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i still have the profanity filter turned on for some reason

feels nostalgic
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i have roughly 3 versions of guacamelee from humble bundles... which is the best one?

i *think* i've heard STCE is too difficult/better for people who already beat the original, and gold is the best for first time players

but i might have this backwards
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

as someone actually raised catholic, hell was originally written as simply the absence of closeness to god

dante invented the whole fire and brimstone thing
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

yeah, i can only lie effectively if i have an 'alternate truth' to focus on. bluffing in something like coup is rough, but sticking with however i would actually believe if i were a 'good guy' is a little easier to grasp

my entire resistance group was a bunch of cowards, don't think anyone ever failed the first mission aside from me. but really, the most important thing as spies is to just make it to the 4th mission without the town knowing who the spies are

the game just has so many hilarious moments. the anticipation before the card flips, the final reveals, the hilarious double fails

special mention to the hidden spy and reverser (turncoat?) roles
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

how many y/o is the rocket
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

IIRC, with zero information it was just really, really easy to win as spies
the inquisitor helps the good guys too much
playing with the commander, bodyguard and assassin felt just about right, although we didn't keep track of stats or anything

i mean, maybe my group is just better at lying than playing detective. ymmv i guess?

what player counts did you play at
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i've never tried avalon, but i've played a lot of hidden agenda. they're the exact same game, right?

and yeah, base resistance without any roles feels impossible as the good guys
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i feel like i'm the only person in the world that's not a fan of the five-pronged fork logo

but i'll get used to it eventually

edit: i'm not even the only one in this topic
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

I had forgotten about resistance, after all the other entries in the genre fell off so early. Great game, probably the one I've played the most

Had to stop playing it with my lunch group because we couldn't help but be too loud...
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

nose

:)
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Sex ruins most of these systems
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i have no idea what any of those are going to be

makes the top 10 more exciting
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

March is always an annoying month in the northeast

taunts us with some super warm weeks, only to remind us for the rest of the month that we haven't quite escaped winter yet

it usually isn't really nice until may
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i've mentioned bananagrams in this topic before, it's awesome

you can set your own pace and competitiveness, it has good rubber banding mechanics so you never feel too terrible, it stretches my brain (i'm unpracticed/bad at scrabble types), and the whole experience is excellently tactile

not sure if there was a "moment" when i became a tabletop gamer. there were always just different games and different people to play them with. i think my dad ran a d&d adventure for the family called "Night of the Vampire" (complete with ridiculous audio cd) when i was young and that 100% sealed my fate
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

the way they're playing with shorthand in rules text is a little strange, but what can you do. i wonder if this will help or confuse new players

what i'm talking about: saying "when this enters" instead of "when this enters the battlefield" , "add G" instead of "add G to your mana pool"
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

almost forgot about asshole. perfect for group vacations- those were some really fun times
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

SeabassDebeste posted...

Do you use dice in role-playing? I'm surprised your role-playing friends don't have an opinion...

oh, my d&d friends are board game neophytes, they've just never tried a competitive game that relied on rolls

what i mean to say is that they've complained about risk and monopoly and think they don't like board games because of that
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

SeabassDebeste posted...

Bonus question - How much conversation do you like at a table? How competitive are you when it comes to cooperative games?

i love focused conversation, but with time limits and without complaining. specific people or combinations of people can make gaming unpleasant, and it's sort of a game above the game to cultivate the right group.

it's a fine line to tread between skillful lying/manipulating and browbeating in a way that makes the game less fun, and some people can't do it

and when i'm playing a fully cooperative game, the only real goal is for us all to have fun, no competitiveness necessary. that being said, i love uncooperative games the most
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

SeabassDebeste posted...

snip

good response- and beyond the basic fact that there are good and bad ones. people do seem to say good things about "randomized input"- rolls that you can react to- more than "randomized output"- rolls that influence outcomes after all decisions are made
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

hint: they want to push you to the app

i guess?
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

what example are you talking about specifically?
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i know dice-rolling games (catan, dice forge) are beloved by some, but i've never actually tried one

are they good? my serious group denounces them as too random/frustrating/luck-based, while my casual and roleplaying groups don't have any opinions on them
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

100%
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

(yes, I like anecdotes)
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Every Bernie supporter I know irl voted (or said they voted) for Hillary in the final election
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

how do i put a topic on ignore, i know i'm going to click on this like an idiot and spoil myself a few days down the road
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Yeah this is indefensible
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

the monthly is different- never had a $1 tier

it's been $12/month for a while, with that stupid system where you don't know which games you're getting until after you pay

hopefully they won't be changing the normal bundles
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Icehawk posted...

banananor posted...

i'm disappointed that doug jones only won by a slim margin, because his opponent was a pedophile

Well sure, but I was disappointed in Alabama, not Doug Jones centrism!

O yeah, me too. I didn't read the discussion's context too well
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Corrik posted...

To no one's surprise Lamb wins.

no reason for anyone to be that overconfident!
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

i'm disappointed that doug jones only won by a slim margin, because his opponent was a pedophile
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

some buildings have crappy stairs- either poorly lit or with unlabeled doors

some business buildings don't even let you go up the stairs- you can only open the stair gate from above

and lastly some buildings have extremely high ceilings in their lobby, which makes 'one floor' more like three

so i guess what i'm saying is that it depends on the building
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

excited to get to the good part of the list
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Yeah, there's something about being screwed by someone without any clear avenue to getting back at them that can be frustrating

I like being able to wave consequences as a deterrent, and when I can't it feels a little crummy

Not that every euro is that way, of course
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Full Throttle posted...

later learned from lawyers that she could have shielded her identity by writing the name of a trust

If she could have already established privacy by doing this I don't see any reason to deny her privacy now
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was it good?

i was able to see season 1 on netflix but will have to expend a little more effort to continue
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

I'm starting to think we have a brine elemental in this topic

I really like a lot of the designs I've seen so far- Zyym, Mesmeric Lord or friendly treefolk is probably my favorite
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Union pool if you're under 30
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

Legendary sorceries seem kind of dumb.
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

I do most of the time just because, but there are definitely moments where it's not necessary

If you are one of those people who have constant swamp-ass, yes, you should wash every time
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

2.4 million visitors / year, you better believe it
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

it's more like when you're the leader of a nation you can't just have fun and joke around about being shitty. shit matters, yo

this isn't supposed to be an easy job
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

butter the noodles
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

So, if you've already reached the cap, be aware that $18,500 in a Roth account is worth more than $18,500 in a traditional account.

But with traditional, you have some extra money sitting in your bank via the tax break traditional gets you. Be sure to invest that money!
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

this is cool

congratulations!
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

for what it's worth, i am personally dumping everything into a traditional 401k, although the smartest choice is probably a 50/50 split.

i figure if i'm somehow so rich when i retire that i'll be in a higher tax bracket, the 5% or whatever effective difference won't matter

however, if i'm in a lower tax bracket when i retire, i imagine every cent will count
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

instead of worrying about roth vs. traditional, just make sure to be putting in as much as you can afford

the cap is $18,500 per year for a 401k. until you're hitting that cap, the best thing you can do is simply put more in

then, if you somehow reach that, put $5,000 per year into an IRA

difference between traditional and roth is not going to be so huge
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.

we'll see how people fall on this. in the end it's an authoritarian thing and consistent with 45's character

think about the travel ban, where he wanted to (paraphrasing) "shut everything down until we figure out what's going on"

some will be fine with a president they "trust"- aka looks like themselves- making command decisions like this
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You did indeed stab me in the back. However, you are only level one, whilst I am level 50. That means I should remain uninjured.