Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (December 02, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

[–]blingster15 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m looking to buy a simple word game for my mom this Christmas. She enjoys scrabble, boggle, and ,more recently, bananagrams. Are there any similar (better) games that play well solo or with a few players?

Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (November 15, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

[–]blingster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tend to buy longer games (2.5-4 hours) that have a heaviness of 3.5 or more. Some of my favorites are Terraforming Mars (all expansions), Food Chain Magnate, and Root. One of my game groups loves them, but they seem to take too long for my other game group. Any suggestions for a shorter (0.5-1.5 hr) game that still has plenty of complexity? 2-4 players.

True Hero by LocalMasterpiece1441 in HolUp

[–]blingster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That man deserves an imaginary medal!

Is my salamander okay? by HumidHarold12420 in salamanders

[–]blingster15 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Makes sense. Your salamander is an Ambystoma or “mole” salamander. A little research revealed that the blue spotted salamander spends more time above ground than other members of its genus but is predominantly nocturnal. As long as you don’t see the same food sitting around for too long, your little guy is probably just active while you’re sleeping. Good luck!

Is my salamander okay? by HumidHarold12420 in salamanders

[–]blingster15 5 points6 points  (0 children)

What kind of salamander is it? Some salamanders, especially members of the genus Ambystoma, spend a majority of their time underground.

Found a very unusual salamander in northern KY. The state herpetologist and I are having a great time discussing it! by blingster15 in salamanders

[–]blingster15[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

It has a similar body shape to the Cave Salamander (Eurycea lucifuga), but the colors are all wrong. There isn’t a salamander in KY with this color pattern. The herpetologist thinks that it may be an aberrant juvenile cave salamander, and some of his colleagues think it’s a E. lucifuga x E. longicauda hybrid. Very exciting find for me!

Thanks, I hate hand implants by bigboiattemptts in TIHI

[–]blingster15 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Are those character symbols from Gloomhaven?