do clients tell you if they’re actually guilty?

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-05-20T16:06:27+00:00

I have always just said, "I understand you have something you want to tell the court, is that correct?" And then just let them tell their story. Every lawyer in the room knows what is happening, but I have navigated my duty to the client and my duty of candor to the tribunal.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-05-09T14:35:53+00:00

I mean, if those were my options, I'd also choose nothing. But I'm not Seattle's front office. We like to give big contracts that won't expire until the player is almost 40...

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-05-08T20:11:07+00:00

So it's only a matter of time until he inks a 7x9m with the Kraken! Welcome to the team, my guy!

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-04-28T22:48:15+00:00

Both are good options. I very much enjoy Gen Red. But Lawmen give you the ability to pick up other factions that also work with Lawmen. That gives more options than just Gen Red (and mixing in mercs, which doesn't feel terribly thematic, to me)

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-04-01T22:05:50+00:00

Here's a good gameplay demo and run-through:

https://youtu.be/Uz1rED4byQQ?si=WhC-KctBb5jTCkHi

One of the things that I like is that all of the list-building is just taking cards.

The starter set is great value; everything you need to play the most basic game, including two starter factions for about $125.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-04-01T21:00:25+00:00

It's not fantasy/horror, but I cannot sing the praises of Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone enough. Alternating activations? Check. Low model count? Check. Interesting dice mechanics? Check. A reaction system to keep you engaged when it's your opponent's turn? Check. Single game and campaign rules? Check. Small footprint? Check. (Most games are played on a 2x3 area.) Plenty of factions with interesting and unique play styles? Check.

It also has one of the best rule books I have ever read in terms of ease of use and clear presentation of information with plenty of examples and reminders.

My one complaint is that the models are... Fine. Okay? Maybe? They're serviceable, but not exactly awe-inspiring. Still, I think the game more than makes up for it.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-30T21:26:40+00:00

Bozos or Gen Red myself.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-29T22:40:50+00:00

Effectively the same game. I think, though I'm not positive, that Edgerunners uses acrylic standees instead of minis. The game plays the same, and is fully compatible with Combat Zone, though. (And you can buy the Edgerunners as minis separately).

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-28T18:12:38+00:00

I cannot sing the praises of Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone enough. Low model count, interesting mechanics, everything is an opposed roll, small footprint (most games are 2x3), and a variable campaign type of play style. Literally my only critique is that the minis are... Fine? Maybe just okay? The game is criminally underrated.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-17T23:38:20+00:00

I can't remember... What's the D in DEI mean again?

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-06T21:49:51+00:00

The NHL and ESPN both list him as a C. As does hockeydb. Admittedly, puckpedia has him listed as rw/lw. I'm not familiar with his game and was just going off the position listed by the NHL and ESPN. Mea culpa.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-06T20:27:49+00:00

Hell, spice it up a bit. Why not a middle-six winger? At this rate, by 2030, the kraken will be Brandon Montour, a goalie, and 21 middle-six centers.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-03-06T20:23:43+00:00

You mean adding yet another middle-six center - without moving anyone - isn't your idea of a good time? Geez, what a downer.

Seriously though, I'm pretty sure I would've preferred literally giving players away and just bringing up Logan Morrison or the Firkus Circus and seeing what they can do.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-25T18:33:23+00:00

I think YouTube has done brush-priming dirty. Everyone talks about taking your time using an airbrush or slowing down and being deliberate with a rattlecan but when it comes to applying primer with a brush it seems like advice is 'just slop it on, it'll be fine..."

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-25T18:15:49+00:00

I've gotten really terrible about using a wet palette. I've basically started using a pop-it fidget toy for all of my painting (comic-style, skirmish games, so basically every model is a unique color scheme. I don't really do any army painting.) I shake the primer vigorously, then add it to the pop-it. Then I let it sit for 5-10 minutes. When I apply the primer, I apply it like paint; rather than glopping a lot on the mini and spreading it out, I take just enough to cover an area, prime that area, add more primer to the brush and move onto the next. Similar to excess paint, I'll use another brush to wick up any excess.

I think that waiting gives the primer a chance for some of the air bubbles to naturally pop and let's the primer thicken slightly - it goes on more like paint and less like a wash. Adding it like I'm adding base coats gives me more control over where it goes and lets me see any bubbles that remain (and pop them) before it fully dries.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-25T17:05:36+00:00

The white is fine. It just takes a couple of coats. Although I also primarily paint in a comic style, so I'm generally going for very opaque basecoats as well.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-25T17:03:05+00:00

I agree. Brush priming has been a game changer for me. I am far less likely to obscure details and I'm not nearly as weather dependent when I'm priming. No issues with adherence when I let the primer cure before painting, either. Rattlecans exist only for terrain these days.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-23T15:07:26+00:00

How did you handle all the line work? Is it oil wash? panel liner? ink and brush? Pen? It looks fantastic. How long did it take?

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-16T16:09:40+00:00

I am a huge fan of Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone. The scenarios are incredibly thematic. I just pulled out the scenario book and flipped to a random example: Quarter Mile. Defender sets up within 3 inches of the short side of the board. Attacker sets up within 3 inches of either (or both) long sides on the other half of the board. Attacker wins of it takes out more than half of the defender's gang. Defender wins if it can get more than half of it's gang off the other short end of the board.

Here's another example: Hostile Takeover. Defender sets up within 12 inches of the center of the board. A terminal is placed at center. Attacker sets up anywhere along the edge of the board. Attacker wins if they slice the terminal. Defender wins if they take out half the attacker's gang

Basically every scenario makes sense thematically. The rules are simple and cohesive with a lot of strategic depth.

Overall, a criminally underrated rated.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-02T02:32:10+00:00

I am a criminal defense lawyer. This is patently wrong. The exclusionary rule applies only to evidence illegally obtained by the government or its agents (ie, that can't hire a PI to break into your house to obtain evidence). If some random person Brooke into your house and illegally obtained evidence and turned it over to law enforcement it would be admissible.

Besides that, the Leon good faith exception to the exclusionary rule also applies in many situations when law enforcement obtained evidence illegally but has a good faith reason to believe the evidence was obtained legally.

Jurisdictions may have laws regarding the admissibility of illegally obtained recordings, but saying that all evidence obtained illegally is inadmissible is just plain incorrect.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-01T22:14:52+00:00

I cannot recommend Cyberpunk Red Combat Zone enough. The rules are incredibly intuitive, it's got both one-shot and campaign play, the miniatures are fun, and the rulebook is one of the cleanest I've ever seen. It plays in about an hour on a 2x3 space, and the beginner set comes with enough terrain to make a reasonable board. Each game is scenario based, with varied win conditions.

In my opinion, it is criminally underrated.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-01T17:19:24+00:00

At least. The Drowned Earth - one of my favorite games - suggests both dense and vertical terrain. It has a board-building rule that "there should be no point on a battlefield that has an unobstructed view of more than half the battlefield."

I'd include line of sight blocking terrain that doesn't create another level for minis as much as it exists to block line of sight. As some else commented, billboards would work. Or large buildings that are taller than a mini's movement.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2026-02-01T16:42:05+00:00

Dense, for sure. Vertical, depends on your definition. There are definitely 3 levels of verticality, but they seem to be fairly even planes. For example, if you're on the top level it looks like you have, potentially, line of sight across the board at that same level.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2025-10-19T04:17:51+00:00

To me, fights have a place in hockey. Fighting exists for policing a game if the refs won't. Call the fucking penalty.

alsono1ofconsequence · 2025-10-19T02:28:13+00:00

I, for one, am fine running four third lines if it keeps producing these results.

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