by TheGargoyle
DFu4ever wrote:Tao Long: The Way of the Dragon was my first play of the year. I played it two handed to get the basics down, but I plan on breaking it out again soon for an actual solo play.Same here, game came yesterday and I had to…
Jan
07
2018
Reply: 1 Player guild:: General:: Re: Which was the first game you’ve played solo in 2018?
Jan
03
2018
http://pythonsweetness.tumblr.com/post/169217189597/quiet-in-the-peanut-gallery has been talking about…
Holy Fuck, that bug is toxic. Shared on Google+ by Kristian Köhntopp: http://pythonsweetness.tumblr.com/post/169217189597/quiet-in-the-peanut-gallery has been talking about an upcoming Intel Kernel vulnerability. https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/02/intel_cpu_design_flaw/ expands on this, and links to https://cyber.wtf/2017/07/28/negative-result-reading-kernel-memory-from-user-mode/ That article discussses a hypothetical instruction sequence such as 1. Mov rax, [somekerneladdress]2. And rax, 13. Mov rbx,[rax+Someusermodeaddress] Instruction 1 tries to read some kernel […]
Jan
03
2018
Holy performance-breaking CPU design fuckup, batman!
Holy performance-breaking CPU design fuckup, batman! ‘Kernel memory leaking’ Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign Other OSes will need an update, performance hits loom (View on Google+)
Jan
03
2018
‘Kernel memory leaking’ Intel processor design flaw forces Linux, Windows redesign
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Dec
31
2017
Reply: Wargames:: General:: Re: What Wargame Did You Just Get This Month? December, 2017 Edition
by TheGargoyle
Literally on the last days I got Bloody Monday in. I really wanted at least one block game and this spoke the most to me. Hopefully will get it to the table with my wife, since this being part of her school education in Russia. Will b…
Dec
31
2017
Silly me gave away the win in 13 Days by triggering Nuklear War as the USSR. Didn’t see the trap of losing dominance on TV and so unable to whitewash my military dominance when the last round military agenda triggered – which I myself actually chosen! Oh my. Luckily I am not a head of state. A really great and tight design, that I really enjoy.
Warum ich nie Staatschef werden sollte: versehentlich bei 13 Tage den Atomkrieg ausgelöst. Oops. 😆 Shared on Google+ by Georg Bauer: Silly me gave away the win in 13 Days by triggering Nuklear War as the USSR. Didn't see the trap of losing dominance on TV and so unable to whitewash my military dominance when […]
Dec
31
2017
Silly me gave away the win in 13 Days by triggering Nuklear War as the USSR. Didn’t see the trap of losing dominance on TV and so unable to whitewash my military dominance when the last round military agenda triggered – which I myself actually chosen! Oh my. Luckily I am not a head of state. A really great and tight design, that I really enjoy.
Silly me gave away the win in 13 Days by triggering Nuklear War as the USSR. Didn't see the trap of losing dominance on TV and so unable to whitewash my military dominance when the last round military agenda triggered – which I myself actually chosen! Oh my. Luckily I am not a head of […]
Dec
28
2017
/u/bboomslang on Deep, big games with short set up time
Feels kinda like cheating, but most abstracts start with an empty board or one that is set up quickly. Of those I own, Tak and The Duke really stand out for me for the super quick setup and deep and fun play. For more than two players the already menti…
Dec
28
2017
/u/bboomslang on Deep, big games with short set up time
Definitely Tigris&Euphrates. Super quick setup for a game with quite some depth and strategy. And tons of fun to play, too.
Dec
27
2017
Reply: 1 Player guild:: General:: Re: Solo wargames (Not States of Siege nor COIN games)
by TheGargoyle
jonnio wrote:While not being considered true wargames, both Neuroshima Hex! and Space Empires: 4X have a Sci-Fi setting and can be played solo.Space Empires: 4x is as true a war game as it gets. It even has hexes and counters. And you…
Dec
27
2017
/u/bboomslang on How do you respond when those unfamiliar ask you what your favorite board game is?
