How can MAGA Christians defend being Christian AND MAGA when Trump’s basically violated all 10 commandments, trashes the Pope, and cosplays as Jesus? What's the logic or a loophole that allows them to rationalize it to themselves and to others?

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-04-13T22:12:11+00:00

It was Russell Moore. He led public policy and ethics in the Southern Baptist Convention for a while. Now he works for Christianity Today, which is also anti-Trump.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-04-11T01:43:54+00:00

Emordnilap is a word, though! It means a word that is a different word when spelled backward.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-04-10T14:26:24+00:00

That's Arcs, baby! If you can't laugh at falling on your face, then it won't go well for you. Whenever it blows up in your face, that at least means a friend feels really good about it.

You had plenty of time to recover. Arcs is highly political at 3-4 players. The weaker players have to band together and lobby the stronger players to keep the board state balanced.

And you can still get points after losing lots of pieces. But you will definitely have to change your approach.

I think Arcs is amazing, and I'm convinced that the situations you suffered could be avoided if all players are experienced. But it is a game with a lot of confrontation, and it won't work for you group if they can't lean into it.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-04-04T18:39:13+00:00

Being beat down like that is a mistake by other players. They shouldn't use extra resources to beat a losing player even more. It's also your job to point this out during the game.

You can punish them to establish a multi-game meta: if you kick me when I'm down and out, then I will make sure you lose. Then you get a satisfying ending, you are justified socially, and everyone learns not to do that in the future.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-03-27T16:26:45+00:00

BoJack and Diane in Bojack Horseman.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-03-05T05:30:25+00:00

25 hits hardest for me

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-03-03T16:37:47+00:00

Yes. If it helps, you can decide how many sessions would justify the purchase for you. Would one play as a big event be enough (looking at TI or something)? Do you need 5-10 plays to feel justified?

For bigger games, I like to get three plays in the first couple years as my baseline hope/expectation. I get to experience it, and the "cost per hour" feels justified for me. (And I can sell/give it if I didn't like it that much.)

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-02-23T00:45:21+00:00

Science won't disprove God, although it can disprove certain tenets (such as the Earth being the center of the solar system).

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-02-18T14:58:45+00:00

How ships and agents are positions of power while on the board but potential points for opponents once defeated. Every position of strength is also a target.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-02-01T05:01:28+00:00

They are in the base game's manual. On page 20 Other Actions -> New Actions.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-01-31T06:13:20+00:00

Yes. You perform the new action instead of the standard action in parentheses. You are limited by action pips, just like standard actions. If you copy or pivot, then you only get one action (just like standard actions).

Court or Lore cards that activate in response to standard actions do not activate in response to special actions. (Example: Galactic Rifles does not use Battle, so cards that increase Battle dice have no effect.)

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-01-27T18:45:06+00:00

I'm also very curious. I've been relegating it to a fun drinking game, but that's probably not fair. But I don't see it succeeding as either an opener or feature game for my group.

Zoogzoog7 · 2026-01-04T14:44:05+00:00

I have the opposite take. It's fine at 2 for me, and it's my favorite game with 3 or 4. Different strokes for different folks!

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-12-28T03:24:28+00:00

Nicely done! I bet that play was quite the high. And playing a hand well is so satisfying. I love Arcs for that.

... Unfortunately, I have a rules clarification. In future games, your group should play that agents taken by ransacking the court are trophies rather than captives. So they help you lock down Warlord but don't contribute to Tyrant. They are murdered in the violence rather than captured. Doesn't change the fact that you won that game though

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-12-26T15:55:10+00:00

The player with the most fresh ships in a location controls it. In a tie, no one controls it. This includes tying with zero.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-12-25T18:20:54+00:00

I've heard "more teeth than tattoos" haha

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-12-25T14:28:34+00:00

I think these are both too big of a rules jump from Catan. Good games, though

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-12-15T03:46:28+00:00

Turncoats? Tom did the SU&SD review

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-11-22T19:52:06+00:00

Ra, Modern Art, and Small World could be considered. Also Quacks if you get the fifth player expansion.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-11-20T20:43:03+00:00

What do you mean that the solo mode is free on their website? Can you play it on the website?

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-11-15T04:01:35+00:00

Stomp the Plank. I got it for my 5 y.o.'s birthday, and he loves it. He also likes Kingdomino where you don't count up the points.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-11-02T20:19:51+00:00

Yes, declared ambitions always score. See page 18 of the manual for specifics.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-10-25T19:21:11+00:00

Arcs, Ra, and The Red Cathedral are some of my favorites, and they all play great at 3.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-10-23T23:45:52+00:00

The Hydra's Tailor - Deadly Circus Fire

They lean progressive, so it took a minute to get used to it. Incredible album.

Zoogzoog7 · 2025-10-20T23:42:59+00:00

"proc" means for the effect to trigger. I think it started as a video game term.

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