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Twitter Week: 2009-11-27
- @icheyne I've been using Debian since I built that desktop image ~13 years ago. My servers still are Debian. There's a lot to like about it. in reply to icheyne #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm thinking 6" transparent-plastic platform shoes. And flesh-painted weather-balloons for falsies. And a wig. Yeah, a wig. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Now practicing my "Tee hee! This looks like a nice move. Tee hee!" <jiggle> <bounce> (drops bit on floor) (picks up bit) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid A woman tried that at a group here. Bra-less Dolly Parton in a tube-top. She left after getting 0 bites. It was horrilarious. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 Nod. My other problem was that I didn't think the game worked across the whole random setup space. Some permutations are ~broken. in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid I agree WRT LTtW. Severely under-developed. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Merely kinda cute? I am dissappointed. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel For me 18Mex 5P>4P>3P. The game is too flat for small player counts. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @GamesOnTheBrain ItSotE/ISdK is good & remarkably hard to play well. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @andsoerinsaid I ~think TreeFrog games are published as soon as something seems to hang together. Undeveloped. Unbaked. (Poss except Brass?) in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel For me 1848 4P > 5P > 3P. Bipolar game here too: liked or disliked, & nobody in the middle. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid Ahh. That's not a cute definition I would have ever thought of. Men are from… in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @jesnellm Fair call on Brass. I've been hoping that he'd do something ~equal to AoS, but I think I've given up now. in reply to jesnellm #
- @ginn5j 18AL's problem is flat market and flat cities: everything is same-value. Makes low-texture low-diffentiation games. #18xx #bggcon09 in reply to ginn5j #
- @ginn5j I've written a fair bit about this area on BGG. 1889 is an excellent starting point, possibly none better. #18xx in reply to ginn5j #
- @ginn5j Good +1 tier games (by alpha): 1830, 1846, 1848, 18EU, 18GL, 18Mex. +2: 1826, 1830 Coalfields, 1854, 1856, 1860. #18xx in reply to ginn5j #
- @ginn5j Key player_count principle: #_companies_in_game mod #_players should never be zero. #18xx in reply to ginn5j #
- @ginn5j Founded monthly now weekly #18xx group in Feb. Purpose: teaching. Many taught, some converts. Recommendations based on that. in reply to ginn5j #
- OH: …one of those things with words & lots of pages. Book? Yeah, a book about the past 'n stuff. History? Yeah, like… #heardatgamestore #
- And people wonder why I don't play at certain game stores. Really, they do. I don't know why, but they do. He was serious…. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-20
- @ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there's Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can't lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
- I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2" circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I'm not in preschool again. #18xx #
- Today's inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
- @habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2" punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars' is crap in reply to habermanm #
- There's a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I'll get nothing more done today. #
- @GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I'll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn't find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2" punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
- Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
- @hnshah @bocardo I'd say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I've also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
- @jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
- @BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you're likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid That's a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
- @clearclaw That's where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
- @andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx When played well there's a lot of improv in the #18xx – in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
- @ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He's a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don't have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
- Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-20
- @ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there's Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can't lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
- I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2" circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I'm not in preschool again. #18xx #
- Today's inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
- @habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2" punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars' is crap in reply to habermanm #
- There's a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I'll get nothing more done today. #
- @GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I'll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn't find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2" punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
- Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
- @hnshah @bocardo I'd say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I've also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
- @jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
- @BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you're likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid That's a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
- @clearclaw That's where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
- @andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx When played well there's a lot of improv in the #18xx – in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
