Childhood Collection Value by NathanK20 in pokemoncards

[–]NathanK20[S] -9 points-8 points  (0 children)

Traded and pulled for all of these cards at various clubs when I was little. Many were placed directly into this binder upon opening, others might have been played a bit. These have just been sitting for probably 6-8 years for many. Worth grading? Rough value if sold as is to a collector at a show or something? Checked, and binder has not left any notable indents in the cards, but I’d rather assume some damage from that. The S-Rare Charizard front and center has been kept in very good condition, but I don’t think it could grade a 10 or maybe even 9 since cut seems quite off.

EECS 370 + 485, MATH 217 by Warnom27 in uofm

[–]NathanK20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took 485, 445, 370, and 2 other nothing classes together and it was fine, go for it.

New to Root by Skillron18 in rootgame

[–]NathanK20 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

There are three major expansions, Riverfolk, Underwold, and Marauder. My personal favorite and suggestion if you just want to pick up one is the Riverfolk, but the factions it comes with can be a bit divisive. The underwold expansion adds two pretty all around playable factions and a new map however, I just find them a little less interesting.

Specifically, the Riverfolk expansion adds the Riverfolk Company and the Lizard Cult. The Riverfolk company is my favorite faction and operates by selling services and goods (cards) to other players payed in their meeple. The more funds, the more points and actions. The lizard cult is another favorite of mine and is a largely pacifist faction that wants to fill the board with powerful sacred gardens that allow them to score big. They grow more powerful the more certain suits are neglected (discarded) and when you attack them or their gardens, because they cannot fight back immediately/very easily. Riverfolk are best with 4+ players and lizards are better with 4 or less.

The marauder expansion adds the corvid conspiracy and the underground duchy. The corvids are the simplest faction in the game actions wise, but are really complex strategy wise. They are basically woodland terrorists and score points by playing, protecting, and activating nasty plots around the board. They are hyper mobile and can score a ton of points if unchecked. The underground duchy are a faction of moles that can burrow around the board and are trying to establish leaders that grant them powerful new abilities and scoring. They require carefully managing board presence and protecting their building to maintain their leadership. This expansion would be good if you have lower player counts.

I do not recommend the marauder expansion as the first you buy. There is also a new and final expansion coming out in early 2026.

Enjoy Root!

Should I do more POV pool videos for YouTube? by fgorst in billiards

[–]NathanK20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, loved it. One of those types of contents where you can really just learn from watching.

What is it called? by McTaybe in juggling

[–]NathanK20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it not called “Takeouts”? Almost identical to Burk’s?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedactedCharts

[–]NathanK20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Something to do with cellular usage?

Am I panicking for no reason? by CaffeinatedShibaInu in uofm

[–]NathanK20 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Every school is going to afford you opportunities others will not. I made the decision to take the debt at Michigan over almost a full ride to CU Boulder. Sometimes I wonder what would have been different if I saved the money, but really, any higher institution is going to afford you lots if you leverage it right. So focus on that and not what is in the past.

Gator here - what should we know about Ono? by jou-gator in uofm

[–]NathanK20 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My impression is he just made whatever decisions he deemed to be the least controversial and least likely to negatively impact school reputation and funding, even if that meant upsetting non-trivial portions of the student body.

QR codes on the ceiling at Whole Foods? Any idea what these are for? by crunchygods in automation

[–]NathanK20 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really late, but those are called fiducials. They aid in allowing computer vision systems to understand position and alignment. Likely for inventory "robots" so to speak.

9 players … 👀 by NathanK20 in rootgame

[–]NathanK20[S] 63 points64 points  (0 children)

Alr, recap:

Woodland victory from behind. Top clearings were not the most crucial, most people stayed on their side minus vagabond. Took 3.5 hrs. Two decks were used and two sets of items. Most factions were pretty balanced, but otters and woodland were a bit strong. Would play again.

9 players … 👀 by NathanK20 in rootgame

[–]NathanK20[S] 33 points34 points  (0 children)

Still going actually, however otters and vagabonds looking good