever does it is expending resources for no gain, which can be a losing move for them. I put problem in quotes, because if you're the kind of group that treats every war game as a diplomacy game, that becomes part of the negotiations/fun.
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Dec 13, 2020 18:26
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UPS assured me it would be there by saturday, it is now sunday and it is still in transit. i am sorry santee. please patiently await the culmination of the shadow boob cabal.
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Dec 14, 2020 07:05
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I got a box! In the box was  A copy of dungeon mayhem + expansion. These sorts of games are always handy to have around as a quick palette cleanser, and this is one I haven’t played before. Cheers Santa. No Pun Intended fucked around with this message at 07:15 on Dec 14, 2020 |
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Dec 14, 2020 07:07
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No Pun Intended posted:I got a box! In the box was Merry Christmas mate! I hope you enjoy this. It's legitimately one of my favourite games to bring to the table as that 'quick palette cleanser'. It's quick, it's light, it takes 30 seconds to explain, and it's great with families. There is another expansion that adds even more characters to the deck and I highly recommend it. Apologies for the delay as I had to cancel the first order, as shipping blew out until the end of January.
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Dec 14, 2020 07:42
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My secret Santa should be out for delivery VERY soon. Estimate is the 16th, but it showed up at a facility 12:00 AM the 13th, so it might even be out today instead. Fingers crossed!
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Dec 14, 2020 11:48
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Apologies to my Santa for taking so long for this promised write-up.A. Flex posted:December 7, 2020 Thank you for these generous gifts, Santa – whoever you are (I only have your real name unless I missed something)! I've played the Arkham Horror LCG here and there in the past, but always with friends' copies and loaned investigator decks. Now I have a copy to call my own and work through a (likely solo) campaign with! This is the perfect gift based on my preferences this year and something I wouldn't have thought of, to boot! I'll have to crack it open over the holiday and pick an investigator to slowly succumb to insanity at the 
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Dec 14, 2020 12:45
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Santee #2
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Dec 14, 2020 18:17
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I got a box! Junior gift inspector Billie Jean has determined it's a secret santa present.   It's from Arrrthritis, & Arrrthritis' wife! Of course, I knew that. I assigned myself to them. I have decided not to open it yet. Leperflesh & Leperflesh's wife are doing christmas at home alone this year, so it'll be nice to have an extra present in the pile. Also, I haven't shipped my own gift out yet, so it's only fair.
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Dec 14, 2020 18:29
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Auralsaurus Flex posted:Apologies to my Santa for taking so long for this promised write-up. I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's supposed to have a good single player experience and that your friends play it too hopefully will be a serendipitous bonus. Also it's my first time doing this so I didn't know people would wrap and add notes and just sent it straight from the store to your house.
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Dec 14, 2020 19:52
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HootTheOwl posted:I'm glad you enjoyed it! It's supposed to have a good single player experience and that your friends play it too hopefully will be a serendipitous bonus. It's OK. Some people send stuff directly with notes, but that is definitely slower; some folks order directly from vendors, where that personal touch isn't really an option. It's all good.
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Dec 14, 2020 19:58
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LIGHTNING ROUND HAS ARRIVED  Some lovely little 2D plastic folk! I included pics of the note ands the bagged minis, as well as my favorites of the spell pack (within the constraint of a limited number of stands) so y'all can see what it looks like. It was signed from The Bloop, so thank you, mysterious, radar-shatteringly loud TG Secret Santa. I shall use them well.
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Dec 14, 2020 20:16
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TK_Nyarlathotep posted:LIGHTNING ROUND HAS ARRIVED Glad you like them, I hope they serve you well!
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Dec 14, 2020 20:26
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Leperflesh posted:It's OK. Some people send stuff directly with notes, but that is definitely slower; some folks order directly from vendors, where that personal touch isn't really an option. It's all good. Yeah, adding wrapping + a note delayed my gift by about a week. I'm glad to see that it made it there in one piece, though!
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