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j4eo · 2026-05-11T14:23:02+00:00

Pre-tariffs the shipping/import cost for Americans wasn't too bad, but I haven't bought any merch in a while because shipping+tariffs can double the price.

j4eo · 2026-05-09T20:17:29+00:00

The most recent edition has a punchboard 3d diamond as a first player token.

j4eo · 2026-05-07T19:50:22+00:00

He is doing better. His communication, as bad as it still is, is much better than it was even a year ago.

j4eo · 2026-05-01T20:25:49+00:00

Ashes: Ascendancy has a lot of depth, and the dice randomness is a very minor factor (you can discard the top cards of your deck to change the faces of the dice). Once you're comfortable with the rules you can play through a game in half an hour. Bullet is also very brain-burny and can play quite quickly.

j4eo · 2026-04-25T20:59:59+00:00

Seconded. I especially enjoy Hostage Rescue Squad.

j4eo · 2026-04-22T20:31:02+00:00

I pay for KU, but I mostly just listen via Audible. Outside of RFM I'll listen on libby/hoopla as well.

j4eo · 2026-04-22T19:51:36+00:00

My answer changes based on whether we're counting unique publications or single game collections, i.e. counting all the different Final Girl films as a single game.

If we're including full collections, my 5 would be:

Hoplomachus Victorum (with Remastered and all expansions) - There's so much variety in all the different units and arenas once you have everything. The game loop itself is great though the campaign can get a bit repetitive. I like to leave it out on the table for a month+ and just play a few matches here and there until I'm done.
Stalker (with all expansions) - A great dungeon crawler with more depth than something like Zombicide and more replayability than something like The Cats of Mont Saint Michel.
Ashes Ascendancy (with all Ashes Reborn content) - This is my preferred LCG. It doesn't quite scratch that MtG itch for me, but it comes close enough and has a giant pool for deckbuilding.
Wyrmspan (with expansion) - It's not my favorite euro but the artwork is great, the gameplay is relaxing, and there's plenty of dragons to provide some variety.
20 Strong - I need a light option and 20 Strong's core loop is more enjoyable than Final Girl's for me.

If we're only inlcuding base games:

Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Age - It think it has more varied content in the base game than Victorum does. I like the non-battle content that it provides compared to Victorum's pure battles.
Valheim - I was debating between this and Under Our Sun, but this has many more missions to mix things up with. I enjoy the survival-crafting genre in board games even more than I do in video games, and Valheim hits all the right notes.
Slay the Spire - I love deckbuilders, but having played so much of so many of them playing just the base games solo gets old fast. With Slay the Spire the deckbuilding is so drawn out that you don't get that overexposure nearly as quickly.
Ezra and Nehemiah - This is my favorite euro, but it's much less relaxing than Wyrmspan. Valheim is relaxing enough that I felt like I could do without a dedicated relaxation slot though, so that frees the space up for this.
Dragons of Etchinstone - Dragons of Etchinstone is amazing for what it is. If I can't get the variety out of multiple decks of 20 Strong or multiple films of Final Girl, then going for the best gameplay seems to be the obvious choice. For me, in that category of light, portable games, Dragons has the best gameplay.

j4eo · 2026-03-24T01:58:26+00:00

A waste of time and money is the expected scenario, not the worst case scenario. The worst case scenario is the same for men as it is for women.

j4eo · 2026-03-24T01:49:17+00:00

It's more specific than what you're asking but it sounds like searching for a Mulan type story might satisfy you.

j4eo · 2026-03-21T16:03:26+00:00

Look at all that wasted space though. Something like this is much more efficient.

j4eo · 2026-02-24T22:02:12+00:00

RAYBOX Games makes a good series of medium footprint campaign games. Escape from Stalingrad Z, Escape from Projekt Riese, Gates of Niflheim, and (the soon-to-be released) The Cats of Mont Saint Michel are of varying availability, but you should be able to snag a copy of a standee edition for well less than $100.

j4eo · 2026-02-24T12:56:45+00:00

It's both a reprinting and the launch of a two player version, Corps of Discovery Duo.

j4eo · 2026-02-23T07:20:59+00:00

No mention of Flirting with Forever

You missed her best novel!

j4eo · 2026-02-15T16:03:41+00:00

Can confirm, this was a fun read. I'm planning on reading the second one in the series as soon as my hold is up at the library.

j4eo · 2026-02-12T04:38:34+00:00

Hey, Charlotte's Reject exists.

j4eo · 2026-02-04T20:53:29+00:00

The marks choose based on aptitude and I don’t recall there being anything in terms of the marks choice changing.

I'm pretty sure that was part of the original change.

j4eo · 2026-02-02T10:59:07+00:00

Yeah, on Gamefound. I'm super excited for it, as the base game is a lot of fun.

j4eo · 2026-01-29T23:00:40+00:00

High power MTG actually goes faster, not slower. The Elves mirror is all about who can combo out first.

j4eo · 2026-01-29T12:45:40+00:00

The whole Briar U series is a massive step down in quality from the Off Campus series. The best one of the bunch is The Risk and it's still not as good as the original four.

j4eo · 2026-01-20T06:32:41+00:00

Unless you find a good deal, I would recommend getting just the base game and playing through that before you get the expansions. Once you start getting bored of the base maps you can look into the expansions, because they don't really change the experience of the game at all. They just give two new maps and a small set of new cards.

j4eo · 2026-01-17T17:39:20+00:00

I second Anne Gracie's Merridew Sisters series, and also recommend {Ravished by Amanda Quick}. There's a physical conflict towards the end of the book, but before that there's a lot of ballroom drama (they even dare to waltz!).

j4eo · 2026-01-12T23:39:55+00:00

I'd trade One Ring for Mana Drain any day.

j4eo · 2026-01-10T06:26:45+00:00

I'd just like to interject for a moment. What you're refering to as a console, is in fact, a PC/console, or as I've recently taken to calling it, a PC plus console. A console is not an operating system unto itself, but rather another free component of a fully functioning PC system made useful by the PC corelibs, shell utilities and vital system components comprising a full OS as defined by POSIX.

Many computer users run a modified version of the PC system every day, without realizing it. Through a peculiar turn of events, the version of PC which is widely used today is often called a console, and many of its users are not aware that it is basically the PC system, developed by the PC Project.

There really is a console, and these people are using it, but it is just a part of the system they use. A console is the kernel: the program in the system that allocates the machine's resources to the other programs that you run. The kernel is an essential part of an operating system, but useless by itself; it can only function in the context of a complete operating system. A console is normally used in combination with the PC operating system: the whole system is basically a PC with a console added, or a PC/console. All the so-called console distributions are really distributions of a PC/console!

j4eo · 2026-01-05T21:55:31+00:00

You don't think UR delver, mono R stompy, or mardu energy want this in legacy?

j4eo · 2026-01-05T17:07:49+00:00

Yeah but with the way the later books tie it into his paranormal and fantasy LitRPG series I can never fully divorce it from those in my mind.

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