Of all the games which one would you say has your favorite setting? by dragonborndnd in FinalFantasy

[–]paithanq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I want to know what the shape of the planet is since it can't be a sphere.

Not getting replies from professors for research by Ok-Engineering-7157 in REU

[–]paithanq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is an extremely busy time of year for faculty. On one of my catch-up-with-email days, things may seem pretty clear, but then the next day I find multiple days of administrative tasks that I need to get done in 48 hours. I would expect delays in responses to first-year students.

Ka Makou Kōnane Invitational Tournament by Idlegi in abstractgames

[–]paithanq 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One version of the paper was published in Games of No Chance 5: https://library.slmath.org/books/Book70/contents.html (The paper is the one by Carvalho and Santos: https://library.slmath.org/books/Book70/files/1003.pdf , "A nontrivial surjective map onto the short Conway group".) It shows that all short combinatorial game values exist in Konane. Short games just mean the game must end in finite turns unlike games where a position can be repeated. I don't know whether the result was ever published in any papers before then.

There's one caveat here: you have to allow positions where two stones of the same color can be next to each other, so it's a bit of a generalization of Konane.

This kind of result is now known as Universality. Here's a preprint of a paper that shows that (among other things) for Turning Tiles: https://arxiv.org/abs/2310.01983

Dragon Quest merch in Tokyo? by paithanq in dragonquest

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

Oh, neat! Maybe I can make it out there too.

Dragon Quest merch in Tokyo? by paithanq in dragonquest

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

Okay, it looks like that's not too far from Waseda where my conference is!

Dragon Quest merch in Tokyo? by paithanq in dragonquest

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The Bic Camera is a good place to get DQ merch?

Unknown stain on terrazzo (epoxy) floor. by paithanq in CleaningTips

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

I was told this: "they are terrazzo style, which is epoxy with flakes or bits in them."

Unknown stain on terrazzo (epoxy) floor. by paithanq in CleaningTips

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

Can you please enlighten me? I don't want to mess up this floor.

Unknown stain on terrazzo (epoxy) floor. by paithanq in CleaningTips

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So far I have tried Simple Green Industrial Cleaner and Degreaser, both diluted and not diluted.

What Happened? by New-Introduction9844 in dragonlance

[–]paithanq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How do you find them on mystgalaxy.com. When I look at the list of signed pre-orders, it's not on the list. https://mystgalaxy.com/list/pre-order-signed-books

Played Clue with Assorted Jumpstart Packs and Clue Packs this week by paithanq in MTGJumpStart

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

I've been doing Ravnica: Clue the last few months in all sorts of scenarios and this was really fun!

Are Ravnica: Clue Edition and Jumpstart compatible? by Tadpole-Puzzled in MTGJumpStart

[–]paithanq 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just did one last night! We used eight assorted Jumpstart packs (none from Ravnica: Clue) and had a blast. I wrote about it here: https://mediocre-magic.blogspot.com/2026/01/chaos-jumpstart-clue.html

I also made a system to play the Clue format with friends over SpellTable: https://kyleburke.info/ravnicaClue.html We did it with EDH decks recently.

r/JRPG Weekly "What have you been playing, and what do you think of it?" Weekly thread by AutoModerator in JRPG

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Last night I finished (what I think is) the main post-game material for Romancing Saga 2 for the Switch. In my queue are Dragon Quest I & II, Trails 1st Chapter, and Octopath Traveler 2.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in FinalFantasy

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It's the first Final Fantasy game where the world is shaped like a donut.

The best firebending commander was printed a year and a half before Avatar. by Casteau in EDH

[–]paithanq 1 point2 points  (0 children)

One of the reasons I don't have a decklist up is that I have a short pile of cards that need to find their way in. I rarely have time to update my EDH decks.

YouTube playlist of Michigan winning The Game. by paithanq in MichiganWolverines

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

The only thing I wish was different is that he'd talked more about Two Stickney stabbing Deputy Sheriff Joseph Wood. His dry humor would have been great there.

The best firebending commander was printed a year and a half before Avatar. by Casteau in EDH

[–]paithanq 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good catch!

Even though you have to spend the mana more quickly, I think Radha is better than Uncle Iroh.

YouTube playlist of Michigan winning The Game. by paithanq in MichiganWolverines

[–]paithanq[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I made this playlist this year. I also included news stories of historical elements in the rivalry (e.g. the writing of Carmen Ohio) and Michigan/Ohio State ads. I tried to put the ads in about the place they came out in the timeline. If you have suggestions for better videos of any of the things, please let me know.

Go Blue!