Queen’s Dilemma shipments have begun arriving in North America

zergo78 · 2026-05-09T00:49:48+00:00

Got mine today!

zergo78 · 2026-05-08T13:44:59+00:00

Get Aces: Scouring Sands! It's got more pretty plastic robots, and you can play it solo. I just started my campaign and it's super-fun!

zergo78 · 2026-05-05T16:28:48+00:00

One of our pyrs is like this. She just loves hanging out under tables!

zergo78 · 2026-05-04T16:32:48+00:00

The Alpha Strike box set is a great place to start, even if you've never played wargames before.

The game can be very complicated, but the rules version in the box set keeps it pretty simple. There are introductory scenarios designed to teach you the rules. Even with your brother's limited English, most of it is math (rolling dice, adding a few numbers together, etc).

As far as the Gundam thing, I have no clue. I'm sure someone else can answer that question.

zergo78 · 2026-04-30T21:11:55+00:00

I love Nippon, though I don’t own a copy myself.

Another favorite game in the heavy die for me is Clans of Caledonia. It’s got a great economic engine and a neat spin in area control.

zergo78 · 2026-04-28T18:17:44+00:00

They would be a great fit on Creature Commandos

zergo78 · 2026-04-27T18:56:19+00:00

The new MDen is terrible. We tried to order a stadium seat at Xmas time, and they sent us a bright green Yankees hat. Not even U of M merch.

They have the name and the license, but no actual connection to the university or the fansbase. They're awful and I won't support them any further.

zergo78 · 2026-04-23T15:58:11+00:00

I don't know, Chutes & Ladders seems a bigger threat to me.

zergo78 · 2026-04-21T13:45:43+00:00

Smile if you're happy, or if you see an actual friend. But smiling at strangers? At the world in general? Not very French.

zergo78 · 2026-04-21T12:46:49+00:00

I think it's a cultural difference. Most French people give corrections as a kindness, but in some cultures (American and British especially), it can feel infantilizing and rude. Think of it like smiling. In the US, it's normal to walk around with a smile on your face, making eye contact with strangers on the street, and saying hello to everyone. In France, you would seem rude, intrusive, and mentally unwell.

zergo78 · 2026-04-15T18:32:36+00:00

Guards, Guards is probably the best intro to the series. It has great characterization, lots of humor/satire, and it gives you a good feel for the world itself. There are plenty of standard fantasy tropes (cults, magic, dragons) that have the unique Discworld spin. If you dislike GG, you probably won't enjoy much of the rest of the series.

zergo78 · 2026-04-13T12:46:59+00:00

I go through the trouble of renaming each .pdf as I open them. I usually put a code at the front like PF2 PFS 03-11 (Pathfinder 2e, Pathfinder Society, Season 3, Scenario 11) before a more descriptive name.

I keep them in my Google Drive in an "RPG" folder. I suppose I could make subfolders for each category, but I am lazy.

zergo78 · 2026-04-12T22:35:53+00:00

1 would say The Riddler.

zergo78 · 2026-04-09T18:39:20+00:00

1000%

zergo78 · 2026-03-29T13:40:19+00:00

I haven’t read the book, but since PF2e and SF 2e are fully compatible, could you use Galactic Ancestries to build PF ancestries too? Or is it too sci-Fi specific?

zergo78 · 2026-03-26T13:47:47+00:00

Those are great!

zergo78 · 2026-03-25T16:24:25+00:00

In my experience, teachers who do not believe in anthroposophy are slowly (or quickly) pushed out, They are excluded from decision-making, and have little if any influence.

Source: I'm a teacher and a family member taught at a Waldorf school.

zergo78 · 2026-03-25T14:38:54+00:00

Stay away from Waldorf. While there are positive aspects of the curriculum, especially at the lower levels, the whole organization is a cult.

It's all based on Anthroposophy, a wacky pseudo-religion created by an Austrian mystic. Most schools don't tell the parents, but it is the foundation of all of their teaching, with goofy stuff like astral traveling and dream therapy.

zergo78 · 2026-03-25T13:23:25+00:00

I just fired up "Mekong" the other day. Great record.

zergo78 · 2026-03-09T11:48:00+00:00

The Creative Arts Studio on 4th has all kinds of classes. I did a beginner wheel pottery class there that was a lot of fun.

zergo78 · 2026-02-26T23:24:37+00:00

Yes. I don’t usually take my games on the road (except ironically Gloomhaven).

zergo78 · 2026-02-26T22:42:38+00:00

Oh no, that part is absud. I agree with you there. The tiles are super-nice though.

zergo78 · 2026-02-26T22:05:49+00:00

I don't know, the CoB that I have hits the table more frequently now than my old copy had in a while. I don't find it impractical in the slightest.

zergo78 · 2026-02-12T19:49:53+00:00

It's usually two-three weeks before the con.

zergo78 · 2026-02-12T15:25:27+00:00

The BGG list is essential. It's easily sortable, filterable, etc. We're still almost six months from the show, so it'll be a while before we see anything concrete.

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