molotovcockatiel

@molotovcockatiel@mastodon.social

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 RPG

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

molotovcockatiel, to mst3k

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

molotovcockatiel, to history

molotovcockatiel, to random

Me after the past three days of making database changes.

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames

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

molotovcockatiel, to random

First game of Nemo’s War on Sailor (easy) difficulty was total chaos and ends in an “Inconsequential” (non-?)victory level with 232 VP. What a blast. Lots of decisions to be made as the dice are cursing your soul. ☠️

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molotovcockatiel, to boardgames

Great Moments in Board Gaming

molotovcockatiel, to random

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

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames

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

molotovcockatiel, to boardgames

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

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 random

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 random

There was a quote in a wargame group that got me thinking. Broadly speaking in the non-wargame design world, striving for simplicity is a common goal. Making something useful and clear without any unnecessary elements. Elegance is the Holy Grail.

Does that apply to wargame design or are there enough wargamers who crave chrome that it calls that general design axiom into question?

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molotovcockatiel, to AncientHistory

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 boardgames

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 random

Absolutely guilty of this when buying board games.

molotovcockatiel, to Wargaming

molotovcockatiel, to random

Guys, maybe we have enough themed Munchkin variants.

molotovcockatiel,

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

molotovcockatiel, to random

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

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,

@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

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?

molotovcockatiel,

@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 boardgames

Small shipment.

molotovcockatiel,

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

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