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  1. Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games

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    Just the adjacent edge. There may have been a mechanic for destroying cities and towns as well, but I don't remember exactly.

    Just the adjacent edge. There may have been a mechanic for destroying cities and towns as well, but I don't remember exactly.

    1 vote

  2. Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games

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    Depends how often a 7 gets rolled. I think they may have allowed sideways movement, but I don't remember exactly.

    Depends how often a 7 gets rolled. I think they may have allowed sideways movement, but I don't remember exactly.

    1 vote

  3. Comment on What are you reading these days? in ~books

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    Currently enjoying Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues. The author described it as gay Harry Potter set beneath a New Zealand glacier (we met in a dog park). That summary is on point...

    Currently enjoying Tim Te Maro and the Subterranean Heartsick Blues. The author described it as gay Harry Potter set beneath a New Zealand glacier (we met in a dog park). That summary is on point so far, and it's very funny. It's also, surprisingly enough, not the only LGBTQ+ magic boarding school series I've encountered recently. Something something two nickels...

    1 vote

  4. Comment on What's a "house rule" that has made a game more fun for you? in ~games

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    A way less serious (but fantastically fun) one for Catan is the Kaiju rule. A mate of mine developed this. You set up the board with the desert in the centre. The robber is now a kaiju. Every 7...

    A way less serious (but fantastically fun) one for Catan is the Kaiju rule. A mate of mine developed this. You set up the board with the desert in the centre. The robber is now a kaiju. Every 7 that gets rolled, the Kaiju moves one hex closer to the coast (player rolling the first 7 chooses the direction). Any road the Kaiju crosses is destroyed and must be rebuilt. The game ends with no winner if the Kaiju reaches the sea before someone gets 10 points.

    7 votes

  5. Comment on Which board games have you been playing this week? (to 30th July) in ~games.tabletop

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    Played a game of Earth at a meetup recently. Bit of a learning curve, but quite enjoyable.

    Played a game of Earth at a meetup recently. Bit of a learning curve, but quite enjoyable.

  6. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Psychological thriller about a man who goes off on a multi-day round-trip hike to get away from it all. Very small cast. The theatre was absolutely loving it!

    Psychological thriller about a man who goes off on a multi-day round-trip hike to get away from it all. Very small cast. The theatre was absolutely loving it!

    1 vote

  7. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Wow, that discussion got heated. I love Tildren though. Self-effacing. Fantastic.

    Wow, that discussion got heated. I love Tildren though. Self-effacing. Fantastic.

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies

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    Any kiwi Tilderites (Tilderinos?), definitely check out Loop Track if you can. It's a very fun time.

    Any kiwi Tilderites (Tilderinos?), definitely check out Loop Track if you can. It's a very fun time.

    2 votes

  9. Comment on I wanted to make friends in a new city — so I hosted five strangers for dinner in ~life

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    Love the recommendation! My partner and I have been finding it really challenging as we've been in our current city for several years, but the cost of living has pushed a lot of our friends out of...

    Love the recommendation! My partner and I have been finding it really challenging as we've been in our current city for several years, but the cost of living has pushed a lot of our friends out of the city and even overseas.

  10. Comment on New Florida standards in schools in ~life

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    Woo, bell hooks made the list! Here's hoping it gives her the Streisand Effect. Love her work.

    Woo, bell hooks made the list! Here's hoping it gives her the Streisand Effect. Love her work.

    2 votes

  11. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Good luck on the thesis! I have fond memories of mine mostly because of the healing power of time. I do frantically remember locking myself in my room to do the actual writing as the deadline got...

    Good luck on the thesis! I have fond memories of mine mostly because of the healing power of time. I do frantically remember locking myself in my room to do the actual writing as the deadline got closer and closer.

    1 vote

  12. Comment on What did you do this week (and weekend)? in ~talk

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    Going over to Australia for the first time ever, despite having lived next door for nearly 8 years. Spending some time on a station way out in the middle of nowhere. Very excited!

    Going over to Australia for the first time ever, despite having lived next door for nearly 8 years. Spending some time on a station way out in the middle of nowhere. Very excited!

  13. Comment on As a cis het white male, how do I better understand trans and trans issues? in ~lgbt

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    There's a short story collection called Proud that's really good for this. I've used ones from there in 8th grade English, but some of the stories work for a few years in either side of that. The...

    There's a short story collection called Proud that's really good for this. I've used ones from there in 8th grade English, but some of the stories work for a few years in either side of that. The opening story about penguins is great for any ages. There are some stories about trans individuals as well.

    3 votes

  14. Comment on What are your favourite dad jokes? in ~talk

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    For context, I'm American and my wife is from NZ. At a point when we were long distance and having a Skype call, she made a comment about it sucking how far apart we were. I said, "I blame...

    For context, I'm American and my wife is from NZ.

    At a point when we were long distance and having a Skype call, she made a comment about it sucking how far apart we were.

    I said, "I blame Pangaea. Just couldn't keep it together!"

    I laughed so hard at my own joke that she hung up on me.

    We've been married seven years now, and I have yet to top that one.

    40 votes

  15. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    Ugh, ain't it the truth. Doesn't help that International Blow Smoke Up Your Ass Magazine keeps calling us one of the most liveable cities. I've clawed my way up from 35k a year the first year I...

    Ugh, ain't it the truth. Doesn't help that International Blow Smoke Up Your Ass Magazine keeps calling us one of the most liveable cities. I've clawed my way up from 35k a year the first year I was we living here, yet it still feels harder and harder the longer I go.

    1 vote

  16. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    Again?! I'm a westie, so it completely escaped my notice.

    Again?! I'm a westie, so it completely escaped my notice.

    1 vote

  17. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    The trains are going to shut down again for a few years to fix the things that went wrong the last time they fixed them. It hasn't stopped raining since January. Housing sucks.

    The trains are going to shut down again for a few years to fix the things that went wrong the last time they fixed them. It hasn't stopped raining since January. Housing sucks.

    2 votes

  18. Comment on Without saying where you live, where do you live? in ~talk

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    Nō Tāmaki Makaurau koe?

    Nō Tāmaki Makaurau koe?

    4 votes

  19. Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies

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    I've tried so many, yet the one that keeps working - no matter what - is a Wing Sun ripoff of a Parker vacumatic I got over five years ago. I've had Lamys and Twisbis shit the bed on me, but that...

    I've tried so many, yet the one that keeps working - no matter what - is a Wing Sun ripoff of a Parker vacumatic I got over five years ago.

    I've had Lamys and Twisbis shit the bed on me, but that Wing Sun is still going strong with a Vampire Red currently inked up. It's my go-to marking pen for essays.

    7 votes

  20. Comment on What consumeristic and somewhat pointless hobby do you have? in ~hobbies

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    Having friends who know wine is great for this. A mate of mine worked for a bottler down in Hawkes Bay, and her birthday parties are all wine themed. We bring our best cheap bottles, and she...

    Having friends who know wine is great for this. A mate of mine worked for a bottler down in Hawkes Bay, and her birthday parties are all wine themed. We bring our best cheap bottles, and she provides the rest. It's how I leaned that Lebanese wine is fucking amazing.

    6 votes