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apolloooo posted...

Anyway sorry if going to the uncomfortable territory, but how do you plan to help her with bullying and stuff later in teenage years?

Probabky just my cynical nature toward everything, but teenage girls are usually ruthless in that aspect, especially when they figure out the value of their beauty >_>

I don't know about bullying, I was bullied all my life so all I can tell her is what it's like to be a nerd who got picked on all through school. :)

My friend's daughter gets bullied too and she is a paraplegic.

So we'll talk about it when we get to that bridge.

El Mexicano Texano posted...

On another note I have a very vague memory on an old post of yours but did you dress her up as Ior from Winnie the Pooh as a baby?

Ha yes. Last year she was Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service

ZCheveyo posted...

My son's first game to play by himself was Devil May Cry 4....

Well it could be worse, you could have him play mobile games as his first game.

Anyways, awesome! when she was younger I would do pacifist runs of more graphic games. as far as she knows, The Witcher 3 is nothing but gwent and exploring beautiful landscapes

El Mexicano Texano posted...

How old is she? She should be able to handle Super Mario Bros., Tetris and Pacman.

4. She can, she just is too scared to be self reliant right now. Been working on it

Romulox28 posted...

Kerred posted...

solosnake posted...

Is she okay?

Oh, ha. She has alopecia (bald forever, auto immune disorder). And she fell thinking she can jump farther than she really could yesterday.

Is she healthy otherwise? Like is this just a cosmetic thing

Totally healthy.

E32005 posted...

Kerred posted...

solosnake posted...

Is she okay?

Oh, ha. She has alopecia (bald forever, auto immune disorder). And she fell thinking she can jump farther than she really could yesterday.

ah. does she use a wig when she goes out?

Nope. Maybe when she becomes a self-conscious teen. But the only issue is people trying to give us free stuff and good will because they think she has cancer. If i can't correct them quickly I will say she has to earn or work for free things :)

Street_Genius posted...

Thats cool, man. Youre a good dad.

i'll dad YOU! wait, nevermind

DezCaughtIt posted...

Kerred posted...

DezCaughtIt posted...

Is that Freddie Fish?

You know it!

Nice. Spy Fox was the first game I ever played on my own

Never heard of it :(

Shadowstrike007 posted...

Grats. One of my first games was link to the past maybe try and let her play it after the rain section.

She gets scared. I even had her try it on a friendlier PS4 controller (Steam controller can look daunting).

solosnake posted...

Is she okay?

Oh, ha. She has alopecia (bald forever, auto immune disorder). And she fell thinking she can jump farther than she really could yesterday.

DezCaughtIt posted...

Is that Freddie Fish?

You know it!

legendarylemur posted...

Yeah but I bet she sucks at video games because she's a girl

Yes, I kick her ass in Unicorns in the Clouds! Or i would if she didn't make up her own rules. And if it wasn't 100% luck based.

As soon as I can figure out how to get Mincraft Windows 10 integrated with Steam she can try that next :3

She gets too scared when I try to let her play Mario Kart or Link to the Past or Pac Man Championship or Abzu.

I'm so proud ;___;

Kelsey Grammar made a comment about this on the Simpsons audio commentary.

He wanted to change his line from "a homicidal maniac" to "an homicidal maniac" as it sounds more like Bob Tiwiliger

Joenage posted...

I'm in two minds over whether to get Pyre. I feel like I wouldn't be able to invest enough time into it to enjoy it

Takes 14 hours for one playthrough.

They added NewGame+ this week, so maybe 25 hours for a double finishing.

I haven't 100% it yet, but I guess about 30-40 hours to get 100 percent achievements to master the AI.

teepan95 posted...

Bastion is GOAT

I take your hand
Now you'll never be lonely
Not when I'm home, sweet home

;_;

;)

"If Goku's so smart, then why does he keep dying"

Man, that was one of the first major AMVs I saw back in 2000. They even had a mapquest joke in it. O__o

Medussa posted...

