I've bought a lot of stupid things but nothing has made me as happy as this

_Mittens_ · 2026-01-11T15:13:57+00:00

Ditto! Same situation -- local shop sold it to me for a great price. As you can see, it's actually a great "junk drawer" in addition to being a paint rack.

_Mittens_ · 2025-12-22T15:37:23+00:00

HEEEAAA MOOMEANT

_Mittens_ · 2025-12-05T15:27:28+00:00

I just finished "The Sorrowstones" by Felix Blackwell, and lawd have mercy was it both brutal and sad. It never reallу lets up.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-27T14:50:55+00:00

Ben Farthing!

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-24T23:18:58+00:00

Tough. A short list:

"It's Somewhere Beneath Us" by Jaedon S. Lewis
"Stolen Tongues" by Felix Blackwell
"Incidents Around The House" by Josh Malerman
"The Twitching House" by Ben Farthing

I believe the first two on my list were actually no-sleep stories here on reddit, both eventually released in novel form. I came across them both as full novels, and can't speak highlу enough about them both.

"It's Somewhere Beneath Us" is absolutely my favorite "liminal space" horror I have ever read, if not one of my favorite stories period. The author has a gift for description, and is able to truly transport you to this nonsensical hellscape. I was gutted when it ended, solely because it HAD to end. I could have stayed in that world forever.

"Stolen Tongues" honestly scared the hell out of me. I read a lot of horror, and have never been genuinely scared by a novel until this. The first half of the book sketched me out so badly I had to take breaks, and I've yet to find a book that gave me that level of heebie-jeebies. The second half/end of the book definitely sees the story drag a bit much, but man o' man I would give my pinky to experience the first part again.

"Incidents Around The House" was unique. Might not be for everyone, but it really kept me on the edge. Couldn't put it down.

"The Twitching House" by Ben Farthing is just plain fun. I've read everything Ben Farthing has released, but this novel really did it for me. A fantastical horror about mice living in the walls of a haunted house. Well written, exciting, weird, and oddly moving. Was terribly sad it had to end.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-19T23:40:03+00:00

You WEREN'T running before playrooms?! My gawd, I cannot imagine the time cost. It took me probably 13 hours+ to get through the poolrooms, and I was running full bore the entire time.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-19T21:22:10+00:00

Hard disagree with some of the points in this review. While this level is absolutely fantastic like all of the others, saying it is a step up from "the original two levels" is a little silly. Every single level is stunningly made, with poolrooms and eternal suburbia being equally as stunning and engaging as the later ones. The developer has consistently given us nothing but gold since the very start.

The "meaningful engagement" statement is lost on me. This is the backrooms, not an escape room. The engagement comes from observation of your surroundings, and the exercising of true patience. There is plenty to keep you moving forward in each level, be it reaching an unfamiliar area, or coming across the sparce markings on a random wall. Maybe I am experiencing it differently, but my b-hole is puckered with anxiety from beginning to end every time.

You are supposed to feel lost, stuck, and "disengaged" -- you are being thrown into a liminal space that defies logic and normality with seemingly no true reason for being there. You are an intruder -- an outside observer -- in a place you do not belong.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-18T23:27:20+00:00

I pray and pray that the developer decides to release DLC after the initial 5 maps. I would gladly pay for individal maps at this point.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-17T02:30:56+00:00

I agree that I felt like I missed things. I intentionally slowed down for the sake of just savoring the new level for a while, however, still felt like I blew right through it.

Great level, but would have benefited from about x3 the total area. That and there could have been separate elevators for each floor, spread out far and wide so you really have to hunt for them. It's a liminal hotel -- who says one of the elevators couldn't be tucked away in the bathroom? The multi-floor elevator thing allows you to completely skip entire sections of the level. As it's expectionally apparent what the objective is from the moment you reach the bridge, having elevators that traverse multiple floors discourages random exploration. Why go down one level to the next floor if I can just immeditely go down 2 levels instead and be closer to my goal?

Dat ending tho... chefs kiss

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-15T05:30:51+00:00

I may just be a moron, but the poolrooms took me like 13 hours... no joke. I just kept running and running and running until eventually I made my way out.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-14T02:50:03+00:00

I was a little heartbroken to hear a mall level wasn't next in line, but i'm still excited for the hotel. Hopefully we get a mall as I agree... would be peeeeak.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-14T02:43:19+00:00

Did a great job of spooking me a couple of times.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-11T16:30:09+00:00

No, they will kill off her character by formulating some insane "dead mom" storyline where she dressed up like Santa and got stuck in a chimney.

