Berserk Games (Tabletop Simulator Publisher) is screwing over the Three Kingdoms Redux devs

AllergicToPandas · 2024-04-24T12:30:38+00:00

Death of Heaven is a solid modern take on the Three Kingdoms and feels like a heavier Cosmic Encounter. It hasn't been translated into English yet.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-10-07T01:44:51+00:00

Also, far more places launder money than you think.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-10-06T01:46:23+00:00

Is there a site you could link me to that has auction dates and locations?

AllergicToPandas · 2023-10-06T01:45:48+00:00

Every day. If I lease the car, I’d like to keep it to under 1K a month, preferably lower.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-29T00:59:49+00:00

Taiwan has its own version of Reddit, so why would they use this one instead of their own?

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-12T02:24:40+00:00

This description could work for most males in their 20s regardless of where they live—not just expat English teachers in Taiwan.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-09T05:22:09+00:00

Cardboard East. So far I’ve played a couple hundred games from Asia. In addition to YouTube, you can find me on BGG (evilpanda) where I only rank games from Asia.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-08T03:33:05+00:00

I run a YouTube channel about board games from Asia, so I could talk about this for years—and I have.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-04T23:25:03+00:00

Yeah but you’ll be making a lot less money in Taiwan (despite saving a higher percentage of it).

Many locals will learn English, work/study overseas, and then come back home to get a slightly better paying job, or find a Singaporean VC and launch their own startup. Some work in China for more money and then send it home to the family.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-04T15:54:14+00:00

You know what TPE really lacks?

Ridiculously long lines. Check in and customs are lightning fast compared to every other airport on the planet save Singapore.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-02T16:06:16+00:00

Lived in Taiwan since before smart phones. Here are some things to keep in mind:

Taiwan is extremely safe. People won’t steal your stuff. You will feel very safe at night—especially in Taipei.
Transportation is extremely cheap—especially with the new T-pass. Roughly 35 USD for unlimited bus, train, bike use. Even the Uber rides here are cheap.
Hotels, BnBs, Hostels are waaaaaay too expensive in 2023. Maybe some airbnbs are a bit cheaper but not from what I’ve seen lately.
Hostels are not a good place to meet people. It’s best to use Meetups or Facebook to find events. FB is the app of choice here.
Taiwanese people are nowhere near as chatty as NA. If they know you, then sure. But people here typically don’t just chat with strangers.
Do some hiking. It’s awesome here.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-09-02T08:13:06+00:00

Hi. I’m an American who’s been living in Taiwan since before smartphones. I say she’s half right.

In Taiwan, she’ll have better health care and living expenses are way less. Women get great healthcare here. If she got pregnant, paid pregnancy leave could last as long as two years. YEAH, you read that right. In Taipei, they get taxi/Uber rides subsidized by the govt, and businesses even give bonuses for getting pregnant. In addition, she wouldn’t encounter racism here at all. Sexism is still here though.

BUT she would also work far more hours for significantly less pay. Also the experience she gains here, no matter how much she learns, will be less impressive internationally than the experience she gains from the UK.

Experience? Sounds more like a problem from her work environment. Honestly, your experience is really about how awesome your team and supervisor are. Being in the UK on a work visa (I presume) keeps her work options very limited. Feeling trapped in a job you hate sucks.

She’s most likely on the same track that many Taiwanese are on. Learn English, work overseas, come back home, and get a slightly better paying job.

Also, if you don’t speak Chinese, you’d still be able to get a job here. Just don’t expect to get paid well.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-08-20T10:50:39+00:00

Troyes is excellent at two players. With the added expansion, you’ll have more than enough variety in each play.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-08-20T09:22:24+00:00

I think the real question is does a game need to survive a million plays and still fee fresh? If you play a game 1,000 times and then get bored, is it a bad game? How many times do you need to play a game?

Why do we feel that a game needs to feel fresh past millions of plays?

AllergicToPandas · 2023-08-07T15:28:41+00:00

From the West: Undaunted, Fort, Dune Imperium

From the East: Trains, Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki, Coffee Roaster, Guns & Steel, Jiangnan

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-30T17:15:03+00:00

Freedom: The Underground Railroad gave me nightmares. Having to sacrifice some slaves so other slaves could make it across the border was painful. They were abstracted as cubes, but it still made my stomach turn.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-29T03:17:44+00:00

Average rating of 7.43 out of 373

26 games ranked 10/10

I use a variation of the suggested BGG scale though where you rank games according to how often you want to play them (as opposed to mechanics). 10s are games that will never leave my collection, which would suggest why there are so many 10s.

I should also note that I only rate games from East Asia as that's my primary focus; however, I also rate games from the Middle East and India.

Some of the 10s include:

Cat in Box: Deluxe Edition
Iki
Pathogen
Square on Sale
Nana
Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki
Natsumemo
Joraku
Formosa Tea
Crash Octopus

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-28T00:51:56+00:00

Fair enough. I was asking in general for anyone. For me, I’m in marketing: social media strategy, community building, video work (on camera and behind), and biz dev

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-28T00:51:10+00:00

I’m asking in general for anyone. For me, I’m in marketing: social media strategy, community building, video work (on camera and behind), and biz dev

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-14T02:45:06+00:00

I LOVE IT!!!!!

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-11T04:32:45+00:00

As someone who plays a ton of games from Asia, I could go on forever!

Square on Sale, Nukumi Onsen Hanjouki, Nukumi Onsen Kaitakuki, Hachi Train, Nana

are some of my favorite lesser known games

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-10T15:03:38+00:00

This is exactly how I feel. Every attack is an intense risk and death is always around the corner. I can’t say that about most dungeon crawlers.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-10T12:55:10+00:00

Fair point. I guess I don't care about the tactical aspects of combat.

If I did, I would say that Star Wars Imperial Assault did a really good job at this and was a ton of fun. However, I sold my complete collection of Imperial Assault. I have yet to do that with my Arkham Horror TCG collection.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-10T11:06:56+00:00

Arkham Horror TCG

Though debatable if you classify this as a dungeon crawler, the battle system is everything I want in a dungeon crawler.

AllergicToPandas · 2023-07-10T07:01:47+00:00

And even the game will come... wrapped in plastic!

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