It’s like saying you don’t understand the point of cheese after eating some American processed cheese. Vodka is supposed to have flavour, it’s just the shitty stuff that tastes of nothing.

Wow, did you just say that vodka doesn’t have a complex flavor? Have you ever drank some of the good Eastern European stuff? Because trust me, they’re every bit as nuanced and complex as your high-end bourbon.

Yeah, it’s actually pretty good and works thematically. I still think the sections system works best for WWII, but it never felt right in the fantasy setting of Battlelore, so I’m glad they changed it up a bit for Westeros.

Yeah, I know what you mean. I remember being genuinely shocked when I first played Memoir 44: “Wow, this game has hexes and WWII troops... and I can actually play it? Like, in a semi-effective manner? What sorcery is this?”. Ah, good times. I used to play it 2, maybe 3 times a week; it was before I discovered all the…

Compared to your average hardcore wargame from the 70s, Twilight Imperium 3rd ed. is really not that complex (which is good! I mean, I’m the last person to wish that those spreadsheet-heavy monsters would come back).  

Speaking of Paradox, before Europa Universalis became a video game, it used to be a (rather poorly received) board game with a comparable sense of scale. It’s actually the first thing to came to my mind when I read this article. So yeah, there’s definitely a link there.

We are most certainly not the *Catan generation*. Between crazy ameritrash-inspired Kickstarter projects and a flood of new, experimental, narrative-driven board games - everything from Betrayal at House on the Hill through FF’s Arkham Horror LCG and Mansions of Madness 2ed. to Time Stories and the recently released…

I think in Europe - where, y’know, we actually have buildings that have been built during the Middle Ages - understanding these things comes much more naturally than in the US. Basically, during late antiquity/early Middle Ages gender roles were much more fluent than they are now, and the difference between warriors…

Triss is a perfectly legit choice for anyone who hasn’t read the books (or didn’t finish the whole saga). If you read the books, I honestly have no idea how you could choose Merigold over Yen. As in, you need to completely separate the book Geralt from the game Geralt, which doesn’t really seem possible, considering…

You sure it was toga praetexta, and not some other kind? I thought this one was reserved for formal/curial duties...

Well, simply think of it as a game adaptation of Catch 22.

The game actually looks nice and interesting and all... but is this really what “cyberpunk” means nowadays? Just the other day I read an article on Kotaku which suggested that MOBAs are now considered “hardcored” as opposed to old-school RTS... I’m starting to feel really bloody old.

As a confectionery item, it looks quite tasty.

PSA: Remember, 20-year old sociopolitical satire may feel “dated” in places. When going for a first watch through of a long-running cult cartoon, why not start with some more recent episodes?

Sorry mate, but suggesting that Rolling Stones and Beatles did not acknowledge their black sources of inspiration/influence is just a straight-up lie (or incompetence, idk).

You must be fun to watch cartoons with.

Non-American here, I think I get all of these except for 16. For me it just sounds like something one white “bro” may say to another? Can anyone explain?

Well, judging by your reaction, it appears the joke had Flying.

Well, we’re talking about someone who decided to marry the Mooch in the first place. I’m not sure we can just assume some kind of rational logic behind anyone’s actions in this scenario.

Yeah, sorry, but if you think that the government’s overreaction was due to that woman’s skin colour, you know absolutely nothing about the politics in Eastern Europe.