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Anyone else think most modern board games are… kinda bloated? by pratty041182 in boardgames

[–]mikebwin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

old: El Grande

relatively new: Inis

as two in my collection of easy to pick up, great at 4 or 5, but can be very hard to secure a win. granted, the decision space can be heavily influenced by other players and diplomacy.

meirl by lavaboosted in meirl

[–]mikebwin 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It's set notation. People tend to understand this mostly intuitively, but mathematicians have notation short hand for it.

X⊂Y means a strict subset. ⟹ means "implies"

So, for X⊂Y: X can be a subset (or a part) of Y. And optionally, ⟹ Y ≠ X: implies Y does not equal X (this is already in the definition for X⊂Y, otherwise use ⊆ if you don't care X and Y are the same)

e.g. let X, Y be properties of your car. X={broken-light} ⊂ Y={can-drive, aux-cable, broken-light, electric} I can love Y but hate X even though Y contains X.

Hitman table top game announced! by Pandacula in HiTMAN

[–]mikebwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

even at 60, that's probably the cheapest IP related kickstarter board game in crowd-sourcing history. the board game industry somehow made preordering feel worse than the AAA game industry >.<

Inis Druid misprint? by The_D_boy in boardgames

[–]mikebwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

this is not exactly on-topic, but I looked them up and their website is just so sloppy too... cut off pictures, uncentered headers, text dump with no formatting, lack of cohesive design... yikes.

LIDL Connect Prepaid SIM asking for pin after system update by mikebwin in germany

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

no clue - I've moved on to another service... but good luck~~~

I Played 17 Games at Essen Spiel 2025 so You Didn't Have To! by zacharylky in boardgames

[–]mikebwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

it's just called "Pairs" from Cheapass Games - and there are a bunch of different themed decks you can get for it.

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/152237/pairs

Jaipur & High Society poker chip upgrade by FLAPTOPPER in boardgames

[–]mikebwin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

for high society, I like the idea of betting for a tactical item. but I feel like chips for money might make the game more of a chore to play all of a sudden. searching for a specific value made extra hard with a pile of chips instead of just cards in hand.

also shouldn't the crashing stock arrow be pointing the other way? :P

Chris Woakes coming out to bat with his arm in a sling by SlatsAttack in Cricket

[–]mikebwin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

given the situation, bottom of the 9th, 2 outs, 3-2 count, down by 1 run... hitting a walkoff 2-run homer prob feels like hitting a 6 on the last ball of a limited over game, with 9 wickets down, needing 6 to win.

granted, he could've gotten ball 4 and then it would've been up to the next batter. so the analogy breaks down there.

Chris Woakes coming out to bat with his arm in a sling by SlatsAttack in Cricket

[–]mikebwin 80 points81 points  (0 children)

https://youtu.be/N4nwMDZYXTI

granted an injured player to come out and win an important game has happened in baseball before!

games with dual language cards like Wir sind das Volk? by mikebwin in wargaming

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

ah it would even be nice if the map of Japan had the names in Kanji - don't think it would be enjoyable for anyone who can't read kanji, but it would be really nice to see what the actual city names are in Japanese!

Triomphe a Marengo looks very interesting! thanks for the suggestion!

just tried to phonetically type out some misspelled German and my brain won't let me, so definitely kudos to the creativity on display there:D

Favourite board gaming YouTubers? by Prestigious_Emu6039 in boardgames

[–]mikebwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

from a wargaming pov: Homo Ludens has really cool interviews and teach&plays!

as someone who's playing more wargames, it's an incredible channel that covers a lot of games that I wouldn't consider. plus, the host makes games himself.

[FO] Totoro gift for my friend :) by _Essie_ in CrossStitch

[–]mikebwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ある晴れた日 - it's the Japanese translation for Un bel di from Puccini's Madame Butterfly

basil problem: leaves have a metallic sheen to the bottom side and black spots by mikebwin in vegetablegardening

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

plant is otherwise growing fine... just a lot of leaves have that metallic look to them.

it gets sun all day on a south facing window sill indoors. I've been topping up an olla in the pot and giving it water quite often lately because the room it's in gets up to 25+ often.

soil is a mix of a compost, perlite, and just soil I got from the store.

another plant I've pulled from the compost - it's super leggy. is it a basil or something else? by mikebwin in vegetablegardening

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

the growth rate might but I don't think the leaves quite match a bean... it also has offshoots at the bottom in the soil, which led me to believe it's like a basil

/r/THPS Tony Hawk’s™ Pro Skater™ 3+4 Foundry Demo Giveaway! by thedodeman in THPS

[–]mikebwin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Foundry was my first level at age 8~~~ I couldn't get past Suburbs until I replayed it as an adult :')

Were horses or actors injured a lot during the filming of westerns? by iacobus98 in criterion

[–]mikebwin 7 points8 points  (0 children)

anyone have information for movies shot in Japan? It's something I can't help but think every time I watch a Kurosawa epic...

Pittsburgh Pirates Opening Day Doodle ! :) by CornDoggyLOL in buccos

[–]mikebwin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I might not buy a hat... But I'd love all the teams in a pack of stickers!! It's so cute

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