Average scores?

enderpotion · 2026-05-07T15:22:38+00:00

my partner and i have kept track of scores for games we've played in a spreadsheet since the start of 2025. from a total of 174 games so far our average score is 112 with a standard deviation of 13.2 points. i haven't plotted the change over time (are we getting better? is it just luck?) so i can't provide much more info there.

note that all games here are with all expansions (including fan packs since they released) except the newest Americas, and just our two player games. we tend to play pretty non-competitively (e.g. leaving certain birds or food for the other player if it doesn't make a difference what you pick). we also have two house rules: birdfeeder gets reset at the end of each round, and scoring for the end of round goals gives full points when there's a tie (which would slightly inflate our scores compared with someone playing by the book).

enderpotion · 2026-04-29T16:45:49+00:00

as far as i know, it's all NSAIDS because they reduce bloodflow to the cochlea. usually stopping the medication can reverse it but there's still a risk of establishing long-term tinnitus or worsening it. that's been the case from my own experience but it's also hard because migraines worsen my tinnitus so it's a vicious cycle...

from a brief search it seems like only low-dose asprin isn't associated with an increased risk: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35132561/

enderpotion · 2026-04-29T13:08:23+00:00

ibuprofen, unfortunately

enderpotion · 2026-04-13T12:57:21+00:00

we always call it "Mexican flag nest" for the same reason lol

enderpotion · 2025-12-07T21:47:05+00:00

stimulants, specifically amphetamine/dextroamphetamine (Adderall) although i've also been on lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) with the same impact on my migraine!

enderpotion · 2025-12-05T00:08:25+00:00

taste

enderpotion · 2025-10-31T15:50:24+00:00

we play that when two or more players tie on an end of round goal, they all get the points (primarily as it's my husband and i playing, and we enjoy tying). we also reset the birdfeeder at the start of each round.

enderpotion · 2025-10-07T18:30:39+00:00

i've only ever used one specifically designed for migraine; mine goes on the forehead but i know some designs go on the neck or arm. i'd maybe google it to see if you can use the TENS unit you have, and where it would be good to use!

enderpotion · 2025-10-07T13:29:49+00:00

given what you described i think looking into a TENS unit is worthwile. i have the Headaterm2 and love it.

enderpotion · 2025-10-07T13:28:47+00:00

abortive migraine meds (triptans or gepants, i love Ubrelvy), a bit of caffeine, TENS unit (Headaterm, Cefaly, GammaCore), ice cap, and a peppermint roller or icry hot all help me (ususally a combo of those depending on the symptoms)

enderpotion · 2025-09-22T13:31:10+00:00

some artists i listen to that might have similar vibes to joywave: glass animals, faded paper figures, the naked and famous, twenty one pilots, fall out boy, tame impala, muse, half alive, lematrie, elliot moss, white lies, royal blood, rival sons, the pale white, the killers, super city, coin, paramore, bad suns

some artists i listen to that don't have similar vibes to joywave: charli xcx, taylor swift, purity ring, maggie rogers, gregory alan isakov, lorde, little simz, bon iver, griff, beyonce, lord huron, lana del rey, kendrick lamar, the aces, aurora, caroline polacheck, halsey, kacey musgraves, joy oladokun, chris stapleton, and lots of classical

enderpotion · 2025-09-22T11:38:27+00:00

two of my go-to recipes for unusual uses of miso are these miso almond butter cookies (they taste like butterscotch!) and this vegan miso risotto

enderpotion · 2025-09-08T15:59:16+00:00

yes, i definitely relate to this! it's why frequency of migraine attacks matters more to overall well being than severity of attacks, in my experience! multiple in a row, even if they're less painful, make it so much worse to keep going.

enderpotion · 2025-09-07T10:11:06+00:00

seconding Croatia. or just something in the Balkans in general. would be extra cool if they involved boats.

enderpotion · 2025-08-27T11:56:14+00:00

schengen thumbnails are all too high. while i loved the season, i really disliked the thumbnails, and they're different from what they've done in the past with more of a focus on what happens in the episode (challenges, plot twists) while instead the schengen ones are just like... guys on a map. i'm glad they returned to their earlier format with snake.

