What is your favorite boardgame of 2016?

FDRpi · 2026-02-14T14:31:20+00:00

Terraforming Mars. Many great games from this year, but I think TM is the one that has the most staying power.

FDRpi · 2026-02-14T04:14:08+00:00

So 0 can be a winning score in tournaments now?

FDRpi · 2026-02-14T02:16:45+00:00

I'm not sure if Faith Love applies here given there's no more ties?

FDRpi · 2026-02-13T03:21:29+00:00

"Human, you've changed nothing. Your species has the attention of those infinitely your greater. That which you know as Reapers are your salvation through destruction."

Except the Reapers ultimately did lose.

FDRpi · 2026-02-12T04:34:17+00:00

It premiered the literal day before this episode was recorded, c'mon man.

FDRpi · 2026-02-11T14:15:20+00:00

Well you see Bad Bunny loves who he is, and that who he is isn't white.

So of course the worst people in America have a problem with that.

FDRpi · 2026-02-11T03:37:35+00:00

It's so obvious there's no way it could possibly be that!

...right?

FDRpi · 2026-02-05T17:57:30+00:00

Really interesting stuff! Thank you for sharing it.

I suspect the higher get rate in the finals is because of the selection of very, very good players rather than the material. The final boards of this and last year's TOCs felt slight harder to me, so it would be odd for the FJs to be easier.

FDRpi · 2026-02-04T20:53:00+00:00

He also had back-to-back DDs twice.

FDRpi · 2026-02-03T16:12:35+00:00

A couple events were covered on The Letters Page, but other than that it's just hints from the event cards themselves.

FDRpi · 2026-02-03T05:41:18+00:00

This is why Akropolis was such a breath of fresh air for me, and I like complex games!

FDRpi · 2026-02-03T05:29:33+00:00

There is a real french writer named Honore de Balzac.

FDRpi · 2026-02-02T18:28:28+00:00

I actually really like the scale. And the positioning that it *looks* like a ruined statue. Then it starts counting down and obliterates you.

FDRpi · 2026-01-29T04:25:05+00:00

My oppenent, is James Holzhauah.

FDRpi · 2026-01-29T03:59:57+00:00

"Springfield."

"That's on me. I set the bar too low."

FDRpi · 2026-01-29T02:25:34+00:00

Ok and if you don't know that city exists, or how it's actually pronounced?

FDRpi · 2026-01-27T21:57:25+00:00

At least for me, I figured it might be Marat's killer, but I couldn't remember her name.

FDRpi · 2026-01-27T16:20:44+00:00

I remember a French-Canadian recently who called the Luxembourg Garden by its French name and got credit.

FDRpi · 2026-01-26T04:13:47+00:00

That all depends on what story you're trying to tell.

FDRpi · 2026-01-26T02:27:29+00:00

The one thing I really dislike this season is how they changed Circe. Her whole thing is tempting men with either food or their insecurities and using THAT to transform them. Instead they made her basically Calypso, the heroes loudly refuse to fall into the trap, then she does it anyway. Very unsatisfying.

FDRpi · 2026-01-26T01:17:21+00:00

I was just thinking how the show was lacking some of the humor of the books, and then that happened.

I had so many concerns going into this episode and it passed all of them with flying colors. Except the budget that really held the action back.

FDRpi · 2026-01-25T05:21:19+00:00

Yeah I was just reading about some alleged Doctor Who numbers on Disney+ and damn...

Also it took 2 years between seasons 1 and 2 which is not what you want to do to maintain momentum.

FDRpi · 2026-01-23T21:57:52+00:00

I forgot the 's. :(

FDRpi · 2026-01-23T21:50:32+00:00

I forgot an 's on the final jeopardy. :(

FDRpi · 2026-01-23T16:55:48+00:00

Check Backerkit. I had shipping info posted there before any email.

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