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by jknitnerd
20 July 2023, 07:03
Forum: Ark Nova
Topic: Ark Nova on iPad
Replies: 8
Views: 1337

Re: Ark Nova on iPad

I love the safe/ help mode as an iOS user and I hope more games will implement it.
by jknitnerd
09 July 2023, 07:21
Forum: Applejack
Topic: Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?
Replies: 7
Views: 4466

Re: Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?

Thanks for sharing the BGG link! I agree that the honey difference early has such an impact as to what you can afford and build. I do wish there was a way to see the data as to the number of times the second player wins in a two player game. Anecdotally, unless the second player is just learning the...
by jknitnerd
29 June 2023, 22:23
Forum: Applejack
Topic: Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?
Replies: 7
Views: 4466

Re: Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?

I wonder why they decided that the first player would start with so much less honey? There must be logic to it...
by jknitnerd
29 June 2023, 21:30
Forum: Applejack
Topic: Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?
Replies: 7
Views: 4466

Does anyone know why in 2 player the first player gets the massive disadvantage?

I understand that in the rules the 1st player gets a certain amount of honey, second player, third player, etc...what I am interested in finding out is why this is the case, especially when in a two player game there is zero advantage to being first (selection rotates so each player has a chance to ...
by jknitnerd
02 June 2023, 08:24
Forum: Viticulture
Topic: Tuscany
Replies: 28
Views: 21402

Re: Tuscany

Agreed, once you play with Tuscany, playing without it is an exercise in frustration.
by jknitnerd
19 May 2023, 17:58
Forum: Obsession
Topic: URGENT: Upcoming Change (regarding 2 Lady's Maid hire play)
Replies: 25
Views: 4943

Re: URGENT: Upcoming Change (regarding 2 Lady's Maid hire play)

I had made a suggestion to disallow the hiring of two lady’s maids in the Friendly setting due to just this issue back when the game was in Alpha https://en.boardgamearena.com/bug?id=83449 the taking both, especially in a “Friendly” game is such rubbish. I apologize for missing that! You were presc...
by jknitnerd
26 April 2023, 21:32
Forum: Obsession
Topic: URGENT: Upcoming Change (regarding 2 Lady's Maid hire play)
Replies: 25
Views: 4943

Re: URGENT: Upcoming Change (regarding 2 Lady's Maid hire play)

I had made a suggestion to disallow the hiring of two lady’s maids in the Friendly setting due to just this issue back when the game was in Alpha https://en.boardgamearena.com/bug?id=83449 the taking both, especially in a “Friendly” game is such rubbish.
by jknitnerd
08 February 2023, 20:29
Forum: Gizmos
Topic: Cards put back on the order of our choice after a research
Replies: 8
Views: 1139

Re: Cards put back on the order of our choice after a research

Wow, I have never seen those arrows… however I play primarily on mobile (so no hover).
by jknitnerd
03 August 2022, 04:06
Forum: "Alpha" games
Topic: Top 5 New games wanted: BZ
Replies: 633
Views: 128520

Re: Top 5 New games wanted: BZ

1. Hadara
2. Clank
3. Obsession
4. Wingspan
5. Sagrada
by jknitnerd
15 June 2021, 23:56
Forum: Tournaments / Les tournois
Topic: Tournaments are broken
Replies: 5
Views: 846

Re: Tournaments are broken

Also apparently to set the playing hours the tournament creator needs to manually convert the time zone from the French time zone to theirs (if it’s different) and there are no instructions letting tournament creators know this is the case. I created several tournaments with incorrect playing hours ...

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