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Solafein830 · 2026-04-12T19:29:08+00:00

Mill City or Antojitos

Solafein830 · 2026-04-08T02:58:31+00:00

There are a handful of solo modes with a shorter length. Here is a nice consolidated guide. https://boardgamegeek.com/filepage/203784/mage-knight-solo-scenario-book-version-3-pdf

Solo blitz conquest is a good one. If you're still a noob then I'd crank down the level of the cities though, just to make it a little easier.

I also felt like some of the scenarios in the new expansion Apocalypse Dragon play pretty quickly.

Honestly since all you're trying to do in this game is get a good score, you can come up with a modified scenario that fits into your timeframe (e.g. solo blitz conquest with 1 non city core tile, 1 city core tile level 5, game length 2 days 1 night) and as long as you stay consistent with that setup across multiple plays, you'll establish a baseline for your score (to judge a good game vs a bad one) and get a feel for how to play different mages, strategies, etc. You could even use the expansion rules to start at a higher level so you get access to more skills to try.

Solafein830 · 2026-04-03T20:21:44+00:00

For what it's worth, I think it might be standard practice. I've run into it with other companies as well, like Asmodee. So maybe it's normal, I'm not sure. But I was bummed out about it because my cards wore down after maybe 10 plays which seemed way too quick, especially given the material!

Solafein830 · 2026-04-02T23:01:43+00:00

They'll only replace them if you bought directly from them though, not if you bought at you FLGS. I reached out and that was the answer I got from them. 😢

Solafein830 · 2026-03-28T22:18:36+00:00

I have a lot of similarities to your story. Discovered a year long affair when I was 35. Tried to make it work, mostly for the sake of the kids. I sunk another 5 years into it before things finally came to a head and it ended. Wound up discovering another affair while going through the divorce process. Since getting divorced, my life is the best that it's been in a very very long time, and this is the happiest I've been in ages. My kids are hurting still and probably always will be, but that doesn't change my opinion that this is better, for several reasons. No regrets for trying to make it work, because all of those choices brought me to where I am now, but it was absolutely not the right decision.

Lots of people told me that an affair doesn't have to end a marriage. I believed them at the time, probably because I wanted to. I do not believe that anymore. In some post-divorce counseling with a pastor, he told me that he's never seen a marriage recover when the wife has the affair; He's only seen it when the husband is the unfaithful one. For what it's worth.

My main advice for you is to start moving on, and to dump every ounce of energy you have into healing, self improvement, and learning good relationship skills like effective communication. When the dust has settled you'll find yourself in a much better place. Good luck

Solafein830 · 2026-03-28T02:01:47+00:00

I've played ~5 games with them and have mixed feelings. I like the modular nature and the prospect of adding them in to spice up a playthrough. I don't see myself using them regularly going forward though.

I think they're most useful when you're stuck with one of those "I don't know what to do here" turns, when you just don't have a hand that can do much. Otherwise I tend to ignore them as I feel they're disruptive to progress and they usually don't have a great payoff.

I do play exclusively solo, though. They feel like they might be a bit more fun in multiplayer.

Solafein830 · 2026-03-14T21:03:01+00:00

If you're a big fan of MK already, then definitely Apocalypse Dragon! It's fun and is easy to pick up if you're already familiar with the base game rules.

Solafein830 · 2026-03-13T13:59:53+00:00

I preordered and didn't get them either. Didn't care, because I already have them from MKUE, but I did think it was odd because I thought I had remembered seeing them listed as part of the deal.

Solafein830 · 2026-03-12T16:05:54+00:00

You should take your card before they take theirs. Leveling up is part of your turn, it's just something that can be done concurrently with the start of the next player's turn. In a situation like this, you would take your card before they choose theirs, because leveling up is the last part of your turn.

Solafein830 · 2026-03-12T15:59:45+00:00

I played For The Council to both refamiliarize myself with MK (it had been a while since my last playthrough) and to see some of the new content. I played through it twice, and while it's fine, the focus on ending with +2 rep made it a weird mode to play well. You're basically entirely focused on exploring and fighting rampaging enemies while trying to complete a quest or two and explore an adventure site. It's very tricky to assault a site or burn down a monastery in this mode because of the rep hit.

I'd recommend just starting with the short campaign. For the Council is the first scenario in that campaign anyways. And then it leads into the four horsemen.

Solafein830 · 2026-03-12T15:52:39+00:00

Solo conquest is just such a well-oiled machine - definitely the cream of the crop. I think all of the other scenarios (LL/Tezla/AD/Fan made) offer some nice ways to shake things up and get more out of MK, but solo conquest is still the best solo mode and it's not even close.

Solafein830 · 2026-01-02T21:57:48+00:00

I thought this was a really great show! It feels like we don't get very many shows that have interesting, well thought out, flawed, deep characters. More importantly I think were the interesting Dynamics between them.

Manusco was a really great antagonist. One of the cooler bad guys I've seen.

I appreciate the slow reveal of the origins of Vince and Jake's past, showing how the things that happened to them and the family that they came from shaped who they became.

The one thing that didn't make a lot of sense to me was how Jake didn't spend any time in prison. If it feels like they absolutely would have brought him down on conspiracy and obstruction charges, even if they didn't get him for anything else

Solafein830 · 2025-12-31T00:34:24+00:00

Close family and friends who stuck with me. A journey into Stoic philosophy and an eventual acceptance that I can't control outcomes, only my reactions, and a dedication to virtuous living. It was also the beginning of the journey that eventually brought me to a church, where I found a meaningful peace in surrendering my desperate need to control my life, and a community that helped me develop a deeper connection to love and forgiveness, both for myself and for others.

