cthonctic

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[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

"If you didn't like what I said then I'm sorry you see it that way. But if you did like what I said - you're welcome. wink "

Straight out of the neoliberal / right-wing playbook.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

That is true and I have also muted a ton of my less-than-friend-level contacts in regards to stories. But that nag screen to subscribe to channels seems so terribly gauche.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can this "feature" be removed or deactivated somehow? I guess not because that would be too convenient.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Very much agreed. A couple months back it would have been the token "I looked at BGG and the #1 board game there looks pretty D&D like so here we are" recommendation.

I'm happy it's there because it is a very good game - but also highly likely to leave the article's target audience frustrated and confused.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 4 points 1 year ago

That's the actually good Catan version though.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

Is it also bland and old-fashioned yet still somehow popular?

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So, Gloomhaven and Betrayal at the House on the Hill (D&D edition). It baffles me that they didn't mention the actual D&D board games and instead listed two TTRPG systems plus the trashy campaign module for one of them.

Then again, people who are into D&D often really only are into D&D and not willing to branch out very far so that tracks.
Kind of surprised at Gloomhaven being suggested because it has a dungeon crawl theme over a good Euro hand-management engine and most D&Ders are probably scratching their heads at that.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago

The Isofarian Guard is amazing if you happen to be up for a story-heavy campaign game to play either solo or with another person. I got the first printing and am exstatic, that they only charge 39€ for the new content and previous backers get all of the updated materials bundled in for free. That is exactly how you turn me into a loyal customer.

On the other hand, Board Game Tycoon decided that everything outside of the US no longer exists, so I can't even buy the Everdell-related stuff I'd like because it simply isn't available in the EU at all. That is how you spit into a (formerly loyal) customer's face.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 6 points 1 year ago

The ones that don't fit inside a Kallax cube - you should hear my guttural growl when the smaller side is exactly 1 centimeter larger than the cube width - then it goes on top of one of the Kallaxes.

Thankfully it's not too many games that don't fit and I have four Kalaxes (ranging from 3x4 to 5x5) to put stuff on top of.
Still, I wish game designers and publishers tried to respect those standard measurements whenever possible.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 10 points 1 year ago

"Unrelenting darkness within him"? I thought that's why Uncle Xenu installed his Thetan pump so those can be sucked out like some sort of anti-midichlorians.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah that's really cool for all those Linux phones out there. Oh wait, there are like two and a half models in total and none of them are great? Damn.

[–] cthonctic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Avi Loeb is a pathetic crackpot hack who is abusing his prestigious academia position to flood journals with worthless papers. He really needs to be ignored by society at large because he has no clue what he is talking about.

Let Angela explain everything to you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY985qzn7oI

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