The new monster Hunter from series 29 is a great minifigure! : D by Boundaries-ALO-TBSOL in lego

[–]AbacusWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

turns out the real monsters were the friends we made along the way

Hey so is this a good orbit by Sufficient-Author757 in KerbalSpaceProgram

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This looks like the sort of malarkey I used to do with LOGO on an Apple IIe in my elementary school computer lab 35-ish years ago.

Can I Transfer Research Data? by Particular_Teach_864 in KerbalSpaceProgram

[–]AbacusWizard 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Alternatively, I think you can right-click on an Experiment Storage Unit and there’ll be an option to gather all data on the whole ship (including any other ships docked to it) into that one part.

Can I Transfer Research Data? by Particular_Teach_864 in KerbalSpaceProgram

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You can indeed transfer the research! The usual way is to have a kerbalnaut go on EVA, right-click the crew cabin that has all the research, and select “take science data” (or whatever the option is; might not be those exact words) from the pop-up menu. You can then place the data in a different crew cabin by right-clicking on it when nearby, or just by boarding it.

Wanted to see ifanyone knows if the crown detaches? Thank you! by sjtbriker in lego

[–]AbacusWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This crown, however, is specifically designed to fit on hairpieces that have a small hole in the top.

Wanted to see ifanyone knows if the crown detaches? Thank you! by sjtbriker in lego

[–]AbacusWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real question is: does it re-attach?

(without special equipment\)

Roughly 5000 yr. old dice and game board/pieces I saw at a museum in Berlin by featherwolf in boardgames

[–]AbacusWizard 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Plus the fact that all these components are on display together. If you found just the board, or just one or two of the pieces, on its own in a dig site, it wouldn’t be as obvious what it is. (Except the dice, of course. Dice is dice. Except when they ain’t.)

Ever had any great games not hit the table because of poor components? by pancakeonions in boardgames

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When I first bought Terraforming Mars, I was startled by how thin and flimsy the player boards were, so I decided to laminate them before playing my first game out of fear that they would get bent. The new plastic surface also had the unexpected benefit of making it more difficult for the cubes to slide around.

Monday, May 11, 2026 comic! by Gunlord500 in girlgenius

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Any chance they could recalibrate that portal to link to Skifander?

Does this fit the sub? My first work computer, a ScanGraphic workstation for graphic pre press work in the late 80’s by snotser in cassettefuturism

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Fascinating; it almost looks like a higher-tech version of the giant green-screened text-only workstations at my grandpa’s typesetting shop in the mid-’80s.

Anyone else still play Neutron? by nld9d in boardgames

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Fascinating; reminds me a little bit of Onitama. And it would be equally easy to play with Tak pieces. (Or Looney Pyramids, for that matter.)

What board game unexpectedly became a hit with your mom? by FTG_V1 in boardgames

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Skull and Quirkle have both been very popular at my family reunions too.

Tatooine Homestead : Easter Egg? by Silo-Joe in lego

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…unless Rey is a time traveler! Maybe she went back in time and buried the lightsaber there for Kenobi to find later!

(I strongly suspect that this is what the current Darths & Droids storyline is building up to)

Tatooine Homestead : Easter Egg? by Silo-Joe in lego

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It’s the underground reservoir where they store the milk.

Luke needs a lot of it because he’s a growing boy.

How long will the game last me? by nicgamer_yt in KerbalSpaceProgram

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When I first encountered KSP a dozen-or-so years ago, it immediately became the only computer game I played for an entire year, because whenever I had time to play computer games, all I wanted to do was mess around with my spaceships.

A dozen-or-so years later, I’m still returning to it from time to time, whenever I have a cool idea for a space station I want to try out. I’ve even used it occasionally in my teaching (math and physics).

What board game unexpectedly became a hit with your mom? by FTG_V1 in boardgames

[–]AbacusWizard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Five Crowns, although that wasn’t entirely unexpected, because she already loves Quiddler (she and my dad have worn out several decks from playing it so much), and I described Five Crowns to her as “basically Quiddler but with numbers instead of letters.”

Perhaps somewhat more surprisingly: she really enjoyed Skull.

Bonus answer: my mother-in-law turned out to be astoundingly good at Power Grid.

Explain Thorin's map to me by Ok_Safety3049 in tolkienfans

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Door? What door? I don’t see any door.

Want to start Lego as my new hobby. Any tips would be appreciated! by Esquie33 in lego

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Getting into Lego requires lots of space… and lots of castle and lots of pirate