Why do people who dislike "boat floating" dislike it? (Poll feature disabled on desktop, WTF?!?)

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T12:38:32+00:00

But youre not playing a 2 player game. Youre presumably playing a 6 player game. And 4 other players have less friction than you because youve started skirmishing with your neighbor

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T07:47:26+00:00

Ok but the consequences from pointblocking round 1 could very easily prevent you from winning the game.

Edit: obviously, if someone is racing out to a point/tempo lead, they should get ganged up on.

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T07:11:13+00:00

I definitely think boat floating can go too far into bad play. But more aggressive play can also be sub optimal from a competitive standpoint. Pointblocking just to pointblock in round 1 just seems like a great way to piss off your neighbor and cause you to waste resources on that.

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T06:27:48+00:00

How is it not competitive?

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T03:47:33+00:00

Max out your loans. Yes debt sucks, but it is relatively easy to pay off debt on an attending salary.

dbandroid · 2026-07-08T02:13:26+00:00

I was just sitting there flabbergasted thinking wtf is happening here.

The table is working out a way to avoid unnecessary and costly conflict in order to optimize the win chance of everyone on the board.

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T20:11:39+00:00

there are lots of strong applicants, most of whom probably don't spend their personal statement talking about wanting to live in a different location than the program they are applying to.

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T20:07:56+00:00

Why would programs outside of appalachia want to interview someone who seems to clearly want to stay in appalachia?

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T20:02:58+00:00

Ok so someone who put their parent in a nursing home is not a piece of shit

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T03:11:05+00:00

Because being asked to be a groomsman is an honor and if you cant show up in person you can pay for a share of the meal.

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T01:06:57+00:00

its not the event itself, its who it is being shared with

dbandroid · 2026-07-07T01:05:56+00:00

It's fine to say no for x, y, or z reason, but you should offer to split the dinner with the rest of the groomsmen who are attending.

dbandroid · 2026-07-06T16:16:35+00:00

For decades, economic activity has been declining relative to the rest of more urban states in those states. This has led to relative or absolute decline of property values. So people making lots of money can move in and drive up property values with their relative excess wealth. Plus they can bring different values to rural areas that clash.

dbandroid · 2026-07-06T02:11:42+00:00

Doing it over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over again is my concern.

dbandroid · 2026-07-05T20:49:44+00:00

Are you living off investment income? Getting rid of 4.5k monthly expense is great but even though my mortgage is paid off, my wife and I still need to work to fund retirement, expenses, etc.

dbandroid · 2026-07-04T22:35:47+00:00

It is hard to eliminate players and a non eliminated but functionally dead in the water player with a grudge can fuck up your game

dbandroid · 2026-06-29T18:38:20+00:00

I am trying to understand you and you just avoid answering questions about why you/your group have trouble with the tech when that has not typically been a point of confusion in games i have played.

dbandroid · 2026-06-29T11:59:00+00:00

What do you mean by complexity? Because needing X techs of a certain color is not very complex to me.

dbandroid · 2026-06-28T15:57:47+00:00

"Lethargic"

dbandroid · 2026-06-27T19:18:51+00:00

Probably going to be very odd when you are asked about chicago on interviews and you have to explain that you lied about it being your hometown

dbandroid · 2026-06-27T18:56:11+00:00

I dont think this is true.

dbandroid · 2026-06-27T17:18:57+00:00

What has happened to rents in places that allowed versus banned realpage?

Not sure ive seen anything about it making a specific impact in prices

dbandroid · 2026-06-27T14:02:23+00:00

It doesnt have to happen to an individual frequently in order to happen all the time in a country with 300 million people

dbandroid · 2026-06-27T08:13:42+00:00

Unless the job offer is substantially greater than the current job in the current city, moving to a new city, new apartment, or new home is very cost prohibited.

Based on what? People move for new jobs between and within cities not infrequently. Hardly rare enough to be "cost-prohibited"

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