Easy for me, because "hey, ever imagined to hang out with Aragorn and Arwen and have adventures? Or visiting Treebeard and a bunch of ents, heading out to beat up some orcs in the Mines of Moria?" is as good as it gets as a pickup line for Lo…
Dec
27
2017
Reply: 1 Player guild:: General:: Re: Solo wargames (Not States of Siege nor COIN games)
by TheGargoyle
oduh wrote:kevinruns262 wrote:Night of Man and ’65: Squad-Level Combat in the Jungles of Vietnam have solo modes that use an AI system. I have played Night of Man solo, but I just played both sides and didn’t delve into the actual sol…
Dec
26
2017
/u/bboomslang on One Year Later: What are your favorite games released in 2016?
Hmm, Codenames: Pictures came out in 2016 and that is by far my most played game from that year, hitting the table still now in some forms (mostly as Codenames: Duett, using the pictures instead of the words). With over 50 plays definitely one with staying power.
Next up would be Mare Nostrum: Empires with just 4 plays, but due to its much larger scope and depth not surprising for hitting the table less. But one I think about quite often, how to get it to the table. My preferred group for games like that hasn’t met lately, but that would definitely be a contender for the evening if we do meet again.
On the solo front it is Comancheria, that even though I only played twice so far, left deep impression and only time restrictions kept me from getting it out more often – and well, Nemo’s War from 2017 is even better and stole some of the thunder. But I am sure I will get Comancheria to the table again.
Dec
26
2017
Reply: Warfighter: The Tactical Special Forces Card Game:: General:: Re: Ammo tokens
by TheGargoyle
Yeah, the different ammo tokens are pure thematic fluff, a few different generic ones would be totally fine.
Dec
26
2017
Reply: 1 Player guild:: General:: Re: COIN games for solo
by TheGargoyle
That one is All Bridges Burning: Red Revolt and White Guard in Finland, 1917-1918 – in addition to a card-based AI it is the first 3-faction-COIN and – just like Ghandi – has a non-violent faction. Will be interesting what comes out o…
Dec
26
2017
Reply: 1 Player guild:: General:: Re: COIN games for solo
by TheGargoyle
I own Cuba Libre, Falling Sky: The Gallic Revolt Against Caesar and Liberty or Death: The American Insurrection. So far only played CL and FS, as they are smaller on the table. I think CL is the better ine to start, as you can easily …
Dec
25
2017
It is a holiday, the wife is working (nurse at a retirement home) and I am alone at home. What better time to start a revolution at Cuba? I played Castro and the Directorio against the government and syndicate bots. Castro went in first, barely reaching his win con (well, at 17 he even had one point more as needed). Second the syndicate bit with just one open casino missing (and only due to one of his cash tokens being in a place with stacking
Endlich Mal wieder Cuba Libre gespielt (Castro und Directorio gegen zwei Bots). Und sogar Mal gewonnen, was nicht so oft passiert. Shared on Google+ by Georg Bauer: It is a holiday, the wife is working (nurse at a retirement home) and I am alone at home. What better time to start a revolution at Cuba? […]
Dec
25
2017
It is a holiday, the wife is working (nurse at a retirement home) and I am alone at home. What better time to start a revolution at Cuba? I played Castro and the Directorio against the government and syndicate bots. Castro went in first, barely reaching his win con (well, at 17 he even had one point more as needed). Second the syndicate bit with just one open casino missing (and only due to one of his cash tokens being in a place with stacking
It is a holiday, the wife is working (nurse at a retirement home) and I am alone at home. What better time to start a revolution at Cuba? I played Castro and the Directorio against the government and syndicate bots. Castro went in first, barely reaching his win con (well, at 17 he even had […]
Dec
24
2017
It’s that time of the year again, isn’t it? Oh well, Happy Bah-Humbug to you all, then.
It's that time of the year again, isn't it? Oh well, Happy Bah-Humbug to you all, then. (View on Google+)
Dec
24
2017
/u/bboomslang on What’s your most favorite board game publishers?
GMT Games. It is the only company I buy almost whole series from – like for example the COIN games – or almost everything by specific designers – Mark Herman for example. Funny enough, all of them are only for solo play, as there are only rarely German…
Dec
23
2017
The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game
I played a game of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game.
Dec
22
2017
Reply: Thunder in the East:: News:: Re: THUNDER IN THE EAST Kickstarter ready for preview
by TheGargoyle
Nope, second link not working, too. I think BGG kills stuff after a ? in the URL, unless you take precautions or stuff like that.