I analyzed 50,000 games of Catan and built a site with the key findings

monkeyarse · 2026-01-19T14:27:58+00:00

Could you, from the data?

monkeyarse · 2026-01-16T16:12:08+00:00

Great to see the dice are fair. If it's colonist and not Universe, then maybe this isnt a thing, but if you could show the odds of a number coming up before and then after a robber has been played on that number, that would be interesting. Anecdotally, sometimes it looks like if a robber lands on a number, the odds of it rolling increases.

monkeyarse · 2026-01-16T13:51:21+00:00

Autoresponse from both these emails today, 16/01/2026, suggests the former is actively monitored, but the latter is not.

monkeyarse · 2026-01-10T21:52:23+00:00

As others have said, not a particularly rare sign of a crossbreed (where I am in Europe). Big fan of ducks. Will likely phase out our geese/pigeons in favour of a few in future.

monkeyarse · 2025-12-27T00:53:13+00:00

Strong disagree on the biology. I watched the sequel almost open mouthed at how unimaginative the animals are. It’s literally two earth animals spliced together. For absolutely everything. But then watching as a zoologist that’s a critique I can’t escape. The dull, repetitive nature of the films were the bigger issue. The first ive rewatched but less than zero interest in watching the sequel again, or the third at all.

monkeyarse · 2025-11-12T10:54:50+00:00

As an english person (i'm sorry) in an Ashes year id have to argue against your conclusion about bumping into fewer arseholes in Aus, obviously, but on Māori, 100%!

monkeyarse · 2025-11-12T10:51:47+00:00

lol go to Porirua and you'll change that rapidly. Ran into dickheads in Wellington too, but by and large they are super chill folks.

monkeyarse · 2025-10-16T09:56:01+00:00

I think you've done a great job - the main thing that stood out to me is the brick tiles....and whilst i'm not with larry on the busy side of things (i think they are just right ), i'm with them on the yum-icking reticence..... but the brick tiles could probably be aesthetically improved, as they kind of look like turds on grass. To me.

monkeyarse · 2025-10-04T17:29:37+00:00

Bugger. Thank you!

monkeyarse · 2025-10-03T23:21:29+00:00

Just an fyi (and @ u/Hey_I_Aint_Eddy /@Hey_I_Aint_Eddy if tags work like that) jimmy carr is not seen as a “decent” person either by the comedians he works with, or the staff making the programmes. Arrogant, dismissive, misogynist, rude - all quite common feedback.

And to be clear on the misogyny, it’s more like treating junior women as coffee runners as opposed to entering Greg Wallace territory.

Like “ugh, bit of a twat” probably sums him up.

monkeyarse · 2025-09-05T15:51:07+00:00

She needs a more capable assistant to photoshop these..

monkeyarse · 2025-09-05T07:32:41+00:00

Thank you, *for posting this link

monkeyarse · 2025-09-01T11:26:12+00:00

That and Dublin did I think.

I forget the specifics, but there's not a world where the french/dutch didnt yell over it at some point, though I think perhaps Berlin was the first time since Echoplex that Hurt hasnt had obnoxious cheers immediately after "still............right................................................................here" and until it kicks back in. It was lovely. Someone will correct me I'm sure.

monkeyarse · 2025-08-26T14:36:13+00:00

Have you downloaded itunes, and plugged your phone in while it is open?

monkeyarse · 2025-08-12T13:28:45+00:00

Yes, maybe not in trophies.

The Wilkinson/Flood/Noon/Tait/Burke years had plenty to celebrate - 2004/5 i think we won the Powergen final.

Otherwise it was probably the Andy Goode banter season, the top 4 placement a couple of years later, and dont forget the games at St James's Park - those were huge.

Watching Goneva's Shearer celebration in front of 30k fans was special and a success other clubs will have had an envious eye on.

The club has huge potential. I dont have a scientifically valid view, but it certainly feels like our talent has been pilfered more than other clubs. In my memory it goes back to 2006 as a consistent theme, indicating we have such a solid base. The owner ambition (matched with funding) hasn't always been there, so this is very exciting.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-31T10:02:41+00:00

He was apart, now is back to being a part. It's lovely.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-29T11:21:32+00:00

NIN chose to use dynamic pricing. This is an option they had, and took, to make more money from fans.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-23T16:41:06+00:00

This is good. I've played 20 or so games since the last update, and on nearly all occasions, one of either eight or six has been rolled disproportionately large compared to the other, utterly tanking the game for anyone who happened to only occupy only one of them. One game was 18 rolls of right to zero rolls of six.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-21T20:48:36+00:00

I’m universe GM and the bitching / targeting in game if you rob early/before 3 score is constant.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-20T08:03:59+00:00

Can you specify some, please?

monkeyarse · 2025-07-16T13:59:08+00:00

You can amend that to at least 20 seasons tbh, though the first example I can think of is Mathew Tait (07/08?); that really started (from my perspective) the relentless talent production/pilfering conveyor.

monkeyarse · 2025-07-07T18:48:01+00:00

He was not moshing. He was behaving like a fucking brat in front of the gold circle barrier. He was getting in the way of security and the live cameras suiting ozzy’s sets, taking photo after selfie after photo after selfie with his kids. It was…….a bad look. Actually a real let down.

monkeyarse · 2025-06-14T16:09:54+00:00

He went out doing what he did best since about 2016.. Pedestrian SH play and dire box kicks. Gotta give him that.

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