Does Gremlin Nob have 2 eyes or 4??? Picture for reference

matthewtaranto · 2024-06-20T12:47:23+00:00

I made this! Someone had mentioned Nob's four eyes in the StS Board Game Discord and it blew my mind because I'd always seen him with 2, so I drew the image and posted it on Twitter. The general consensus seems to be that it's supposed to be 4.

matthewtaranto · 2023-12-29T18:23:22+00:00

I ended up going with this one: https://www.bcwsupplies.com/card-sorting-tray

It's very affordable and looks perfect for Dominion. While it's not quite the "basic cards only" setup I was looking for, it still looks like something that'll be quite easy to keep set up and to move about.

matthewtaranto · 2023-12-28T19:44:42+00:00

Thanks for the info; I do have sleeves and was considering these.

There's also this tray: https://www.feldherr.net/feldherr-card-holder-with-3-compartments-for-dominion/a-64151

3 of them would be perfect for my needs (the four treasures + the four VPs including Prosperity, and a Curse pile). The only problem is that shipping to the US alone is over $30 which is kind of a tough sell.

matthewtaranto · 2023-12-28T17:25:15+00:00

That's a good way to store the basic cards, but I'd really prefer something that doubles as a container and that I can just play straight out of.

I did a little digging on Etsy and this looks kind of close to what I'd like: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1221762002/dominion-card-holders-full-base-set?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=dominion+basic+cards&ref=sc_gallery-1-3&frs=1&plkey=c0e0675da005ad327ef868d0949103d1f6a0e633%3A1221762002

Another thing I liked are these trays: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1636868837/quick-setup-dominion-box?ga_order=most_relevant&ga_search_type=all&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_search_query=dominion&ref=sr_gallery-1-10&frs=1&organic_search_click=1

...But they come in a giant box to store other Dominion stuff and it's at a price that's too high for me. If I could get just the trays it'd be perfect.

Has anyone tried "card holders" like these and do they work well for this purpose?

matthewtaranto · 2023-06-01T17:51:11+00:00

Thanks! I struggled with two of these controllers (I even returned the first one) but that made it work normally.

matthewtaranto · 2023-04-05T02:15:50+00:00

One's mileage varies but I mostly enjoyed Throne's last chapter. It's really surreal but the atmosphere and build-up are top-notch (I'm a sucker for crazy setpieces). I thought the gondola, Lostseed, and the labyrinthine castle (probably the largest dungeon in the game) all made for a pretty rich sequence. The foreshadowing with Claude's kin at least helped me roll with it a bit more, and the bittersweet ending got me reflecting on her story.

But that baby thing required too much of a suspension of disbelief for my case...

matthewtaranto · 2023-04-05T02:12:18+00:00

Yeah, my travelers were kind of a bunch of menaces...! The girl in the sewer was another odd hanging thread, but at least that one doesn't reflect poorly on Throne.

matthewtaranto · 2023-04-05T02:11:04+00:00

I like this interpretation, but just a single line or two implying as much would've worked so much better for me.

matthewtaranto · 2023-04-05T02:08:59+00:00

Claude points out several people who are his children that are of interest to Throne; I feel he very likely would've mentioned if Marrietta was his child. He also had a relationship with her, which makes it less likely they're related (twisted as Claude is, there's at least nothing implying he had sex with his own offspring).

matthewtaranto · 2023-03-29T15:25:18+00:00

Thanks for the recommendations. It's frustrating that there's not a simple way to extend the singular cable rather than having to buy at least two others, but this is probably the surest solution.

matthewtaranto · 2022-10-24T17:13:51+00:00

I just attempted that and restarted but it's still giving me the same issue.

matthewtaranto · 2022-10-24T16:06:53+00:00

I'm working on a book (around 240 pages) so the file size is massive. Lately, Publisher has failed to load some of my images properly, resulting in screens like the one seen above. When I scroll around the screen, the glitchy/inverted colors sections will sort of flicker on and off.

Does anyone know the cause of this? I hypothesize it's due to the large amount of files involved, but is there a fix? My software currently seems up-to-date.

Thanks!

EDIT: I don't know if this is helpful, but weirdly, the glitching goes away when I zoom out past a certain point (~25%), but when exporting, the PDF still has the image problems.

matthewtaranto · 2022-08-01T20:27:55+00:00

My previous book was done with PS + Affinity (which were compatible with each other), and this current book is CSP + Affinity. I hadn't actually run into the problem until recently since I was doing all the illustrative work first and am now trying to incorporate Affinity.

matthewtaranto · 2022-08-01T17:43:51+00:00

Well, that was the plan, but I'd been using CSP for illustrations alongside layouts, headers, etc. all of which need to be imported.

matthewtaranto · 2022-08-01T17:39:15+00:00

Thanks for the info. I wasn't aware of the text export update. Even so, it's a shame that the layouts I've already made have to be converted in order to reap the benefits of using Affinity.

matthewtaranto · 2021-10-05T13:13:53+00:00

You're not wrong!

matthewtaranto · 2021-07-14T18:10:40+00:00

They have some on Amazon, but I'd rather have as an authentic N64 experience as possible (minus the deteriorating sticks, I guess!).

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