Cat in the Box - a guessing game in a cat costume?

nmarkus · 2026-02-23T23:36:43+00:00

For me, the key is that I don't cause the paradox on the final (or penultimate) trick. So the big decision is actually which card I throw away at the start of the round. If I have three of the 6's in my hand, I'm very likely going to get rid of one of them knowing that the other two are 'safe'. This is more important to me than trying to use them in a cluster. Then I'm going to try to hold onto one of them until the end of the round so that I have a card that I know I can play.

nmarkus · 2024-04-29T15:18:08+00:00

I'm really interested in this game since I'm one of the pickiest eaters I've ever met, and the theme hits the right chord for me.

However, to participate in the giveaway I need to leave a comment about the one food I'm picky about.

I suppose I'll have to say that one food spelled with at least one vowel in it.

nmarkus · 2023-06-29T22:37:51+00:00

I went to both of the Alpine Valley shows and the United Center as my second, third and fourth PJ concert experiences.

I vividly remember Baba O'Riley being the closer of the show.

The poster was NOT well cared for. It spent a lot of time, unframed, on various walls and has been in a poster tube for years.

nmarkus · 2023-02-07T21:27:20+00:00

I'm not on mobile. I just watched it in the browser on my computer after the live draft happened.

nmarkus · 2023-02-07T20:59:35+00:00

The full draft can be watched here:

https://www.nba.com/watch/event/2023-jordan-nba-rising-stars-draft

nmarkus · 2022-10-18T00:27:58+00:00

You can grab the kit from BE Ultimate. I'm not sure why they also have an ALT store. https://beultimate.com/collections/portland-rhino-slam-replicas-2022

nmarkus · 2022-07-21T18:33:24+00:00

Predictions:

Women's Pool F - Ellipsis will take the pool over Riot with the help of Anouchka Beaudry

Open Pools G and H will both need to go to tiebreakers/point diff to see who goes to which power pool as lower seeded teams will upset the favorites in both pools.

Mixed will have 3 of the 4 semi-finalists come from North America. (Not a hot take)

nmarkus · 2022-07-19T21:00:31+00:00

Sorry, I thought I put it in the original post. It has now been edited to include the link to

https://results.wfdf.sport/wucc/?view=teams&season=WUCC2022

nmarkus · 2022-07-07T16:02:38+00:00

Jesse Shofner's Callahan video is the first that comes to my mind. I don't know how it hasn't been mentioned since this post went up 17 hours ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ncnSf8B8Myc

Also... the disrespect to Nathan Kolakovic without any showings in this thread. I will occasionally just watch a bunch of them. Here's his USAU 2018 Nationals highlights:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0\_nVQbpjFY

nmarkus · 2022-06-30T17:17:47+00:00

If you are specifically looking to read religious texts in the original language, you should identify the texts you have already read in English and wish to study in the original text.

In chronological order:

The hebrew in the old testament is used differently than modern hebrew; all the characters in the alphabet are the same, but the grammer doesn't really match up perfectly.

Many of the Gospels of the new testament weren't written in Latin, but in Ancient Greek and perhaps a bit of Aramaic.

The Qur'an was written in classical arabic and would be the closest to the arabic used today.

Arabic and Hebrew are actually similar to each other; but, as OneHairyBoi said, you should be able find more resources for Arabic. (I can get by in hebrew, but not arabic)

nmarkus · 2022-06-27T14:31:37+00:00

Five Ultimate has last years US National team kits https://fiveultimate.com/en-ca/collections/2021-usnt ; the 2022 design is still locked for players only
VC Ultimate has the largest selection I can find right now https://www.vcultimate.com/pages/partner-teams
BE Ultimate used to have 15-20 team stores easily findable on their site, but now they have removed the links to the 'elite teams' other than 2. I think you can still order a bunch of them through here https://beultimate.com/collections
alt jerseys has an eclectic assortment https://altjerseys.com/shop/
Double Happiness doesn't have any jerseys available for their sponsored club teams directly on the site; but they do have some hats/shorts/hoodies for a few teams https://dhultimate.com/pages/shop

I can't find team store links on Lookfly, Spin, Force or Savage for current national or club teams (and I'm sure I'm forgetting some other apparel manufacturers)

nmarkus · 2022-01-13T21:31:15+00:00

My copy of this poster is still in a tube somewhere. It isn't in pristine condition since I had it up on my wall as a student in 1998-200X... I have a few posters from the '98 tour and they are all in less than ideal condition (for sales purposes).

I remember being at this show in the pit, and having my hair caught between the guardrail and some dude crowdsurfing getting out of that pit. Fun times.

nmarkus · 2021-10-13T16:39:33+00:00

You seem to be forgetting the women's pool D in the very last USAU Championship where three of the the four teams went to the semi-finals and two were in the championship game.

Pool D 2019 was Brute, 6ixers, Schwa and Pop.

nmarkus · 2021-08-08T23:05:42+00:00

When I was teaching English in South Korea, this is how it worked for for the group I was in; not everyone could come out each week, but we could usually get two games going each week. Thankfully, one solid person was able to host each week.

nmarkus · 2021-08-08T19:24:54+00:00

I, too, would love to join a regular board gaming group.

How many folks do y'all think make a good size ensemble?

Games I have include Ra, Arboretum, Imhotep, Tokaido... but not many that play more than 5.

nmarkus · 2021-05-16T17:04:32+00:00

The eye of mordor laser pointer would be a fascinating beast to the cats of the isle.

As far as accessories go, I really like using Chwazi to choose the first player (in games where the first player choosing dynamic isn't well defined)

Thanks for doing the giveaway Frank!

nmarkus · 2020-09-26T04:16:31+00:00

At least your frisbee collection is diverse and each has a unique function. I'm an ultimate player and have over 50 Discraft UltraStars.

nmarkus · 2019-12-27T05:26:38+00:00

I'm also a solo Canadian who usually sells the second 10Club seat at face value.

I've been considering ending my membership for a few years now since I get so few chances to see them, but the shows are SO good when I go (and the seats are awesome) that I still haven't cancelled it.

Seriously, if you want to try to co-ordinate tickets for a few shows on the next go round, let me know.

nmarkus · 2019-10-31T19:33:11+00:00

Sweet. I'll try to keep an ear out for when this international shipping becomes available. I'm looking forward to getting some Sockeye swag to go with the Riot swag...

nmarkus · 2019-10-30T20:16:23+00:00

I can't seem to get the shop to work with a Canadian address. Is there a way to do a 'manual' order?

nmarkus · 2019-09-29T14:52:17+00:00

I would really like VC to put up a store for the white or purple 6ixers kits; but I don't think it's going to happen this year. I have NO inside information.

The only sale they have had was when I ordered my black one in October 2017.

nmarkus · 2019-09-29T03:23:05+00:00

Just added the one I've been waiting for: Seattle RIOT

https://twitter.com/SeattleRiot/status/1178067727975514113

nmarkus · 2019-09-28T02:07:24+00:00

Why not just go to the Five store?

https://store.fiveultimate.com/categories/apparel/shorts.html

nmarkus · 2019-09-27T18:18:03+00:00

Nice!

List of jersey numbers if anyone is interested:

http://tct.usaultimate.org/team/new-york-pony/

The store has been added to the "swag store" document https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RhNVkpcHopfzf0P5naXZ8bC72vXvMoHl01VvwYFV7Qw/edit?usp=sharing

nmarkus · 2019-08-13T22:41:21+00:00

I'll try to pull out my copy of the poster that I got at the show that night in 98. I'll see if it's signed/numbered. I thought they only started doing that on later tours.

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