To be fair, most tabletop wargamers typically escalate to nuclear weapons too, even in genres that don't allow for it...
Kobold Curry Chef
@koboldcurrychef.bsky.social
Old gamer: Traveller, Cosmic Encounter, 18xx, Advanced Squad Leader, Race For The Galaxy, Dominion, and many many others. Why a curry chef? That's a long story. (Finally, sorry but not a furry.)
This sounds like something drafted by an AI wargame, which typically escalates to the use of nuclear weapons... www.livescience.com/technology/a...
AI war games almost always escalate to nuclear strikes, simulation shows
A new study reveals that AI decision-making during conflicts is naturally prone to escalation.
livescience.com
Arraez lifetime is .352 with RISP. This is the best all time for batters with over 500 RISP AB. Gwynn and Carew are second and third.
Our next convention is just around the corner! Saturday, Aug. 8 at noon PDT/3 p.m. EDT, tickets will go on sale for #SDHistConSummit2026, to be held from Nov. 6-9 at the SES Portuguese Hall in Point Loma San Diego (with a pre-convention brewery meetup Nov. 5). More info: sdhist.com/tickets-sdhi...
I was filling out a new patient form and accidentally submitted it with only this in the “Please list current stressors in your life” input Meant to add more but you know what I think this captures it well enough
If ever a ship design called for a rear arc plasma torpedo... (Yes, I know about the ISC in Star Fleet Battles. I'm still grumpy about them, 30-something years later.)
Starfleet Design 🖍🖖@starfleetdesign.bsky.social · 2mo agoRommy Bopper
The godmother of punk Patti Smith met Pope Leo XIV this morning.
The new ASL Journal 17 is now available. The MSRP is $48, but it's available for $36 until Sunday August 2, at 2359 EDT, to coincide with the sale price at WBC. That's only three days to get it at the reduced price, so don't delay! mmpgamers.com/asl-journal-...
Easily one of the most fun and totally frustrating board games I've ever played the heck out of. Such a good game. My wife described it as Clue but for people that really hate themselves.
That is not dead which can eternal lie, And with strange aeons even death may die. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Arkham Horror Remastered - Vault Series by Fantasy Flight Games - Gamefound
The first Vault Series campaign from Fantasy Flight Games brings back the classic Arkham Horror board game in an amazing Remastered edition. Gather your investigators and embark on a dark adventure to...
gamefound.com
Well, well, well, if it isn't one of my all time favorite boardgames, RISEN FROM THE DEAD. Huge kudos to FFG for moving forward by going back. gamefound.com/en/projects/...
Arkham Horror Remastered - Vault Series by Fantasy Flight Games - Gamefound
The first Vault Series campaign from Fantasy Flight Games brings back the classic Arkham Horror board game in an amazing Remastered edition. Gather your investigators and embark on a dark adventure to...
gamefound.com
anyone want to hit me with a recommendation for good books on the french revolution, napoleon, and the napoleonic wars
I have yet to see The Odyssey. When this wayward traveler finally came home today, though, one overly extended journey at last came to an end.
"Do the thing you can do instead of beating yourself up over not doing the thing you're not doing" is honestly life-changing, even life-saving, advice.
Leiracal@leiracal.bsky.social · 12mo agoThis concept was introduced to me as "run the dishwasher twice" and was an important part of my executive functioning recovery as well as my path to self-acceptance.
I've been fortunate enough to play this throughout its development and cannot wait to see the final thing. If you're interested in early modern labor politics or want to try your hand at smashing a stocking frame, check it out!
YoYoni@yoyoni.bsky.social · 2w agoToday we announce our next board game, "The Nights of King Ludd: The Luddite War on Industry 1811-?" A collaborative game of industrial sabotage ⚒️ 🔥 on Kickstarter September 2: www.kickstarter.com/projects/die... @joedewhurst.bsky.social @thedietzfoundation.bsky.social @ronengoldstein.bsky.social
Up the stakes: freeze the naan and launch it out of a clay pigeon machine, then fire the baguette out of a rocket launcher. Bread Wars: all the 𝘱𝘢𝘪𝘯 with none of the pain.
Current status: walking back from Co-op with baguette and naan to settle a frankly rather heated dispute over which can be thrown further.
Today we’re posting the prelaunch page for our next game: the second edition of An Infamous Traffic. There is so much to say about this game, and we’ll be talking about it quite a bit in the coming months, but I wanted to provide a little background here. 🧵 www.kickstarter.com/projects/col...
Coming soon: An Infamous Traffic: Second Edition
A new edition of the acclaimed game of cutthroat capitalism in the nineteenth century opium trade.
kickstarter.com
This is the official new lyric and title to the song. I don't write the rules.
Jane Coaston@janecoaston.bsky.social · 3w agoI will think about this every day for the rest of my life
