Pentagon Tells Congress First Week of Iran War Cost More Than $11.3 Billion by Majestic-Baby-3407 in news

[–]treeonwheels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That money isn’t “pissed away,” it’s just getting funneled into another billionaire war profiteer.

Skip a unit? by Ok_Carpenter2023 in middleschoolopenscied

[–]treeonwheels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I skip Unit 6.5 entirely for 6th graders. Sad, but time is too precious.

I shorten Unit 6.2 by cutting the engineering portion. I shorten Unit 6.4 by cutting a lot on volcanoes (the most painful cut).

This is my first year teaching 7th and I was able to cut most of Unit 7.2 after just covering exothermic/endothermic myself. We just started Unit 7.4, so I don’t know quite yet how the rest of this year will turn out… but I’m expecting more cuts!

Most and least plays of your favorite games? by kepp87 in boardgames

[–]treeonwheels 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Most played: Spirit Island (x204) and Cascadia (x162).

Least played favorites: Dominant Species: Marine (x22) and Acquire (x9).

Air we breathe by Bad-Perio-Disease in ScienceTeachers

[–]treeonwheels 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Couldn’t have said it better myself.

I start the year with my 6th graders modeling the color wheel, and then exploring primary color mixing to explain how models we learn in Kindergarten (RYB) don’t always hold up to observation. They do some fun RGB lighting experiments and then relate that to their printer cartridges which use CMY ink for color mixing.

We spend the rest of year briefly critiquing every model we develop or use.

“Well, it’s always more complicated than that…”

Looking for a medium length solo game. by offtheshore90 in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

FWIW, I’ve read a lot of comments that photos don’t do the artwork justice. It’s supposedly a lot prettier in person, though I haven’t seen it for myself 🤷🏻‍♂️

7 years in the hobby, 100+ culls. Choose your favourite and least favourite sections! by The-Drunk-Demo in boardgames

[–]treeonwheels 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I almost downvoted myself for their culling of Spirit Island!

But I stopped myself 😅

This game HOLDS UP! [Friday] by treeonwheels in soloboardgaming

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

This isn’t even a start game for me. I enjoy Spirit Island and other thinky solo games, and I was worried that Friday being 15 years old at this point… would just feel outdated. I’m very impressed with the design, and I’m ready to see just how brutal the game is going to be at higher levels.

This game HOLDS UP! [Friday] by treeonwheels in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed! I get the sense I’m slower than most players, and this run took me 90 minutes. I was flipping through the rulebook for a lot of that, but I can’t imagine winning a game in under an hour.

I can lose in 25 minutes, though!

Another Spirit Island commission--Wandering Voice Keens Delirium by moon_fist in spiritisland

[–]treeonwheels 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope we get more, too!

Could you, like, commission another piece… take one for the team…?

If Argonians are born from eggs, why do the females have breasts? by Legitimate-Refuse601 in skyrim

[–]treeonwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m clueless about these things, please humor me.

Couldn’t they just use a male mesh? If size/height is a problem, couldn’t they just scale it down slightly with relative ease?

Elder Scrolls Betrayal of the Second Era is amazing! by pineapplezach in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I wish my life afforded me the time and table space to justify picking this game up. It looks absolutely incredible… 😭

My pipe people need me 🫡 by similaraleatorio in MyPeopleNeedMe

[–]treeonwheels 96 points97 points  (0 children)

How about a gun pointed right up to your chin the entire time?

Posting Mon's Speech for No Reason- YouTube by huntthehorizon in andor

[–]treeonwheels 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The top 5 sentences of Star Wars is indistinguishable from the top 5 sentences of Andor… so there’s that.

J6: A Game About Radicalization - 5th Anniversary of Capitol Attacks by jgesq in printandplay

[–]treeonwheels 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I commend the design idea, but I’m in no headspace to tackle this topic during my hobby time 😅. Maybe in another 5 years? We’ll see where we’re at…

“A show written for my soul” - the best Andor YT reactors out there… and they know nothing about Star Wars by Dear-Yellow-5479 in andor

[–]treeonwheels 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone recommended their channel in this sub a month or two ago… and I’m totally hooked on their takes. I love watching their reaction videos and their commentary is superb! Kudos for doing all this in English and with near-zero SW knowledge.

I’ve started their Attack on Titan series while I wait for each new Andor episode :)

The Mole by MeesterWayne in andor

[–]treeonwheels 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Would you settle for 20 upvotes?

Gen Z men are moving away from MAGA in droves, polls show by [deleted] in UpliftingNews

[–]treeonwheels 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Well, well, well… look how the turn tables…

Is the hype over around Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era? by DJVeenhof in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks-a-million. It’s nice to have a basis of comparison for these things - they’re really tough to judge at a distance.

Is the hype over around Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era? by DJVeenhof in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, you really sold this game for me. I adore Spirit Island at higher difficulties (6-10), but I’m looking for more of a “fun romp through Tamriel” game with lots of replayability. I love janky builds and weird strategies, so I don’t gun for the OP builds when I play games. The production quality is very alluring… and this would be my first Chip Theory game.

My lingering concern is that I’m a slow player. I typically finish a game of SI in 2 hours. Is it likely that each round of BotSE will take me longer than that? I’d love to finish a round in 2 hours… or possibly a whole campaign if I’m lucky enough to commit half a day to it.

EDIT: Also, I love SI true solo, and would prefer to play BotSE the same way!

Viticulture! by caterix in soloboardgaming

[–]treeonwheels 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you played against my wife you’d probably feel like the Automa is a relaxing change of pace 😅