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So, I got Engage when it came out and bounced hard off of the story just a few chapters in. I honestly didn't think that'd matter that much to me, but turns out it really sapped my desire to keep going. I'm looking to come back to it and try to enjoy it for the battles (i.e.: FE's core and what Engage is supposed to be good at).

What are the minimal things I should do in the Somniel to not handicap myself too much, but still have most of my playtime focused on the battles? Are there other mechanics outside of battles that come later in the game that I can similarly skim over?

Also, for optional battles, are there any in particular that are really fun that I should be sure to do? I'm l

Doing my Stormlight reread, having just finished the story of Fleet, while casually watching NFL in the background this Sunday... when this ad comes on for Honda in which the phrases form a Ketek (rather than individual words). Couldn't have been more apropos.

Unstoppable Dreams "You won’t remember my name. This is the last time you will see me at the top.

My doubts will destroy my dreams.

The more I seem to learn, the more I seem to lose.

I want to carry on, but not today. This is the point I give up... but not today. I want to carry on.

The more I seem to lose, the more I seem to learn.

My dreams will destroy my doubts.

You will see me at the top, this is the last

When I ran through JotL (after playing GH), I had lots of extra money, and extra enhancement stickers from GH, so wanted to add a way to "earn" the ability to enhance abilities within JotL. I also wanted a better chance of getting up to higher-levels with our characters, so wanted additional scenarios to play. As a result, this scenario was born, and unlocks as an additional reward for the completion of Scenario 9, and is meant to be played as part of the campaign.

PDF on Google Drive

An additional portion of the Conclusion for Scenario 9 is included as the first page, and the scenario contents are the ne

I was recently looking through the Costco ads and saw their furniture section. For some reason my immediate thought was, "If Costco ever carried a Board Game Table, I'd be sold". It's probably a pipe dream, but I'm probably not the only one in our hobby that would love a board game table and just can't quite swing the price point (even for something like the Jasper w/ topper).

What do you all think?

• Would you be interested in buying a board game table from a place like Costco?
• Do you think there's enough of a market for a boardgame-style table? If not, how could someone like Costco expand that market with the product?
• Could such a product be made at that scale that would be of h

The questions is: What is a good way to give a hint about a potion that you'll talk about inside a spoiler-tagged comment, post, etc?

Because the Potions unlock in a random order based on herbs looted, there's no ordered way to talk about them (like items in GH were with Prosperity unlocks).

Obviously item number works, but very few people have those memorized. More likely to be remembered would be listing the herbs needed for the potion, but again, this is easily forgotten unless there's a very strong thematic tie in on a potion.

Does anyone have any cleverer ways of indicating what potion is behind a spoiler tag that are effective for the bulk of the community?

See title. Just curious if anyone has heard anything about KSP season 3 and when they plan on starting up again.

It seems like [[Hazards Spread Across the Island]] can interact with game abilities that treat another piece as a token (e.g.: Badlands) to "duplicate" that token even though none actually exist on the board.

For example, Vengeance could play Hazards Spread to create a Badlands in a land adjacent to Blight (because their Special Rule allows their actions to treat Blight as Badlands). You could also pair up [[Settle Into Hunting Grounds]] with Hazards Spread to create Badlands or Beasts. (Many Minds can do this with it's special rule too, but... that's basically moot with the number of beasts they have running around the board. :D)

Do you have a favorite minor or a unique interact

Since there's been a lot of discussion around different spirit board formats, I thought I'd start up a poll to get some real numbers. I've posted it to the Spirit Island forum on Board Game Geek here:

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2947664/data-spirit-board-preferences

I'm sure >G has their own methods of gathering community input, but I thought this would be a good way for us all to get a sense for at least a portion of the user base's opinion on the topic in a more quantitative fashion.

(I know not all redditors have BGG accounts, but even if you don't want to create one to vote, you can at least look at the

I stumbled across some of the hints at mysteries of the island today in reading the lore section of the rulebook (and some ensuing internet searching). A couple questions below (credible journalism and tinfoil hats are both more than welcome!)

The First and Second Reckonings (and the threat of Third Reckoning):

"The Dahan's agriculture and animals brought Blight to the land and conflict with the Spirits, triggering the First Reckoning. The Dahan capitulated quickly, and an accord was reached: the Spirits would transform crops and animals to be more compatible with the ecosystem. The Dahan would change their methods of farming and seek counsel from friendlier Spirits. The two became

Hey, I've noticed in many strategy discussions that some of you all have amazing command of knowledge about the elements available on the powers. For example, there are many comments noting what pairing of elements are common, or what % chance you have of getting a certain kind of element. I was curious: Are there any resources out there that help to visualize element-distribution information? Or, what are folks' shortcut facts that help them keep track of element availability? Bonus if there are similar tricks or resources about Major Power thresholds.

My lack of knowledge was brought to light in my first play as Starlight where I only saw the cards in hand to work with and didn't re

After seeing some apparently outlier comments about a board game content creator (i.e. many down votes on a dig against the person) I was curious what the sub thinks about various board game industry personalities and who some of the most likeable and generally well-regarded folks are across the gamut. It being the holidays, it's also a good time to remind those folks how much we appreciate them. :D

Who do you consider one of the most likeable people in Boardgaming?

Be sure to include in your responses how this person is engaged in the hobby and why you see them as a generally likeable figure.

Inspired by: https://www.reddit.com/r/Stormlight_Archive/comments/ri0rvv/is_yahtzee_vorin/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share

What modern board games would be acceptable in the Vorin religion where adherents are forbidden from trying to predict the future?

Example from in-world canon: https://coppermind.net/wiki/Pieces

Perfect info abstracts are probably safe: Tak, Chess, Go, etc. But what else?

Many games rely on the player to estimate the likelihood of events occurring and making choices based on that evaluation which largely rule those out.

Any other Sanderson fans out there with ideas of games that could be played by some good Vorin folks?