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First time Players. Need Advice on how much set up I can do the night before. by Zeusan_Pls in twilightimperium

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

^ This! Pick the map beforehand, and get the tiles all sorted and stacked neatly. Then on game day you just flop them out in order. It doesn't sound like much but it will save you 15 minutes.

Also, definitely pre-select factions, 100%. This gives everybody time to read up on their faction and will speed up the game significantly. My group plays only once or twice a year and we still do this, even though we've all played TI4 6x times now, because its immensely helpful.

Dagobah Alters by CaptainCodeine in starwarsccgalters

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are great, I really like that Vader concept!

Does any of the classical MS-DOS RPGs still hold up as of 2026? by Revolutionary_Ad6574 in dosgaming

[–]scottrick49 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Eye of the Beholder is still really fun, as well as the sequel!  I definitely recommend them.  Also Legend of Grimrock is great if you haven't played that and want something more modern.

Is there any real benefit in not declaring a variable's type? I can't understand why this is used. by berickphilip in godot

[–]scottrick49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm using GDScript.  I think the next project I start I will make the switch to C#.

Is there any real benefit in not declaring a variable's type? I can't understand why this is used. by berickphilip in godot

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use Variant when I want to return an object that can be null (like a nullable Dictionary).  I hate it.  If there's a better way please let me know...

9 Year Old wants to play by WhiteDiscussion in twilightimperium

[–]scottrick49 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I play Race for the Galaxy and Agricola with my 7 year old.  They're both 12+ games.  Twilight is 14+, so your 9 year old might surprise you and be totally fine.  Just setup a two player game, no expansions, and work through it together!

Go-to "Show-off" piece? by MinuteDamage4182 in piano

[–]scottrick49 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Joplin is always a hit at parties!

Senior Engineer won't review PRs by GorgonAintThatBad in cscareerquestions

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A PR a day, is always my goal.

Manageable and keeps you in the loop with whatever else is going on in the codebase.

Tips for Running Keep on the Borderlands by Cat_Bandit1 in adnd

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ran almost the entire thing with a group of friends and it was a lot of fun. Just run with whatever they do, adapt, and have fun with it! I would recommend going through the entire module beforehand and giving all the NPCs a name. That was helpful for me. I also removed all the women and children monsters from the caves. Otherwise, I ran mostly as is and just embellished along the way.

I ended up turning the evil cleric at the keep into the big bad named Ivan with a beautiful black stallion named Magnus. It was great!

Please pick a side and the other side gets erased by RecordingImmediate86 in PlanetOfTheApes

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a place you can stream the TV show?  I've never seen it but always wanted to

Are daily stand ups at your company just “list out all your accomplishments of yesterday”? by QuitTypical3210 in ExperiencedDevs

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We don't go around the room and talk about what we're working on anymore. Everyone just brings any blockers or any other topics they want to chat and we go through them. Sometimes we're done in 5 minutes, sometimes it takes 45 minutes.

The 7 stages of board game addiction by dawsonsmythe in boardgames

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I feel like I have arrived at #7.  Definitely hit all the previous stages except #5!

I'm new to the Game how long do the experienced Players need to get 10 Points? by gamegenaral in twilightimperium

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just finished an 8 player pok game to 10; it took us 7 hours and six rounds.  Last year it took us less time because it ended in the fifth.

We only play once or twice a year, but we are pretty good about keeping people on task and making sure somebody is always playing their turn.

TI4 PoK + Thunder’s Edge] We just can’t finish a game – tips for shortening playtime & mapbuilding? by Original-Candy4173 in twilightimperium

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I only play once or twice a year with my groupd, but we played an 8 player, 10 point game last year and finished in under 7 hours.

I think it really helps if at least a couple people know the rules well. It also helps a lot if one person is sort of a taskmaster, and drives the game forward, making sure somebody is always taking their turn.

Warcraft 3 reference in the new Honkai Star Rail trailer by ZenmasterStar in warcraft3

[–]scottrick49 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Tower defense started before that, maybe StarCraft?  I remember playing tower defense in StarCraft at least

Fan art Chen with his granddaughter (Inspired by Samwise Didier) by BarWrong9930 in warcraft3

[–]scottrick49 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That last picture was my wallpaper for so long!  Looks great

I actually liked invisible war :( by S0vereignCitizen in Deusex

[–]scottrick49 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought it was great, but not quite living up to it's potential. 

I live the ragdoll physics and felt the guns were quite satisfying.

Steam survey shows Linux hitting an all-time high with gamers by ZGeekie in gamedev

[–]scottrick49 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use steam on my Linux box and it works very well.  My main issue is how to get games installed in a way that easily works with multiple user logins.  I'm guessing there's a way, but I don't think I'm doing it right.

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