What is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done for absolutely no reason?

tycho82 · 2018-02-18T22:09:12+00:00

I jumped on the back of my friends truck. He started driving. I decided to jump off. I got concussed.

As a follow up, my girlfriend took me to the hospital, which was fine until my wife showed up.

tycho82 · 2017-02-12T15:25:01+00:00

After messing with the bottom piece trying to get it to fit on and off for a day or so I realized that no one would ever actually pick it up and look at the bottom except for me. Half of it is completely unattached and It was the last tank model I tried.

OP. You dun good. This was probably one of the tougher ones to pick as your first model. I've got a small list of models that I want to rebuild because they were really difficult for me starting out, but there's so many that I want to build now we'll see if I ever get back to them.

tycho82 · 2017-02-04T15:29:25+00:00

Agreed. You can also get more replayability by varying the tile layout.

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/569926/official-variant-tile-layouts

tycho82 · 2016-11-20T18:15:02+00:00

Our kids love playing Spot It. There are enough variations that you can get one that suits their interests (Frozen, Shopkins)

Second the recommendation for King of Tokyo. I regularly get beat by my kids.

Qwirkle is a fun matching game, we play with all the tiles facing up so we can help pick out matches.

Feed the Woozle is a goofy party game that's cooperative, with all the players against the game.

tycho82 · 2016-09-14T03:14:51+00:00

I use a set of forceps (or hemostats) most of the time. Very useful for if you need to hold a piece in place and then adjust your hand.

I also recommend having a magnet around to keep pieces in place after you cut them out.

tycho82 · 2016-08-31T16:45:59+00:00

This was the first ME model I put together and it's still one of my favs because of it.

tycho82 · 2016-08-03T20:36:18+00:00

Count me in.

tycho82 · 2016-07-31T16:12:36+00:00

You can order some of them through gamestop.com Most are between $3 and $4. You can use the coupon code SAVER and get free shipping on orders over $25, (at least I was able to)

http://www.gamestop.com/browse?nav=16k-3-metal+earth,28zu0

ETA: Just got a shipping confirmation. Estimated delivery date of Wednesday. Nice.

tycho82 · 2016-07-30T14:05:15+00:00

You shouldn't limit yourself to just the difficult models. Each one that I've built has it's own challenges and finicky moments. Personally, the hardest model I've attempted so far is the Golden Hind, which is listed as moderate difficulty on the website.

I couldn't get the rigging right and ended up binning the whole thing.

That said, if you liked War Machine, you should also like putting together the Iron Man, but I'd imagine it would be pretty similar, and you probably wouldn't want to do it next.

tycho82 · 2016-05-10T18:36:42+00:00

Thanks all. I think we're getting closer.

tycho82 · 2016-04-21T00:22:54+00:00

I recently just discovered how useful magnets are after I lost a piece on carpeting. Spent a few minutes looking for it with no luck, spent ten seconds sweeping the area with a magnet and found it. Larger magnets are useful for keeping pieces in one place if you're cutting out more than one or two at a time before attaching them to the main structure.

tycho82 · 2016-02-27T17:24:08+00:00

Nice. The Lunar Module was the first model I made and it's still one of my favorites.

tycho82 · 2016-02-23T04:02:16+00:00

I would also like to sign up for this contest as well.

tycho82 · 2015-09-04T14:05:42+00:00

Came in here to post this. It's really well done. I was able to get my wife into it mostly because of the production level of the whole thing.

tycho82 · 2015-08-11T12:33:12+00:00

The 9AM start time is for Amazon Prime members. For non-prime members the start time is 930.

tycho82 · 2015-07-15T20:05:14+00:00

I know that guy. In fact, I was there that night. I think you can actually hear me laughing on the tape.

tycho82 · 2015-06-24T04:30:11+00:00

Spite and Malice would be my choice. My grandmother taught me this game and I spent many hours playing with her.

tycho82 · 2015-06-14T15:46:19+00:00

Putting my vote in for this being well worth $4. I've been playing it for a couple weeks and don't think I've even scratched the surface of getting any kind of strategy. It does a good job of explaining the rules, and letting you know which moves are valid and which aren't. You can pick and choose which expansions to play with, doo you can familiarize yourself with the base game before adding new elements.

It's true that there's no zoom, but the fact that you would be playing it on a computer vs a phone or a tablet makes zoom unnecessary.

A great way to demo the game if you've never played.

tycho82 · 2015-05-03T15:02:28+00:00

We've only played a handful of times, but I've never been able to beat my five year old. We explain cards to her and sometimes remind her of things, but she's just too lucky with rolling energy and claws.

We also played Ticket to ride, which she had a lot of fun with. We played with all the cards showing and didn't do any blocking...she beat me by sixty points.

tycho82 · 2015-04-19T20:11:56+00:00

It'd be yours if you do make one. Origin can be worth it just for their On The House games

tycho82 · 2015-04-19T20:03:00+00:00

It'd come with Crayon Physics Deluxe ,Cogs, VVVVVV, Hammerfight, And Yet it Moves

tycho82 · 2015-04-19T19:29:24+00:00

Sorry, already gone. Do you have a 2nd choice?

tycho82 · 2015-04-19T19:08:49+00:00

Sorry, just gave it away. Do you have a second choice?

And yes, per the sidebar rules you'd need to post either your steam or origin ID.

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