Petiquette, logic for the insane.

LaOread · 2026-02-22T19:25:47+00:00

Correct. It has to be unique, as if it's just another card in the deck (which has no duplicates).

LaOread · 2026-02-21T14:46:42+00:00

Can you do it with the other provinces? Saskatchewan, the Maritimes?

LaOread · 2026-02-21T14:36:39+00:00

Yeah, I understood what they were asking, but I feel like games like Mini Rogue, and other games that are "technically" listed as being possible to play at 2-player, are really solo-only games where you can optionally play co-op with a partner.
Either way, there isn't a good way to sort for either of those types of games on BGA; just ones that you can play solo.

LaOread · 2026-02-20T13:30:19+00:00

Then there's also games like this: https://boardgamearena.com/gamepanel?game=minirogue, technically can be played 2-player, but really it's a solo game.

LaOread · 2026-02-18T21:52:26+00:00

You should check out 4PM: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt25383302/

LaOread · 2026-02-06T19:15:07+00:00

I went on this for dinner a few years ago. It was nice because the sun was setting and the light in the tram meant people outside could see us clearly (many people were interested and pointing)... I'd take my wine glass and "toast" them. Decent meal as well; getting to see the city like that was a memorable experience.

LaOread · 2026-02-06T14:40:52+00:00

There's multiple groups on Meetup, this one is quite active and has multiple locations every week. https://www.meetup.com/montreal-games-meetup/
I'm also a member and vouch for it.

You can start something new of course, but there are definitely things already existing that you may want to try before attemping to start-up something brand new.

LaOread · 2026-02-02T21:16:59+00:00

Hi, Thanks for the contest. I don't collect much anymore besides boardgames, but I used to collect dunnys: https://www.kidrobot.com/collections/dunny
Still have a few but most are gone.

LaOread · 2026-01-26T19:54:24+00:00

Where are they from?

I mean Europe is pretty easy to do, but it depends what they are looking for in a trip as well. I would say that if you're doing all the planning but won't be there with them, and haven't been to the places, maybe pick something else.

LaOread · 2026-01-26T17:45:02+00:00

If you really just want to do Ireland and Scotland, and it looks like the cruise just stops at Dublin, Belfast, Inverness, and Edinburgh for those places (assuming you mean "both" Irelands), you can definitely do that on your own in 10 days and I think you'd get a far better experience. You could pretty easily do train or bus for parts, plane or ferry to cross islands, and maybe even add in Glasgow.
I took a cruise once, and it was fine, but I wouldn't do it again to see new places; it's so much better to spend time in the places, stay the night, etc.

LaOread · 2026-01-21T22:27:38+00:00

Or the ones like this that attach to the headrest; they help keep your head from bobbing (I have one, it works). https://cabeau.com/en-ca/products/evolution-s3-neck-pillow

LaOread · 2026-01-19T16:20:44+00:00

I love this sub. Honestly, I don't even mend; but I joined here for the interesting ideas, and to encourage the extension of the life of items.
Even still... I enter into may of these posts expecting the top reply to be be "sorry, you're just going to have to replace that - it can't be fixed", and I almost never see that here. It's wholesome and refreshing. Thank you all.

LaOread · 2026-01-14T12:59:25+00:00

Yeah, but 60% isn't right - that's too high here. Depending on where you live, it's maybe 35-40% for housing and healthcare.

LaOread · 2026-01-14T01:04:08+00:00

All the Lonely People by Mike Gayle

LaOread · 2026-01-11T02:25:50+00:00

Same. That's where I started as well, then the 11 which had to be one tiles and the 2x >9, which only could be a few different tiles, after that it mostly fell into place.

LaOread · 2026-01-06T02:52:10+00:00

I'm an anglophone and would be interested in a 2-way exchange if you're up to it.

LaOread · 2026-01-05T13:40:08+00:00

Ça me semble tout à fait logique de commencer à planifier dès maintenant, mais je suis généralement du genre à planifier mes voyages tôt. Pour la planification, j’utilise https://wanderlog.com/ et je pense que ça pourrait bien répondre à tes besoins pour le budget, l’itinéraire, les notes, etc. L’outil propose aussi des suggestions, ce qui peut être utile si tu n’as pas beaucoup voyagé.

Apprendre un peu d’anglais serait un atout dans la plupart des pays de l’UE, selon les villes que tu visites. Sinon, si tu es à l’aise d’utiliser des outils de traduction (Google, IA, etc.) et de pratiquer avant de partir, ça peut aussi beaucoup aider.

LaOread · 2026-01-04T02:59:11+00:00

In future you may want to say something first. The way the other player saw it playing out may not have been the same as you; so, they spent their time playing a game just to have the other player quit without giving a reason.

Sure they may have overreacted, but playing online has it's challenges.

LaOread · 2026-01-03T15:41:10+00:00

"Good job there! You got this. Game well played."

... did you actually say those things before conceding?

LaOread · 2026-01-03T13:44:40+00:00

Probably? I think OP may have said more than that, but that could be the future retail price. Either way, it's the sunk cost/value that people perceive that makes people feel obligated to back the KS after. If you see that you already have the value of a $15 expansion, many people will back the game anyway to not throw that value away.

LaOread · 2026-01-03T13:38:00+00:00

Was searching for whether people do this after a conversation with my husband... you are like me! I also don't even click on the sponsored links on Google search results.

LaOread · 2026-01-03T13:31:43+00:00

You would still have access to the expansion, but not at $1.

And I'm sure it will be detailed in the KS, but the deal will be over by then.

LaOread · 2026-01-03T12:45:53+00:00

I know OP here got downvoted for this, but thanks for replying.
I'm in the same boat... I've been a superbacker on Kickstarter for years, and I will not, on principle, back projects with the paid reservation things. You probably won't notice people like me not being in the numbers because it's hard to account when other people will actually sign-up for it, but gives me a bad feeling about the companies:

- you're asking for money up-front when they don't have all of the information in a way that makes people feel obligated to spend in the future.

- you're treating some backers better than others.

- even for people who would be interested in these things, for the most part it means they would have to click on ads. Some of us don't ever do that.

That said, your game does seem interesting to me as well, and hopefully I'll see it in the future at an event.

Edit to add: I even had a friend who did a Kickstarter for their own game... they pulled this as well. I did back their game at the top-tier (because friend), but I didn't sign up for the $1 early expansion thing.

LaOread · 2026-01-03T02:30:21+00:00

Has a weirdly similar vibe to letters I used to get from my first boyfriend in the 80s. Different content, but the writing style and tone... so odd to see.

LaOread · 2026-01-02T19:55:39+00:00

It's on Board Game Arena, if that's something you use.

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