- @ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He's a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don't have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
- Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-20
- @ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there's Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can't lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
- I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2" circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I'm not in preschool again. #18xx #
- Today's inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
- @habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2" punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars' is crap in reply to habermanm #
- There's a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I'll get nothing more done today. #
- @GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I'll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn't find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2" punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
- Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
- @hnshah @bocardo I'd say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I've also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
- @jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
- @BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you're likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid That's a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
- @clearclaw That's where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
- @andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx When played well there's a lot of improv in the #18xx – in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
- @ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He's a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don't have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
- Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-20
- @ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there's Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can't lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
- I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2" circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I'm not in preschool again. #18xx #
- Today's inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
- @habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2" punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars' is crap in reply to habermanm #
- There's a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I'll get nothing more done today. #
- @GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I'll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn't find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2" punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
- Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
- @hnshah @bocardo I'd say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I've also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
- @jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
- @BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you're likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid That's a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
- @clearclaw That's where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
- @andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx When played well there's a lot of improv in the #18xx – in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
- @ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He's a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don't have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
- Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-20
- @ingredientx The only place in Endeavour where there's Area Plurality is in the shipping tracks, and you can't lose pieces from there. in reply to ingredientx #
- I have a pair of scissors. I have 53 little 1/2" circles to cut out by hand from cardstock. Please tell me I'm not in preschool again. #18xx #
- Today's inane pride: Cutting out 72 cards with a craft knife and having them all measure within 0.5mm of each other. Ahh. #18xx #
- @habermanm Umm, I never had a 1/2" punch? Not willing to spend ~$100 on one. I miss my old AIDOX corner-rounder. The new Fiskars' is crap in reply to habermanm #
- There's a package of games downstairs, brown-paper wrapped & all tied up with string. If I open the box, I'll get nothing more done today. #
- @GamesOnTheBrain Ahh yes, that does look good. And cheap. I'll dig one out. in reply to GamesOnTheBrain #
- @BrenoKummel No, I studied the rules some more & didn't find things that interested me. (18VA) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @habermanm @gamesonthebrain pointed me at a nice $3 1/2" punch that seems like it would do the job. in reply to habermanm #
- Evolution of space over time: Photograph a context for 24 hours: http://tr.im/F1nF #
- @hnshah @bocardo I'd say that women notice context & relations. Men notice women & motion. (I've also watched both) in reply to hnshah #
- @jason_a_reid So I opened the box to find Greed & Imperial 2030. Being of cache incoherent mind, I then played 18FR & 1860. #18xx in reply to jason_a_reid #
- @BrenoKummel Played twice, both 4P. It is 1830 on a new map with a few twists, with all that means. Worth the effort for me. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel BTW our first game was won by the bankrupt player. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid How many players for 1830? #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Most of our 3-player games of 1830 end in bankruptcy. Almost 90% for 4-player. Did anybody really push the trains? #18xx. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx If you think you have time to read during an #18xx: you're likely not paying attention to what you need to think about. in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid That's a slaughter. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx I suspect the #18xx really only work for players who like (and try to) to plan out the whole game out in advance. in reply to ingredientx #
- @clearclaw That's where the game is: trying to get all the patterns & layers together in your direction from start to finish. #18xx in reply to clearclaw #