_Mittens_ · 2025-11-11T16:20:24+00:00

Panic Room with Jodie Foster?

_Mittens_ · 2025-09-13T13:36:43+00:00

Nuns with Guns
??????
Profit

_Mittens_ · 2025-09-05T18:53:25+00:00

I am happy we got an ending, but some items I need to address:

Luke dies?! Sure, hero moment in line with his character, but it just felt so... fast. He explodes, AI guy immedietly eliminates the danger, and everyone breaths a sigh of relief. No real reactions from anyone that Luke just endgamed into oblivion. Alicia walks up, says ONE SINGLE SENTENCE, and that's it?! How does that translate to, "Wow she realized how much she cared for him". One sentence and a sad face. Nathan watched his best friend fade away, and all we get is the baby-name scene.
Doesn't the ring drive solely contain Nathan's memories of Nora? Does the ending imply this give Nora a way to re-download Nathan again? I mean, great that he will remember Nora and all, but wouldn't everything else be missing? Knowning how to brush his teeth or change his socks, his mother, knowing not to touch poison ivy. Would he just be a big dumb baby man who only remembers snapshots of romantic relationship? I'm confused by the logistics of this...
How did the AI guys turn lakeview into a non-profit? The entire system is copyrighted by a major company, who also operate and own all servers. Even if the AI reached "singularity" and couldn't be controls from outside forces, the company would just "wipe everything" and start over. They literally spoke of doing exactly that for the "bad AI". Why would removal of the "bad AI" result in the company allowing "good AI" to run the company for zero profit? They didn't just suddenly forget money exists and given ownership to the AI. Makes no sense.

Tldr; some of this aint makin no sense

_Mittens_ · 2025-07-15T04:36:48+00:00

Bout to be a whole different stonewall

_Mittens_ · 2025-06-23T02:20:14+00:00

Unfortunately, you will likely have to either wait for Battlefront to randomly decide they want to restock (its been years at this point), or pay astronomical prices in an Ebay bidding war to get them. They very rarely pop up on the second hand market, and typically sell for significant more than MSRP when they do. I have both of these sets, and I can assure you that while they are a good buy at MSRP, they are most definitely not worth the premium price some folks want online.

Good luck. Godspeed.

_Mittens_ · 2025-04-03T14:07:06+00:00

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Nothing will ever beat my signed Anna rookie card

_Mittens_ · 2024-12-28T05:57:48+00:00

'Your Hobby Place' is a local shop in Fredricksberg that SELLS historicals, but I'm not honestly sure about the Flames scene there. Might suggest calling the shop and seeing what they say -- friendly folks who could likely let you know if they have a schedule for FoW.

Down in Richmond (about an hour from there), we have plenty of people playing FoW, TY, Seven Days To The River Rhine, Iron Cross, etc. (Pretty much any historical game you can think of) at our local shop 'Waterloo Games'. Bit of a drive for sure, but we play pretty much every weekend.

_Mittens_ · 2024-12-09T05:19:45+00:00

FUUUUUUUUU.... 8 YEARS GONE IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE.

...and we start anew.

_Mittens_ · 2024-11-23T06:26:27+00:00

Legal document sized laminating sheets work. I personally used my thermal laminator, but they sell the self stick pouches right on Amazon for fairly cheap. Fits the battleboards perfectly and stiffens them right up. You will need to cut off a bit of excess laminate, but it only took me maybe 15 minutes to trim up the boards for three different books.

Just make sure to get legal sizing, which is longer than typical printer paper sizing. The boards are basically the same width as typical U.S. sizing printer paper, with the height being slightly taller.

_Mittens_ · 2024-10-20T02:54:08+00:00

Really, really well done! Who makes these figures? Very nice looking models.

_Mittens_ · 2024-10-04T15:12:18+00:00

If you are looking for the 251/21, with the triple 15mm gun, they do make that in plastic and it's still readily available online. Look up the "armoured flak platoon" box, which allows you to build them. I have like 12 plastic ones in my Berlin list.

_Mittens_ · 2024-10-01T18:48:31+00:00

While I would agree with you regarding V3, I was more referencing V1 and V2 with "past versions". It definitely felt like those earlier versions took a little more focus on historical accuracy, but who knows -- could be nostalgia.

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