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2026-04-22 09:46:25 UTC

Tinners' Trail
This has auctions and collecting resources to convert it to victory points. You have heard it all before. The difference here is how the theme and production are so consistent. If you like Brass you'll like this.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/4783a029deef854ce1de3b32cb46fceb6374a50a36ff0650466f82ebb2c14f9a.webp

2025-12-19 18:03:58 UTC

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But if there's no traffic on the L1 then fees will fall and people will only use Arkade for low, value or time-sensitive transactions.
Fees are something like 50c right now, so there is nothing stopping people using L1 for medium value, non-time sensitive transactions.

2025-11-28 09:40:16 UTC

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Thinking that Jameson Lopp is a core developer shows you are clueless.

2025-11-27 22:28:29 UTC

Caesar's Empire
I'm surprised this hasn't been more popular. You set up trading routes across the Roman Empire collecting trade goods to make sets. It's family friendly, looks good on the table and there's plenty of skill. Maybe it's because there's no luck? 🤷
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/3a3ed81bd7c810ef44b7fc2ac0bd26d9e6f7a170105854f7f1836a1897fd799b.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/61d2724c221ed854c78107b1c3563d839db535944703788457bd80b11a39eb48.webp

2025-11-13 22:51:41 UTC

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Thanks. I didn't realise Ark needs CTV to be trustless on mobile.

2025-11-13 17:46:23 UTC

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(not my photos)

2025-11-13 17:46:06 UTC

An otter swimming next to my rowing club on the Thames. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/3cc157e3a72927ce9b20521d4e403c7f0392be10847130395097e7ad6ad4b9b4.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/58de9a0c9229967c60bf9d76ee79cf4cd3cfc411aae4741b6a1e060a7c8f8e9f.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/6787e61a92182652d23e687be783fa30dc1a1d114e8385b5d1d66e460c08109b.webp

2025-10-22 16:41:15 UTC

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You should listen to what he has to say.

2025-10-21 10:46:41 UTC

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I just tried zapping this in Jumble on my PC and with Minibits running in the foreground on my phone. It failed.
I zapped with Primal's own wallet and it worked.
I zapped with Amethyst using Minibits and it worked.
Coracle.social would not connect with Minibits via NWC.
It's a minefield. 😅

2025-10-21 08:31:48 UTC

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It used to work fine. :-\

2025-10-20 18:06:08 UTC

@npub1syj…f6wl I'm getting this error when I try to zap?
> Zap failed: no info event (kind 13194) returned from relay
The settings UI tells me that Minibits connected with NWC successfully. I disconnected and reconnected but I still get the error.

2025-10-20 08:57:13 UTC

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exactinsight465@walletofsatoshi.com

2025-10-17 22:08:37 UTC

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I'm using Misty Breez until there is a non-custodial L2 wallet that can accept async payments. It's 2025, how is this not possible? 🤷‍♂

2025-10-14 07:14:34 UTC

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Which plugin?

2025-10-14 07:08:09 UTC

Trains
This game with an ungoogleable name is very solid.
Play cards to make a simple rail network. Build your deck as in Dominion or Clank.
I got the 2014 AEG Black Friday Box edition, which is usually cheaper than the original.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/c3d65839f9035fb7cb215e030a7848620d70037012edc80e7b9a6a1f3fb2e5f8.webp

2025-10-12 20:12:02 UTC

Pax Porfiriana
I played a solo game to refresh my rules as there is no way I could remember how to play such a messy game otherwise. I still love it. Steeped in theme but interactive and fast-playing.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/e74bc5dfb29c54adf560fb2e45f290a2bc07ed79b254edae236b768337779c9e.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/6f38bf50db6ed69dcadaa93b120ec24142a1edc3d69abcb5c715fc6149a6bc69.jpg

2025-10-08 07:50:41 UTC

Battle of Hoth
Simplest, cleanest version of Memoir '44 possible. You cannot go wrong with this system. I need one of the series in my collection.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/61cd1fb3e900e5113028f3fb59bb6611f515802050cbf90c5ebdbea4f8142e0e.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/224d8fc2f23e53b31c7395240aba9da7a08c1e624c0c3fabeff3c6617d754409.webp

