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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Novel Ideas - A Most Wanted Man
It is awards season, and one movie which has been getting a lot of attention this past year is A Most Wanted Man, which was also Philip Seymour Hoffman’s last film role. If you have not seen the movie,...
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What can I say, I am a heck of a jerk.
View ArticleNick Watanabe wrote a new post, OMG! Reaper Bones II Unboxing
Hi. I’m Nick Watanabe, as far as you know, and I splashed out on the Reaper Bones II Kickstarter way back almost a million years ago.!–more–Well, good news, it finally arrived! And now I’m going to...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Sportsmanship and...
Greetings and welcome back to another Tales of a Married Gamer. Recently, I have seen on social media that not only do people read this article, they actually have been learning the concept of...
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What did the drummer get on the IQ test?DROOL!Ba-da-dum!
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I’ll admit that my definition of sportsmanship was not spot on, but I think that being “sportman-like” does not mean you have to be too nice to people while playing. I think people forget that being...
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I think with Mark McGwire it is one of those cases where it was not in the rules, but it sure was not something that should be allowed. To paraphrase what Calvin stated in Calvin and Hobbes when he was...
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I find one to be cheating by the books in a way that has long been accepted to be bad by the rules. Though, Rose claims to have not bet against himself. Which if is true, means he is just putting faith...
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Great painting guide.I wonder about the Tamiya grey primer. Do you find that it gets too grainy sometimes? I have had the best luck with the Army Painter Black… but I don’t want to prime everything in...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Crowdfunding Behavior Which Needs to Stop
Crowdfunding is considered by many to be one of the best things that has happened to gaming in recent years, with more independent titles able to get funding to be published and released to the masses....
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So they are doing research to find how much people are willing to pay for a product at a potential discount to get ahead of time, but that does not give them the full data they need to know how much...
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Also @adrianovaroli I hope you do not think I am attacking you. I just do not like how I see some groups using Kickstarter as a way to be lazy in funding their projects.It can be great, I got a...
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Always good to have lots of discussion. I expect to take a lot of heat from this article, because people are really happy with many of the Kickstarters they have worked with.I think that it helps...
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@Alex good luck with producing your RPG, I think if a crowdfunding site works well for your project, you should obviously go for it. It also helps to try and collect as much information as possible to...
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I see the Twitch sniping as the stupidity of the opponent, but yes it is not written in the rules. Sure it is fair game.Flashing your cards in Catan is again the stupidity of the player. It is not...
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You know I realize I am pretty much writing article length replies these days… maybe I will just write another counter point article… to everyone!!!Also, another thing I wanted to say is that rules do...
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I will not vote against your new resolution. But I will not put any peace keeping forces on the ground.Sorry, I have been watching too much House of Cards lately.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Negotiations
Welcome back to another Tales of a Married Gamer, the gaming article that discusses the importance of relationships in our gaming lives.Recently, I have found myself having to do a lot of negotiating...
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Great article.I agree there is the need for more transparency and accountability for Kickstarter campaigns. I also agree that financing can often be difficult, I am always curious to see what kind of...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer – Warning Your Players
In recent weeks I have been talking about behavior at the gaming table including how to be a good sport, the importance of keeping games moving, and how to not be someone that everyone will hate....
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I was confused when I first read that, though I do believe there are party factions, mostly because Sammy lives his life upside down.Shots fired.
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Good points. I think that it varies for different groups and people. While you may not like the sugar coating, I know some people who prefer things to be a little more lighthearted when we play. Thus,...
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Go for it! I have plenty of jokes about where I live.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Novel Ideas - In Memory of Terry Pratchett
Recently, the world lost one of its great writers when Sir Terry Pratchett left us. For those of you who are not as familiar, Sir Pratchett wrote dozens of fantasy novels and should be considered one...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Marketing is not hard to do...
Recently, I wrote an article about Kickstarter behaviors which I felt were problematic. The piece received a lot of attention, including many good discussions on Twitter and the comments section of...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - The Rules Are Not...
Tales of a Married Gamer, the weekly article where I argue with @wood-jasond about what constitutes cheating, this week will be a further discussion of the concept of what is, and is not cheating. I...
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And I also have already written another Tales of a Married Gamer covering this topic… About 2 weeks away from publication.
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And then contradicts himself and goes to Arby’s to get curly fries.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Trader Traitor
Welcome to Tales of a Married Gamer, the gaming article where I discuss how to get your friends to keep giving you miniatures for your birthday. What, your friends don’t give you miniatures? Well then...
View ArticleNick Watanabe wrote a new post, Unboxing Star Wars: Armada
New heights of jealousy can now be yours!Watch @watanabe2k unbox Star Wars Armada.Maybe bring a bib.
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As some of you will hear, I actually played a game on a 4’x12′ conference table.Do not do this, it will make the game into a chase scenario.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Cheating in the...
Lately I have spent a lot of time talking about rules, and how it can be important to have rules, but that you also need to take what is and is not in the rules with a grain of salt. In a previous...
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NOOOOOO! I want infinite space!
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Book title: Sorry Pete Rose.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Novel Ideas: The Cardinal of the Kremlin
The Hunt for Red October is probably Tom Clancy’s most famous novel, as well as his first novel made into a movie. Right now several of you are probably saying “ship to ship” in a bad Scottish/Soviet...
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Ah tournaments… land of people who somehow need to feel superior to others, yet cannot handle defeat.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Perfect Pitch
What is the most annoying thing about being a gamer in a relationship? Honestly, if I answer that I might be in trouble. But I will tell you something that I have been thinking about and talking over...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Novel Ideas – Talion: Revenant
The book Talion: Revenant might be one of my all time favorite fantasy novels, a book that I always make sure I have in my carry-on when I have a very long flight ahead of me. It is actually one of...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Mission Accomplished
I did it! I have accomplished a Herculean task about which many in the gaming world have laughed at me for several years. What is this great achievement, you ask? Why, it is the thing of legends. I...
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Thanks, hopefully there will be more sessions in the future!
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For next week, please yell at everyone who complains about scale.
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Thanks, I am not sure there will be a second time, but at least I converted one of my students to the light side.
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Hopefully you will get to use the box. Even if not on a significant other, there are always friends you can round up for a single evening and try and introduce them. It does help if they like Star...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Shopping Rules for Those Not Going to GenCon
Are you that one person in your local gaming group who is not going to GenCon? If you are like me, you are perpetually stuck in the role of being the person who gets to watch all his gaming friends...
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Oh, I have heard of people getting books and having to ship them to seven different locations across the country… just so people could have the book a month before everyone else.
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Cool, hopefully you get to use it, especially with a new Beginner Box on the way soon.
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Sinking Ship
I think one of the things that makes me the angriest, is poorly run game stores. I know that getting a loan or pooling your money together to start your own business is not an easy thing. I can respect...
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I think my bigger problem, is I see a store that does not have Force and Destiny betas, but they still have Edge of the Empire beta books sitting around like they still might get sold. The store...
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Nick Watanabe wrote a new post, Tales of a Married Gamer - Bad Teamwork
Lately, my gaming group has been playing a lot of games that are either cooperative, or require some level of teamwork. Generally, this has been a lot of fun, but there are times when the teamwork...
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