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  1. Comment on Any boardgamers here? What games are you in love right now? in ~games.tabletop

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    I recently got Pandemic Iberia and I'm loving it. I feel like it improves on the formula of the first one, but adds a lot of cool mechanics. The Railroads create strategic depth to traveling and...

    I recently got Pandemic Iberia and I'm loving it. I feel like it improves on the formula of the first one, but adds a lot of cool mechanics. The Railroads create strategic depth to traveling and the preventative actions have you balancing risk and reward. I strongly recommend it, especially if you like cooperative games.

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  2. Comment on It's been while since the last one, so players of D&D, Call of Cthulhu or any other TTRPG: What's been going on in your game? in ~games.tabletop

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    I'm running a homebrew Starfinder campaign with two separate sets of players. One group is a plucky group of adventurers, trying to right the wrongs that they see in their society. The other group...

    I'm running a homebrew Starfinder campaign with two separate sets of players. One group is a plucky group of adventurers, trying to right the wrongs that they see in their society. The other group is composed of a Financial CEO with the desire to own everything, an assassin, and a hacker. Essentially Good guys vs. Bad guys.

    The Bad guys have decided that they're tired of the Good guys constantly ruining their plans and setting back their progress. They decided to contact the Good guys with a proxy, and offer them significant amounts of money to have them expose rival corporations as evil. It fits the good guys' MO, and it gives them opportunities for blackmail and even hostile takeovers. The Good guys are unknowingly helping the Bad guys take control of the corporate landscape.

    The most recently took down OmniCom, the major telecommunications company. Now they've got their eyes focused on EnCrypt and Red Eye. The villains' company, Krypto, will soon have a monopoly on telecommunications, surveillance, and cyber security. What could go wrong?

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  3. Comment on What's being added to your Summer 2018 playlist right now? in ~music

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    Ghost Ship - Blur has been floating around in my head constantly for the last few weeks. I love it.

    Ghost Ship - Blur has been floating around in my head constantly for the last few weeks. I love it.

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  4. Comment on How do you read? in ~books

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    I hope you like it! The start can be a bit slow, but all of the plot threads spiral together in very compelling ways!

    I hope you like it! The start can be a bit slow, but all of the plot threads spiral together in very compelling ways!

  5. Comment on How do you read? in ~books

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    If you want any recommendations, please let me know! Audible tells me that I've listened to 92 Audibooks since 2012, lol.

    If you want any recommendations, please let me know! Audible tells me that I've listened to 92 Audibooks since 2012, lol.

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  6. Comment on How do you read? in ~books

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    American Gods was a fantastic one. The Martian was pretty good too, if you've not checked it out. The nature of the novel, being primarily composed of diaries, lends itself well to the audio book...

    American Gods was a fantastic one. The Martian was pretty good too, if you've not checked it out. The nature of the novel, being primarily composed of diaries, lends itself well to the audio book format.

    Nick Podehl is probably one of my favorite voice actors. He has such a wide range of characters that he employs in his narration. I first heard him with The Name of the Wind, loved him so much I just started listening to books that he narrated. I strongly recommend the Moontide Quartet if you're into Game of Thrones.

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  7. Comment on Fountain pens in ~hobbies

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    I'm also a finger-draw-er, and I've never really had a problem with it. I've never heard of writing with my full arm, and I just gave it a shot. It's feels so foreign. My letters look wider, but...

    I'm also a finger-draw-er, and I've never really had a problem with it. I've never heard of writing with my full arm, and I just gave it a shot. It's feels so foreign. My letters look wider, but they're not any less legible. It's almost like someone else wrote it, which is bizarre, lol.

  8. Comment on How do you read? in ~books

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    I used to prefer hardback books, as I don't like the how easily damaged the paperbacks are. I've been traveling a lot lately, so most of my books are now in the form of audiobooks. Some of the...

    I used to prefer hardback books, as I don't like the how easily damaged the paperbacks are. I've been traveling a lot lately, so most of my books are now in the form of audiobooks. Some of the voice actors are fantastic!

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