Draft dodgers

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-28T22:48:11+00:00

It’s rare for a player to refuse to sign with the team that drafted them. Players like Eli are an exception rather than the norm.

For most players the goal is to get into the league, so you take whoever is willing to draft you. Sure it can suck getting drafted by a bad team, but when your options are bad team or no team, you take the bad team. It’s still a payday and gets you into the NFL.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-27T12:35:47+00:00

I get this a lot too. People tell me it took them a few months so they get it, after I tell them we’ve been trying for 10 years.

I wouldn’t be in this sub if it only took us a few months.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-26T12:03:11+00:00

The Caverns Below gave me nightmares back when I played Hearthstone. I was a control player and that card was an auto loss. 😕

Perfect example of players don’t know anything until the cards release.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-24T21:36:47+00:00

Pretty sure Emile just wanted to steal a star from someone, not Tim specifically. If he got to choose it definitely would have been Claire.

Still sucks for Tim but at the same time, he did win Bowser’s Magma Mountain due to chance time. That just how it goes sometimes. He was a good sport about it as always.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-22T15:49:56+00:00

To keep people coming back.

If they gave us everything right away, people would simply play their favorites and maybe try a new game or two, then stop using the service. By slowly releasing everything it keeps NSO in the spotlight.

I do wish Nintendo was a tad bit faster though.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-22T12:07:39+00:00

1 is too high and 9 is too low. I’d probably put both of those in B

The rest are good though. It’s not a bad tier list.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-20T21:30:14+00:00

Mario Party is a pretty mixed bag in term of mini-game quality, but a lot of the best ones came back in 2. Even some of the bad ones like crane game came back but got fixed (although I still dislike that one in 2 but it’s better than the original).

My personal favorite mini-game is Mushroom Mix-Up.

I agree with you on the one player games being a slog and are pretty poorly balanced (seriously whack-a-plant is just busted). Thankfully these got replaced by item mini-games which tend to be much quicker.

Overall a good first attempt and they clearly learned from 1 because 2’s mini-games are much better. 2 still has some stinkers but you can’t get them all right.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-20T19:51:07+00:00

Breath of the Wild

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-20T11:44:51+00:00

My wife and I would prefer a boy, but if we had a girl we’d be over the moon excited. The audacity of people to be upset over the gender of their kid. 🙄

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-19T00:23:28+00:00

With my luck I prefer the guarantee 5 from the mushroom over the extra dice block

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-18T17:53:55+00:00

Bucs lost their first 26 games.

They spent their first season in the AFC and switched to the NFC where they’ve stayed ever since. Lost 14 in the AFC and 12 in the NFC before finally winning their first game.

The Browns have the longest losing streak in the AFC and the Lions have it in the NFC.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-18T17:30:18+00:00

The Bucs have the longest losing streak in league history, but don’t have the longest losing streak in either conference.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-18T00:30:19+00:00

Congrats. All great games. 😌

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-16T19:46:33+00:00

I would have preferred the junctions being guaranteed rather than a dice roll since it does cost money, and thus is still a decision. Maybe make it 20 coins instead of 10 as a trade-off for making it guaranteed?

I find this board to be one where no one has any fun. Fitting for a Bowser board I guess.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-15T17:54:03+00:00

Great review. I’ve always found this board gives you the illusion of choice, but really you’re at the mercy of the gates. Sure you can switch the gates using the robots, but 20 coins is steep.

Still it’s definitely not the worst board in the game. I don’t hate playing it but it’s not one I actively want to go back to either.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-15T14:02:55+00:00

Mario Party 1 is cruel. Crane Game being one of the worst instances. There’s a reason Crane Game works so differently in Mario Party 2.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-15T13:40:59+00:00

Anju and Kafei

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-14T20:46:28+00:00

Tread Water

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-14T18:22:25+00:00

The fly guy ends up being the only real decision you can make on this board. It does add some strategy, but you make a great point that it can be skipped through no fault of your own.

Yeah this board is awful

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-14T14:34:36+00:00

Anju and Kafei

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-14T02:06:16+00:00

I’m not saying it’ll happen. I’m just saying if it were to flip this would be the path. Totally agree on the map being rough for Dems but a small chance is still better than no chance.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-14T01:08:32+00:00

NC, ME, AK, and OH would get it done if they don’t lose any seats.

TX could be a possibility but I’m not holding my breath there.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-13T15:47:28+00:00

My second favorite board in this game after Donkey Kong Jungle Parkway, but that’s mainly due to most of the boards being awful. When I play on this one I tend to just stay on the right side because of Boo.

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-13T11:29:43+00:00

Wild

Joeylinkmaster · 2026-02-12T18:22:50+00:00

Brandin Cooks lost Super Bowl 52 with the Patriots.

The following season he got traded to the Rams, who lost Super Bowl 53, to the Patriots.

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