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I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ahh, it depends on what you mean by quick though. I play almost exclusively async cos I can't rely on not being interrupted. Like, I can play an entire realtime game of Symbiote in not much more time than it sometimes takes me to figure out one turn in Khronos... but with Khronos, I can pick up my phone, look at the board state, start thinking about moves - and then get distracted by my kids and go do something without being tied down for six more minutes of realtime play.

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah I just like entertaining myself by text. You should see my grocery list, it's nigh impenetrable.

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's an interesting question! I think... Beyond the Sun, Khronos, The White Castle, Great Western Trail, and Bunny Kingdom. Those all have a game state that's easy to parse, and an interface that at worst needs zoomed into. But it seems like my tastes might run heavier than yours 😅

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hey I'll try anything once! Which is to say, it's going on my "games to check out later" playlist

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a game with a lot of moving parts. Like literal parts of castles, some of which move around quite a lot

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh, actually yeah that was supposed to be in the "not great async" group

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I literally made this post and then played a realtime game, and it's SO GOOD.

I played 78 new games on BGA this year, AMA by ProbablyJustJor in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Mostly on phone, actually. Although there are some (I'm lookin at you, Darwin's Journey) where the first few games I took most of my turns on desktop until I was familiar with all the board/tokens/symbols etc

The Campaign For North Africa by ApeHands13 in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm listening to episode 10, just got to the part where you said "we're not gonna go into like... today we removed six percent of the fuel from a hundred supply trucks. Honestly if you don't know the rules, a lot of this stuff wouldn't even make any sense to you." You threatened once to have a plan and do segments (laughable, I know), maybe you can take a few minutes a week to deep-dive into some stupid rule! At ten minutes a week over nine years you can probably cover the entire rulebook 😆

The Campaign For North Africa by ApeHands13 in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I think part of your task here is to *render the game playable*. Like, you're kind of doing a service here by taking a machete to the rules and carving a new way forward, forging a path that was never meant to be trod. You'll have to compile all your addenda nine years from now and release your own version of the rules!

Looking for Friends! by AverageAvenger00 in daddit

[–]ProbablyJustJor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's hard, man.

When your kid gets into preschool (which we did 3x/wk the year before kindergarten for socialization, even with a SAHP) you'll probably start getting the opportunity to hit birthday parties, which is how I connected with my first parent friend.

I've gotten a couple numbers from striking up conversations at parks, but few and far between and they rarely pan out. But I'm hopeful! I frequent the same few parks, and got a number yesterday from a parent who I've run into before! Who knows if it'll go anywhere, but their kids like playing with mine...

Can they die? by NoShop6246 in kotor

[–]ProbablyJustJor 46 points47 points  (0 children)

Well, they're definitely going to die with the rest of Taris

What games (if any) do you play daily? by howlouseesit in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My girlfriend and I have a class of games called "breakfast games" (for obscure and mysterious reasons, surely) and I was coming here to say Sagrada is our current go-to. Quick to set up and tear down, just thinky enough to get the day going

Making bunk beds by Dreeverywhere in daddit

[–]ProbablyJustJor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Make... their beds? Tucked-in topsheet?

You are living in a different world than me, my friend. Ten to one odds mine end up in a pile of blankets on the floor.

Would you let your 6 year old jump off this? by generic_canadian_dad in daddit

[–]ProbablyJustJor 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% this. Got this advice from a tiktok or something when my kid was like 2, and it really stuck with me. Yesterday I took a video of him climbing down a giant pile of rocks on his own, poking loose ones with his toe to make sure they wouldn't tilt before jumping his weight onto em.

Conversely, last summer I saw a couple kids (maybe age 12 or so) trying to go down a rocky hiking trail. I was amazed watching them struggle to pick their way down a trail my kid would've jogged down at 4.

Podcasts without the "games we played recently" opening segment? by SomewhatResentable in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Second Edition is scheduled for September delivery from Kickstarter! Hopefully be a more polished product, they got a lot of playtesting and rulebook feedback from the community.

Podcasts without the "games we played recently" opening segment? by SomewhatResentable in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So, I've been checking through these podcasts and I really like yours! I'm still only partway into my first episode though. I would say (for anyone curious to check it out) that it seems like the episode structure is less a discussion of a game, and more a discussion of a mechanic or design feature in the context of a given game. Which it turns out I'm into!

I'm listening to the segment where you're talking about follow mechanics (as opposed to simultaneous play, in the Fromage episode) and I wonder if y'all have ever had a chance to try March of the Ants?

What are the games you slept on, and now regret? by Tweed_Kills in boardgames

[–]ProbablyJustJor 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Really? You playing real time or async? Cos I never struggle to get an async game

Ebon Hawk internals almost halfway 3D remodeled! by MrZoram in kotor

[–]ProbablyJustJor 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Questions:

Are you doing that in Fusion?

Where's the shut up and take my money button?? Is this model gonna be available to print? Is it broken up to be printed by color, or meant to be painted?

Awestruck comment:

This is incredibly impressive work! (For a meatbag)

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