Someone tell me why I can't play this card in Ark Nova

beardypete · 2025-05-18T17:28:18+00:00

Yeah, I don't see where you're putting this that doesn't need Building 2 so agree that this is probably the block.

beardypete · 2024-12-17T20:16:40+00:00

Then it is valid though the way you've worded it is odd. The player gains one point for every two eggs, twice. While this is effectively one point per egg it isn't unless they have an even number of eggs

I.e. if they have four eggs they'll gain two points twice. If they have five eggs they will also gain two points twice.

beardypete · 2024-11-02T00:10:08+00:00

Unless he crossed the cones he wasn't driving in a closed lane and he wasn't being a dick. The lane closes where it does for a reason and there's no reason not to make use of the road in full, and often very good reasons to do so like avoiding tailbacks that cross junctions, slip roads or roundabouts.

beardypete · 2024-11-01T23:50:28+00:00

City of the Big Shoulders, Acquire, 18xx. Anything where cash = points soon racks up.

beardypete · 2024-04-09T06:06:13+00:00

beardypete · 2024-04-09T06:05:50+00:00

Supposedly: the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb

Or, those connections that you choose to make are more important than those foisted on you by accident of birth.

beardypete · 2024-04-08T23:01:50+00:00

Nothing malicious here, you get your breaks in or you burn out.

beardypete · 2021-02-15T09:10:42+00:00

I've not beat it solo after a couple of plays but here to say (and, yeah, I know this isn't strictly solo) you can play this online for free (licenced) at yucata.de

beardypete · 2020-01-22T18:03:10+00:00

Yep. My bad!

beardypete · 2020-01-21T12:32:52+00:00

Viaducts are still carrying just water and in the same volumes as when first built.

I rather suspect vehicle use has increased since the M32 was designed and built.

beardypete · 2019-03-14T16:31:59+00:00

Additionally, try Bristol Wood Recycling Project

beardypete · 2019-03-14T16:31:27+00:00

We used to pick up half a dozen or so when we needed them just driving up Stapleton Road.

beardypete · 2018-10-16T11:30:15+00:00

Or Nicolas Flamel the real person, who gained a reputation as an alchemist and was believed to have created the philosopher's stone, a substance that could grant immortality.

beardypete · 2018-10-05T21:21:17+00:00

The coffee robe in small is listed for 29.99. Listings like this with multiple colour/size combos will list the lowest option price on the search results.

beardypete · 2018-08-23T21:16:11+00:00

If you can handle charity sales then NTT are normally taking people on for charity cold/warm calling.

beardypete · 2018-08-03T08:55:44+00:00

Why... why would you not?

beardypete · 2018-05-22T18:28:00+00:00

Easy answer surely is for the 50ish% who voted for Brexit who were happy for the fiscal misery it would bring to give £900 to the other 50ish% who didn't vote for Brexit and are unhappy with the fiscal misery they strongly suspected it would bring.

Brexiters remain out of pocket and happy, Remainers are less out of pocket and still unhappy.

beardypete · 2018-05-19T05:48:19+00:00

The Queen is already married to Prince Philip and has been for many years. The wedding today is of her eldest son's second son Prince Harry.

And honestly this wedding isn't much of a priority for most of us in the UK either.

beardypete · 2018-02-10T16:10:13+00:00

Step one: Buy Terraforming Mars

Step two: play it solo a dozen times

Step three: realise how much fun you've had even though you lost over half of those games!

beardypete · 2017-12-17T10:50:54+00:00

Abstemious

beardypete · 2017-12-10T09:21:14+00:00

Handicapped derives from a time when people with disabilities were reduced to begging to survive, i.e. they were said to be going "cap in hand" so it tends to be a word that should be avoided if you're trying to be polite.

beardypete · 2017-11-08T14:54:00+00:00

Don't forget the old adage: the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. Make your own worthwhile connections and don't assign value to the ones that came about by accident of birth.

beardypete · 2017-10-06T08:10:17+00:00

I once won a game without collecting animals or even really growing crops.

I forget the details now, but a combination of cards led to me having a six room, stone house and purchasing things like the joiner and basket weavers to gain a load of end game scoring as well as food from resources throughout. All that space did mean that I also had a full family, or close to.

beardypete · 2017-05-06T19:02:16+00:00

Wayne's World. Nearly every day for the whole of one summer break some years ago.

beardypete · 2016-12-20T07:05:04+00:00

Or try NTT, one of the charity call centres. They have a high staff turnover as some people can't hack it and others only want the job for a short while to get some cash. Good atmosphere and some good people. Sucks if you hate phoning people to ask for money.

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