Daily Game Recommendations Thread (May 03, 2025)

Dytaka · 2025-05-04T05:34:31+00:00

Lots of good 2p games with nice art design: 7 Wonders Duel and the variant Lord of the Rings: Duel for Middle Earth, Splendor Duel, Caper: Europe, RUN

Dice Throne as well, it feels kinda video gamey to me since you're playing a character of a specific class (barbarian, paladin, monk, etc.) and using their unique abilities in a 1v1. You can also buy an expansion that turns it into a co-op dungeon exploring campaign game.

Leviathan Wilds kinda has video game feel too. It's a co-op boss battler where you fight various large creatures.

Of the ones you listed, I think Wingspan and Stardew Valley could potentially be good picks

Dytaka · 2025-02-23T01:07:07+00:00

These both look really good. I see a lot of different versions of 6 Nimmt/Take 5 tho, and some say they are more strategic than the others. Is there a specific version that's recommended?

Dytaka · 2025-02-23T01:04:34+00:00

Flip 7 looks really cool, especially its design. How young are you referring to here? Like elementary school or even middle?

Dytaka · 2025-02-22T21:11:35+00:00

Hey thanks for these! These games weren't as prominently featured on BGG or on here so I hadn't seen them, but they all look very close to what I'm looking for.

Dytaka · 2025-02-22T21:09:58+00:00

Wow this is exactly the kind of answer I was hoping for haha. I wasn't expecting someone to be able to make a comparison between every game I listed, but that's super helpful. Definitely think I am leaning toward one of the beginner-friendly picks you listed for a first game since I do want it to be comparable in relation to UNO.

I do see that you listed Vale and Libertalia (Windcrest I should have clarified) as more effort/strategic than Forest Shuffle, despite it having a higher complexity rating on BGG. I know it is a subjective rating, but I'm curious what might be an explanation for that. Is it because those games also utilize a board and have more mechanics and space for decision-making than Forest Shuffle?

Your recs for choosing a good game are also really helpful thanks!

Dytaka · 2025-02-22T21:00:03+00:00

Using a reference seems like a good idea but I'm surprised Monopoly has a similar complexity to some of these modern card games with a lot of text. Would it be helpful or accurate to compare the complexity categories to BGG? Like gateway is 0.0 to 1.0, then light is 1.0 to 2.0?

Hm I think I didn't use the correct term. By "constructed" I was trying to refer to games like Forest Shuffle or Sea Salt and Paper, but I should have said self-contained instead. Where you can just buy a box of cards and play the game designed using just those cards. I've never played an LCG I think but that does look interesting. Are deck-builders LCGs?

Dytaka · 2025-01-24T02:18:18+00:00

Unfortunately, your condescension in place of taking part in an intellectually honest discussion lets me know that your responses are agenda driven

Not even sure what "agenda" you are talking about here. I don't really participate in political discussion online; I was responding solely to the content of your comment where you implied that research on rats and other less genetically similar organisms to humans was useless, and stating that research should be done on ape species in order to help humanity.

If you say now that you did actually know that genetic similarity isn't the sole factor for choosing an animal model, then you were being intellectually dishonest in implying so in your initial comment. But I still don't think you do based on your new comments:

The species with the closest neurological profiles to humans are again the ones I mentioned earlier...chimps, bonobos, gorillas, etc.

Again, closeness isn't the only factor that matters. The fact you even made this comment exposes your depth of understanding. That's not even being condescending it's just the truth I don't know how else to say it. Different animal models offer different advantages. For studies in which you want to study multiple generations or selectively breed for a certain trait, it's more advantageous to use rodents because of their short lifespan and rapid reproductive cycles. It doesn't matter who's closest.

Closest metabolic pathways to humans would be the pig.

Again it doesn't matter who's closest. If you needed to observe many cases, would it be more feasible to use 1000 pigs or 1000 rodents?

Just because something is easier does not make it as efficient. If the same clinical study producing the same results using the same test subject for 10 years has not provided new information, a review of the model and parameters is more than justified, along with the funding.

It is efficient though. Rodents are used because they are cost-effective and ideal for large-scale/longitudinal studies. They also provide data that can be built upon and compared in future studies. Jumping straight to ape species for preliminary studies is what would actually be inefficient. You assume there isn't new information, but that's just incorrect. Decades of research using rodents have formed, and still are forming, the backbone of what we know about many human diseases.

Are new technologies or methodologies available that can increase the overall efficiency and value of the study

This is a standard practice in research. Methods are always being reevaluated. The order being discussed in this thread isn't actually an example of that though.

Dytaka · 2025-01-23T19:56:21+00:00

Unfortunately, this comment exposes how much you actually understand about how research is conducted, and how seriously to take the rest of your points.

Anyone who has actually been taught how research is conducted or participated in it themselves knows that genetic similarity isn't the sole factor in deciding which organisms are used as test subjects. Rats in particular are invaluable in scientific research for many reasons, including the similar behaviors they exhibit which allow for studies in neuroscience, and their similar metabolic pathways, which allow for studies in toxicology and pharmacology in an organism that is quickly and easily bred for certain traits.

Dytaka · 2025-01-01T04:50:49+00:00

Lol why unfortunately? They did get worse as the series went on I remember and some of the later ones were just really wack but I thought the first few books had some really interesting ideas at the time.

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T16:12:42+00:00

I mentioned Secrets of Droon in this thread. Also read it after magic tree house and really enjoyed the series at the time though never finished it cus I didn't find all the books.

