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  1. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    My current second screen, "I should probably be working right now but I'm waiting for a build anyway" game rotation is: How Many Dudes? - An autobattling roguelike deckbuilder where you draft...

    My current second screen, "I should probably be working right now but I'm waiting for a build anyway" game rotation is:
    How Many Dudes? - An autobattling roguelike deckbuilder where you draft dudes to fight ridiculous things like horse sized ducks and the like! I really enjoyed this one, Steam says I have 56 hours in it but I also got it on my phone to play on the train. Broken builds are really fun but the runs are a bitttt too long tbh, not being able to beat the final boss while stomping the rest of the game is a bit dissatisfying. The main meta progression system is higher tiers with more modifiers but there's only 3 tiers so it's less exciting to complete the game, but I got almost all the Dudes to Gold on Tier 1 and I was feeling pretty satisfied with the game already.

    Nubby's Number Factory - Roguelike pachinko, it's really cheap and also has a mobile app release so I've been on this too. Very fun, you shoot a ball and number go up. Get relics to get your number even higher. It gets a bit tedious when you get to the UnD numbers though, I've literally left the game running to go play Magic for two hours and I came back and only just barely passed the goal on stage 280 or something. I keep messing up right before 300 for the achievement and it takes so long to even get to that so I might be missing something with my relics. It's a good time sink though and I like the variations and challenges, going to try to beat them when I can! 35 hours.

    Combolands - My latest get and obsession. Think Balatro meets Monster Train meets city builder. You choose two guilds at the beginning of the run, and each of the guilds have specific buildings in it's pool that interacts with other buildings. You want to pass a certain point every milestone and each building triggers other buildings and such and such. There's about 6 factions I think? And you can mix and match every one so there's a lottttt of variety (a la Monster Train). This one came out this week so it might have gone under the radar but it's really addicting!

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  2. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    headphones and music works probably! would definitely recommend, you really miss out on a LOT of the game if you just kinda talk to each other in the same room.

    headphones and music works probably! would definitely recommend, you really miss out on a LOT of the game if you just kinda talk to each other in the same room.

  3. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    Yes for sure! Just gotta be in different rooms! I don't know how the puzzles change or anything but I think they scale.

    Yes for sure! Just gotta be in different rooms! I don't know how the puzzles change or anything but I think they scale.

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  4. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've heard that the map itself is based off of a national park in Australia which might lend itself to the "we're walking around shooting the shit" kinda vibes. I think even though it might seem...

    I've heard that the map itself is based off of a national park in Australia which might lend itself to the "we're walking around shooting the shit" kinda vibes. I think even though it might seem like friendslop the world itself is pretty curated and opposite of friendslop haha.

    (I do think the puzzles are slightly different when you go under 4 people, we had one of our 4 drop out and when we restarted the world as 3, the game adjusts the puzzles for it)

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  5. Comment on What games have you been playing, and what's your opinion on them? in ~games

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    I've been playing Big Walk this weekend with my friends. It's genuinely one of the most satisfying puzzle/co-op games I've played in a while. The puzzles themselves aren't very complicated but a...

    I've been playing Big Walk this weekend with my friends. It's genuinely one of the most satisfying puzzle/co-op games I've played in a while. The puzzles themselves aren't very complicated but a LOT of it has to do with limited communication and such. It also generally feels like you're exploring a park with your friends, this group I'm playing with I went hiking with a month ago and it's funny how similar it feels.

    I highly recommend it!

    8 votes

  6. Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food

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    Every time I go to London I try to stop by! I grew up in a very Indian town and my friend told me that it was very similar to home but you can get everything at once.

    Every time I go to London I try to stop by! I grew up in a very Indian town and my friend told me that it was very similar to home but you can get everything at once.

