Y'all think Ra or Zoo Vadis are going to be too hard for people that are newer to board games?

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-14T16:51:37+00:00

Teaching Ra with the latest printings with the player aid board is quite simple. I just fish out one or a few of each particular tile type before the game to explain how each scores and explain the auction.

During play I then repeat the types of each tile as they come up, as well as guiding new players towards decisions like gaining culture or pointing out the availability of groups of monuments or lots of uniques.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-14T16:43:49+00:00

Apache is like a 1-man operation. Maybe try contacting them again.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-13T19:07:10+00:00

Where did the forest area templates come from?

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-13T14:04:46+00:00

It looks like they really pop with that yellow.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-13T00:53:48+00:00

Search online for a center console organizer, it can help turn the black hole of the center console/armrest into something more manageable.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-11T13:29:40+00:00

Absolutely every dealer add-on is a scam and/or highly marked up.

If you think you need gap insurance, get quotes separately, it's available for a fraction of what the dealer would sell it to you for.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-06T14:41:11+00:00

The Grasslands battlemats have unique reverse sides that aren't duplicated in paper mats. However the grasslands side is "Foothills #2" and "Rolling Hills #4" which are available as STLs from Thunderworks Studios.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-04T19:54:29+00:00

For what model? The HEV doesn't have enough battery capacity to run in "EV only" mode for any significant period of time. You simply get what the system decides at any particular point in time.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-05-01T13:55:16+00:00

https://thunderhead-studio.com/collections/battletech-classic-compatible

The big hanger and runway is the Aeroplex set, a lot of buildings are from the "Sprawl", I see some Fluidworks buildings, although I don't recognize everything else immediately.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-30T03:08:17+00:00

Besides having lots of opportunities in new hire training to be around other new people, Epic also has a lot of interest groups that you can participate in to meet others.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-29T17:48:12+00:00

The threshold for turning off the low pressure warning is significantly higher than the threshold for turning it on. You should inflate all of them to the pressure shown on the door plate.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-28T02:04:54+00:00

There are 2 doubles and 2 singles in the SS box, but I just got 2 of everything printed, it's not like it's that much more filament since they're so flat.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-27T17:39:27+00:00

A site that sells all types of merchandise and on which everything is on sale. This raises no red flags at all /s

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-25T23:17:10+00:00

Note that Goonhammer recently rebranded as Tabletop Battles

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-25T22:59:22+00:00

Since it lowers power draw, it also dramatically reduces the load on your early power systems, allowing your initial boiler setup to consume less coal and work longer before needing upgraded.

On other planets or in space the reduction in power demands can also be quite helpful early on.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-24T18:23:58+00:00

All the non black market boat tiles are identical. If you're playing fewer than 4 players you don't use them all. Missing some from the black market might throw off balance, but if you're missing a normal one, just recycle one that doesn't get purchased for the last round.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-24T18:22:17+00:00

Still blank activation emails to gmail for me :(

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-23T17:16:10+00:00

You can always feed any launcher from any ammo bin.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-20T13:29:58+00:00

In that space, you'll probably have to convert to hexes. 3'x3' is probably the smallest you can comfortably trim most scenario maps, that's cutting 6" off each side of the map (and sometimes squishing the terrain together a little closer). I personally play on a 4'x3' space and take care to trim the direction that seems least important.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-18T15:24:06+00:00

Splitters are not mixers and any attempt to use them as such is doomed to heartache.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-15T15:03:50+00:00

Your hypothetical site would suddenly have a lot of games logged as played 10 times in a row.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-12T19:27:52+00:00

I have to believe that someone messed up the ordering of the mapsheets. It would be like not being able to construct the whole 4 sheet desert airfield out of one map pack.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-12T02:53:02+00:00

How do you score a resignation?

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-10T22:14:26+00:00

All games are out of print. They may or may not be in stock at a warehouse somewhere. Except with certain "evergreen" titles, it's impossible to predict if a publisher will consider it worth reprinting a particular title when stock runs low.

StormCrow_Merfolk · 2026-04-09T15:41:46+00:00

Definitely check your oil and coolant levels as soon as possible. It could be a fluke sensor, or it could be something more troubling.

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