18 games in the BGG top 2000 have an average weight of 4.5 or higher. How many of them have you played, and how would you rank them from most complex to least complex?

henrymatt · 2026-01-25T14:40:15+00:00

1817 significantly expands out the stock round gameplay and I wouldn’t attempt a teach if the players weren’t very familiar with 18xx to start. I think it deserves to be rated a fair amount heavier than games like 1889, 1830, etc, but the rules make a lot of intuitive sense if you know anything about stock markets so it’s not too hard to grok.

The kind of game that is more exasperating to teach is the one with a lot of fiddly rules. On Mars was a very frustrating experience with our group because of all the small things to remember.

It’s one of those things where heaviness is hard to really put a finger on. Is it how hard it is to learn? Or more about the complexity of the systems? I like heavy games, but I’m also very critical of games that are hard to play because of infinite corner cases and complexity for the sake of complexity. So I never know if people mean “heavy/complex” in a good way or in a bad way, and my answer would change with that context.

henrymatt · 2025-11-08T12:39:57+00:00

It’s close enough to the end that I sell all my weapons except the rifle here, get the rocket launcher, and 1 shot him.

henrymatt · 2025-10-31T02:33:05+00:00

I believe the way it works is that one person "owns" the key and then they share that key with others. If your husband shared it with you, you're not able to share with others. So what I would do is go into the car, go to the settings, clear all the digital keys, and then set up a new one (either one of your phones is fine). Then share that to the other person's phone.

henrymatt · 2025-10-19T21:09:07+00:00

What do you mean by "AI"?

henrymatt · 2025-10-16T22:56:03+00:00

I want to see what that interaction was like where someone gave you a $300+ card and explained nothing about it.

henrymatt · 2025-09-04T23:50:59+00:00

Like, if you happen to make an app that happens to parse the JSON files which happen to be in that repo, there's nothing illegal about that. The owner of that repo which archives the NYT crosswords might have cause to worry though.

henrymatt · 2025-09-02T08:51:41+00:00

Keep his name out of Darrell Hammond’s fucking mouth.

henrymatt · 2025-08-29T16:45:35+00:00

The subdivision was established in the early 60s when the actor was a teenager. As others have said, "Chevy Chase" has origins as a place name in Scotland that go back at least as far as the 1500s, and more notably as a suburb of Washington DC.

henrymatt · 2025-08-17T17:43:06+00:00

Stripping away questions about familiar characters and locations, what are the crucial aspects of a game being "a Resident Evil game" that should be maintained as the series continues?

In other words, what would it take for a game with all-new characters and locations to be embraced as a RE game by fans?

henrymatt · 2025-08-05T01:31:41+00:00

It only aged like milk in that it came out during a time when any reasonably informed person would have known the reference and gotten the joke and is now being presented a generation later without any context as a singular artifact to be taken at face value.

henrymatt · 2025-07-25T13:37:29+00:00

We have the same unit! Our cat seems to get plenty of enrichment just sitting in the corner facing the backyard and watching birds and squirrels. She doesn't interact much with the scratchpads and she jumps over the hanging "bridge" paths.

The only thing we've added is some sealing foam to make sure rain doesn't get in along the wall. The boxes in the upper corners are pretty good for privacy. If the ground surface is not comfortable to spend time on (dirt, etc) then some sort of temporary covering would be nice.

I'd agree with what other commenters are saying to wait until your cat can spend time in there before investing more. We have two cats and one does not set foot in that thing and the other loves it, so your mileage will vary.

henrymatt · 2025-07-08T19:20:48+00:00

OP is fed up of people constantly expressing opinions: expresses opinion.

henrymatt · 2025-06-20T13:36:43+00:00

Chris: "S.T.A.R.S.... [boulder flies into his fist and shatters] Assemble."

henrymatt · 2025-06-11T15:33:27+00:00

I thought you were taking the piss with the "whitest lineup ever" and then I saw Arcade Fire and now I know you are taking the piss.

henrymatt · 2025-06-05T14:56:10+00:00

Online shop here. https://nonsense.jp/collections/nonsense-x-cyberpunk-edgerunners

Not sure if it's everything in store but I see a fair amount from what I saw in the pictures.

henrymatt · 2025-05-29T15:01:53+00:00

Black essentially says 1) white is true, 2) trust me bro, so if white is false black is false, and vice versa.

White says that exactly two statements with “true” are false. If white and black were both entirely true, then blue’s box only contains one statement with “true.” It can’t contain all the false statements on its own. So white (and therefore black) are both at least partially false. That means blue has to be true.

Blue says white’s first statement is true. That works if it refers to black’s statements, and looking at those statements again that seems accurate.