- @andsoerinsaid 3P 1830 should end after ~5 sets of ORs. Sometimes 4 sets ith a bankruptcy. Capital is too dense for much longer. #18xx in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx When played well there's a lot of improv in the #18xx – in order to survive the other players and stay on (or make a new) plan. in reply to ingredientx #
- @ingredientx Yes, Tom is fascinatingly educational to talk game design structures with. He's a nice sense of patterns & models. #bggcon09 in reply to ingredientx #
- @andsoerinsaid The range of games & game-styles tweeted about at #bggcon09 has been far smaller/narrower than I expected. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @acetate3 I found Last Train to Wensleydale had no ability to plan, & was almost purely tactical. That killed it for me. You? #bggcon09 in reply to acetate3 #
- @andsoerinsaid Across #bggcon & #bggcon09 hashtags: All short light tactical games presented as unexamined experiences. No meat or thought. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Perhaps, but I had hoped that there would be at least something in the tweet stream, even if for a shorter game. #bggcon09 in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm not so sure how well I can make that one work for me. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid What about falsies and a falsetto? Oh, & high-heels. And false-eyelashes to bat adoringly. A girl like me has to have style. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Get the expansion kit for Imperial 2030 if you can (& Imperial if you don't have that). It all fits in one box. if barely. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @ingredientx Oh, dahling! You say the sweetest things. in reply to ingredientx #
- Hesitating before making the dive into Ubuntu. My old Debian desktop, built nigh 13 years ago is getting too cranky & hacked to maintain. #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-13
- @BrenoKummel Seems like it just means that priority is huge in 18SX: cross-ownership and slow train rush is key, not broken. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel Teaching game of 1860 today. Ye gods, this is well worth being my favourite #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel It doesn't fit well if you play 1830-style. So what approach is needed instead? Different game, different approach. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel Same way that 1848 really can't be played 1830-style & needs BoE to be used as a club to break other's capitalisation. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel Huhn. I'll take a look. Currently working with Ohley to redesign 18FR. #18xx. in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @ingredientx My travel diet is heavy on raw muesli, fruits & salad. Bring the muesli as luggage with bowl & spoon. Hit a store for the rest. in reply to ingredientx #
- @gilhova The @reply change cut #twitter's usefulness to me roughly in half. #fixreplies in reply to gilhova #
- @gilhova That's what filters are for. The idea of reading your entire Twitter feed on a regular basis is simply silly. #fixreplies. in reply to gilhova #
- @andsoerinsaid It must be catching. Our game night last night was super-cranky & had two walk-outs. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @scottredracecar 18BR: 3 train & company types, 2 merger types, 2 token types & odd track upgrades. 1830-size. 1860+1844+1826ish #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
- @scottredracecar The other is a B&O derivative & not an #18xx. More connection-based than node-based. in reply to scottredracecar #
- @scottredracecar Not sure people will call the B&Oish game crazy. They'll call 18BR "insane." #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
- @scottredracecar 18BR is a Timing & Merger game with no FreeMoney & weak RunGoodCompanies. #18xx in reply to scottredracecar #
- @jdludlow B&O derivative that I'm working on (and am lightly looking for a name for). Set in SE Australia. in reply to jdludlow #
- @BrenoKummel Much work to go before 18BR (working name) hits paper! Length & confusion are likely issues. My mentor will hate it too. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-06
- Played 2P 1860 yesterday (third player cancelled). ~6hrs. Won ~$13K to ~$11K. Head still spinning: so many many patterns and layers! #18xx #
- @andsoerinsaid We imagine teen girls with gags or non-communicable laryngitis. Well, those other guys do…I uhh, buy earplugs.. Yeah. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel What do you have on order from DTG? Me: 1841, 1854, 18EU (possibly the only David Hecht game I'll get/keep) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid One of the more mortifying experiences for my then 13yr old son was in a restaurant behind a booth of teenage girls he knew. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid When they left (as a group) for the bathroom he leaned over and whispered in horror, "Please tell me I don't talk like that!" in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel You do know that DTG orders can be combined to be made/shipped together? #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel I wasn't impressed with 18Scan. Ahistorical 18GL was more interesting than 1826, even with no 5/10 share conversions. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel Yes. You can make later orders be additions to your first order so they're all done together. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel John Tamplin asserted that 18NEB is the best/most interesting of the smaller/state games during our 18Ardennes game. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- The fan in the GigE switch under the desk is grinding. Gahhh! Please gods, make it stop! It is off to Fry's I go… Planned obsolescence? #
- @icheyne Transmission for OS X is pretty slick too (and smaller). in reply to icheyne #
- @icheyne I confess to noticing few features after speed and small visual size. in reply to icheyne #
- @icheyne Big thing I miss on Linux vs OS X is QuickSilver & related AppleScript automations. I miss a really good terminal app on OS X tho. in reply to icheyne #