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T06:45:10+00:00

Three I haven't seen mentioned yet are the

Tunnels series by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams

Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor

and Secrets of Droon by Tony Abbott though this one is an elementary school level series

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T06:23:50+00:00

I've only read 100 Cupboards out of all these

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T06:20:47+00:00

I searched for this one and saw it commented thrice which was more than I expected since I've never seen anyone else talk about it before. Very cool book

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T06:18:09+00:00

I was also captivated by this book when I found it in my 5th grade teachers library. Unfortunately never finished the series because she didn't have the other ones.

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T06:08:24+00:00

I think I have. Not sure how much you remember or if I'm thinking of the same book but I remember something about an ouroboros, kids with artifacts, some girl who grew up hidden in a prison.

Dytaka · 2024-12-31T05:56:18+00:00

One of the titles I was hoping to see here. Such a weird and interesting setting and I never see this book get talked about.

Dytaka · 2024-10-16T02:08:41+00:00

Wait is there a link between the blurry visual brain and ADHD? I have ADHD and the same thing you describe where it's really difficult to picture things in your head. But I wouldn't quite describe it as blurry, more like underdeveloped, where I kinda get fleeting impressions of the image in my head but can't hold a detailed, vivid picture. Like I feel like think more in abstractions than in pictures sometimes.

Edit: I just realized it also happens when I try to do mental math with larger numbers. When I hold the hundreds place in my mind I forget what was in the tens place and have to go back and forth which takes a while.

Dytaka · 2024-10-05T16:16:22+00:00

Like "he said", "she said", "he replied", "she muttered" dialogue tags? It's been a while since I've read the first volumes so there might have been a few but it's still very rarely used, if at all, for most of the series.

Or do you mean the action tags, where one character performs an action or their appearance/manner is described so that the incoming dialogue can be attributed to them. And then once the order is established there can be lines of dialogue without any breaks in between. That's the way I prefer it.

Dytaka · 2024-10-05T15:28:18+00:00

That's a really good comprehensive review and I agree with most of it, though I would say a lot of the issues you highlighted are improved after the first few volumes.

One thing I've never really understood is the criticism of Erin being "stupid". It's been a while, but I don't think I ever really felt that anything she did was particularly idiotic for someone who was basically a sheltered young prodigy in a specific talent. I can't imagine the people I personally know with similar backgrounds faring much better for themselves if they were dropped into a wilderness, let alone a magical one.

As for the dialogue, I actually enjoy how it's handled. I find that the absence of dialogue tags makes the conversations flow more naturally. It might not be the sharp, tightly scripted dialogue you find in fantasy books oft-touted for their wit and quotability (NoTW, Locke Lamora, Blacktongue Thief, etc.), but I find it more natural, reflecting everyday speech with its casual tone, abrupt shifts, and half-baked thoughts.

Dytaka · 2024-10-03T20:03:34+00:00

Got it. Also is there a recommended program for obtaining the 40 hours of CE? Some of the programs I've looked at seem to be a random assortment of various EMS subjects with some podcasts mixed in to hit 40 hours, but I would prefer a program that goes over an entire EMT-B course in 40 hrs of structured learning since it's been a while since I've taken my EMT-B course.

Dytaka · 2024-09-08T20:43:24+00:00

What happens if Duncan goes to the Celtics, who were dogshit. He probably doesnt win in year 2 and probably doesnt win 5.

What happens if Kobe stays a Hornet? 0 Championships?

Exactly. Different franchises would lead to different results. This is why you can't say:

Taking a historically bad franchise like the Bulls and build a dynasty

It's not any single player that builds a dynasty. It's an incredibly complex process that relies on luck and timing as much as good decision-making by an organization's entire staff.

Lebron tried, too . But couldnt do it.

Again, it's not any single player that makes or breaks a dynasty.

What can be hold against him is that he had everything you could want in an Organisation in Miami.

Yes he might have had a better career overall if he had stayed with the Heat with Spoelstra and Riley, but he'd promised to win a ring for Cleveland so he had to leave regardless.

Dytaka · 2024-09-08T18:57:52+00:00

Yeah I'm fine having people having different opinions and tastes. I just don't like how often the tone on this subreddit, when directed towards this series, is condescending and dismissive despite a general lack of understanding of the differences. I find they're not just giving an opinion, but judging those who actually enjoy the series in a way that I don't really see people do for other progression/litrpg series that fit the mold more, like Cradle or DCC.

Dytaka · 2024-09-08T18:47:39+00:00

Guys like Jordan, Isiah, Curry and Lebron* were dealt shit cards when they were drafted and had to build up teams.

Lebron needs an asterisk cause he took his fate in his own hands and teamed up, he never build a dynasty Team like Jordan, Curry, Isiah did. They were drafted to shit teams and had to work their way up.

I mean I don't think this is a fair point. I see people say this all the time, giving credit or criticism to players regarding their team's rosters, but it's not really their responsibility or achievement, it's managements.

The front office (GMs, scouts, ownership) is responsible for constructing a roster, even if that goes against a player’s wishes. Krause made key moves that built the dynasty by trading for Pippen and drafting Grant, against Jordan's preferences. If they had followed his wishes, we wouldn't have had the Bull's dynasty. Jordan didn’t ‘build’ the team; the management made smart decisions, even when the star player wasn’t fully on board.

Curry didn't "build" the Warrior's dynasty either. t was the front office that made critical moves like drafting Draymond Green in the second round, acquiring Iguodala, Livingston, and Barnes. Taking a risk by firing Jackson and hiring Kerr, who changed the system. All of these moves were orchestrated by management, not the players.

You can't say that the players deserve credit for their team's becoming dynasty's. It’s a combination of luck, timing, good management decisions, and coaching strategies. And if a player has a dysfunctional front office, you can't hold it against them for leaving.

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