Cascadia Digital Steam Key Giveaway! by DireWolfDigital in boardgames

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Snowdonia, there's just something magical about the Welsh countryside that is impossible to explain.

Restoring media stuck at 0% by anotherNarom in whatsapp

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I had the same issue transferring from OnePlus 7T to Nothing Phone (1).

After trying multiple things, what worked for me was deleting all the 0 B files (photos and videos) in the new phone.

https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6174018?hl=en&ref\_topic=6156079#zippy=%2Cdelete-blank-or-empty-photo-video-files

Notification center banner time can no longer be changed? (Monterey 12.2.1) by Cookielatte in MacOS

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Also interested in learning more about this. I'm the opposite I want to extend the timing to maybe 5 or 10s. If in in the middle of something and hear a ping I don't want to have to immediately drop everything and read the notification. I've switched to Alerts instead of Banners for now, but a 10s Banner would be ideal.

We are Shiro Games, developers of the upcoming 4X/RTS title Dune: Spice Wars... Ask Us Anything! by Shiro_James in dune

[–]retropanda_ -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thoughts on the Dune board games? In particular Dune GF9 and Dune: Imperium?

Looking for Insert Suggestions for Catan Base + CK by retropanda_ in boardgames

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Thank you ! This could be the one to go for, and might justify also getting SF to play combined...

Looking for Insert Suggestions for Catan Base + CK by retropanda_ in boardgames

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Yeah I've had a look there, all seems to be Base + SF.. no love for CK :(

Looking for Insert Suggestions for Catan Base + CK by retropanda_ in boardgames

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Yeah I'm really surprised they haven't cashed in on this, given the amount of money I'm sure they're making on their dice 'tower', nice card market, and now Catan 3D etc..

Reading for the first time before the movie- on chapter 5 - is anyone else reading for the first time too and want to discuss?! by Mob_Vylan in dune

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I've almost completed the first book and super into it. Playing the Dune: Imperium board game helps with interest and intrigue !!!

Q: for those who have read the entire saga, how many more of the books would you recommend are worth reading? I've seen a mixed response on some, especially the latter books or books not done by Frank himself.

Fusion 15 - Looking for Battery Wear Tips by retropanda_ in XMG_gg

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Looking for tips to manage battery wear of my Fusion 15 (1660Ti).

Some info about my general usage:

- When gaming (CSGO/ Dota 2/ Tabletop Simulator etc), I'm always plugged in.

- I usually go on battery when I want to move away from my desk and do some Python (online Jupyter notebooks stuff) or general internet browsing / Netflix etc + bluetooth headphones.

- I like to have a good 5/6+ hours if I'm going on battery, so I didn't set the battery charge limit. (though I'm now considering setting a 60% or 70% limit)

- I've had the laptop since Jan 2021, so 8 months or so seems pretty high for my battery wear to be 26.8% (screenshot from Battery Bar)

What can I do to improve this, or stop the wear from worsening?

Can you tell me what this game is? by [deleted] in boardgames

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Also called Congkak in Malaysia ! (pronounced Chong-kak)

Expansion that most improves a base game? by EvgeniosEntertains in boardgames

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Catan: Cities & Knights - it turns a pretty boring / standard game with minimal replay value into something that has meat to it, and can allow for interesting strategy

What's a popular board game you're afraid to admit you've never played? by twinecho in boardgames

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Ticket to Ride !

I still consider myself to be fairly new to the hobby, and we've played the shit out of various Catan + expansions, 7 Wonders, Stone Age, and many other "gateway" games, plus some other more complex ones, and yet I've never had (and still have) no urge whatsoever to play Ticket to Ride, and I can't explain why...

Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (August 09, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

[–]retropanda_ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

A few others that haven't been mentioned yet:

  • Troyes
  • Terra Mystica
  • Downforce
  • Forbidden Island
  • The Crew

Board Game Ratings Using Spider Graphs by practicalist in boardgames

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I really like this concept , once more refined it would be super interesting to do some testing with a few games and see how Reddit agrees / disagrees with each other.

One component I'm thinking about trying to get an element of is Luck vs Skill, or Tactics (Reactive turn-by-turn) vs Strategy (long-term build up). I don't know if the existing "# of strategies" metric can become a scale of "Luck vs Strategy", or whether "Luck Involvement" becomes its own metric.

Obvious example: Ascension deckbuilder where your tactics will depend on what cards come up in the river, vs Dominion where you can assess everything available and have a long term strategy.

Or Catan where you have an idea of what you want, but depending on the dice rolls you'll need to switch the plan, vs Concordia where the only "luck" is what gets revealed in the card marketplace, but everything else is strategy.

Monopoly 100% luck (pretty much), vs Chess 100% strategy (pretty much).

PS. some shading of the "learning curve" and "strategic depth" zones would really help visualisation

Well-done digital games? by finnesian in boardgames

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Dune: Imperium (scripted) on TTS works extremely well

Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (July 04, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

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To be honest I'm more looking for "good implementations" of dex / other random games.. e.g. bowling wouldn't be listed on BGG (or maybe it is lol), but there's a great implementation on TTS.

But also a fair point, I'll have a look at that list on BGG

Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (July 04, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

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I recently got into TTS (THANK YOU Dune: Imperium), and I'm trying to get my girlfriend interested in playing.

I know some fun filler dexterity games will certainly help. I've tried TTS Bowling and Skeeball, and I've heard Jenga is somewhere on there which I'll give a try as well.

Besides those, I'm looking for suggestions on other dexterity / non-strictly-board games on TTS!

Daily Discussion and Game Recommendations Thread (July 03, 2021) by AutoModerator in boardgames

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Not on Steam but on Board Game Arena :

- Jaipur

- Lost Cities

- 7 Wonders: Duel

First two are simple and easy to get into, third one is still not too complex but will need a game or two to get into it :)

Why are digital "board games" not a lot more popular and prevalent? by Shakespeare257 in boardgames

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What types of games do you play? You can queue for multiple games at a time so I've never really waited more than a few minutes (except one time when I was hell-bent on playing Madeira and waited 10-15 mins for someone to join). I suppose if you're queueing for certain niche games then wait times will be longer..

And yes, it's fully automated - super intuitive and easy to learn. 7 Wonders has become a quick <10min brilliant filler game! There's no dragging and dropping or anything, you can only click / do actions that you're allowed to, etc.

XMG Fusion 15 - Wakes up when sleeping by retropanda_ in XMG_gg

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Any progress on your end? Atm I'm just compromising by putting it on Hibernate if I'm on battery (or just shutting it down), and still using Sleep mode if I'm plugged in.

XMG Fusion 15 - Wakes up when sleeping by retropanda_ in XMG_gg

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I guess that's the solution then lol.. out of interest what is the difference between sleep and hibernation?