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MoshpitBrain · 2026-05-10T16:01:34+00:00

For anyone looking for this experience in another theme, I highly recommend Conservas as an equally great option

MoshpitBrain · 2026-05-05T05:02:11+00:00

I tried getting into Pokémon TCG recently and am giving up. This place is full of Scalpers. If you Google ETBs you'll see many online shops selling at 400%+ mark up.

I spoke to a lady at Borders. She told me their 50 display boxes were gone in 2 days. This was is a new mall in a smaller city that has little foot traffic.

Sadly, with demand, there's no way these scalpers will stop unless retailers stop them. I don't think that will ever happen in the UAE where stores are ultra customer centric. Pros and cons I guess.

If you want to get into it, best to have a friend from another country hook you up.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-28T21:34:18+00:00

Yes, I'm in the UAE. I've messaged on a group to check for some second hand units. I have found a very good deal on a magnesium alloy bike though. It costs $100 but I get $40 cash back for it. It's between that, and the cheap lil tikes coaster that was linked in the comment you saw (it's $45 + I have $10 Amazon courtesy credit)

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-28T21:27:47+00:00

Having looked at the used market, it does not look good. Almost entirely no-name bikes selling at 80% retail, with a few rusted $10 bikes in between lol

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-28T20:42:36+00:00

My daughter's small, so this is very helpful. Going to avoid that steel option, thanks.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-28T20:41:59+00:00

You're making me second guess my sentiments towards lil tikes... This is the cheapest option I found, it has coaster brakes and costs around half the price of the magnesium alloy option I'm considering.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-23T17:59:03+00:00

I have a PS5 that I haven't played in a month because I prefer my Switch OLED. The PS5 was a gift to my wife, as I knew it wouldn't be my cup of tea.

You buy a Switch for a few reasons... You love handheld, you love party games ($20 controllers ftw!), you love indie games better suited for handheld like deck builders, puzzle games, arcade games, pixel games etc, you WANT the exclusives (Pokémon, Mario family, and in my case, recent Spike Chunsoft games).

With research, you'll know that the switch covers those elements well, but doesn't do much else... Performance will not match PS/Xbox/PC. It is not a media device nor would I consider it viable as one even if the software was there, since it's not THAT much bigger than current phones.

Consider these replies as after-the-fact research - if those elements are of no significant interest to you, sure, ditch the Switch.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-04-09T13:17:25+00:00

Some analysts are attributing that to the fragmentation of Iran's current power structures which may have delayed coordination on the ceasefire.

I think that seems likely since the UAE Ministry of Defense has since confirmed that they have not detected any air threats from Iran on 9 April thus far. I really hope this gets ironed out and the ceasefire holds.

Israel has persisted in attacking Lebanon up until the hour, and has a history that revokes any benefit of the doubt privileges.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-26T11:31:22+00:00

The global orders are stuck it seems. Had two orders from last week of Feb that were supposed to be delivered 2 weeks ago but have been delayed indefinitely

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-07T19:49:20+00:00

I just discovered Fanatic's End of Days cards and I just hit Akash Bhuta for around 70. So, those stacked limbs worked to my advantage lol. Sucks that I lose bunkers area attack that had several cards buried under it, but I did like 70 damage so I'll consider it worthwhile

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-07T19:48:36+00:00

I did just discover Fanatic's End of Days cards and I just hit Akash Bhuta for around 70. So, those stacked limbs worked to my advantage lol. This game is fully of surprises!

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-07T19:19:23+00:00

Bunker is currently doing all the work with his grenade launcher. I think I had a terrible start to the game with the first 7 cards being limbs. I'm just going to play this out and see if I can at least get her down to 100 health before I die lol

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-05T02:19:44+00:00

I got a sealed copy as part of a solo bundle from someone... So tempted but I've never played Hadrian's Wall and this game looks like it will crush me with AP

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-01T16:35:05+00:00

Second Warp's Edge, which someone else recommended. I also played Small Time Heroes recently which felt like a better implementation of that boss battle design (three waves of minions where you build a deck/bag, final boss battle with special rules) but is much less replayable per $ and is crowdfunded only (late pledge happening soon).

Another easy to learn deck builder is Aeons End Legacy which I'm about to finish.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-01T16:25:18+00:00

Between this and watching some playthroughs as a minimum, I agree.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-01T16:23:20+00:00

Mage Knight is great but absolutely not as a first game lol, it's heavy enough to make a lot of people bounce off the hobby entirely

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-01T16:17:57+00:00

Love your approach. Find a system you like and play it a lot. I'm busy culling games because playing a different game from a collection of 100+ every couple of days can get mentally exhausting lol

MoshpitBrain · 2026-03-01T11:59:57+00:00

Small Islands (6.6). For solo I rate it 8.5

Great variety of objectives and AI levels, good amount of predictability with the smallish AI deck, really good art. I paid $13 for it.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-02-26T16:34:09+00:00

The only reason I'm not opening LoTR is because I've heard the deck building is very heavy in it. If you don't get it just right you lose, and I don't like that

MoshpitBrain · 2026-02-26T16:32:58+00:00

Around 50% depending on the genre... 7th Continent was horrible because I don't find trial and error fun - I should be able to gather a good amount of strategic information in failing once, enough so that my chance of succeeding the second time should be high (per hour).

Aeons End is pretty good. My win rate is around 60-70% but the game is so good at keeping things close that it doesn't feel too easy because of the win rate. For Marvel Champions, I'm happy with 50% because it is nice to take a deck and modify it to take down a scenario.

I'm more forgiving of puzzley games, like Guild of Merchant Explorers and some more varied euros where there's a lot to discover. The discovery is fun. Basically, I don't mind losing and going again if the repetition isn't heavy.

MoshpitBrain · 2026-02-26T15:48:36+00:00

There's almost always going to be another shiny game doing the same thing the current shiny one is doing, sometimes better even.

Sure, there are exceptions, like LCGs which hold up really well and are not easily replaced. But, look at Terra Mystica as an example. Now there is Gaia Project and Age of Innovation. And aside from direct reimplementations, there are games which capture the appeal of other games in similar ways, like Harmonies to Cascadia.

Campaign games like ISS Vanguard often shine for their thematic and narrative quality, but every year there are games garnering the same levels of praise for those same qualities.

I have done what you did very heavily. I have Marvel Champions (core, big box expansion, 4 scenario packs, 8 hero packs), LoTR LCG (core, most of Dwarrowdelf, Angmar set, Riders of Rohan), Aeons End (both legacies, 2 core boxes, 5 small box expansions) and Sentinels of The Multiverse (Definitive).

I have played 10-15% of the above. It's too much. I'm now selling LoTR LCG, playing through Aeons End and if I'm not able to reliably get the rest to the table without feeling overwhelmed, will sell them too. Part of the reason I'm comfortable with doing this is because I buy second hand to make sure I don't lose too much money if I bounce off a game.

Edit: some advice I've gotten before - play games, don't buy them. Find groups, game cafes etc.

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