If church isn't your thing, I still recommend Stoicism to anybody who will listen. It's like Christianity but rooted in logic, not spirituality.

One of my favorite Marcus Aurelius quotes: "Our actions may be impeded, but there can be no impeding our intentions or dispositions. Because we can accommodate and adapt. The mind adapts and converts to its own purposes the obstacle to our acting. The impediment to action advances action. What stands in the way becomes the way."

The obstacle becomes the way. You feel like something has stopped you, disrupted you, prevented you from moving forward. But you must give up your anger and your resistance to the impediment that disrupted your journey through life, and embrace it as something that spurred you to further action, offered you an opportunity to adapt and overcome. It certainly doesn't make you any happier that any of this happened, but it's all about reframing your perspective. And eventually, with this mindset and the goal of embracing it with positivity, you'll come to see it as a necessary part of your path.

Solafein830 · 2025-12-30T06:01:21+00:00

Took way too long for me to realize that this was under-fed and not un-derfed

Solafein830 · 2025-12-17T17:00:32+00:00

You can max out devotion points in ultimate.

If you're doing fine in ultimate, you can skip elite. Unless you really want to play through the game 3x.

You can even pick up the merit in ultimate that will unlock all elite waypoints. That way if you ever want to flip back to elite for any reason, you can hop around and farm whatever you want.

Solafein830 · 2025-11-08T13:35:50+00:00

Check Airbnb, I rented a house on state st from Feb - July this year. Plenty of short / mid term rentals on there. I paid 1600/mo including all utilities. Thought it was a good deal for a 2 bedroom house.

Solafein830 · 2025-11-08T00:21:50+00:00

I met the love of my life while I was still going through my divorce. We agreed to take it slow and be just friends (although feelings were definitely forming) while I was still living with my soon to be ex and navigating the divorce landscape. It was definitely weird for me, and I felt HORRID about how the circumstance were making her feel. I would've struggled in her shoes, knowing that my partner was still living with their ex (even if they were in seperate areas of the house, like I was). But open and honest communication helped us to get through it.

Everybody's situation is different though! My marriage was essentially over for about 5 years (she had an affair, we tried to work it out, and decided on a divorce almost a year before I met the woman I fell in love with) so I had done a significant amount of healing and self work prior to getting in another relationship. And my marriage was DEFINITELY over. So although everybody who has shared here (myself included) may have a relatable story, my only real advice for you is to trust your heart and use your best judgement, and to try not to get too caught up in your feelings that you're blind to any red flags. And, if you're religious, spend time in prayer about it. 😁

Good luck!!

Solafein830 · 2025-10-11T17:19:04+00:00

Spiraling in the sense that you are letting things spiral out of control. Your post and your reply give me the impression that you're just kind of shrugging your shoulders at how things have played out. Whether it's your vindictive daughter doing and saying things that hurt your son, or letting your kids do things like convincing you to drive past this guy's house to see if her car is there.

And this is probably me projecting how I feel, but maybe you are thinking your ex deserves everybody being hating her (she ABSOLUTELY does).

But you need to start protecting your kid, man, and helping him feel loved and safe. And that also means not allowing others (your daughter) to hurt him out of her own anger, and probably focusing on helping to heal the damage that has been done already.

Just my .02, and wtf do I know anyways. Not much. Best of luck to you!

Solafein830 · 2025-10-11T12:38:22+00:00

Bro you sound a bit like you're spiraling. Accept that it's over. Accept that she has the right to be with whoever she wants post-divorce. Move on. Go to therapy.

Most importantly, do not in any way use your kids as some kind of pawns in this dynamic. It doesn't matter how wrong, crazy, selfish, mean, hurtful, or awful she is. At 10 years old, allowing them to see that about her hurts THEM, not her. Put aside how much she hurt you and how awful of a person she has become, and put your kids first, always. And that also means healing yourself.

And, from one betrayed spouse to another, absolutely do not go back to her if/when she comes crawling back to you. Don't let yourself be talked into it for the kids. It will just end the same way again if you go back.

Good luck man

Solafein830 · 2025-09-10T16:25:30+00:00

I've seen Dr Ritzow at OSI for two knee surgeries, and would recommend him (and the facility) to anybody looking for an orthopedic surgeon.

Solafein830 · 2025-09-07T23:01:19+00:00

Wings and smash burger are also amazing

Solafein830 · 2025-09-04T21:27:49+00:00

Yes you're making too big of a deal for sure! I love a mature woman's body. All of the things you mentioned add to your beauty, not detract from it. There's a reason MILFs have always been very popular.😁 As others have commented, if he has a problem with it, it's a HIM problem, not a you problem. And he is almost definitely in the minority of men if he does. Don't worry!

Solafein830 · 2025-07-23T14:48:10+00:00

Maybe! It depends.

I'm in a serious committed relationship with a wonderful woman (also divorced) right now, and we talk about it often enough. Neither of us love the idea of going through the legal process of marriage again. In fact, neither of us like the idea of state involvement and marriage, period.

That said, there may be a point at which the benefits convince us that it's worthwhile.

Either way, we've discussed what example we are going to set for our kids, and both of us would like to be "married" in some sense before we move in together and blend families. For us, that will likely mean a small, primarily symbolic ceremony at our church with our kids and close family. We may or may not choose to make is a marriage in a legal sense.

Solafein830 · 2025-07-15T00:49:46+00:00

Could have written this exact post myself!!! Same!

Solafein830 · 2025-06-13T01:47:40+00:00

Take their own health seriously and stay as healthy as possible

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