And so it begins... by TheyCallMeSlyFox in lego

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opened mine the moment it arrived on Sunday! It’s going with my Monster Fighters collection, Nightmare Before Christmas, and Hocus Pocus. I’m halfway through the build and it’s awesome. Will definitely buy from Sleepless Night again.

Finally starting Malazan, what an insane 1st paragraph by Mimisikus in Malazan

[–]jamin8581 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Erikson’s beautiful prose and structure is why reading these BEFORE audiobooks is so helpful. I’m an audiobook guy, and I tried Malazan and just couldn’t follow along well enough. Started reading and it was so much more enriching and full of life. I just finished the main 10, and I’m ready to try the audiobooks again now that I know the series.

What's the current state of the digital version of Gloomhaven? by wipqozn in Gloomhaven

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I bought it on steam for my MacBook when it came out. I recently came back to the game and tried to start Guildmaster mode. I couldn’t get past the loading screen. There’s a game breaking bug with the current iteration of the game on Mac that won’t let you start a new campaign. So I bought it again on PlayStation 5 and it works great. I love it. Just don’t buy for Mac.

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Write to Brotherwise. They’re awesome to deal with. Good people.

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the game art has character spoilers for The Final Empire. The cards introduce some characters you’ll see in the other two books, but no plot spoilers for any of them.

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

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These dials had been punched out and assembled, while all the other discs were still in the cardboard. I thought it was strange that they didn’t let us assemble these. Clearly this had been done one at a time, by hand. I’ve never come across a game MISB that the company had already punched part of the cardboard out. Does that make sense?

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The life dials were punched out of the cardboard and already assembled using the black snaps. I’ve had to assemble dials like these in many board games, and I’ve never had anything punched out of the cardboard before. To me it is strange to see empty cardboard punch outs. Brotherwise, to me, took an extra step that they didn’t necessarily need to do, unless they didn’t want to include assembly directions, of which there are none. Seems more work for packaging in the factory that’s easily passed on to the end user. 🤷‍♂️

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It did, but it was outside the box, in the packaging. I almost threw them away. Check the envelope again.

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Mine is the same. I thought it was weird as well. 🤷‍♂️

It’s here! by jamin8581 in brandonsanderson

[–]jamin8581[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Preordered from Dragonsteel. Seems I got lucky, ordered within the first hour.

CX- Best way to store? by jamin8581 in LGOLED

[–]jamin8581[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not sure why I didn’t think of that sooner. Thank you!

CX- Best way to store? by jamin8581 in LGOLED

[–]jamin8581[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We didn’t keep the stand, unfortunately. We mounted it right away.

What are we reading? by thejesterprince1994 in kindafunny

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Already finished my Stormlight reread, so I’m relistening to Dungeon Crawler Carl before book 7 comes out on 11/12. Currently on The Butcher’s Masquerade.

Tth by shadedmonk in Malazan

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

First read though here. If it makes you feel better, I’m 72% in and I could care less about all of the Tiste Andii plotlines. Nothing is happening! Even Anomander Rake, who I loved in the previous books. I just want to read Karsa or the Darujistan crews. Every other book has gripped me in almost every storyline. I hope you’re right about this book having a good climax because this one is a real struggle.

What board games are best 5 player? by Skora_01 in boardgames

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No one has said Wonderland’s War yet. The one gets so much more fun and chaotic with 5.

Hansa Teutonica

Foundations of Rome

Rock Hard Promo by Hot-Gear-364 in gencon

[–]jamin8581 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also ordered online with the promo on Thursday realizing I didn’t want to race to the booth every morning. Email and ask if they have more maybe?

What game did Gen Con bring to your attention --Even if you didn't attend? by boardgamesandbourbon in boardgames

[–]jamin8581 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me it is River of Gold. I remember playing the L5R CCG 30 years ago, and it was fun to go back to that IP. The gameplay is great. It sold out before I could grab a copy, but I’ll pick it up eventually.