2025-09-29 07:30:04 UTC

Sub Terra
Simple co-op where you escape from a cave pursued by horrors. The twist is that it's designed to be played in the dark under UV light. Was a lot of fun but hard not to get sleepy.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/72cc3007390c4a593f906ccc191493e6bda73c36cfe6d102f7df28785fb4d3f3.webp

2025-09-29 07:29:50 UTC

Sub Terra
Simple co-op where you escape from a cave pursued by horrors. The twist is that it's designed to be played in the dark under UV light. Was a lot of fun but hard not to get sleepy.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/221bc56dc852bf342f879871b488031fb8197457ce1acfe820c8461e4ecdf876.webp

2025-09-28 08:24:41 UTC

Ticket to Ride: Asia
Partnership Ticket to Ride is good. You share some but not all of your tickets and contracts with your partner - so you can't be sure what they are aiming for.
It hugely rewards getting extra tickets. My partner and I stuck with the base tickets and we were lapped on the score track.
It would be fun to try with two teams of three players.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/4a2c821e44491d87acd461b03f3673e49ee2b374fcb0eb61172c2bff87100a34.jpg

2025-09-27 06:58:35 UTC

Fishing
Trick-taker by Friedemann Friese, the green-haired designer of Power Grid and many others. This one reminds me of Power Grid in that it's really all about the catch-up mechanism.
You get 1 point for every card you win in tricks. You keep the cards you capture and recycle them for your next hand. If you don't have enough, you draw cards from the deck, which gets progressively more powerful with higher cards and trumps. This means that doing badly in a hand means your next hand will be much stronger.
Powerful hands ebb and flow between the players, which is delightful, especially when playing with mixed abilities. Unfortunately I'm not convinced there's much skill as you can't card count or have much control which cards you receive. I'll keep playing, but I am not convinced it's a long-term keeper.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/0513902af29cb581097375c51ed06d51c49dfe10d65de79650df11c231f27f48.jpg

2025-09-25 10:12:39 UTC

They don't get it
https://image.nostr.build/51814bd1a0e1e744b51eb79320f98b024f558b6d56cad0aaf4f37c6bd485821a.png

2025-09-24 11:33:45 UTC

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He's the best. Incredibly consistent.

2025-09-24 10:11:11 UTC

Taj Mahal
More confrontational than I remember. It is often called an auction game but they are are really small battles like in Ivanhoe/Condottiere.
The area control reminds me a lot of Iwari/Web of Power/Tyrants of the Underdark.
This is less intuitive than a regular Knizia. Not one of his best but memorable.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/868c683cc590096e793a1be5315283c0a5f4f0ecdea396077775c4308b50aa8b.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/463a706e2d82ce6cf088d6574b6c9fd7cd34fe98a48d4d8366bff512aa05c3ec.jpg

2025-09-23 20:39:22 UTC

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Sad but true

2025-09-23 05:46:44 UTC

Splendor Pokemon
Regular Splendor is smooth and intuitive so I was a bit concerned that this might be gilding the lily. I shouldn't have hesitated. This version just replaces the nobles with upgrading (evolving) cards (pokemon). It's a nice thematic twist on the original.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/bbc1f6e4a7795bc14e7f2aac790c521d8e8adaed505138eb3ffb7d551f9d82e7.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/3ca1c33db900e735cf40eae8bf0264dd46bd2353776d47fa6e736433eebf57f1.jpg

2025-09-22 12:46:34 UTC

Rebirth
I finally won this. Classic Reiner Knizia. Fast and smooth playing but tons to think about.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/03dd8f325734be4ccfd3ff2f7cd04585f4f6cde7b719e555057b9a62c68499c8.jpg

2025-09-21 08:04:45 UTC

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This reminds me of Brexit. Knuckle-draggers are being manipulated by fundamentalist rabble-rousers.

