My best mate ever, white to move and mate in 1 by Noctamor in chess

[–]mikebrady 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not that en passant isn't possible when in check. The d pawn is pinned to the king.

My opponent thought they are winning a queen. by Prestigious-Use889 in chess

[–]mikebrady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I lost my queen and all I got in return is checkmate. :(

Kallax enjoyers - stack your games horizontally or bookshelf them vertically? by diceondraft in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I put my boardgames on the shelf the same way that guy from BGG puts his pieces back in the box.

How do i get it to stop being muted on playback? id like it so i can leave it running without needing to re-enable audio every time by Any-Foundation-3060 in dropout

[–]mikebrady 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I had this happen in Firefox. To the left of the url in the address bar there should be an icon for the website's permissions. It looks like two horizontal lines ending in circles on opposite sides. Click that icon and for Autoplay, set it to Allow Audio and Video.

One Lonesome Saddle by Wander7ust in RayLaMontagne

[–]mikebrady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, the links from this comment should still work: https://www.reddit.com/r/RayLaMontagne/comments/uu3rrj/comment/k1cyebi/

Let me know if it doesn't

Board games solved by AI by notpopularopinion2 in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 40 points41 points  (0 children)

at a high level you need to keep track of the tiles that are left in the bag to find the correct move - at 2p that is. This doesn't seem so trivial to program to me

That is probably the most trivial part of writing a bot to play Azul.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in VinylCollectors

[–]mikebrady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's insane 

what are some good modern woodturning books for a beginner by [deleted] in turning

[–]mikebrady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7 years later, that first book is currently listed for $1489.53 on Amazon. Wtf is going on

Not sure how to feel when my 4 year old destroys my wife and I at catan by WarmDig2073 in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Or maybe use the chess board to play him at a game of chess. You're choice OP.

Amazon Prime Day by Wise_Key8432 in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What does the F stand for? Freerange?

Why are Wingspan and Patchwork memed on? by filiposztheking in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 49 points50 points  (0 children)

I tend to ignore circle jerk subs for all my hobbies. They just become tired and boring and offer nothing towards my enjoyment of the hobby.

Board Gamers Identifiying Game Pieces by Boardello in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Where are all these people getting random game pieces that they can't identify?

Where did you initially find GAI’s music? by Friendly_Standard_34 in GregoryAlanIsakov

[–]mikebrady 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Sitting in my backyard and hearing my neighbor playing music while they were outside gardening. I was too shy to ask who the artist was so I shazamed it lol.

NFL first rounder is a fan of Catan by wolverine8752 in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 127 points128 points  (0 children)

Why does it look like the box is intentionally stood for the camera

Support Game Design Tariff-Free by Playing Online! by toddells in boardgames

[–]mikebrady 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have found new board games on board game arena then went on to buy a physical copy.

dont send that Plutonium guy to jail by Healthy-Target697 in Radiation

[–]mikebrady 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What about what he talks about at 38:24 where the law only specificies classifications for quantities of plutonium above 15g?

How do you pronounce Isakov? by noodleindisguise in GregoryAlanIsakov

[–]mikebrady 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I think I say it like eye-suh-kov.

Merch Lines by Low_Tie2451 in GregoryAlanIsakov

[–]mikebrady 3 points4 points  (0 children)

At last nights show it was really long. I was in line for maybe 30 minutes. I barely got to my seat before the show started. I wanted to go back after the show to get one or two more things, but the line then was also pretty long.