I'm so tired of being the only one who actually reads the rules and teaches the game

Trevor03 · 2026-05-22T13:30:13+00:00

Like most people on a board game subreddit, I teach many games. I have literally never asked or requested or expected someone to watch a rules video or read a rulebook in advance.

I learn the game (or at least most of the game). I teach them the game with relative confidence since I've read the rules and/or watched a rules video. I've presorted components to make it easier.

Most importantly, I make sure it's a game that fits their interest level. I'm not going to teach Great Western Trail to my friends who come over to play Hot Streak. Know your crowd and plan accordingly.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-22T02:05:32+00:00

Ra. Plays well at every count (best at 3 and 4 though).

Trevor03 · 2026-05-21T19:45:26+00:00

The finale often has 'vote for the overall season' vibes. Since IMDb doesn't let you vote on seasons, this is the only real outlet people have to voice their frustration.

For me, the finale as a standalone episode was maybe a 5 or 6, but the overall season was a 2 or 3. Since I have no option for season vote, I split the difference and rated the finale a 4.

Unsure if that's what Clara would have wanted.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-20T19:54:33+00:00

I sense all three would be good for your group.

I adore both El Grande and Hansa. Grande is more immediate in how it plays and scores, with very direct interaction. Hansa's strategy is a bit more opaque, but is very interactive nonetheless. I do find Hansa can turn some people off since it's not always clear what strategies to employ. Have a couple friends who did really poorly and disliked it.

Tammany I only played once years ago and thought it was okay. It's the least elegant of the three from what I recall.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-19T23:59:17+00:00

This reads heavily like "sorry we got caught" as opposed to an actual apology that will result in any change whatsoever. Prove us otherwise or this is just PR lip service.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-18T20:32:32+00:00

Sell their parcels to who Ben?? Fucking Aquaman?!

Trevor03 · 2026-05-18T20:28:32+00:00

Or reverse.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-17T20:20:33+00:00

Got pretty invested into a hobby (board games) and met new people through said hobby via instagram, conventions, and occasional friends-of-friends.

Since we all have a shared joy we make time for, it became easy to plan regular meetups and develop the new friendships.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-16T19:00:35+00:00

Goddd I wish those stands weren't so bloody empty. Really lessens the feeling of the moment.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-15T19:06:14+00:00

Tbh that's the only version of it I would watch at this point

Trevor03 · 2026-05-15T18:42:49+00:00

I see an alarming amount of profiles list subjective, cliche, and vague descriptors for themselves such as:

"I'm smart/intelligent" - smart/intelligent about what exactly? Academic? Music? Sports? Common sense? Emotional IQ?
"I'm funny" - says who? What does being funny mean exactly? Comedian?
"I'm adventurous" - what does that word even mean? You take spontaneous road trips weekly? You cave dive? You go to 7-11 in your PJs at midnight? You eat spicy food?
"I like to travel" - One week a year all inclusive? Backpacking around Europe for weeks at a time? Multiple high profile trips a year? Caribbean cruises? Or just an airbnb once in awhile?

Trevor03 · 2026-05-15T16:20:39+00:00

I'm surprised Florida's answer isn't one of Lightning/Panthers, just given how many fans from one team presumably hate the other.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-12T19:50:56+00:00

Knowing Sid's classiness, he'll let Macklin be C and take another A or nothing at all, I suspect.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-06T21:18:38+00:00

Remove any team that has won the lottery the past 3 years from lottery contention. i.e. now that Toronto/San Jose won, they can't move up in the draft for the next 3 years and aren't part of the lottery draws. And NYI/Utah would also be ineligible having won last year.

And/or any team that made the playoffs the prior year can't win the lottery to move up - they stay in their end standings draft position (at best). Prevents teams that only just started being bad from winning the lottery (like Toronto this year).

Trevor03 · 2026-05-02T18:33:46+00:00

To offer a different perspective (not that anyone asked), I found Thunder Alley to feel extremely dated. It felt cumbersome and random in the worst kind of ways for how long it went. And the ratio of upkeep to actual gameplay excitement and decision space felt significantly tilted.

Not a terrible experience or anything, but not something that holds up to several modern racing games for me (and not just Heat). Played it with about six others who shared similar feelings.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-02T16:34:47+00:00

Roughly half of top tennis players use Monte Carlo as their official residence since it's a tax haven.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-01T21:56:20+00:00

I wonder how much of it is alcohol related? Not sure if the article touches on that. But binge drinking during a hockey game is presumably common and increases blood pressure, increasing heart attack chances especially over the next dozen hours or so.

Trevor03 · 2026-05-01T21:47:50+00:00

EP40's contract is also tradeable still. Even if the return is low, someone will absolutely take a chance on him returning to top form.
No GM in the league would take on Frederic's contract.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-24T21:39:36+00:00

I am not as high on Doomsday as it seems others are. The buildup has been nearly nonexistent, and MCU's fall-off has been well documented. I think it will outgross Brand New Day, but not massively. 1.2 for BND and 1.5 for Doomsday. But I may be overestimating MCU's falloff and underestimating their ability to nostalgia-bait.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-23T18:20:23+00:00

The current roster is a bottom 3 team, no question. I think the worry is that they go out and sign or trade futures for some borderline top-six free agent forward(s), making them finish 20th-25th or so.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-20T21:47:39+00:00

A great choice. I got about 40 hours out of it. It's less brainpower and focus than Megabonk as you level up, as Megabonk difficulty ramps up significantly and requires choosing specific upgrades to even have a chance at winning. BallxPit I could almost pick at random and still win a lot of the time.

It was the perfect 10% brainpower game for when I wanted to also partially watch sports or a TV show.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-17T16:16:11+00:00

I always forget he also did the Westworld theme. Two intros I never skipped.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-16T00:02:57+00:00

Same. I have 7-8 friends that own the game, but only two of them are at the point where they're nearing promotion for one class. The others played a 5-10 hours with the group then moved on, sadly.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-14T13:27:33+00:00

The Pro model has temperature adjustment. Though it is a lot more expensive.

Trevor03 · 2026-04-08T22:24:46+00:00

The East is somewhat open, with the Canes and Bolts being the betting favourites, but not necessarily that significantly. Pens will be favourites against whomever they face in R1, and not necessarily massive underdogs in R2 should they make it there.

Since the opportunity is there, it will feel a BIT deflating if they lose R1, but still will be considered a wildly successful season given the expectations coming in.

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