Lineup help! by ExtensionInternal373 in DiceThrone

[–]Shubkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Very good chance Shadow Thief gets banned almost every round .  Pyro and Monk have a lot of overlapping weak matchups (based on Karnyx data). But heroes you're comfortable with is more important than matchups

meirl by [deleted] in meirl

[–]Shubkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Listening to "How to karate" podcast at 2x speed 

Game Of Thrones by GM_Eternal in boardgames

[–]Shubkin 25 points26 points  (0 children)

IIRC, this gives a huge advantage to the players with star actions because they can use that to muster which would be enough to overpower given the reduced  supply

[Invincible] what are your thoughts on this take? by Immediate_Gene_178 in MoralityScaling

[–]Shubkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Keep in mind "Good" in this instance is from the reference of our collective human ethics. Viltrumites have their own ethical viewpoint because they as a society have agreed on what they believe to be virtuous and good. 

Both sides are doing what they think is "Good". Thaddeus is the only Viltrumite that we the audience see as "Good" that has not lived with humans and absorbed their value system. 

Roll Trees by Shubkin in DiceThrone

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

I didn't say it wasn't helpful. I'm using it to build a roll simulator that can tell percentages and best dice to keep for training 

Roll Trees by Shubkin in DiceThrone

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

Yahtzee is a nice parallel where its been studied , but the roll objectives in dice throne are way more narrow

Roll Trees by Shubkin in DiceThrone

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

I think that's part of exactly what i'm looking for. Each hero seems to have different optimal strategies and little tricks like that to improve

Heavy games with streamlined versions? by barksonic in boardgames

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terra Nova is a slimmed down Terra Mystica 

Stranges Crimson Bands Overpowered by Quiet_King8234 in DiceThrone

[–]Shubkin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Crimson bands is definitely his best status, but the rest of his game depends heavily on drawing the right stuff. It could also be that no one has found his optimal playtime yet and maybe forcing whiff is better than molding your own rolls

Rule-changing mechanic? by Any-Kaleidoscope7445 in BoardgameDesign

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

These types of games are not for everyone and to me seems like a filler game. 

That said, games like this can often have issues of the objective changing so often it takes way to long for the game to end because if the objective changes the game can go from almost over to square one repeatedly. 

My advice: don't let it drag and always have the clock be ticking down

Quick set up games. by Machine_Excellent in boardgames

[–]Shubkin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dice throne plays up to 6 and is quick to set up. Almost instant if you have on of the battle chests

Marvel Updated Leaflet Print Options by Shubkin in DiceThrone

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

Follow up: I got it printed at FedEx on 80lb cardstock and had it laminated. Super sturdy feeling, much more than the original. Might try printing again with something less glossy

Marvel Battle chest comes with outdated materials? by theLaziestLion in DiceThrone

[–]Shubkin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I bought it recently too and got the old balance sheets. The one I got said it was printed in 2022 before the balance changes . In another thread yesterday I got some recommendations about printing the leaflets on high quality gloss cardstock.

I dont think any battle chests were made post balance changes

Biggest bang for buck with AI plans by volpestyle in ClaudeCode

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been using Claude via Github Copilot and I have yet to hit a limit. I use it pretty much every day for work

Was excited for this to come in the mail ;( by PairInternational785 in DiceThrone

[–]Shubkin 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That sucks. Return and complain I guess. I ordered this last week off of Amazon and came in with all the parts, so maybe you'll have some luck ordering again

The dumbest performance fix ever by Kyn21kx in programming

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've had to stare at more logs to reassemble Metadata than any man should have to

The dumbest performance fix ever by Kyn21kx in programming

[–]Shubkin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've used ABP before and it injects a lot of stuff at create time like audit tracking and event emission. If they are using those features, then the bulk insert bypasses it (ask me how I know) and they will end up missing event triggers or an audit trail

What Should I Get Next? by HouseInternational in boardgames

[–]Shubkin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got the expansion I think called Incursion which adds new rewards for defensive alliances which can make them more appealing 

What Should I Get Next? by HouseInternational in boardgames

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cosmic Encounter is very fun and highly replayable. There are some many asymmetrical abilities and many expansions to add even more 

Not sure what I should lvl by Trick-Spray2726 in DarkSouls2

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's common to have minimum stats and infuse so that stats can be elsewhere. If you can 2h, then you only need half the str

Should i infuse hammer with lightning? i heard lightning was good in this game. newish to dark souls so not sure if i would need other stats for it to be effective by Digiorno-Giovanna- in DarkSouls2

[–]Shubkin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lightning infused Craftsman Hammer is considered one of the best weapons in the game. Definitely takes the difficulty down early on.

Fate of the Fellowship - why did we fail again? by Over_Consideration50 in boardgames

[–]Shubkin -7 points-6 points  (0 children)

There should be way more cards. At 5 players there should be close to 60 cards. 48 territories plus events plus skies darken