2025-09-20 17:27:50 UTC

I didn't realise that the OP_RETURN limit expansion in Core v30 is to prevent UTXO bloat - where spammy data is kept in the UTXO set. It's a pragmatic solution to spam damage - not an encouragement of spam
This needs to be explained better. @npub12qz…pdx8 🙏

2025-09-18 20:31:06 UTC

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what a hideous shower of cunts you are

2025-09-18 07:38:23 UTC

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@npub1m4n…c2jl GDP per capita at PPP is not a measure of salary, but considers everything in an economy:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_(PPP)_per_capita

2025-09-16 14:42:18 UTC

Star Wars: Rebellion
This is longer than I usually like and I don't often play 2 player games but I love Star Wars - at least the original 3 films.
Fury of Dracula for two is a good summary as you're hunting for the rebel base around the galaxy. I was the Empire and got beaten pretty easily, but I did get to interrogate Han Solo and get him to tell me where the base was.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/3e4bb2dedf6a689b7cab3a1e1fac12e0b6f5d9f6c5d930b56107fefa4f9d71a9.jpg

2025-09-15 13:31:08 UTC

"Maybe don't say “maybe”: How and why invitees fail to realize that they should not respond to invitations with a “maybe”"
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022103125000952

2025-09-15 12:28:19 UTC

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It turns out that Power Grid: The Stock Companies was redeveloped from the stock component of 504 and the components are compatible. I looked up 504 and I am impressed. SUSD panned it, but it's an amazing concept.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sfe-lD1gK84

2025-09-15 05:06:14 UTC

Not even pretending to be a free country at this stage. How are they going to enforce this?
"BoE officials said the central bank planned to press ahead with proposals for imposing ownership limits of £10,000 to £20,000 for individuals and £10mn for businesses on all systemic stablecoins — defined as any widely used for UK payments or likely to be in the future."
https://www.ft.com/content/e228d356-f3a3-4ca9-b1ce-043e6577c8bd

2025-09-15 04:19:57 UTC

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rx@awsomnet.org is his email in github

2025-09-15 03:53:06 UTC

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https://github.com/adiabat

2025-09-15 03:51:01 UTC

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Maybe:
https://twitter.com/tdryja
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thaddeus-dryja-29620b53/
https://medium.com/@tdryja

2025-09-14 17:50:17 UTC

Power Grid: The Stock Companies
An expansion for Power Grid that turns it into an 18xx-style stock management game.
It's a bit early to tell, but on the face of it this seems like a significant improvement. There's none of the turn-order rubber-banding - which spoiled the original for me.
The only problem is that the English translation is poor and some finer points were a bit vague. Should be smoother next time.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/734af9e918015cc2baf3bdf8aed0de606948b1ecb1b1928044dd42c2ae492463.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/b5dc06c34f37396e5fd8e42efd989ec48b9c50b07c10ed62aa8ffe930e5dfb24.jpg

2025-09-14 17:33:13 UTC

@npub12qz…pdx8 maybe interview Tadge Dryja?

2025-09-13 10:35:17 UTC

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lol that's made my morning

2025-09-12 19:39:55 UTC

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It's posts like this where libertarianism degenerates into anarchism.

2025-09-10 22:27:14 UTC

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In fact:
https://image.nostr.build/46b5f3aa6af9de884ac26c3be2ab74100ed508b8e284234b7b527ecec46ec0c7.png

2025-09-10 22:25:46 UTC

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Not a single comment about it on my Bluesky friend list. 🤷‍♂

2025-09-10 06:08:02 UTC

Interesting podcast of an interview with an economic historian about the of the history of private money and the benefits of bitcoin and stablecoins.
https://lnns.co/GwtJIK37hEZ

2025-09-08 16:53:23 UTC

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Oh wait yes you're right. The sats left Minibits but nothing showed up in the Nosotros UI.

2025-09-08 16:27:52 UTC

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I did. It sent me to a new cashu wallet Minibits - which worked fine. :-)

2025-09-08 15:39:42 UTC

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It failed silently in Nosotros. That was a Jumble error as I'm using both interchangeably right now.

2025-09-08 15:38:14 UTC

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I just tried to zap you but got "Zap failed: Recipient wallet error. Please contact the
recipient."

2025-09-08 09:41:26 UTC

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and this last post was on 6 relays...
I think this is because I am experimenting with several different clients and my relay list is not updating consistently. It would be good to know which clients are not syncing properly.

