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Joel Eddy

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Let's just get to the playoffs so I can watch Spurs v. Thunder and Boston v. Detroit.

11.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

There is one way the NBA redeems the atrocity of this 83 point game. Every team goes "90s era Pistons" on the Bam and the Heat for the rest of the season. Also, everyone who plays the Wizards just goes for 100 with their best player. Lost a lot of respect for Bam and Spo and company last night.

11.03.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Worlds Apart
Worlds Apart YouTube video by Bruce Springsteen - Topic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=cU8N...

10.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Chevy Commercial - Maddie
Chevy Commercial - Maddie YouTube video by Lloyd Lee Choi

I mean... I don't even want to share this. Just a heads up, but you can kind of tell where it goes from the thumbnail. It's outrageous: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t6b...

09.03.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I did not. Seems an odd choice for a commercial.... but... car commercials do seem to have some of the oddest picks some times. More than once I've seen a commercial come on and it will strike a chord and I'm like "Wait a minute. This is for a car isn't it."... and sure enough! :D

09.03.2026 16:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Do You Realize??
Do You Realize?? YouTube video by The Flaming Lips - Topic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhjK...

09.03.2026 15:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First crack at Battletech: Aces today. Jumped into a friend’s campaign. Lots of fun. Going to fire up my own campaign soon. There’s a whole ton of game between the Alpha Strike and Aces boxes. Hard to beat that value.

07.03.2026 22:51 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Bob Dylan "Lenny Bruce" (Live 1986)
Bob Dylan "Lenny Bruce" (Live 1986) YouTube video by Rock Record Reviews

www.youtube.com/watch?v=r24r...

06.03.2026 01:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you. Painting four different models was definitely fun with the little bits of trim etc... I would not enjoy doing an army I don't think. Maybe.

05.03.2026 15:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Ya those early ones I’m not ashamed to say… hideous! Gotta start somewhere though.

05.03.2026 06:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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First time painting Lumineth. Enjoyed the change of pace from the other Darkwater minis.

05.03.2026 04:42 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Sabotage (Remastered 2009)
Sabotage (Remastered 2009) YouTube video by Beastie Boys - Topic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WHF...

04.03.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Good and Evil
Good and Evil YouTube video by Eddie Vedder - Topic

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-1js...

04.03.2026 04:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

JFC

04.03.2026 04:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Shame on GAMA for once again not including designers in their "Excellence in Game Design" award announcement.

Last year they promised that this would be corrected in 2026, but again designers are not given the recognition they deserve.

The omission is no longer an oversight. It is a GAMA policy.

04.03.2026 01:22 πŸ‘ 44 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2

Oh forgot about that one. I never got around to trying it.

27.02.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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My friends have been raving about the new Battletech: Aces system. Going to jump into the campaign with them in a couple of weeks. Prepped the models and read the rules to Alpha Strike. Still gotta read Aces. But, they have been very enthusiastic about it. Bounced off Classic. Hope this goes better.

27.02.2026 06:17 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I love it in dungeon crawls. Ideally it should be something like D3+3 vs D6. But, gauging distance for a lunge or your opponent's ability to reach you is well-handled by roll and move. Speed is only constant when you move in a straight line and only for a short period of time.

23.02.2026 22:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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US Supreme Court rejects Trump's global tariffs The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertio...

Woof, this is potentially pretty huge: www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

20.02.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 37 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3
Nokosu Dice Review
Nokosu Dice Review YouTube video by Drive Thru Games

"Nokosu Dice" This trick-taking gem from Japan is constantly going in and out of print. I saw some copies are floating around again so figured it was worth sharing. www.youtube.com/watch?v=JzhB...

20.02.2026 00:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

DO πŸ‘ NOT πŸ‘ TRIGGER πŸ‘ ENDGAME πŸ‘ WHILE πŸ‘ I’M πŸ‘ STILL πŸ‘ BUILDING πŸ‘ MY πŸ‘ ENGINE

I’m so sick of the toxic players in this hobby. I only needed like eight more turns.

19.02.2026 00:31 πŸ‘ 190 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 10 πŸ“Œ 6
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What other board games deserve to be in the Olympics? We really enjoy this when we can stay awake. Appreciate that they cut to scoring rounds during prime time coverage…. ala the Highlights series of games from Mike Fitzgerald and Eagle Gryphon. There’s gotta be a design in here somewhere.

19.02.2026 03:23 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
A piece of paper showing a 4x4 grid mostly filled with drawings of buildings. Next to the grid are building names next to polyomino shapes with squares of different colors.

A piece of paper showing a 4x4 grid mostly filled with drawings of buildings. Next to the grid are building names next to polyomino shapes with squares of different colors.

I make games because I love every step of the processβ€”the initial idea, the scrappy first prototype, the first playtest filled with glee and failure and hope.

Here’s my scrappy first prototype of Tiny Towns. [1/6]

18.02.2026 00:39 πŸ‘ 256 πŸ” 46 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7
17.02.2026 22:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

That's one I've not played, but wanted to.

17.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
The Malice of Light Adventures by Twin Tale Studios - Gamefound A cooperative roguelike boss-battler by the Sadler Bros. set in The Malice of Light.

I have no affiliation or stake in this project, other than I'm a backer myself and the Sadler Bros. make great games... and (in my opinion) got royally screwed by the folks at Blacklist. I am over-the-moon excited for this project. Have a look. gamefound.com/en/projects/...

17.02.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eating a bit of crow here. This the most competitive all star Sunday in decades.

15.02.2026 23:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mac McClung shows the 4 dunks he would've done if he was in Dunk Contest
Mac McClung shows the 4 dunks he would've done if he was in Dunk Contest YouTube video by Chaz NBA

If he executed all of these dunks link this last night, he would have been the first person to get all 50s in the dunk contest. www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8bC...

15.02.2026 18:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Ya. I have it in my mind to watch it again at some point. I definitely could appreciate certain aspects of the production (and the main character's acting), but the main issue for me was certain disjointed parts took away from it's coherence. (Again, I should give it another go). See what I missed.

15.02.2026 16:15 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I don't want to hear nothing about the players. Give the winners $1 million for winning the dunk contest and some kind of cash for winning the game on Sunday. You can't just ask people to care when the whole media ecosystem won't STFU about "rings".

15.02.2026 01:51 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0