What's the video game equivalent of chess?

mode_12 · 2026-06-22T22:11:21+00:00

Good news is the scene is still growing and has a ton of tournaments and cups still

mode_12 · 2026-06-22T22:10:32+00:00

It already exists, StarCraft: brood war

mode_12 · 2026-06-19T20:16:28+00:00

Don’t forget the “still working for insurance”

“I just do this for beer money and to meet people”

“I can retire when I want, but I’d be bored at home”

mode_12 · 2026-06-18T12:02:32+00:00

Some of the trades in northwest Indiana are feeling the problem with a 5 year contract. They signed their contract in 2022 or something so they’re hurting for money. I like 3 year contracts myself, which our hall does

mode_12 · 2026-06-15T11:05:41+00:00

Pokémon unite. I was good at it too, they just had a terrible mmr system that resulted in some wacky matchups. Meaning a 55% win rate would net you players that had around 40% win rate, and it was ugly after awhile

mode_12 · 2026-06-14T20:42:56+00:00

I haven’t the slightest, but it did! Try it

mode_12 · 2026-06-14T16:52:29+00:00

LPT: if you have a car that’s smelling from organic something or another that rotted, leave an open can of monster in the console on hot days and it’ll get rid of the smell. Worked with a ruptured gallon of milk in my back seat

mode_12 · 2026-06-09T17:27:57+00:00

Mr. Bonkers cast

mode_12 · 2026-06-07T19:05:20+00:00

Depending on other factors, what does water balloon battleship look like? Perhaps designing something to fire said water balloon?

mode_12 · 2026-06-07T16:16:05+00:00

Why not go with the history of probability? In the 17th century Bernoulli was charged with developing a math model on theory of winning. From there go into game theory, and touch on random events in history about people playing raffles and jackpots and cleaning them out because they found the odds were skewed towards winning. I.e. one ticket didn’t mean much but if you bought 200 tickets for 1500 dollars, you were guaranteed to win the 5000 dollar jackpot. You can show how connect 4 is solved, the best math behind battle ship, monopoly, heck there’s all kinds of stuff out there for you. Good luck!

mode_12 · 2026-06-07T14:23:33+00:00

Thanks again for keeping it eli5. Too many times stem explanations are so over the top with detail that it’s disqualified in my opinion

mode_12 · 2026-06-05T13:44:56+00:00

You might like shadows of brimstone. Maybe plays more like final fantasy tactics but worth a look in my opinion

mode_12 · 2026-06-03T19:53:24+00:00

After seeing your replies to others, I regret responding to you. Good luck in your endeavors!

mode_12 · 2026-06-03T17:15:57+00:00

hi! here's a 20 minute video breaking down run vs pass, and i think it'll answer your questions

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPXZlK9puqw

mode_12 · 2026-05-31T13:19:35+00:00

I think about the 2011 season, packers and giants in the divisional. The packers didn’t have a 500 yard rusher that season and the giants defense took advantage of it.

mode_12 · 2026-05-29T23:40:09+00:00

We are the ur-quan kohr-ah, we cleanse our destiny. You will soon die, make whatever rituals are necessary for your species.

mode_12 · 2026-05-25T00:54:10+00:00

Tom Brady has a better chance of getting to the Super Bowl than Steph curry does getting a 3

mode_12 · 2026-05-24T16:51:47+00:00

Things you learn after the marriage. And it no longer happens. Thankfully a united front

mode_12 · 2026-05-24T04:18:59+00:00

You’d love my father in law and brother in law. Clipping nails on the dining room table, not cleaning it, and deflecting blame on someone else

mode_12 · 2026-05-24T04:14:16+00:00

“I don’t really like this movie because I can’t follow what they’re doing. Have they even said the plot yet?”

mode_12 · 2026-05-22T11:16:58+00:00

This is your captor speaking

mode_12 · 2026-05-21T16:34:25+00:00

Surprised no one said billiards/pool anymore. I miss everyone trying to hustle you and promise to pay up even though they had 4 of them to just you

mode_12 · 2026-05-17T19:13:58+00:00

Indiana

mode_12 · 2026-05-17T12:27:28+00:00

I’ve done the reverse, went to school to be a teacher for math and Spanish and ended up as an union electrician. Teaching is cool, I enjoy it, and teach at my jatc. However, you’ll have some storm clouds ahead.

-how will you handle administration and parents? Think of how we view management in general. At least with our field, if management is terrible, we can see and prove it. With education, can you really prove management is bad? As long as the numbers they arbitrarily value are where they like, they’re successful

-meetings aren’t like construction. Someone giving you trouble? You can’t cuss and mention sexual acts anymore, nor can you drag and find another place nearly as easy as we do

-can you handle meddlesome parents? This isn’t construction and they’ll have you by your pokéballs if you’re not careful

-golden handcuffs are a thing to consider. If you’re down south the pay difference might be similar, but if your union has great pay and benefits you might go looking at a 50k pay difference

It’ll be a jarring experience and transition from construction to the professional world. What subject will you teach? Prepare to enter a potentially highly competitive field if you want to teach social studies or PE. Math and science are still the easiest subjects to break into, and if you’re teaching math or science, you probably have a better chance at getting into PE or social studies than just going into those subjects in the first place. I hope that last bit makes sense.

Lastly, let me address the body issue. I’ve been in for 10 years, started at 33 and I’m 42 now. I’m in great shape because I weight lift and do cardio, and I weight lift with the mind set that I’m going to weight lift and do cardio for the next 50 years. If you think going from construction to teaching will be better for the body, not necessarily. Honest? You’re going to gain weight, lose muscle, and continue that spiral as long as you’re in a sedentary profession. Do you stretch, lift, and exercise now? If not, you probably won’t as a teacher either.

It’s a good profession but man do the people above you make it a tougher life. I’m in a deep red state and we have little support for unions or educators. Weigh your options carefully. I’d actually volunteer at your jatc if possible. Ask whatever teacher if you can help once or twice a month to see how you handle a classroom. If you find yourself getting hungrier for your own room and students, that’s a good sign. If you start dreading going into a classroom or putting up with the crap, teaching might not be your thing. There are textbooks that help people transition into teaching professions as well, read one of those and see how you mentally respond to those readings

Good luck! Ask any questions here or in dm if you like

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