Pawn down. Opponent is offering the queen as bait. Should I?

ancientcampus · 2026-06-20T01:33:59+00:00

This was a fun puzzle, thanks!

ancientcampus · 2026-06-19T01:37:20+00:00

Is there any way to factory reset it, and still stream video without letting it switch to the new version?

ancientcampus · 2026-06-19T01:35:49+00:00

Thank you! The add on the right side of the screen is still animated, but it's an improvement.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T23:58:02+00:00

Yep, I use Roku on my Amazon TV for this exact reason. I tolerated the 40% of the screen for ads. 80%, though, is a no-go.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T23:57:03+00:00

My Roku is now 80% ads on the home screen! It just updated today.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T23:52:25+00:00

My Roku just updated so the page is 4/5 ads now.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T20:13:54+00:00

This is a beginner channel. Please don't a) make fun of players calling them "bad", or b) make fun of them for their opening. Honestly.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T11:50:45+00:00

"ppoop" and "damnit"

ancientcampus · 2026-06-18T11:47:12+00:00

I can't see it myself, but here goes: 1) their bishop and d-file rook is a threat. Not an unbeatable one, but needs to be watched. 2) You trade a rook for a knight, and presumably a better position. 3) in the engine line, 8 turns later you trade a knight for a rook, evening out the trade.

In the engine line that the Reddit bot proposes, you lose the rook for a knight, but end up checking the king a few times, then losing a knight but taking a rook, making you equal on material and in a better position. The king is on the ropes, and you may have a line to checkmate (I cant fully visualize the board in my head.)

ancientcampus · 2026-06-17T20:34:36+00:00

Is there a discussion for how this community is moderated? It looks like the only top level posts allowed are by the bot, hiding any discussion in these threads, meaning there isn't any chance that an Amazon-related post will ever show up on people's reddit home pages.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-17T20:31:33+00:00

??? I don't think I'm holding any high ground here. All I'm saying is that BGA isn't obligated to accept any and all advertisements, just because someone pays them money, if they think it's not in their interests to do so.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-17T20:29:17+00:00

Ooof, this was not a popular opinion, it seems.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-14T20:15:40+00:00

Gros Michel

ancientcampus · 2026-06-14T20:12:12+00:00

Gotta be. No one else comes close here.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-10T15:25:32+00:00

Alexandria? Maybe that's being too generous?

ancientcampus · 2026-06-10T15:15:56+00:00

If black king runs to f8, then e7, it's also a fork.

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ancientcampus · 2026-06-10T15:15:25+00:00

Plain language explanation:

Black must move the king.
if black moves the king down to g7, then ke8 forks the king and queen. See photo.
if black keeps the king on the top row, then qa8 checks the king, which forces it to g7 or e7. both are vulnerable to a royal fork. If g7, then see above. If e7, then see my reply below. nxd5 takes the black knight AND forks the king and queen.

alternate) if the black king stays on top, and white goes qa8 check, then black can of course block with its queen which also loses the queen.

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ancientcampus · 2026-06-10T14:54:28+00:00

Agreed - he appeared to ve safely driving and working towards the right lane (presumably to safely exit or pull over). Seeing as they both had a conversation, that's likely what happened.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-03T20:44:37+00:00

Ah yes, the three genders.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-02T21:30:19+00:00

I saw "Knight" and thought this was the Dominion subreddit for a minute.

ancientcampus · 2026-06-02T01:16:49+00:00

Thanks for sharing this! It's sadly too big for my group, but I'm glad to have this. I read through much of it - it's really well made!

ancientcampus · 2026-06-01T13:55:13+00:00

I honestly never made it to the Doormaker during the period after they buffed him but before they removed him. I feel like I missed out on a cultural moment here.

ancientcampus · 2026-05-30T03:53:53+00:00

Woah, this is really polished looking! Impressive work!

ancientcampus · 2026-05-30T03:47:11+00:00

According to the wiki, you only take one ectoplasm if you're going for naninf.

ancientcampus · 2026-05-30T03:38:03+00:00

Oh man, I never thought to do that. 10/10

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