- @andsoerinsaid Panamax surge protectors are recommended. They replace anything that is damaged by surges. I've seen 'em do it. Repeatedly. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Subtext: Friend lived in house directly struck by lightening 3-4 times per year. He loved Panamax & they wrote cheques. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @brettspiel @icheyne I'm an I-just-notice-files-appear-in-my-downloads-dir fan. Asynchronicity. Ideally I don't see the app; it just happens in reply to brettspiel #
- @andsoerinsaid The lightning house was a friend's in Florida. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- Testosterone & Competitive play: http://tr.im/Ea1V Big implications here for group/team formation in games & companies. (via @andrew_chen) #
- @andsoerinsaid My response is to not schedule gaming. I schedule game-times (place XXX, time YYY), but not what is played and by whom. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @snicholson I find Twitter only useful if heavily filtered. Winnow, weed and cull the traffic and people that you follow. in reply to snicholson #
- I need game names! 1) An 18xx set in England's Rail Mania period (see wikipedia), 2) Winsome-B&O-like, set in multi-gauged Australia. #18xx #
- @andsoerinsaid "Rolling Stock" is a great name for the Australian game given how much beef they shoveled about via road trains. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @smok 18Bubble eh? 18Britain and 18England are the current leaders. Keeps with the whole name-by-location thing. But what's the sub-title? in reply to smok #
- @andsoerinsaid Not entirely too lame. Just…limping? 18Britain – Railway Mania doesn't quite ring. How about 18Britain – Manic Collapse? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Yep. Railroading in the UK collapsed for decades, spectacularly, leading to the formation of British Rail in the 1900s. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm in talks for more of my AoS maps to be published. M&B has been submitted and is pending response. #
- @BrenoKummel 18Blimey: I love it! (Even if it does work a bit better for Australia) in reply to BrenoKummel #
- Okay, all the 18FR files redrawn and sent off to Helmut for approval. It is quite pretty now. Once he approves I'll post them to BGG. #18xx #
Twitter Week: 2009-11-06
- Played 2P 1860 yesterday (third player cancelled). ~6hrs. Won ~$13K to ~$11K. Head still spinning: so many many patterns and layers! #18xx #
- @andsoerinsaid We imagine teen girls with gags or non-communicable laryngitis. Well, those other guys do…I uhh, buy earplugs.. Yeah. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel What do you have on order from DTG? Me: 1841, 1854, 18EU (possibly the only David Hecht game I'll get/keep) #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @andsoerinsaid One of the more mortifying experiences for my then 13yr old son was in a restaurant behind a booth of teenage girls he knew. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid When they left (as a group) for the bathroom he leaned over and whispered in horror, "Please tell me I don't talk like that!" in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @BrenoKummel You do know that DTG orders can be combined to be made/shipped together? #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel I wasn't impressed with 18Scan. Ahistorical 18GL was more interesting than 1826, even with no 5/10 share conversions. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel Yes. You can make later orders be additions to your first order so they're all done together. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- @BrenoKummel John Tamplin asserted that 18NEB is the best/most interesting of the smaller/state games during our 18Ardennes game. #18xx in reply to BrenoKummel #
- The fan in the GigE switch under the desk is grinding. Gahhh! Please gods, make it stop! It is off to Fry's I go… Planned obsolescence? #
- @icheyne Transmission for OS X is pretty slick too (and smaller). in reply to icheyne #
- @icheyne I confess to noticing few features after speed and small visual size. in reply to icheyne #
- @icheyne Big thing I miss on Linux vs OS X is QuickSilver & related AppleScript automations. I miss a really good terminal app on OS X tho. in reply to icheyne #
- @andsoerinsaid Panamax surge protectors are recommended. They replace anything that is damaged by surges. I've seen 'em do it. Repeatedly. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Subtext: Friend lived in house directly struck by lightening 3-4 times per year. He loved Panamax & they wrote cheques. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @brettspiel @icheyne I'm an I-just-notice-files-appear-in-my-downloads-dir fan. Asynchronicity. Ideally I don't see the app; it just happens in reply to brettspiel #
- @andsoerinsaid The lightning house was a friend's in Florida. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- Testosterone & Competitive play: http://tr.im/Ea1V Big implications here for group/team formation in games & companies. (via @andrew_chen) #
- @andsoerinsaid My response is to not schedule gaming. I schedule game-times (place XXX, time YYY), but not what is played and by whom. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @snicholson I find Twitter only useful if heavily filtered. Winnow, weed and cull the traffic and people that you follow. in reply to snicholson #
- I need game names! 1) An 18xx set in England's Rail Mania period (see wikipedia), 2) Winsome-B&O-like, set in multi-gauged Australia. #18xx #
- @andsoerinsaid "Rolling Stock" is a great name for the Australian game given how much beef they shoveled about via road trains. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @smok 18Bubble eh? 18Britain and 18England are the current leaders. Keeps with the whole name-by-location thing. But what's the sub-title? in reply to smok #
- @andsoerinsaid Not entirely too lame. Just…limping? 18Britain – Railway Mania doesn't quite ring. How about 18Britain – Manic Collapse? in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid Yep. Railroading in the UK collapsed for decades, spectacularly, leading to the formation of British Rail in the 1900s. in reply to andsoerinsaid #
- @andsoerinsaid I'm in talks for more of my AoS maps to be published. M&B has been submitted and is pending response. #
- @BrenoKummel 18Blimey: I love it! (Even if it does work a bit better for Australia) in reply to BrenoKummel #
- Okay, all the 18FR files redrawn and sent off to Helmut for approval. It is quite pretty now. Once he approves I'll post them to BGG. #18xx #
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