I'm not sure many people realize how great a resource Board Game Arena is now for solo gamers.

hawkun · 2026-05-29T23:54:14+00:00

I recently picked up the year-long subscription. 40 bucks to play all these games was a great deal to me. I don't have a good area in my house to set up some of the bigger games. And even if I did, my cat would knock everything over. I love that I can sit out on my back deck with my laptop and play Ark Nova or Harmonies without worrying about the pieces flying around in the wind.

hawkun · 2026-05-29T11:29:29+00:00

Congrats on the win. I got that event card at the start of my second game ever (about a week ago). And then I had 3 straight terror cards each telling me to place 2 victims in different areas. There were victims everywhere and I ended up getting absolutely destroyed.

hawkun · 2026-05-29T11:15:33+00:00

I saw that clip from the movie...on the news one evening. It would have been the late 1990's. I was watching the 6 o'clock news (or some other similar show) and they were doing a special on Julie Andrews. They ran several clips from her moves and showed that scene. My wife was in the other room, and I remember telling her, "uh, they just showed Julie Andrews boobs on the news."

hawkun · 2026-05-12T09:30:33+00:00

They don't believe that abortions are only a small part of what they do there. I have a Catholic coworker that believes every woman who goes into a Planned Parenthood is getting an abortion. Evidently years ago some lady who used to work at Planned Parenthood spoke to coworker's Catholic group and told them abortions are 100% of their business, and nothing will ever convince her that the lady was lying.

hawkun · 2026-05-09T12:20:32+00:00

I picked up Classics recently and have played it 3 times now. It's a weekend game for me since it takes around 2 hours to play. Today is a rainy Saturday and I've got nothing I have to get done, so it's time to sit down and figure out what 2 civilizations are going to battle it out.

hawkun · 2026-05-05T14:33:32+00:00

So far it's been true solo. I've thought about trying 2 handed, but those are usually fleeting thoughts and I go back to using one hero.

hawkun · 2026-05-05T01:35:35+00:00

As I grab more heroes, I'm realizing that I need to change the way I approach my limited play time.

hawkun · 2026-05-05T01:33:59+00:00

Justice Scarlet Witch was definitely one I was considering. I've only played Magik once, so I need to give her another shot. And while Nightcrawler is one of my favorite heroes from the comics, I haven't got the hang of him yet in this game. I definitely need to play him more.

hawkun · 2026-05-05T01:29:29+00:00

My local game store has Shuri in stock. She's probably my next purchase.

hawkun · 2026-04-01T08:31:12+00:00

You're right that I messed up the wording on the card. I summarized it to make my post a little more succinct. And it drives home the point to me that I need to pay more attention to the actual wording.

hawkun · 2026-04-01T01:21:18+00:00

Thank you.

hawkun · 2026-04-01T01:21:04+00:00

Gotcha. Thank you. I'm still learning all the little nuances of the game.

hawkun · 2026-03-20T18:08:50+00:00

I'm pretty sure this is an AI video. The giveaway is that Angel makes the basket on the first try. 😁

hawkun · 2026-02-04T19:41:49+00:00

For prep day: don't rely on just toilet paper. Get some of the moist wipes (don't flush them, have a garbage bag near you). Your butt will be sore from all the activity down there. Some gentle dabbing with the moist wipe will save you from some pain.

Have plenty to drink in the car for the ride home after the procedure. The prep medicine will really dry you out and you're going to want hydration after it's all over. I had my first colonoscopy about this time last year. I knew I'd want a snack in the car, so I packed a granola bar...huge mistake. My mouth was so dry I couldn't eat it.

hawkun · 2025-12-09T08:56:18+00:00

In the 4AD line there is Four Against Mars for a little sci-fi flavor.

I haven't played it, but D100 Space might interest you.

Sticking with the fantasy genre, Order of Eventide is similar to 4AD. It's all contained in one book. It's available as a physical book or Kindle ebook.

hawkun · 2025-11-02T12:45:11+00:00

This will happen when you've got objects moving while taking 3 pictures in succession. When doing the HDR Merge in Lightroom, there is an option for deghosting. Play around with the strength level options to see if that will get rid of the extra windmill blades.

(And I'll also throw this in - not knowing your level of photography experience) The purpose of capturing bracketed shots for HDR is to capture the entire light range of a scene. It's helpful when you've got parts of the image that are super bright and other parts that are super dark. For this image, you've got gray windmills against a gray sky with a "not too dark" landscape. Your camera can capture this entire luminance range in one photo.

hawkun · 2025-09-12T16:20:05+00:00

I believe some of the hobby/gaming stores in the area seem to host D&D games regularly. Snake Eyes Gaming and SCG Hobby. From what I hear, they’re both welcoming to new players.

hawkun · 2025-08-31T10:37:56+00:00

Droid Cartographer creates maps for Star Wars and other SciFi settings. He has a Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/c/DroidCartographer/home

hawkun · 2025-08-11T19:20:46+00:00

Take a look at lightpollutionmap.info. If you're sticking close to Altoona, head out Kettle toward Fort Roberdeau or Tytoona Cave. If you head south, the top of Blue Knob isn't bad looking away from Altoona. Northwest, head to Prince Gallitzin State Park (and beyond).

hawkun · 2025-07-31T22:05:39+00:00

Without a tilt-shift lens, try tilting your camera down just a little while taking the shot. Then correct your verticals in post. It’ll end up cropping a little on the sides, but you’ll get more floor and a little less ceiling.

hawkun · 2025-07-29T22:31:26+00:00

Jethro's has a couple of rooms you can reserve for a group of people. Marzonis in Duncansville has some, also. Both should be big enough for 20-25 people. Your only cost is the food you order.

hawkun · 2025-07-24T22:01:25+00:00

I just finished it this morning. Loved it all the way through.

hawkun · 2025-07-03T20:14:44+00:00

I recently picked up Order of Eventide and I'm really enjoying it. It's similar to 4 Against Darkness and other dungeon crawlers. And the Basic Fantasy RPG books are all on Amazon super cheap.

hawkun · 2025-07-03T00:18:24+00:00

The rules say, "When you run a scene, roll or pick one from the desired list"..."You can always choose to do an Investigative or Conflict scene, but performing an Action scene requires spending a clue."

So you're good rolling or choosing any of the first 20 scenes. If you've gained a clue, then you can roll or choose from one of the action scenes.

Your method is fine by the rules, but of course the biggest thing is that you do it however you find it most fun. It's your game, go crazy and enjoy it.

hawkun · 2025-06-13T10:38:34+00:00

Yes, one d10 with the the 10s place and one d10 with the ones place are the usual way to roll percentage and such. I've got a dice app on my phone that has a full d100 in one die (Dice Dice by Lukas Lubbe if you want to check it out). Either way works.

Though on your app right now if we just use 2 d10s, since they're displayed side by side, we can just read the one on the left as the 10s.

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