2025-09-08 08:58:44 UTC

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I had Cashu.me running on my phone while I did this testing - although it was in the background for Amethyst.

2025-09-08 08:57:37 UTC

I posted a note via Nosotros and it shows 9 relays, but I only have 4 configured in settings? I deleted a few the other day as Jumble told me I had too many. @nprofile…80r0
https://image.nostr.build/5a357f53e624a620e5f644d7b6aa1e8f4b604f57a75203cf3dbea858df98db67.jpg
https://image.nostr.build/8cf93c1f6a52286a14b3b2595b4193d03484467c29aee312c8c2c0657e82f580.jpg

2025-09-08 08:52:41 UTC

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Thanks for the quick reply.
Primal has Cashu connected as the NWC wallet, and shows a zap in the UK but nothing happens.
Amethyst tries to launch a native wallet app. There is no NWC config as far as I can tell.
Jumble shows an error message "Zap failed: failed to publish: Error. pow. 28 bits needed. (2)". It shows a wallet connected via NWC.
Primal shows a zap in the UI, but nothing else happens.
Nosotros doesn't seem to have any NWC config.

2025-09-08 08:31:47 UTC

Cashu.me does not connect to my account via NWP. I added the URL, but zaps are broken.
I do not know if it's a NWP problem with me playing around with lots of Nostr clients or if it's a problem with Cashu.me.
@nprofile…gln0

2025-09-07 21:49:49 UTC

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I found Things in Rings quite annoying, but I like Zendo so... 🤷‍♂

2025-09-05 16:12:10 UTC

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You're pathetic

2025-09-04 22:11:18 UTC

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I have the same problem. I'm seeing a stream of posts of people who I do not follow. https://blossom.primal.net/dab0527c7c04a43e7aaf90fa56543a90d4e3f455ff048cd5468d4fe8f4cb9b82.png

2025-09-04 16:15:21 UTC

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"Not able to get lightning address from lightning link". I messaged Blake about it on Telegram and he was very responsive and friendly and said it would be fixed this week, but I didn't want to wait to test Blockstream.

2025-09-04 13:18:15 UTC

A friend wants to invest in Bitcoin, so I wanted to try out some wallets. I thought I'd give the @nprofile…vk3k app (aka Green) a try as it's the top player in Bitcoin development.
My sats were in @npub1cm3…96wt, but it's a bit too early to be really usable. Lightning payments were broken, so I had to get my money out using Spark - which worked fine. The only other Spark wallet I could find was @nprofile…tyh5 (a Chrome extension + mobile app) so I got sats out using that.
I tried to transfer sats into the Blockstream app using Lightning, but, to my surprise, the payment went through as mainnet. I wasn't bothered as the fee was cheap.
I then realised that the Blockstream app doesn't support Lightning out of the box. It's an "experimental feature" that you have to enable in settings - except that feature wasn't there. 🤯
I gave up and did a mainnet transction into Misty @nprofile…fa7r - a reliable mobile wallet that supports mainnet, liquid and lightning with no fuss.
I might try Xverse again another time as that did the job too.

2025-09-04 06:22:43 UTC

Fate of the Fellowship
I couldn't resist this in the shop.
It's thematically brilliant. Better than War of the Ring because the characters are so important.
Punishingly hard. I have played 3 times and only come close once and that was because I got a lift from the giant eagles to Mt Doom.
Playing with 4 gamers shares the cognitive load.
Surprised I've enjoyed it so much, but disappointed it's too much for my son.
Upgraded from Nazgul minis to black cubes.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/fea31241f050b258d6a255846da90f00f039314fd6cf608c75b6ba82c9ceb927.jpg
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2025-09-03 11:46:06 UTC

Elevenses
Sweet little half hour tableau builder from 2014 about serving tea to the ladies. The white cubes used for scoring are sugar cubes.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/abacc7c4e3004722556a9a8b21892f62c47179894b4ad6a27a2c659791a8a0e9.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/b31e5a8bccde40f64a2c08c17ae3e3f7f15a4ed55747f6cc6c87caa8e9856d2e.webp

2025-09-01 21:59:36 UTC

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unfollowed

2025-09-01 04:58:47 UTC

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What's your opinion? Who's it for?

