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Iain Cheyne
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Karnak

Assemble structures to match contract cards scored at the end. Claim contracts early to get bonus cards, but then opponents can wreck your structures.

In the end game I was blocked. I could not complete any contracts and I could not get any more pieces. Boring and frustrating.

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Before the Wind

This little card game is *much* better with 3.

Each player can pick an action card but if you want another player's action you can bid for it. They have to pay you to keep it or they can sell. Tense decisions.

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Clank Catacombs

Love this. The push your luck element of getting out of the dungeon before the dragon kills you is superb. You're circling around the exit in the end game trying to scrape up a last artifact before you bail while watching everyone else.

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Escape from the Aliens in Outer Space

Professional production of a hidden movement print and play game. Using pen and paper would be just as good.

Captain Sonar is much more tense and interesting because of the time limit and having to work with your teammates.

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Karuba

This came out a couple of years before Railroad Ink and I'm sure it was inspired by Karuba, as you are connecting two opposite sides of the board in a very similar way. If you like one you'll like the other but you do not need both.

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Imhotep

Boats are ferrying stone to the pyramids. You have to make sure that your stones are generating the most victory points. Once all stones are placed score a round and repeat.

Lots of turn order shenanigans, which makes it very interactive. Quick and intuitive.

Recommended.

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I just used Universal Android Debloater GUI to clean up my wife's Xiaomi phone. Nice hardware, but *horrible* software.

https://github.com/0x192/universal-android-debloater

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#android

It voids any contributions you have on the topic. It shows you have not done *any* homework and have no idea.

Caesar's Empire

I'm surprised this hasn't been more popular. You set up trading routes across the Roman Empire collecting trade goods to make sets. It's family friendly, looks good on the table and there's plenty of skill. Maybe it's because there's no luck? 🀷

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Cashu.me does not connect to my account via NWP. I added the URL, but zaps are broken.

I do not know if it's a NWP problem with me playing around with lots of Nostr clients or if it's a problem with Cashu.me.

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I was at the Wye Valley Sculpture Garden today and came across the most unbelievable guitarist - Simon Cottle. https://video.nostr.build/eefd177b0b957b0d4a5d20fa708eda1ff2d6d41c9a9e8e7dc33aa938d2d753de.mp4

Deep Regrets

I feel mixed about this. On one hand, it's pretty original mechanically and thematically plus the art is lovely. On the other hand, it drags on for too long and I didn't find the decisions interesting.

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