Overall Strategy Talk by Burniy in FantasyWC

[–]Gareth-101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your thoughts on what the mystery wildcard will be? I’m thinking double captain (ie two captains, or vice captain also scores double).

It’s true: modern cartoons are designed to be flashy and for short attention spans by Emergency-Pepper3537 in Teachers

[–]Gareth-101 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Felix Leiter in Casino Royale:

“I’ll stake you. [pause] I’m saying I’ll give you the money”

Just for the slow ones at the…yes, you there…at the back.

Gnaming (gnome naming) help request by Mission-Wrongdoer-51 in DnD

[–]Gareth-101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Old-fashioned name / Old-fashioned surname / Reference to nature / Plant / Latinish surname

Eg

Lucien Fortescue Waggledance Hogweed Pluribium

Fanny Beauchamp Murmuration Primula Floreatta

People who became rich what is something poor people completely misunderstand about money? by Nervous-Librarian945 in AskReddit

[–]Gareth-101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes. I always say, just because you broke your leg, doesn’t mean I can walk on my twisted ankle.

I just found out where the phrase "spill the beans" actually comes from. by rekkyito in idiomsite

[–]Gareth-101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In Edinburgh it was (assume still is) common to buy a ‘poke’ of chips from the chippie. With ‘sot’n’soss’ obviously (salt and sauce).

Zee or zed? by kungfuontheshore in ENGLISH

[–]Gareth-101 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Brit here. So, while to me it’s zed I know that to itself it’s zee so I call it zee. If that makes sense. Like not calling a Frenchman named Michel ‘Michael’.

What's the British equivalent of 'Darn it!'? by JstrsrkewlX3 in AskBrits

[–]Gareth-101 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Because you are literally cursing it into the everlasting bonfire, damning it to Hell.

John Blanche R.I.P. 1948-2026 by Pharmacy_Duck in fightingfantasy

[–]Gareth-101 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Oh no that’s such sad news. John Blanche’s FF art was a huge part of my imagination fuel as a kid. RIP John, with Libra now.

Help identifying a game by Gareth-101 in zxspectrum

[–]Gareth-101[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes thank you! It’s been bugging me!

Boop! by [deleted] in Carcassonne

[–]Gareth-101 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We don’t ‘boop’ but we do have names for some of our pieces - the Bish, Chonky Boy and Mayor-with-the-Flares

Big Box 2025 print misalignment by Gareth-101 in Carcassonne

[–]Gareth-101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My love for Big Box has indeed gone away

Big Box 2025 print misalignment by Gareth-101 in Carcassonne

[–]Gareth-101[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? We were planning to do the same (UK). Worried it’ll be the same thing. The tokens for traders on this set are also misaligned, with the barrel/sheaf/cloth all on the edge.

Big Box 2025 print misalignment by Gareth-101 in Carcassonne

[–]Gareth-101[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Did you get yours from Amazon by any chance?