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molotovcockatiel

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One-man studio designing, illustrating, and coding digital tabletop wargames. Avid player of all kinds of board games. Just south of Boston, MA. 🎲👾♟ #boardgames #wargames #wargaming #hexandcounter #indiegamedev #wargamedesign

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molotovcockatiel, to random
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Me after the past three days of making database changes.

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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Small shipment.

#wargames #hexandcounter #boardgames

molotovcockatiel,
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@Binder We love it. Came close to buying this expansion before but this time I needed to hit that free shipping threshold haha.

molotovcockatiel, to random
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It's not so much that I'm surprised that SPI's Dallas RPG was made, as it is that I can't understand why they didn't go with Fantasy Island or Love Boat instead. Both feature persisting DM-like characters with an ever-changing cast of other characters.

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molotovcockatiel,
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@RogerBW I've never heard of Hillfolk, but I'll check it out. See I would've thought players would be very limited in the Dallas storyline whereas Fantasy Island in particular has so many possibilities. Even the theme that it's your fantasy lends itself to an imagination-driven RPG.

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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Forgive me I'm not a BGG power user, but did someone really give this person $420 for their stupid comment in the Charles S. Roberts Awards thread?
#Wargames #BoardGames #Wargaming #HexAndCounter

molotovcockatiel,
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@zrzz Yeah @Asmoridin just filled me in about it. I genuinely thought it was a 1:1 conversion. Thought you put credit on there or something.

molotovcockatiel, to random
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Guy posted AI images in a FB art group with the caption, “Doesn’t quite look like Hopper yet. I have to tune it.”

These AI fanboys really believe they’re creators on par with actual artists. 🤮

molotovcockatiel, to random
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Guys, maybe we have enough themed Munchkin variants.

molotovcockatiel,
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@evildrganymede @molotovcockatiel I’d say that’s an accurate statement. More power to those who enjoy it. I am not one.

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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Mrs. Molotov just finished her campaign of SpaceCorp by GMT Games and got the victory!

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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I put down some of my thoughts on Generative AI in Wargames, a topic that really got under my skin thanks to a Facebook post. Please join me as I lose friends and followers.
https://molotovcockatiel.com/generative-ai-in-wargames/

molotovcockatiel, to AncientHistory
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Watching a vid about The Battle of Jaxartes by Kings & Generals and it shows the leader of the Saka/Scythians being someone named Carthasis. Everything else I've found (not much) says the leader was Satraces.

Can any historian friends shed some light? Is it the same guy with a different name?

molotovcockatiel, to mst3k
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If you haven't heard, the Mystery Science Theater 3000 New Years Marathon has turned into an infinite live stream. That's right, 24/7 MST3K.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7MyOyeb6eo

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I generally don't like when refs make their presence known, but I'll allow that as it was pretty funny/entertaining. @nfl

molotovcockatiel,
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@Tim_Eagon @nfl Classic drop, tuck, and roll maneuver.

molotovcockatiel, to RPG
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Somebody please take D&D away from these vultures before they’ve picked it completely clean.

molotovcockatiel, to random
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Not a fan of AI in its current state, but I have found one use for ChatGPT: Answering inane questions on job applications like, "Why do you want to work for us?"

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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Start and end of the Planeteers era of John Butterfield’s “SpaceCorp” by @gmtgames.bsky.social. Got extremely lucky in that era with the card draws. Next up: Starfarers era.
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(🎶 “Also sprach Zarathustra” plays 🎶)

SpaceCorp board game

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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SpaceCorp first era, Mariners, complete. Going to play it one more time to make sure the rules “stick” before moving to the next era.

Early impressions: fast, addictive, fun.

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames
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Set up and learning solo play of SpaceCorp by John Butterfield. First era, Mariners, coming up.

molotovcockatiel, to history
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    molotovcockatiel,
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    @filmfreak75 @ryanhoulihan What are those? My eyes burn sometimes after a long coding session.

    molotovcockatiel, to random
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    Going to be in Munich next week then Berlin. Sights are pretty sorted out, but any board game stores that should be visited?

    thomasfuchs, to random
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    Periodic reminder to not use Google Chrome (they’re moderating bookmarks now) https://strangeobject.space/@silvermoon82/110969122337810598

    Use Firefox or Safari, they have proper end-to-end encryption (browser maker can’t read the data) of bookmarks and other private and personal browsing information (like your passwords!).

    I can’t stress enough just how ridiculous it is that most of you just hand Google your passwords to everything from your bank accounts to porn sites.

    molotovcockatiel,
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    @thomasfuchs I do use Firefox but I also use Google Drive installed on my computer and o worry constantly that that might be so much worse.

    molotovcockatiel, to Wargaming
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