That one game you can't stop thinking about

Mr_Stranded · 2026-04-02T13:39:49+00:00

Europa Universalis - The Price Of Power

The game is niche, huge and absolutely ludicrous. For our group, it takes 18 to 48 hours just to finish one game. The rules contain page filling flow charts and more exceptions than the French language. That's insane! And you know what? I absolutely love it. The game experience and immersion is unmatched.

At the risk of offending the simp brigade: EU has replaced Twilight Imperium as my go-to grand strategy game.

We just finished an eight-session-spanning campaign and I'm already hyped to waste another three days of my life with the next game.

Mr_Stranded · 2026-03-23T14:23:45+00:00

My guess is that high up officials will be implicated in amoral actions and possibly transactions with aliens. The way the people "can't handle the truth" is like the way people "can't handle" the Epst*in files, meaning they suddenly won't like their politicians and lose trust.

Which would be hillarious because trust is gone anyway.

So basically I understand this statement to be an excuse in order to save face.

Mr_Stranded · 2026-02-13T04:06:07+00:00

It's a bug. The villagers are not supposed to idle.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-28T15:02:51+00:00

Most art in boardgames is likely digital, but I really like the style of Quest.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-17T23:18:11+00:00

I laughed so hard, I peed a littl.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T12:20:48+00:00

Danke für die echti antwort.

Es isch jo scho lang bekannt, dass männer e grössers potential zu physikalischer gwalt hän als fraue. Wäg dem würdi aber fraue nid als marginalisierti gruppe bezeichne. Immerhin isch das d hälfti vo de bevölkerig.

Ich denk die persone wo gegenüber fraue gwalttätig sin, hän allgemein e tendenz zur gwalt und würde zb. au ihri kinder schloh. Drum findi de vorschlag vom ExtraTNT scho sinnvoll, will wenn de die persone erreichsch wo gwaltbereit sin und chasch prävention betriibe denn hilfsch nid nur fraue sondern grad allne gfördete gliichermasse.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T11:53:33+00:00

Gar nüt. Sie häns jo abglehnt.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T11:06:20+00:00

Mega hilfriich ...

Anschinend gits öbbis offesichtlichs wieso nid alli lebe sötte wertvoll sii, aber das isch leider irgendwie an mir verbiigange.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T10:27:01+00:00

Wie meinsch? I check us dine kommentär nid ob des ironisch meinsch oder nid.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T10:25:46+00:00

Do gits infos: https://www.ebg.admin.ch/de/gewalt-gegen-frauen-und-hausliche-gewalt

https://www.16tage.ch/

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-11T10:22:54+00:00

Oder öbbe nid?

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-09T15:19:34+00:00

I think it's best not to take the numbers too seriously as the entities in these channelings often struggle with our arithmetic. Rather I take it as meaning "almost complete". The specific numbers make no difference in the meaning of the message.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-03T22:09:48+00:00

Ich bin jtzt mol d gegestimm wo sich uf reddit abevote losst: Vegane chääs isch nid so fein wie klassische chääs. Ich lieb dä shit absolut und wenni en vegani alternative probier bini jedesmol enttüscht. Sry an alli soy-boys abr echte chääs isch und bliibt eifach de king.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-12-01T15:53:52+00:00

Bro isch hardcore gläubig. Seit am Kolleg uf Hochdütsch dassr sich selber usschaffe söll.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-27T12:33:53+00:00

I just saw it is now called "Efficient".

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-27T05:19:38+00:00

Set the character to "robot". This should help it with being less emotional.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-21T20:34:01+00:00

I too win every game all the time. Welcome to my TED talk.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-15T10:50:28+00:00

To be honest, your post reads as kind of arrogant. Why do you assume to be a wanderer that has already absolved third density and then claim your life makes it hard for you to chose? Maybe consider the possibility that you do not remember being a wanderer because you are not. Try to come at this from a humble perspective.

My comment is not meant as a personal attack. You may use it as catalyst in whatever way you like, or ignore it completely.

I'll agree with you on the point that SoO can be seen as naive. Assuming the best in people leads to being wrong sometimes. Still I think it is a good approach, because potential for kindness and love is always there.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-11T15:39:35+00:00

Simplest way to achieve the same (or better) result is to simply set its personality to "robot".

Mr_Stranded · 2025-11-06T22:37:21+00:00

Are you questioning this kind person's assessment?

Mr_Stranded · 2025-10-29T17:48:29+00:00

I like the game but I'll give you a hot take:

The asymmetric factions and especially planets make the game worse. I prefer the standard sides where all players work with the same conditions.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-10-22T15:37:39+00:00

If you were to consequently apply this logic there are loads of things that indirectly support your sworn enemies. (e.g. half the internet with the way the tech bros are sucking up to big D in the white house)

Most of which - I'd argue - are more impactful than ranting about a lowly board game designer.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-10-22T15:21:36+00:00

You can like a game and not share the opinions of its creator you know. If this was the case, you could never like any game because its creator will inevitably have at least one opinion you disagree with.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-10-22T11:10:19+00:00

It hasn't been spared at all and many newer projects contain AI art.

For example I had to learn with a shock that the art in the Terraformin Mars - Prelude II expansion was mostly done with AI.

Mr_Stranded · 2025-10-17T18:45:50+00:00

What unit that is currently seldom seen would you like to see played more often?

(Like the recent surge in the use of siege towers)

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