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Re:Building a Hexagonal Grid in CSS on Friday June 19, 2020 @11:36PM (#23581396)
I wonder what the accessibility for html in svg is like. But really, isn't this just an iframe with a different name?
Re:How Apple Kills Indie Developers on Thursday September 26, 2019 @11:29PM (#21088146)
> Out here in the real world stuff and services cost money.

... which means the amount of money spent is _not_ trivial. If you are not policing your costs, regardless of how "trivial," then how are you optimizing your profit? A "cost of doing business" is still a cost on your books. $100 is trivial for a larger business but if you're talking someone small or a side hustle, $100 is something that is not trivial.

Hey Steve.
You explain why but not how. Is it a spandrel from some other evolutionary trait that eventually became something important? Is it a process of higher-order brain functions that we have? Is there an alternative method that brought this about (stuck in a proverbial room with only a fruit basket and no way out)?
Re:“Spiel des Jahres” Game of the Year 2017 winners on Monday July 17, 2017 @04:44PM (#14792124)
- Jaipur (set collection)

- Love Letter (any flavor; draw a card and play one)

- Condottiere (bidding/bluffing game to take over italy)

- Citadels (drafting)

- Masquerade (hidden-ish roles; better at two than Coup is)

- Portal of Heroes (scales well up to 5)

- Star Realms (deck-building)

- Splendor (similar to Jaipur but chips rather than cards)

- Codenames: Duet

Re:“Spiel des Jahres” Game of the Year 2017 winners on Monday July 17, 2017 @04:39PM (#14792082)
Quite true. Some groups will have problems without a few of the aids, though, so it is definitely not a requirement but a nice to have.
Re:“Spiel des Jahres” Game of the Year 2017 winners on Monday July 17, 2017 @11:56AM (#14789698)
Only issue with Arboretum would be potential table space.

Condottiere is also a great small game!

Re:“Spiel des Jahres” Game of the Year 2017 winners on Monday July 17, 2017 @11:55AM (#14789686)
For physical games: Citadels, Hanabi, Love Letter (pick about any flavor), Star Realms, Sushi Go! or Sushi Go Party!, Jaipur, Werewords, One Night Ultimate Werewolf/Alien/Vampire

Digital games (mobile or computer): Ticket to Ride, Star Realms, Jaipur, Splendor (I'd recommend the physical game but it is a bit too much air in the box to buy physically for a nomad), Patchwork.