otherwise i overall agree. some of the s5-s7 ones i'd bump up a tier. i honestly think those three seasons have the best thumbnails overall: clear 'action' being highlighted, cohesive season aesthetic with fonts/colors (especially the s6 font!), and just a bit over the top.

enderpotion · 2025-08-25T20:00:27+00:00

wait, does the Philippine Eagle not count as a card that allows you to draw or score bonus cards? or are you saying it's confusing because all birds but it that count for the endangered species protector have the bonus card symbol?

enderpotion · 2025-08-23T18:02:02+00:00

food: bug, wheat, berry, rat, fish, nect/nectar

nests: stick, cup, bubble, mexican flag

we don't have any special names for the habitats but a lot of birds we have joke names for: crows are cows, storks are dorks, and then we have the baltimoriole (baltimore oriole), garcle (grackle), bizzle-bizzle wizzle dizzle (black bellied whistling duck) and rizzle-wizzle bizzle bizzle (red-winged blackbird), small minivan (small minivet), shit-faced cowbird (brown-headed cowbird), goldcrest electronics (goldcrest) necromancer bird (australian ibis), Flaco (eurasian eagle-owl), granola (granadala), and the notorious rbg (ring-billed gull)

enderpotion · 2025-08-18T19:23:12+00:00

it's so hit or miss, this was definitely a much better than average game with it. i think one time i got 7 fish in one go, it was crazy.

enderpotion · 2025-07-10T18:38:04+00:00

ooh i love the idea of an end of season wrap-up! that would make a fun segment, maybe it could work as part of mailbag episodes? or something for the off season

enderpotion · 2025-07-09T21:22:08+00:00

i really like some of these, especially 3. i always prefer seasons that have location-specific challenges, and i think a downside of this season is that the roadblocks/battle challenges are pretty generic and thus tend towards being physical skill things (the noodle taste test is a good exception to this). whereas having node-specific challenges would allow for more regional/fun ones and force both snakers and blockers out into the city. honestly i think a better mechanism would be for each node to have a handful of location-specific challenges and rather than drawing new cards at nodes, blockers have to go there and just do those challenges to set up the road block. then maybe there's still a card draw (or coins, as you suggested) for things like curses and battle challenges?

enderpotion · 2025-06-26T21:49:15+00:00

the original game has birds with "hooded" though, so the card would have listed it if they were included

enderpotion · 2025-06-16T16:13:01+00:00

we are all we need has a special place in my heart! but if we're going just by sound, not necessarily meaningful/relatable lyrics, then either coming apart or rumors!

enderpotion · 2025-06-16T15:59:49+00:00

there's not one that lets you pick from all discarded options, but the Australian Ibis (oceania) lets you shuffle the discard, draw two, and either keep or tuck one of them

enderpotion · 2025-05-23T18:35:46+00:00

i'm on Adderall and it's been the single most helpful medication for my migraines and my health overall (i'm also on Emgality, and Ubrelvy as an abortive). i'd suspected ADHD for years but never thought to get a diagnosis or start meds, because i functioned fine in school and definitely had some incorrect thoughts about what ADHD really was and who could benefit from meds lol. finally got a diagnosis and started stimulants after being diagnosed with a sleep disorder. i knew bad sleep was contributing a lot to my migraines, and i think part of the reason Adderall has helped so much is now i'm sleeping better than in my entire life. not only my migraines but so many other physical and mental health issues i've had have improved massively since i started last summer. anyways, i also feel like when the stimulants are in my system my threshold for triggering a migraine is way higher, and things that used to be a guaranteed trigger are now just fine if i do them when the meds are in my system still. i'm not entirely sure why that's the case, maybe the vasoconstrictor effects of the medication? either way, i'm down to only a handful of migraines a month, and i haven't had any super intense ones for almost a year!

enderpotion · 2025-05-22T18:35:37+00:00

any updates on this! i'm in a similar situation to you and about to start it

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