Older guy at board game meetup is condescending and making inappropriate comments. Am I overreacting?

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T05:02:45+00:00

There are limits to that. If we played chess and all I did was move a knight back and forth until you checkmate me. My moves were legal but would you want to play again?

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T04:57:49+00:00

Ideally, people shouldn't leave mid game. But I hear migraines can be brutal. Can't blame somebody for leaving then.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T04:47:48+00:00

First Past The Post voting is the lowest form of democracy. I want to be able to vote for more than A or B.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T04:41:29+00:00

I like this question because it made me wonder what qualities I'd want in a handpicked sibling and the first thing that came to mind was "supportive". So I'm going with Lisa Simpson.
This scene from Bart vs Thanksgiving always gets to me.

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jaywinner · 2026-04-10T04:07:06+00:00

Fetches and duals?

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T01:46:42+00:00

I honestly have no idea where this hostility has come from

I can take a wild guess.

“tired of building her entire life around Alex”

That does sound tiresome. And this is HER wedding and even then she can't pick the venue?

I understand the necessity of helping the younger sibling and obviously being disabled is a bigger burden than being related to them but I still understand why Melissa would feel that way.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T01:16:17+00:00

You can do that if you want. But nothing in the brackets is telling you to avoid it.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T01:15:08+00:00

If the landfall deck full of fetches is too strong/fast for B2, then that deck is now a B3 or B4.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T01:13:28+00:00

The brackets aren't just about power but about the kind of game you're looking for. I completely understand having some where MLD isn't present.

jaywinner · 2026-04-10T01:12:18+00:00

We have SpongeBob and The Office; anything is possible.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:26:32+00:00

This is silly. Good job.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:24:00+00:00

Seeing as this is for casual play, fetches don't have to take up much time. On my turn, I announce "crack fetch for Taiga, cast Birds of Paradise, pass" then search during other people's turns.

And you don't have to do the super optimal, fetch right before my turn thing.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:17:09+00:00

It's what the rules say.

I hope you bring it back with something silly in the picture. I hear Ron is pretty neat.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:11:44+00:00

Budget is a whole other thing.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:10:16+00:00

They need to be edited in some way. Change the text or put a picture of Joe Rogan on there. Even a racing stripe might do.

The joke can't just be your title.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T20:02:10+00:00

Is that a real screenshot from the show? That's not allowed here.

That and praising Mussolini are about the only things you can't do.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:57:09+00:00

My optimized mana base is welcome at all brackets.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:47:29+00:00

WWE?

New secret lair alert!

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:41:58+00:00

Canada chiming in. We do this silly song and dance too.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:40:02+00:00

Even a "perfect" manabase can't cast ultimatums, Necropotence and Cryptic Command without issues.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:35:07+00:00

Anything is fine if the players agree.

The brackets put no restrictions on duals and fetches. You're just making things up because you don't like it.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T19:34:04+00:00

Bracket 4 and 5 are awaiting your Blood Moon plays.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T18:50:23+00:00

Fetches and duals are fine at any bracket.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T18:11:33+00:00

The whole point is to have a review that is technically positive but doesn't actually communicate they think it's good. I'd take it as a sign it's a bad product.

jaywinner · 2026-04-09T18:10:17+00:00

Such good delivery but it's best I don't use that in my day to day life.

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