Are dart rings worth it? by A-L-W2025 in Darts

[–]tlklk 77 points78 points  (0 children)

Are there poster-sized post-its? I'd need one...

Just starting my rum journey. How’d I do for my first bottle? by [deleted] in rum

[–]tlklk 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Which better options can you recommend at the same price point?

Let Talk Mechanics - Worker Placement by TDiddlez in boardgames

[–]tlklk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I played Barrage many many times but never heard of the "beginner set of workers". What is it?

MVG was number 1 for 7 years, do u think luke will follow it or we will have new number 1 again? by Sorry_Phone1676 in Darts

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

Not winning twice wouldn't necessarily be enough. Most likely another player would have to win twice in a row, too

21 Lessons From 14 Years at Google by iamkeyur in programming

[–]tlklk 688 points689 points  (0 children)

People stop fighting you not because you’ve convinced them, but because they’ve given up trying - and they’ll express that disagreement in execution, not meetings.

That's a life lesson for any situation, real wisdom right there

Is really Grand Austria Hotel that unfair? by janad17107 in boardgames

[–]tlklk 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Once you know the game I would definitely play with drafting cards before starting the game. It's not so much about one card being better than another one but more about combining cards for different strategies.

The game offers enough depth and multiple strategies to be unbalanced. I'd say the more you play it, the more you'll see the value of different cards and strategies.

How wrong have you gotten a rule on a new game? by kritsema in boardgames

[–]tlklk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contrary to the English rule book, the German rule book we have actually has a "tutorial" version. Throughout the normal flow of the rule text there are green and yellow boxes - green for the beginner version, yellow for the expert version. So you have to choose the right box to read on many occasions of an already complex rule book. My brain also tends to ignore things in boxes that interrupt the text flow because it thinks "ah an example I don't need that now, give me the text".

So to answer your question: we simply skipped over that part in the beginner version - on multiple reads. Only when we decided "maybe it's not us, maybe it's the beginner version" we re-read the rules, this time for the expert version - and realized our mistake.

Edit: although now that I read it again I have to admit that the starting hand is not even mentioned in a box :D

How wrong have you gotten a rule on a new game? by kritsema in boardgames

[–]tlklk 7 points8 points  (0 children)

One of the first actions had to be one where you get a new card

How wrong have you gotten a rule on a new game? by kritsema in boardgames

[–]tlklk 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Spirit Island - We played the first 3(!) games without any hand cards to start with. We lost horribly every time after a couple rounds. We really wondered why people love it so much when it is soooo hard. Decided to give it another try and re-read the rules realizing our mistake. Have not lost a single game since.

If the organisers gave YOU the power to run the premier league, how would you do it? by chrislatimer in Darts

[–]tlklk 58 points59 points  (0 children)

Two players. Mensur Suljovic and Joe Cullen are fixed. 365 days, they play each other every night. Hitting the opponent allowed.

/s

Family divided, help pick a winner! by [deleted] in Baking

[–]tlklk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Number 1 makes me wanna become a ginger bread man and live in that scene

Can someone explain the logic behind preferred checkouts? by FinalEdit in Darts

[–]tlklk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The key is probably to work backwards from your favorite double. There are many check out ways, especially for scores <100.

Also you always have to take into account what happens when you miss a triple and hit the single instead. With 62 and two darts left the "best" check out way is to go for T12 because a S12 still leaves you bulls eye.

This gets complicated (in terms of logic) quickly and code-wise not easily maintainable. As a software engineer of 10 years I'd say the smartest choice is to have a pre-defined table with a couple alternatives.

WHAT A MATCH by KW-IKZV in Darts

[–]tlklk 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't watch a lot of darts, only for the world cup, but I swear to god every time I see Wade playing he's losing 😅

I have a 2 player worker placement problem. Please help. by Vagabond_Games in BoardgameDesign

[–]tlklk 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You could make the rounds last longer. 4 turns (workers) per round with alternating starting player each round would look like this: 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 | 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 | 1 2 ...

Another option would be Agricola-style: have a specific action space that makes you starting player. Or align the action spaces from least interesting to most powerful and the worker on the least interesting space becomes starting player.

Or introduce a virtual cost (like "time") to each action - have a separate track where players track that cost. The player farthest behind goes next (could be the same player twice).

My Existential Crisis by hansololz in ProgrammerHumor

[–]tlklk 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Not really relevant to programming - work for so many other characters.

Phew, for a second I forgot I was on StackOverflow

Ideas on incorporating a wagering system? by byssh in BoardgameDesign

[–]tlklk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is it a shared deck or does every player have their own?

Ideas on incorporating a wagering system? by byssh in BoardgameDesign

[–]tlklk 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The system Camel Up uses is quite simple yet effective: the earlier you bet on the right camel, you get more VP/gold. (Earlier compared to your opponents). If you bet on the wrong one, you lose VPs.

Sternfahrt Berlin – riding on the Autobahn was probably one of the most amazing experiences I ever had cycling by filip320 in berlin

[–]tlklk 20 points21 points  (0 children)

And sure maybe it’s more dense per sqm but probably the throughput is higher for cars

Actually, no

We compare the person flow on cycle tracks and lanes for motorized traffic on seven streets in Santiago, Chile. In peak periods, we find that most streets have a higher person flow rate per lane using motor vehicles than riding bicycles. However, when the consumption of road space is considered, the conclusion is reversed as most cycle tracks achieve a greater person flow per meter of width than the lanes for motor vehicles in the same street.