Kerred posted...


huh. I get customers all the time looking for a board game but having no idea which one they want. (which sucks, because I suck at giving suggestions)

Easy Suggestions:

Soccer moms: Splendor, Ticket to Ride, Catan, Love Letter, Five Crowns

Outgoing College kids: Cosmic Encounter, Survive, Betrayal at House on the Hill/Betrayal at Baldur's Gate, Citadels, Game of Thrones <insert length of game they are willing to put up with here>

Shy College kids: Codenames, Lords of Waterdeep

History buffs: Memoir 44, Twilight Struggle

Starcraft/4x fans: Scythe, Sid Meier's Civ Board Game, Clash of Cultures, Eclipse

Children who can't read: Animal Upon Animal, My First Carcassonne, Catan Junior, Rhino Hero, Ice Cool, AMAZING Labyrinth

Happy families: Karuba, 7 Wonders

^ Ha. We get groups of elders coming in.

They love Lords of Waterdeep.

BYU even has a song about their college and playing Catan.

Thanks for the lingo!

Irony posted...

For some reason I expected it to be something like most fire-related deaths or most robberies

Would happen if Magic: the Gathering cards became value-less.

REMercsChamp posted...

What did you do to win it? Upsell the most worthless shit to consumers?

If I wanted to do that, I'd sell Hasbro/EA games. :)

Our staff doesn't really make recommendations that often. 90% of the time its a customer coming in saying "do you have Betrayal at House on the Hill" and games sell themselves.

The only upsell stuff would be sleeves, deck boxes, and broken token inserts, but we don't really upsell it. again, it sells itself.

I do avoid carrying any low quaility product, i.e. Munchkin, Killer Bunnies, Monopoly, Exploding Kittens. But customers want it, so I won't tell them they are bad games.

well its free to play in the store...

Thanks, i love being a n00b.

Is n00b/l33t still a thing, or is that so 2002?

https://imgur.com/a/CHPlG

^___^

Whatcha think?

Note: Lyrics may have minor spoilers

Next up: In the Flame



Its a tutorial in song lyrics. And its a duet with Bae... er, Ashley Bae-nett... er, Ashley Barnett.

Catchy, and wonderful when it plays during one of the freedom matches, as if you have a cheerleader group singing about you wanting you to succeed. Such a confidence boost!

Wait, why doesn't AM2R count?

I sunk 30 hours into that game ;______;

Who cares who made it, its an orgasmic Metroid. And the new one is just "round 2", as the wife would say.

Next up: Life Sentence, title screen music



Interesting but nothing spectacular. Simple, with its downtrodden notes, starting the game off at a low note and then lightening in spirits as you progress. Interesting as normally you'd start off a story all nice and nice before the decline.

Next up: Path to Glory.

You come to the first "real" game. You got your team, now its time to face your first opponent. Then this music kicks in:



Its a wonderful GET DUNKED ON tune. As a commenter puts it, its a strings v drums showdown. The fast pace compared to the previous slow songs get your heart pumping, such a great way to enhance a player's entry into the game!

Yeah let's be weird this time. I'm only going to review the tunes on a game soundtrack for Pyre.
As odd as it sounds, some of the music will have minor spoilers for the game. Name another game where the music spoils the game?

First up: Surviving Exile.



Ever play a visual novel and hear a tune so chill it distracts you from reading? Dat base. Dat pause right before the "badala-doo". That constant beat. What a way to introduce the player to the Downside, fitting the tone of being stranded in a wasteland.

Today's fun tidbit: Darren Korb had the music before the game started to be formed. It helped inspire artists to draw based on the music.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.czechgames.tta&hl=en

I forgot how addicting a non-freemium non-pay-to-win game can be. Why don't other mobile games follow the pay-one fee model? I spent more time playing this than any free mobile game.

Store manager at a game store.

I do the social media marketing, schedule events and tournaments, the organizer for Pokemon events, order products, receive products, display products, do SQL queries for sales metrics, and I photoshop all posters, adverts, signs. We are the top tier in the US :D

But mostly just sell and talk about games. My staff calls me a game encyclopedia (or rather "a robot") :/

If you can't tell from all my stupid video game history.

If you are into programming, I recommend the MSG2 special features.

Its amazing what they could do with so little.

