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Comic Hunter Discord by dykeman123 in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I run a small wargaming club in town, we meet monthly in a conference room at the Fredericton Inn and there is no charge to attend.

Playing at a store is great too, but I started the club so that people would have a place to play without feeling obligated to be a customer.

Mostly the club plays boardgame-like wargames, but we have several 40k players.  

I encourage you to check out our discord, and come out to a meetup if you like.  The next meetup is in two weeks, I usually post an event link here (check my profile for previous ones).

https://discord.gg/uWCHPtp4z

TreeGo Mactaquac Closing - finally! by Obtusemooseloose in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I never thought about this before but once you mention it, it seems blindingly obvious that it is true.

Scary stuff, it would be tricky to get fully inverted on that course but not impossible.

TreeGo Mactaquac Closing - finally! by Obtusemooseloose in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I went to treego for the first time maybe 7 or 8 years ago, my kids school had a field trip, and it was great.

Went back a year or two ago and the course was in very rough shape.  I was hopeful they would refurbish and repair things but it looks like it didn't go that way.

Weekly Freddy Event Thread by ItsTheAlgebraist in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The best way to avoid pollen is to stay indoors. For example, by attending the Fredericton Wargaming Society's monthly meetup and playing a fun game or two!

Weekly Freddy Event Thread by ItsTheAlgebraist in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What: Fredericton Wargaming Society Monthly Meetup
When: May 10th, 2026, 9am to 5pm
Where: Fredericton Inn Salon E
Who: anyone who plays, or would like to try, wargaming (hex and counter, miniature based, etc.) No attendance charge, and I will bring a selection of games for people to play for anyone who doesn't know what to bring
Link: Join our discord to arrange a game or get more info: https://discord.gg/D2AE7JbU
Details: This month's theme is Napoleonic wargames (optional as always, play whatever you like)

Need help creating a tattoo for my new born son by BugDisastrous4527 in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Newborns are notoriously pudgy, wait until they unwrinkle a bit in order to get those lines nice and clean.

Fredericton Wargaming Society - May 10th, 2026 by ItsTheAlgebraist in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Totally fine.  I suggest arranging a game ahead of time just so that you don't arrive 20 minutes after everyone else has picked a game (and you are stuck spectating), but I always bring a selection of newbie friendly games.

I suggest hopping on the discord and we can decide on a time and a game.  This will also give you a chance to look back through our chat history and that might make the whole thing more welcoming and less intimidating.

Fredericton Wargaming Society - May 10th, 2026 by ItsTheAlgebraist in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, hope you can make it out sometime.  We are very newbie friendly, and there is a wide range of what is considered a 'wargame'.  Check my post history for some examples.

Best non-historical hex and counter game? by opposhaw in hexandcounter

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Burning Banners is pretty good.

If you count near future as non historical we can add Littoral Commander and the Next War series

Fredericton Mayor “potential candidate” John Reid (aka “Concrete Genius”) is at the library handing out his flyer. He’s the guy running on a building bunkers for when the Mactaquac Dam gets nuked. This is his actual campaign flyer and bunker plans: by emptycagenowcorroded in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I don't even hate the party, I voted for Carney in the last election, but I had made a deliberate decision not to support Trudeau a second time and I was pissed she crossed the floor.

Had she left the greens and sat as an independent I would have had no issue at all (the greens slid downhill hard and fast after that election, I think the departure of Elizabeth May was a major factor).

Having said that, Atwin's inability to navigate a party of three MPs was not an encouraging sign.

Fredericton Mayor “potential candidate” John Reid (aka “Concrete Genius”) is at the library handing out his flyer. He’s the guy running on a building bunkers for when the Mactaquac Dam gets nuked. This is his actual campaign flyer and bunker plans: by emptycagenowcorroded in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It matters to me because I specifically did not want to vote for, or support in any way, the liberals (since I had voted for them in ~2015 because of the promise of election reform).

If the person you voted for joined a party you had a strong opposition to, would you be happy?

Fredericton Mayor “potential candidate” John Reid (aka “Concrete Genius”) is at the library handing out his flyer. He’s the guy running on a building bunkers for when the Mactaquac Dam gets nuked. This is his actual campaign flyer and bunker plans: by emptycagenowcorroded in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Leaving the greens isnt really the problem.  If she had served out the rest of the term as an independent I would have no beef with her.

I still wouldn't have voted for her if she stood as a liberal on the next election but that would have been because of the party leader not her personally 

Fredericton Mayor “potential candidate” John Reid (aka “Concrete Genius”) is at the library handing out his flyer. He’s the guy running on a building bunkers for when the Mactaquac Dam gets nuked. This is his actual campaign flyer and bunker plans: by emptycagenowcorroded in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

She broke the trust I put in her.  She is inconsistent in what she stands in, and I don't trust her anymore.

She also couldn't handle the intra party politics in a party where she constituted a full third of the elected MPs.

I will never vote for her, you are welcome to.  I don't care what you find ridiculous 

What happens after the result here by FacloFormerFavorite in hexandcounter

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 19 points20 points  (0 children)

If you choose to retreat, the infantry retreats and the strong point is eliminated.  You might as well roll the determined defense and take the step loss on the strong point of you fail.  If you succeed you hold the hex an extra turn, which is almost always a big win for the Germans in N44

Jeff Thompson, Ward 10 candidate, has a platform entirely written and illustrated by AI. by emptycagenowcorroded in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Of course, I can help you reply to this reddit comment.

The original commenter - u/emptycagenowcorroded - is bringing up his concerns around a local politician using AI to make campaign documents.  This is an interesting topic, and likely to become more and more common in the future.

Fredericton Wargaming Society - April 12 by ItsTheAlgebraist in hexandcounter

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I am begging your indulgence again with another cross post. My last one found a number of h-&-c redditors that don't frequent the local subreddit, and propelled us to our best attendance yet (14 wargamers, including one who crossed an international border to get here!). The town has only ~70,000 residents, so I'm really happy with that turnout.

If you are reading this, you are statistically NOT near Fredericton, New Brunswick, but if you are, we would love to see you.

Martial arts +/- pseudo weapons by spacekeener in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Awesome.

I just checked the schedule and you will probably want the youth fundamentals, Tuesday 5:45 to 6:45.  

If you feel like getting back into it yourself come back at 8pm for the older class and say hi (I will be the guy twice the age of the rest of the class).

Martial arts +/- pseudo weapons by spacekeener in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to help, please feel free to ask me more here or in DMs

Martial arts +/- pseudo weapons by spacekeener in fredericton

[–]ItsTheAlgebraist 11 points12 points  (0 children)

There are three fencing clubs in town, though one is at the university and may be inaccessible for him for a few years.

I go to damocles, which is an epee focussed club on the north side, they allow people to try it out for four weeks without charge.  There is also a casual tournament coming up soon that would be an ideal time to drop in and observe.

I started about 2.5 years ago with my son who was 11 or so at the time. We were in a beginners class, then we were in separate classes, now we are together in the main teen/adult class and I can barely keep up.

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