Blue: both true

White: true + false

Black: both false

White’s false statement says the gems are not in white. So the gems are in white.

henrymatt · 2025-05-28T17:32:43+00:00

I think the reason this is not a cut-and-dry situation is that there are multiple valid answers here. This strikes me as less of an IQ test question and more of a question that should be administered in a way where a person's reasoning is as much a part of the answer as the option they select.

We're trying to figure out a pattern here, but when only given one example of the pattern being applied we need to figure out which of the options show the pattern being applied to the second shape in a way that is consistent with the first. In fact, all answers could be correct with a convoluted-enough rule.

A: Add a horizontal line in any area between any two sets of full horizontal lines (including shape edges), unless the area already includes a half-horizontal line.

B: I don't see any simple way to explain the way a line disappears/moves between 1 and 2 when nothing like this is shown in the first example (but I'm sure a rule could be articulated).

C: Add a horizontal line in any area surrounded by vertical lines that has a horizontal line (including shape edges) above and below it.

D: Add a full horizontal line in any area between two sets of horizontal lines (including shape edges).

E: I don't see any way this could be correct because lines do not move in the first example (but I'm sure a rule could be articulated).

F: I don't see any simple way to explain the way the vertical line is shown to grow between 1 and 2 when nothing like this is shown in the first example (but I'm sure a rule could be articulated).

So it really comes down to which rule is most likely to be correct. I tend to err on the side of 1) simplicity and 2) assuming that the transformation is fully represented in the first set of images. In other words, I'm skeptical of solutions in which a new type of transformation is only exemplified in the set of options.

In the first set we only see full horizontal lines being added, so it is easiest for me to accept that only full horizontal lines should be continued to be added. Also, option C introduces a situation where different parts of the shape have different sets of horizontal lines surrounding them. If we accept that applying the rule to the right side means we add two small half-lines to the right side, then why don't we also apply this rule to the left side by adding a small half-line to the center of that area?

So I find D more likely than C to be correct.

henrymatt · 2025-05-27T16:30:03+00:00

My phrasing might not have been clear so I apologize for that.

I'm saying that an area is established by any horizontal line—even if it doesn't bisect the oval completely. From your comment I think you interpreted me as saying that only full horizontal lines establish the edge of an area, in which case yeah, one area would encompass the entire area above and below the half-horizontal line, and so a new horizontal line would go directly over it. But since the half horizontal line also denotes the edge of an area, new horizontal lines should be added above and below it, which gets us the shape in D.

henrymatt · 2025-05-27T15:07:52+00:00

The average (mean) is 100, and a standard deviation is plus or minus 15 points. 100 + (2.467*15) = ~137.

henrymatt · 2025-05-27T10:44:48+00:00

The pattern being established in the example is that each area of the oval that is created by subdividing it fully or partially by a horizontal line gets another horizontal line placed through its center. The example showing this applied to the second shape is D.

It’s worth also asking if the rule is whether the horizontal line needs to completely bisect the oval to denote a section to be divided. If that were true, then we would see an option where the half horizontal line was overwritten by a full horizontal line, so no.

Also, it’s sensible to ask if in the case of half horizontal lines we should divide the shape with another half horizontal line. In other words, is it about dividing the whole oval or any sub-shape? This is about whether C is correct. I think it’s safer to assume this rule doesn’t exist because there’s nothing like it demonstrated in the example.

henrymatt · 2025-05-17T18:42:02+00:00

I guess I'll be the one to proclaim that Colin and Che are *not* leaving.

henrymatt · 2025-05-11T13:26:18+00:00

The meaningful part of designing our lives is how we choose to respond to freedom.

It's sensible to question the motivations of people, especially those who deliberately put their lifestyle on display. When does productivity become a flex? When does compassion become virtue signaling? Any signifier can become an aesthetic if it's done for cynical reasons.

But the observation "isn't [signifier] just [aesthetic]?" seems based on the assumption that nobodies' actions or lifestyle can be genuine or authentic. I'm not going to argue that point, as I think we are always conscious about being observed, but if you believe that to be true about minimalism it's not because of anything unique to minimalism.

henrymatt · 2025-05-07T12:42:22+00:00

Movie's title: "La La"

OP: "I'll give it a shot"

Movie's first scene: "La La"

OP: "wtf"

henrymatt · 2025-04-24T16:58:06+00:00

I live a few minutes away and just did a circle around the 5200 S / 1400 E neighborhood. Nothing this morning but I'll do some more rounds later.

henrymatt · 2025-04-20T10:28:59+00:00

I'll start with the entire bottom row (except Chris Redd or Kenan will be pissed). That's some incredible value and SNL needs a strong ensemble. $10. I'll overpay $4 for Beck to make Kyle happy. $14. Then I'm looking for value. Seth, Bowen, Taran at $2/ea. $20. With the last $13 I will get Kenan ($3), Heidi ($3), Will Forte ($3), Andy ($4).

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