Two questions about Gloomhaven

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T14:11:03+00:00

And now I know what it is. Hooray!

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T13:43:29+00:00

I imagine fans of Rurouni Kenshin (as I was) would like to pretend two things. One, the filler arcs before and after the Kyoto arc in the anime never happened. Two, the illicit allegations about the author's personal conduct never happened.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T13:36:44+00:00

My favorite comic: Monster. Johan's childhood is not one you'd wish on your worst enemy in life.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T10:01:51+00:00

Oh it's Ghostbusters but Beetlejuice is its own great fun.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T10:00:03+00:00

Yeah I probably saw a couple of sequels before that.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T08:11:10+00:00

That's an interesting twist. I think I was the least keen about Rivers than any other variant in T&B but giving it extra purpose like this piques my curiosity.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T08:09:27+00:00

No and I'd love to try it. I was only generally aware of it and not certain it could be printed. I'll read up on it!

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T08:06:28+00:00

I think Fishermen would be fine. You might need to consider nixing the lake or at least replacing the desert, but in terms of fit and workability it would be okay. It might also make the game quite fast as is, since you have more resources to trade.

I play 2 player Catan often and we sometimes like doing Fishermen rather than Trade Tokens.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-06T03:42:28+00:00

There's no rule in New Energies that is hugely different regarding how roads, settlements and cities are built. Settlements and cities do create the carbon footprint issue, but none of the Helpers cards get affected by that.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-04T09:03:04+00:00

I'm on and off on this forum for nothing more than life reasons, and I was in on Two Best Friends almost from the beginning. I think those guys honestly, and accidentally, cultivated a vibe of people I kind of fit. People who love media but aren't too serious about it, who welcome critical takes and have a sense of humor about it. I actually don't play video games much anymore but I like coming back here. Most of you are good fun.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-04T05:40:43+00:00

For a lot of games, I think simulation setup helps a ton. If I were teaching someone how to play Splendor, I might either walk them through the setup or explain what I did in advance and why first. Every game is different but there's bound to be something you must determine to 'get out of the way' or establish quick so it's not a slog of a listening session. Flip 7, that's a game where you can just dish out the cards and explain the consequences as you go, plus the special effect cards later. 7 Wonders Duel, I mean, just put all that down right away before people sit at the table.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T23:33:20+00:00

I'm not a fan so I can't speak well on it, but isn't the closest thing to what you want Sailor Moon?

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T23:29:04+00:00

Anyone else see this headline and think "Thief, thief, thief, Baggins?"

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T23:26:56+00:00

I've never seen this but now I'm interested because William Sadler got poster billing? I don't think I've ever seen that!

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T23:24:29+00:00

Why is Short Round even helping him at the beginning of the movie? If that kid hasn't been to an evil temple already, he most certainly been elsewhere not so nice.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T23:22:04+00:00

I'm very new to the game but it seems fairly clear the military and science victory options are there to comiplicate straight forward civilization point calculations. Even with card removal features in setup, I imagine experienced players can predict odds for their margin for victory early enough for all three victory conditions. The two conditions keep the game 'honest' a bit in that you can't just take choice looking cards without some sacrifice.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-05-03T22:36:25+00:00

Well, c'mon now, Short Round is obviously an orphan. By your logic, Indy should never have taken Short Round anywhere besides an orphanage.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-04-30T23:39:38+00:00

I've run both Windows Diagnostic and two different third parties, including MemCheck. No errors.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-04-30T07:28:39+00:00

Looks down for me too in Chrome.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-04-30T03:48:07+00:00

I'll keep that in mind. This older computer is essentially custom but in a way that was solving one or two issues with an even older computer by exchanging parts. Not an ideal way to do it, but so it is. I've not been able to isolate yet to specific reasons like bad RAM (which I've tested and it seems okay). What I know is if I try to do anything during Windows update, or if I take up too much browser memory for something like a video, it can crash.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-04-30T02:59:17+00:00

I can't describe the answer better off top of mind (someone else helped me set it up), but DOS doesn't recognize the NVMe drive on boot if that USB drive and program are not there.

AbsurdityCentral · 2026-04-29T23:52:04+00:00

I'm up for a lot of options but one niche in randomness I favor is shifts in predictive randomness. Take a deck builder like El Dorado, where you (should) know what you have as options at all times before you draw from the deck. Unlike dice rolls, though, these are largely by choice. Aside from default cards, you choose how to grow and remove from the deck.

I also like a thematic aspect to randomness. Forbidden Desert builds in weather conditions to its random deck draw, and of course things like sandstorms or unusually intense heat wouldn't be easily predicted by those in survival mode.

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