2025-08-31 05:32:18 UTC

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Yes but it was Yonatan Sompolinsky who couldn't explain it. He just said it was a "generalisation" of Bitcoin. 🤷‍♂️
He also wouldn't recommend a wallet.
It's an interesting discussion though. I'll listen to the end.

2025-08-30 17:08:07 UTC

Glad The Six of VIII is getting reprinted. I played it on the tricksters table app and it's very solid. It's traditional without being boring.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:wwlnktqrb2wnfyx5jtwbhb2l/post/3lxl67u5lec2c
#boardgames

2025-08-30 16:25:25 UTC

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He used to own the keys to Bitcoin Core. Not sure what he is doing now.
Helps that you reminded me in your latest episode which I'm listening to now.
BTW he did a horrible job at the start of the episode in explaining Kaspa. I had to Google that it's an L1. You shouldn't let your guests explain the top level basics. Stefan Livera does a good job of that, although I disagree with him on most things.

2025-08-29 16:23:28 UTC

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That's the big one

2025-08-29 15:09:24 UTC

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Fate of the Fellowship - which is basically lord of the rings pandemic.
Comes with the game. Takes about 10 minutes to assemble. No glue. Packs away into the box. Sounds amazing!

2025-08-29 13:38:20 UTC

🤩🎲
#boardgames
https://video.nostr.build/60991e95ff37af245272808ca17d024d8d70bdc41687ef3ed50eb7b815a1158e.mp4

2025-08-29 10:15:15 UTC

Fist of Dragonstones
This one divides opinion. It's in that uncomfortable spot of being more complicated than a pub game, but not really meaty enough for a regular games night.
It's also got blind bidding which you either love or hate. I love it. Classic Bruno Faidutti.
#boardgames
https://image.nostr.build/015bc32e01700481b58fe13bf09147b2d8bfd5646f4920d4eb46a7f2bf59504f.jpg

2025-08-26 18:54:16 UTC

Luthier
Not my kind of game at all. Took us 4 hours.
It's a classic crowd funded modern worker placement game. Tons of incredible components and art. 30 pages of rules. Tons of tracks and counters and ways to score. Minimal player interaction.
Good for what it is, but I'd rather not.
#boardgames https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/a024d64b2b6d8806fe048aa50c232576cb22f73ee4750cc1a2ba0c84d444b992.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/fc240a7072ab259c540c3f79b3320bf8f3b7589d7b71e914b389715b8a7d898f.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/365df85090ce8f63330bd40a0a1c5383503ea00340e220393e68c8026d2cc18a.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/fd4169cc72134e14cb4da85a58cb7c1fbc2964c943833fc04bbd2de8f747990c/fcf2585b500bb4783633963fa4837e16fd292b6dcfc8adbd8365f3a81da6010e.webp

2025-08-24 19:34:07 UTC

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I don't get this POV at all. Bewildering. 🤷‍♂️😵‍💫

2025-08-23 19:27:45 UTC

This podcast about a woman retracing the fate of her family who were murdered by the Nazis in Poland is touching.
https://www.economist.com/podcasts/2025/08/22/the-last-boat?utm_campaign=shared_article

2025-08-20 17:03:39 UTC

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It's weird to me that this isn't brought up more often.

2025-08-20 05:23:10 UTC

Marvel Remix
Receive https://blossom.primal.net/51e24da79a63dcc3d441ee97651cbb8aacfe7c7955d912671d102abefd41da42.jpg 7 cards. Every turn draw 1 from deck or table and discard 1 to make a higher scoring hand. Game ends once 10 cards discarded. That's it.
This Fantasy Realms reboot has much nicer art but also slightly fiddlier scoring and doesn't have an scoring scanner app.
#boardgames

2025-08-19 22:36:16 UTC

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I won't use large amounts. This is just for convenience, which is why asynchronous payments are essential.

2025-08-18 21:51:58 UTC

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Does Wallet of Satoshi accept async payments? If so, I'll switch back from Misty Breez.

