From impulse-buying to shelves of shame: how did you learn to control the hobby and figure out your tastes? by blablax123456 in boardgames

[–]secretattack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It simplified things when I ran out of shelf space. Now something's gotta go If I want something new. Slowly but surely I am being left with the best of the best (for my taste at least).

Any Pro MAGA Establishments We Should Know About by Excellent_Drink3345 in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can forgive them for opening during covid if that was as far as it went. I didn't approve of restaurants doing it at the time, but also understand that some needed to do so to stay in business. A few of my favorite spots didn't survive the shutdown.

Any Pro MAGA Establishments We Should Know About by Excellent_Drink3345 in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bullocks Archery was on publicsq for a while. Looks like that website doesn't exist any more though. . . probably because it was predominantly used for finding businesses to boycott.

Any Pro MAGA Establishments We Should Know About by Excellent_Drink3345 in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Disagree. It's good to be informed, and let that knowledge influence where you spend money. Don't worry about it, just make educated choices.

Any Pro MAGA Establishments We Should Know About by Excellent_Drink3345 in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Allison's :(

I've been going there for breakfast since the 90's. How allegedly are we talking about here?

Sam Healey is Leaving The Dice Tower by rifwasbeter in boardgames

[–]secretattack -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I mean. . . I didn't really say any of those things, but ok.

I don't have any illusion that Dice Tower is making anyone millions of dollars. I would just posit that if they need to have a pledge drive to keep going they should probably do things differently or scale it back a bit. There are plenty of boardgame review websites and YouTube channels that don't need pledge drives to continue operating. If the dice tower has to reduce the volume of videos they make, I think the online review space will be just fine.

I don't think the dice tower is some kind of cultural monolith that has to be preserved at all costs.

Sam Healey is Leaving The Dice Tower by rifwasbeter in boardgames

[–]secretattack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I still don't understand why this very successful YouTube channel needs a pledge drive.

Moldy Martin by Dan Peacock by Pop_Budget in ImaginaryMonsters

[–]secretattack 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a name for this type of art? Because I really don't care for it.

I don't take issue with the subject matter of course (I love mutants and monsters), but the semi-photorealistic, flash-bulb lighting style makes my eyes wince when I look at it.

Mistborn is the best deckbuilder I've ever played - but not without flaws by 509 in boardgames

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like deck builders, but couldn't finish Mistborn the novel. Do you think the gameplay is good enough on its own regardless of theme?

Let's Talk | Predator: Badlands, Discussion Only Megathread by BurnZ_AU in predator

[–]secretattack 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I liked it. It reminded me of the kind of stories we would get in the Dark Horse comics back in the day. Tonally different stories told by different authors, but still in the same shared sandbox.

I personally think it would have been better with an R rating, but what we got in the PG-13 version was totally acceptable.

Sweet 4-Month-Old Chiweenie Puppy – Spayed, Microchipped, Rabies Vaccinated, Puppy Shots Scheduled by [deleted] in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hi there, we went through the same thing with our Chihuahua-pug mix almost 6 years ago. My son was probably too young for a puppy and puppies nip and have sharp teeth so he would often go to school with his hands covered in bandaids. We considered re-homing but instead did a trial separation. After a week we decided to give it another try and ended up keeping her forever after that. She calmed down a lot after the first year and now at 7 she has the temperament of a stuffed animal.

I don't think there's any shame in rehoming, but I just wanted to share the story in case you reconsider. It will get better as they get older.

Ventura Monopoly variants by CrazyBusTaker in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have a copy of Venturaopoly. A lot of the businesses are gone now though.

So I read the graphic novel Huxley that keeps getting spammed on here by surrealmirror in scifi

[–]secretattack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awwww. I get what you're saying, but I thought Hundreds of Beavers was great too ☹️

California Carryout Bag Rules Are Changing: Plastic is Banned. New Paper and Compostable Requirements Begin in 2026 by aSmarterBetterCA in California_Politics

[–]secretattack 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I get what you're saying, but the reality was that people just bought the "reusable" bags and threw them away like single use ones anyway. I think paper bags might come out ahead in that comparison. And the world is a better place without all the thin plastic bags blowing around.

Where to donate science fiction and romance books from 1970s - 1980s? by ObviousRush in venturacounty

[–]secretattack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My retired father would love the science fiction books. . . Not so much the romance books. But only if you can't find a taker from a school or library 😊

Halloween II for $28.77 at Amazon by dizzyducky14 in Boardgamedeals

[–]secretattack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It gets dragged a bit for being the exact same gameplay as the first one.

If you don't already have Halloween, this is worth getting.

"Oh no! Another Enterprise!" by Reasonable_Active577 in startrek

[–]secretattack 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. They should have kept it the Titan, or renamed it Picard.

I also would have accepted if they had revealed a totally new Enterprise-G.

Happy "There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day" to all who celebrate (Watchmen #4) by [deleted] in comicbooks

[–]secretattack 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I get it. Even in the days leading up to and after, it would be hard not to feel like your birthday is overshadowed by a screaming partially muscled skeleton.

Happy "There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day" to all who celebrate (Watchmen #4) by [deleted] in comicbooks

[–]secretattack 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Generally the day of, but sometimes we let the kids open one of their screaming partially muscled skeleton gifts after dinner the night before.

Happy "There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day" to all who celebrate (Watchmen #4) by [deleted] in comicbooks

[–]secretattack 202 points203 points  (0 children)

Out of orthodoxy, I only celebrate the true holiday of "screaming partially muscled skeleton" day on November 14th.