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  7. Comment on Share your favourite dal recipe! in ~food

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    My favorite one has always been Dishoom's, they do the 24 hour cook but you can do it in 4 at home apparently! https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal/

    My favorite one has always been Dishoom's, they do the 24 hour cook but you can do it in 4 at home apparently!
    https://hotcooking.co.uk/recipes/dishoom-house-black-daal/

    2 votes

  8. Comment on Cheap / budget travel Japan ideas request in ~travel

  9. Comment on Cheap / budget travel Japan ideas request in ~travel

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    Just FYI some of my favorite ramen is right outside one of the TeamLab locations! I ate a lot of ramen last time I was there and it was definitely some of the best, AND it happens to be vegan!...

    Just FYI some of my favorite ramen is right outside one of the TeamLab locations! I ate a lot of ramen last time I was there and it was definitely some of the best, AND it happens to be vegan! (I'm not even vegan)

    2 votes

  11. Comment on US general warns he lacks sufficient forces to protect Israel amid Iran war in ~society

  12. Comment on Keep Android Open in ~tech

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    There's a certain irony because the fearmongering that the website is using is pretty much the same tactic I feel like Google is using for side loading lol. I'm an Android developer for my job and...

    There's a certain irony because the fearmongering that the website is using is pretty much the same tactic I feel like Google is using for side loading lol.

    I'm an Android developer for my job and I think it's a good idea to lock out side loading for most people for 24 hours, but I kinda wish there was a more elegant solution. But honestly in a technological world where some people really don't know how to use their phones, I think it's pretty good mitigating scammers that use urgency. I do wonder what scammers would do to circumnavigate this though.

    11 votes

  13. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    it does create a little bit of fomo and i feel like it probably combats scalpers a bit well looks at my paleontologist Pikachu on my shelf

    it does create a little bit of fomo and i feel like it probably combats scalpers a bit well looks at my paleontologist Pikachu on my shelf

    2 votes

  14. Comment on Omega Mart: You have no idea what's in store for you in ~arts

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    If I didn't go with my friends that pulled me away from everything, I think i could have stayed in the same spot watching a washing machine filled with dolls for hours.

    If I didn't go with my friends that pulled me away from everything, I think i could have stayed in the same spot watching a washing machine filled with dolls for hours.

    6 votes

  15. Comment on Omega Mart: You have no idea what's in store for you in ~arts

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    If you liked it, I think you'd probably really like the Denver location! I was literally there like 3 days ago. I will say, it's not my favorite art thing in the world, but to be fair I was...

    If you liked it, I think you'd probably really like the Denver location! I was literally there like 3 days ago.

    I will say, it's not my favorite art thing in the world, but to be fair I was incredibly high for both places. It was really fascinating that way.

    4 votes

  16. Comment on Suggest Chicago food places in ~food

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    This is not a restaurant suggestion but The Field Museum has a Pokemon Fossil Museum that I went to a month ago! It was super cute and pretty unique, I'd highly suggest getting tickets early if...

    This is not a restaurant suggestion but The Field Museum has a Pokemon Fossil Museum that I went to a month ago! It was super cute and pretty unique, I'd highly suggest getting tickets early if you're remotely interested.

    2 votes

  17. Comment on Travel tips for Ghana/West Africa? in ~travel

  18. Comment on Travel tips for Ghana/West Africa? in ~travel

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    If you have a moment, do you know anything about the Safari Park/resort that my co-worker mentioned to me? It seemed interesting!

    If you have a moment, do you know anything about the Safari Park/resort that my co-worker mentioned to me? It seemed interesting!

  19. Comment on Travel tips for Ghana/West Africa? in ~travel

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    I've been to many places internationally and I think that happens to a lot of people everywhere unfortunately. I probably wouldn't generalize a whole country like that.

    I've been to many places internationally and I think that happens to a lot of people everywhere unfortunately. I probably wouldn't generalize a whole country like that.

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  20. Comment on Avengers: Doomsday | Official trailer in ~movies

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    Sometimes people just like things? I feel like comments like these are also LLM generated at this point.

    Sometimes people just like things? I feel like comments like these are also LLM generated at this point.

    6 votes