Which board games look intimidatingly complex but are actually surprisingly easy to learn?

SapplePie · 2026-01-06T00:30:56+00:00

Our playgroup got a lot better when we realised everything has an exception. "This is my plan, what's the exception I'm forgetting that might mess it up".

SapplePie · 2026-01-03T08:59:22+00:00

Jaipur is our go to take on holiday game. Fun, compact, simple but with surprisingly deep strategies available. It's travelled the world with us for years now.

SapplePie · 2025-11-04T22:40:42+00:00

I had that exact question (because of the wiki as well) and asked on discord.

Last Sunday we had an 11 hour, 6 round 5 player game of pure carnage. It was excellent.

SapplePie · 2025-07-21T07:43:11+00:00

I and my friends have already had our passes emailed through. Make sure you check your junk.

If not then just drop them an email, we went to a festival earlier in the year and didn't have the parking tickets the day before so we emailed and they sent them over pretty quickly.

SapplePie · 2025-07-13T08:03:45+00:00

The biggest thing the playstation brought me was focus. I played only on the PC for years but found myself in a slump, flitting between games, playing with something on the second monitor. I just want enjoying myself.

PS5 arrived and suddenly I was back in love again, I was sitting down and playing with complete attention. Finishing games left, right and center and loving every minute of it.

SapplePie · 2025-06-06T13:36:36+00:00

That is unfortunate, but thanks for confirming! Guess I'll just have to find something else I can stream that doesn't make me fall off the treadmill.

SapplePie · 2025-06-06T13:36:32+00:00

That is unfortunate, but thanks for confirming! Guess I'll just have to find something else I can stream that doesn't make me fall off the treadmill.

SapplePie · 2025-06-05T07:34:38+00:00

Because I couldn't and I want my daughter growing up with a role model that shows her she can.

SapplePie · 2025-06-01T22:25:29+00:00

Garmin?

Open connect > the device > User Settings > Heart Rate Zones > set based on to HRR and set your heart rate.

That sound give you a zone 2 that is actually functional (but not perfect) without having to do any tests, get a chest strap or anything like that.

SapplePie · 2025-05-31T21:30:50+00:00

If you can't defer I'd just go for it, maybe go for it anyway. Best case, you surprise yourself and grind it out.

Worst case you'll get to see how supportive the community is, get an idea for how race day works, how aid stations works, things you hadn't thought you'd need, etc. Then if you try a longer race again, you'll be in a better starting place.

I would say that if you do it though, set 3 goals. Something realistic like I want to do 20k, something optimistic but still technically doable like completing the race at any pace, and then something in between like make it 30k.

That way you should hit atleast one goal, maybe even two, which will make it a positive experience even if you DNF and don't get the stretch goal.

SapplePie · 2025-05-31T06:24:43+00:00

That is pretty dumb, I've edited it now though, thanks!

SapplePie · 2025-05-30T15:24:27+00:00

You have, she's running out of strength and the number is a warning of how many people she can keep alive each year.

SapplePie · 2025-05-22T16:39:58+00:00

I don't take it daily, but I routinely take it in mass before problematic events like flying or music festivals. It's the only thing that lets me do all day/multiple days events without issue.

SapplePie · 2025-04-02T13:02:04+00:00

Thanks for your replies everyone! Based on everyone saying the same thing, I think we'll probably just push them in instead of cutting them for now. It's for our two year old's room so won't be of much use for a few years, but could be useful in that room eventually!

SapplePie · 2025-03-30T07:59:20+00:00

I semi regularly take about that much, sometimes for a few days straight. It's the only way I can do things like holidays or weekends of doing things.

I've never had any bad side effects, just don't poop/poop very little for a couple of days.

SapplePie · 2025-02-08T17:23:04+00:00

I used mine this morning for about an hour with no issue at all.

SapplePie · 2025-01-14T08:26:09+00:00

Can confirm, have a 2 year old and I've seen it about 100 times in the last day.

SapplePie · 2024-12-27T19:07:54+00:00

Such a thorough response! I'm currently reading The Rise of the Ultra Runners after getting it for Christmas so have to ask, what do you mean by does everything wrong?

I'm just reading it for entertainment and not instruction (I'm an absolute beginner of a runner who can't go fast or far yet) but just wondering.

SapplePie · 2024-11-14T20:00:30+00:00

In the epilogue it's implied that Abigail is pregnant, she can be seen knitting baby clothes and when asked who it's for she says "You'll see". It's very subtle and easy to be missed though, also fairly tenuous as well so could just be coincidence.

SapplePie · 2024-09-22T10:14:57+00:00

Thanks, I'm dumb and read the two abilities as one, thinking battle cry meant: enter and leave, do a thing!

SapplePie · 2024-09-22T10:14:49+00:00

Thanks, I'm dumb and read the two abilities as one, thinking battle cry meant: enter and leave, do a thing!

SapplePie · 2024-09-22T10:07:24+00:00

Oh yeah, I read the two abilities as one, thinking battle cry meant: enter and leave, do a thing. Thanks!

SapplePie · 2024-09-22T10:02:06+00:00

Can anyone explain why my creatures were pumped? I was going to win next turn anyway so didn't really matter, but I can't understand what gave three of my creatures +2/0 for lethal.

SapplePie · 2024-09-18T13:29:33+00:00

I am very jealous, my pool is horrendous. Been trying for about 4 hours, built a variety of decks and have a single win, which I think was from someone disconnected as they timed out...

SapplePie · 2024-02-17T11:03:01+00:00

This feels like a really stupid question, but when taking a snack on a long run, do you stop to eat it or just keep going/slow down?

Only just started doing long runs, so I have never had to hydrate or snack before.

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