2025-08-18 21:30:22 UTC

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I came halfway up the rankings of almost every game I played all weekend. 🤷‍♂️ Didn't matter. 😉

2025-08-18 19:36:06 UTC

Wonderland's War
This is a good game for Sunday morning at a convention. It's not too hard to learn and play but there's plenty going on and you don't mind about it taking 2.5 hours.
Sometimes the production values of modern board games are jaw-dropping.
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2025-08-13 05:52:33 UTC

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MP3 podcasts at 32kbps (4 minutes per MB) are listenable. 64kbps is perfect.

2025-08-12 16:15:19 UTC

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOwmt39L2IQ

2025-08-12 10:38:39 UTC

https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/geekification-of-british-men-almost-complete-announces-games-workshop-20250729259085

2025-08-09 17:16:14 UTC

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😿

2025-08-09 15:02:26 UTC

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@nprofile…hj62

2025-08-09 15:01:06 UTC

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2025-08-08 09:45:44 UTC

Odin
Climbing games aren't as variable or as deep as tricktakers, but this is surprisingly different.
Instead of the usual 2-3-4 or 4-4-4 combos, the cards make number place values so a combo of 6-3-1 is the number six hundred and thirty one. You also have to pick up one of the cards of the hand you beat.
Lots of decisions in a small, cheap, attractive pack.
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2025-08-07 13:38:22 UTC

Cave Troll
My 2002 copy looks battered and it's weird to play a dungeon game without a foot-deep box and 40 minis, but the game itself has held up well. 45 minutes of knockabout fun. Adding this to the short list of area control games I actually like.
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2025-08-04 09:40:12 UTC

Seriously *fuck you* coinbase. I support crypto but that ad is naked propaganda against the UK.

2025-08-01 18:19:43 UTC

Breaking Away
Plays best with 6. Easy to teach and constantly engaging. The strategy is more subtle than first appears. It feels like a race game. Everyone enjoyed it very much. My only complaint is that it is 30 minutes too long.
It is an unusual game. I prefer it to Flamme Rouge.
https://blossom.primal.net/eb89a00f6e00785d94626bd79e75dd14e944bf147fbe046224dd30365ca9efb2.jpg #boardgames

2025-07-30 07:47:10 UTC

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Surprising to see a professional economist saying that tariffs can be a good thing. Was part of my economics 101 that they are totally bad. The problem with using empiricism to argue that tariffs have been good historically is that a country might have prospered despite the tariffs.
Anyway, we will have more empirical evidence soon...

2025-07-27 14:43:05 UTC

I was at the Wye Valley Sculpture Garden today and came across the most unbelievable guitarist - Simon Cottle. https://video.nostr.build/eefd177b0b957b0d4a5d20fa708eda1ff2d6d41c9a9e8e7dc33aa938d2d753de.mp4

2025-07-27 07:08:31 UTC

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Like stacker.news ?

2025-07-26 14:17:47 UTC

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Love my petrol Jaguar XE

2025-07-24 05:08:14 UTC

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2025-07-22 05:07:23 UTC

Great news that the UK has backed down on encryption backdoors
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/07/uk-backing-down-on-apple-encryption-backdoor-after-pressure-from-us/

2025-07-19 19:00:57 UTC

Bottle Imp plays astonishingly well as a 6 player game. It is fast and has an easy rhythm. Lots of laughs when someone gets stuck with the bottle. Sadly I súck at it.
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2025-07-17 04:01:25 UTC

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I'm using liquid inside misty breez wallet. I'm not using it for privacy. I'm using it because it's a better alternative than using custodial wallets for lightning. It has its uses - at least until ark becomes viable

2025-07-16 08:01:04 UTC

Rival Cities
Andreas Steding makes old-school euros like Hansa Teutonica and this is no exception.
This is a quick, 2-player game that's easy to learn, but it's pretty involved.
The board edge is a large rondel with interspersed preset and random actions. I haven't seen this before.
There are four instant win conditions.You must keep your opponent in the mid-zone for the win conditions or they spiral out of control.
I want to play again. Clever and original.
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2025-07-09 16:15:46 UTC

Bottle Imp
I have the original from the 90s, but the new version of this trick-taker is gorgeous. It's confusing and it explodes in your face, but that's the fun.
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2025-07-07 19:39:42 UTC

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PayNyms are pretty cool and not often used