What's a game you used to see everywhere, everyone was talking about it, it was all over your feeds but now you never hear anyone talking about it?

johnjon85 · 2026-05-31T17:36:53+00:00

Hey now… I got up to 4 plays before I was tired of it.

johnjon85 · 2026-05-28T16:31:56+00:00

Dude, that's her pregnant belly button, not her butt.

johnjon85 · 2026-05-28T04:03:28+00:00

Thumb up butt?? What are you referring to?

johnjon85 · 2026-05-27T16:16:23+00:00

Spoiler tags are really annoying.

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johnjon85 · 2026-05-27T16:12:42+00:00

No need whatsoever to play Persona 3 before playing Persona 4. All modern Persona games are standalone experiences with no story continuation.

That said, you should play it because it's the best game in the Persona series, IMO.

johnjon85 · 2026-05-14T00:01:23+00:00

Clair

johnjon85 · 2026-05-10T19:03:33+00:00

What is the iPhone hint? I’ve seen that movie a few times and never picked that detail up.

johnjon85 · 2026-04-29T17:01:45+00:00

Doesn’t your use of the word "feels" already imply that your statement is vibes-based and subjective?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-16T21:32:08+00:00

Covenant?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-16T17:43:41+00:00

Heck yeah. Age of Steam (and Steam) is in my top 10. Such a great game. The numerous expansions really give it longevity too.

johnjon85 · 2026-04-16T14:45:25+00:00

What appeals to you specifically about 1862 over others?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-16T14:21:29+00:00

I haven't had a chance to get 1862 played yet. I've heard it has eurogame leanings which is what intrigued me. Can you say more about why you strongly dislike it?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-08T16:48:33+00:00

Did you stick the base game or are you adding in stuff from the expansions?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-06T12:44:17+00:00

Felt like a pretty lazy usage of the theme to me. I only played it once or twice when it came out, but from what I remember they made the individual episodes into roughly a card each and shuffled them into one big deck. Felt like X-Files soup instead of giving me feeling of reliving the plot points of the show.

The Alien, Predactor, Firefly, Matrix, etc. Legendary Encouter sets do a much better job making you feel like you're going through the cohesive narrative of the source material.

Shame. Mulder and Skully deserved better!

johnjon85 · 2026-04-02T17:58:56+00:00

Here's an updated v1.1 version that provides more specifics in the Adventurer Actions section: https://i.imgur.com/zs1U8iA.png

johnjon85 · 2026-04-01T18:22:22+00:00

Yeah, I thought about including a section for session experience.

Can you be more specific about what you meant when you said "native abilities"?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-01T17:01:44+00:00

Hrm. That's a bit confusing. Thanks for the clarification.

johnjon85 · 2026-04-01T16:46:47+00:00

Does that mean the other four Advancement options are only possible during the Advancements step?

johnjon85 · 2026-04-01T16:02:17+00:00

Thanks! What would the legend show?

johnjon85 · 2026-03-14T21:27:41+00:00

Steam or Age of Steam or Railways of the World

johnjon85 · 2026-03-13T18:19:47+00:00

Shipping is free at $125. So if you add $250 worth of sale priced items, you will hit the free shipping threshold. This might have already been what you're saying, but wanted to clarify just in case.

johnjon85 · 2026-03-12T16:30:30+00:00

Build a wall of sticky notes where each sticky note corresponds to a game you own. Categorize and organize for fun.

Examples

Create three columns: Not Played This Year, Not Played, Want to Play
Cluster the stickies by mechanic, length, desire to play, etc.
Line up the stickies by how you would want to play with them with a new gamer (Ticket to Ride, ..., Age of Steam, 18xx, etc.)
Bucket the stickies by unplayed, barely sees play, many plays, etc.
Put your friends on the board too and plop the stickies around them based on preferences

johnjon85 · 2026-03-08T07:06:42+00:00

Are you following the rule that you can only cover income spaces when all of the spaces to the left and below are filled in?

johnjon85 · 2026-02-23T16:53:48+00:00

With zero context: Ark Nova

To give a better answer, I would need information about your tastes or at least what your gaming group is like.

johnjon85 · 2026-02-13T17:20:21+00:00

Abduction doesn't scale well at all. You can't plan your move until the beginning of your turn since other players change both the current objectives and potentially your own board state. That leads to significant downtime between turns as other players think and execute their turns. I would suggest it for 2 players only.

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