For example, the PS2 only has 4MB of ram. So they showed how they allocated it all (1.5 MB worth of graphics could only be displayed at one time, amazing how they could make it look that good).

They also were forced to go from building their prototype levels out of legos to 3D software due to the complexity of the maps.

Kojima told one of his staff "when snake knocks on the girly poster I want is to make a boing sound". The staff member was shocked Kojima wasn't just joking when he came back and asked if it had been done.

^

here's a video review, they don't recommend it despite it being on the top 10 games of all time... twice XD


I only recommend it if you want a pay-once-get-a-full-freaking-game on mobile, and only if you are a more diehard turn based civ building game.

Okay that's enough test writing, onto write good stuff for the game elsewhere!

Card strategy:

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Alexander the Great: Great if you plan on early colonies or early aggression. Keep in mind the +1 bonus does not work on colonies. His political ability I don't like as I'd rather play an event/aggression than get a yellow token, plus you don't get a civil action back since you aren't replacing him. It can be good though if you just ignore military towards the end of age I.

Pyramids: I love the pyramids. But I only tend to take it if I see an Engineering Genius card (2 less wonder stage) in the card row. I try to finish this after building my 2nd lab.

Ravages of Time: This is a no brainer if I have the library of alexandria, hanging gardens, or Colossus. Best if your opponents have the Pyramids or Taj Mahal.

William Shakespeare: For new players, just know this is in the deck! You need to do preparation in Age I, so its difficult to pick him. But boy if you can pull it off, it can be a game winner! Consider at the start of Age I if you plan to do a library/theater combo.

Einstein: his science bonus is not a big deal. I do love the culture booster for tech though. If you have a high science game, you can get 15-21 culture, which is what you would get from an Age III wonder! Definitely worth it if you are churning 10+ science per turn.

More leaders:

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Julius Caesar: doesn't look good, but that extra military action is great int he early game! That alone should be worth it. The double political action will mostly be used to quickly empty the A event deck, especially if you have a military lead for age I strength events. Better yet, play two aggressions at once forcing your opponent to use all their military defense ;)

Napoleon: If you haven't played the 1st version of TtA, Napoleon got a HUGE debuff. He used to double your army tactics bonus. That was too OP. But I like this ability more as it encourages diversifying, something you don't normally do in TtA.

http://gfbrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/TTA-Unfamiliar-Leaders-300x225.jpg

Late game leaders:

- Bill Gates: not my frequent pick. Best if you had low mine and high lab yield, better if you had Leonardo Da Vinci as your last leader. You'd probably be more concerned with culture than production in the late game. Gates is even better if you can grab him as a last turn leader for easy culture.

- Sid Meier: I think its great, exchanging culture for science! I will usually pick up Sid over Bill unless I am doing the above.

- Chaplain: Self-explanatory, if you worked on theaters, get Chaplain. Easy as that. The two free happiness though can be good to save you a lot of time building temples or arenas even if you have no theaters.

some more TtA "git gud" tips:

- Discontent workers aren't bad. There are only 1 Age I event and 2 Age II events that hurt discontent workers. So don't feel obligated to fill your happiness all the time.

- Look at your food/production first, don't always look at the card row first.

- Declare war on another player when they lose their leader next turn (due to a new age starting) if their leader gives a military buff, like Genghis, Napoleon, or Joan of Arc.

On a side note, does anyone play those mobile civ building freemium games?

I couldn't really play them for more than 10 minutes as i would get bored.

I spent 8 hours playing Through the Ages though because i just wanted to play "one more turn" What's wrong with me? :(

The game in question is Through the Ages app, came out Thursday.

My username is "kerred" if anyone wants to play on it.

$10, full game, no microtransactions, sid meier's civ, turn based strategy.

For those who want to git gud quick:

- the most common first move, the e5 of chess if you will, is grow population first, then build a mine.

- the most common second turn move is to build a lab. this does mean a discontent worker and mission out on an event that builds a free warrior/temple, but like most Civ games, early science production is huge.

- you may be tempted to increase farm production early, but is not always neccessary.

- stick to your plan. If you started a library, consider library focus the rest of the game and leaders that give library bonuses.

Thanks! :D

What gets your mojo going every day? :D