all a week after Oppenheimer too... a fitting tribute
31.7.2023 20:36all a week after Oppenheimer too... a fitting tributeso yeah, in less than hour I almost won by conquering the modern age, was bombed to oblivion, then won anyway by building a monument. I love this game
31.7.2023 20:30so yeah, in less than hour I almost won by conquering the modern age, was bombed to oblivion, then won anyway by building a monument. I love...you keep achievements after the bombs drop, and most of the ones remaining required stuff from late ages. however, there's a few that you can get for having the right card, doing a special action. I got that as one of the first I drew
31.7.2023 20:28you keep achievements after the bombs drop, and most of the ones remaining required stuff from late ages. however, there's a few that...and it was like, last second stuff too. my opponent was able to activate it on me twice, first one wasn't red, second one was. extremely tense
31.7.2023 20:22and it was like, last second stuff too. my opponent was able to activate it on me twice, first one wasn't red, second one was. extremely...I knew about the card going in, and I usually show people it going in just because it's so wild. I also thought I might never actually see it get played, just because Inno games are often over before it gets drawn, and who knows if the situation to use it will ever happen. I was so excited that it actually came up!
31.7.2023 20:20I knew about the card going in, and I usually show people it going in just because it's so wild. I also thought I might never actually...to translate that, this is a card with a 20% chance to almost completely reset the game. your hand if cards, the civilization of cards you've been building throughout the game, the points you've been scoring in order to achieve, all gets returned.
like all cards in Inno, it's deeply situational. so yeah, if your opponent is about to win, play this as a Hail Mary to see if you can win in the aftermath of civilization
31.7.2023 20:18to translate that, this is a card with a 20% chance to almost completely reset the game. your hand if cards, the civilization of cards...an incredible thing happened in my game of Innovation last night. If you don't know Inno, it's a game where players draw from 10 decks of cards, going from Prehistory to the Information Age. I had 5 of 6 achievements that I needed to win, was one turn away from getting that last achievement, and my opponent drew this
31.7.2023 20:11an incredible thing happened in my game of Innovation last night. If you don't know Inno, it's a game where players draw from 10...I grew up on forums, where the understanding was always "do not backseat mod". it's not your job to correct people, let someone who knows what the rules actually are make the call. masto, and honestly blue sky too, seems to only have backseat moderation
31.7.2023 17:01I grew up on forums, where the understanding was always "do not backseat mod". it's not your job to correct people, let...this explanation of how to handle content warning wars and culture onboarding on mastodon is essential https://erinkissane.com/
31.7.2023 16:58this explanation of how to handle content warning wars and culture onboarding on mastodon is essential https://erinkissane.com/one last thing: it's surprisingly comfortable. the little extra width and the shape of the back means it's about as ergonomic as these things are gonna get. buttons feel really good,even the shoulders, and the dpad has a diagonals problem you can fix with electrical tape by opening it up. it's not bothering me yet so I'm leaving it as is
2.3.2023 19:29one last thing: it's surprisingly comfortable. the little extra width and the shape of the back means it's about as ergonomic as...and yeah once you get things set up how you want it's snappy and convenient
2.3.2023 18:58and yeah once you get things set up how you want it's snappy and convenientthe software for the RG35XX is still pretty new, can be hard to use and it's missing a lot of things that could be cool, but I can make Donkey Kong (1994) look like this so I'm happy
2.3.2023 18:57the software for the RG35XX is still pretty new, can be hard to use and it's missing a lot of things that could be cool, but I can make...if you're looking for something more powerful that can play n64, dreamcast, PS2 you're looking at something more like $200, which is very cool. maybe someday Lol. but yeah if you're willing to tinker the RG35XX rules
2.3.2023 18:40if you're looking for something more powerful that can play n64, dreamcast, PS2 you're looking at something more like $200, which is...there's a ton of retro gaming handhelds, the category has exploded. but I think there's something special about this smaller (but still comfortable) form factor and there's nothing substantially better
there's the very cool Miyoo Mini+ that's coming out soon that sounds a little better, but it's probably gonna be harder to get and more expensive
2.3.2023 18:37there's a ton of retro gaming handhelds, the category has exploded. but I think there's something special about this smaller (but...it was a retro game corps video that got me to buy it in the first place, here's the big overview https://youtu.be/cWLRWEooqd8
2.3.2023 18:21it was a retro game corps video that got me to buy it in the first place, here's the big overview https://youtu.be/cWLRWEooqd8and here's the retro game corps guide that has helpful advice https://retrogamecorps.com/2023/01/03/anbernic-rg35xx-starter-guide/
2.3.2023 18:19and here's the retro game corps guide that has helpful advice https://retrogamecorps.com/2023/01/03/anbernic-rg35xx-starter-guide/the default OS that it comes with it is little hard to use and missing features. I'm using an alternate called Garlic OS, you can grab it from the creator's patreon even if you aren't subed https://www.patreon.com/posts/76561333?utm_campaign=postshare_fan
2.3.2023 18:17the default OS that it comes with it is little hard to use and missing features. I'm using an alternate called Garlic OS, you can grab...in a lovely twist that reminds me of 80s computers, it comes with two microsd card slots. You don't have to do it this way, but I'm using one for the OS and one for games
2.3.2023 18:02in a lovely twist that reminds me of 80s computers, it comes with two microsd card slots. You don't have to do it this way, but I'm...anbernic RG35XX, less than $100 including shipping from China, plays ps1 and below games accurately at the original resolution, acceptable battery life. Lovely screen!! I've been playing it nonstop since getting it Lol
2.3.2023 17:59anbernic RG35XX, less than $100 including shipping from China, plays ps1 and below games accurately at the original resolution, acceptable...look at my beautiful baby
2.3.2023 17:55look at my beautiful baby⬆️
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