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Title: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Schlippy on June 01, 2013, 07:51:43 am
Good evening ladies and gentlemen. I finally decided that I want to put Dominion videos on my youtube-channel too.
I started doing some Mincraft and Antichamber Let's Plays on youtube a few months ago. In the beginning the main reason was to improve my terrible spoken english, but now I mainly do it because it is fun. I do not have a huge channel (42 subscribers at the time of this writing), but anyways, I decided to do two different playlists for my dominion games. One for the viewers who do not know Dominion or do not know Dominion too well, where I explain the basic rules of the game, the main strategies, "advanced" strategies, the cards and when or how to use them and so on. And then another one for the viewers who already know Dominion and just want to see some interesting games, like you guys. :>

I am not a superb hyper top-tier Dominion player, but I am decent I guess. At the moment I am somewhere at 6100 points and around place 30 on the pro leaderboard. So most likely many viewers can learn from my video (but I can also learn from you comments of course. :)).
Besides that I am not a terribly good caster, but the best way to improve is to keep doing it.
Hopefully it will be at around one Dominion video per day in the end, but I can not promise that. While the cutting, rendering and uploading of these is very fast (compared to other games), I can only upload and record during the weekends at the moment.

So here are the two playlists:

Just games: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDzmaQxcm90t7WXojZqcPH9fkTz0TwGel
(only pro mode, 5k+)

Games with tutorials: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDzmaQxcm90s8Hytu790e_Vr9DRXaBXVN
(mainly casual mode in the beginning for convenience reasons)


Anyways, thanks for watching and have fun doing so. :)
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 01, 2013, 05:05:36 pm
You have such a cool accent!
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: lespeutere on June 03, 2013, 03:20:54 am
You have such a cool accent!

Now I'm really curious. :)
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 03, 2013, 03:56:27 am
It's actually faint praise, I am basically blown away by everybody's cool accent, being from the state of Michigan myself.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: lespeutere on June 03, 2013, 04:03:11 am
Saying you have a particular Michigan accent by yourself or lack any? I'm not too familiar with US prejudices on who's got weird accents within the US (except for Texas or more generally the Southern accent - at least from a German (/European?) point of view).
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 03, 2013, 04:19:23 am
I'm sure every person says this, but my accent is literally no accent at all. It's just boring, plain old English.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: werothegreat on June 03, 2013, 11:00:36 am
I'm sure every person says this, but my accent is literally no accent at all. It's just boring, plain old English.

I'm sure many Britons would disagree with you.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: WanderingWinder on June 03, 2013, 02:21:22 pm
Midwest is considered pretty close to the most 'neutral' accent in the United States.
I should probably also point out that Michigan is roughly in the area of the U.S. that is considered the midwest, though hey, that's a term that doesn't make lots of sense. Robz888, do you consider yourself to be from the midwest?

I do promote discussions of accents. They are fascinating.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 03, 2013, 02:27:07 pm
I do consider myself from the Midwest, a geographical designation that makes absolutely no sense. And it's always seemed like the midwest accent is the most boring, normal proto-typical American version of English, but of course, every person thinks his own accent sounds normal. But man, I really think that's how it is in Michigan.

If anything, our "a" sounds are even more nasally than the rest of America.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: shark_bait on June 03, 2013, 02:38:43 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 03, 2013, 03:04:34 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.

Yeah, but we just say it the normal way, right? "BAY gull." "uh BOUT." and... "milk." How else can you say milk?
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: WanderingWinder on June 03, 2013, 03:07:06 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.

Yeah, but we just say it the normal way, right? "BAY gull." "uh BOUT." and... "milk." How else can you say milk?
Melk.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: eHalcyon on June 03, 2013, 03:08:04 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.

Yeah, but we just say it the normal way, right? "BAY gull." "uh BOUT." and... "milk." How else can you say milk?

"BAY gull" is not the normal way.  There is a HIMYM bit about this. :P

"Bagel" rhymes with "haggle".  And I believe the typical pronunciation of "about" is "ah bout".
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: WanderingWinder on June 03, 2013, 03:11:19 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.

Yeah, but we just say it the normal way, right? "BAY gull." "uh BOUT." and... "milk." How else can you say milk?

"BAY gull" is not the normal way.  There is a HIMYM bit about this. :P

"Bagel" rhymes with "haggle".  And I believe the typical pronunciation of "about" is "ah bout".

The dictionary disagrees with you: http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bagel
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: eHalcyon on June 03, 2013, 03:14:52 pm
I stand corrected.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 03, 2013, 03:37:46 pm
Pronouncing bagel like haggle would be absurd. Do they do that, somewhere?

(This also seems like a good place for a Hinterlands flavor graf joke.)
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: sudgy on June 03, 2013, 03:44:55 pm
Being a Michigander for my whole life, people always tell me that I have a huge accent.  I never really notice it myself, but sometimes people will call me out by asking me to say things like "bagel", "about" or "milk" because they find it amusing the way I say them.

Yeah, but we just say it the normal way, right? "BAY gull." "uh BOUT." and... "milk." How else can you say milk?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty62YzGryU4
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: werothegreat on June 03, 2013, 04:39:24 pm
This makes me think - I have a fair amount of videos out there - does it sound like I have an accent to anyone?  If so, what kind?
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Titandrake on June 03, 2013, 10:05:45 pm
This is specific to US residents, but you can try http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827

I remember taking a test similar to this, and it correctly guessed where I was from, which is California. So hey, give it a shot.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: werothegreat on June 03, 2013, 10:15:23 pm
This is specific to US residents, but you can try http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827

I remember taking a test similar to this, and it correctly guessed where I was from, which is California. So hey, give it a shot.

Oh my wow.  I never realized I say the vowels in "price" and "prize" differently.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: eHalcyon on June 03, 2013, 11:21:56 pm
This is specific to US residents, but you can try http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827

I remember taking a test similar to this, and it correctly guessed where I was from, which is California. So hey, give it a shot.

I'm not American.  I got "Neutral".

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Neutral

You`re not Northern, Southern, or Western, you`re just plain -American-. Your national identity is more important than your local identity, because you don`t really have a local identity. You might be from the region in that map, which is defined by this kind of accent, but you could easily not be. Or maybe you just moved around a lot growing up.

(http://www.youthink.com/quiz_images/full_428371978.jpg)

Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 04, 2013, 12:21:20 am
Oh, that's incredible, it nailed me exactly.

Which American accent do you have? (http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827)

My Results:

(http://www.youthink.com/quiz_images/full_537664926.jpg) (http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827)
Northern You have a Northern accent.  That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: jsh357 on June 04, 2013, 12:25:04 am
I always get Neutral on these things.  Go figure, I was raised by two very southern families.  Never had an accent.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: sudgy on June 04, 2013, 01:19:42 am
Yay, I'm western.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: A Drowned Kernel on June 04, 2013, 01:32:22 am
I like how quickly this got derailed into a discussion on accents. That's what, one post on the OP's actual content?
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: sudgy on June 04, 2013, 01:43:26 am
I like how quickly this got derailed into a discussion on accents. That's what, one post on the OP's actual content?

Which was the post that derailed it...
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Titandrake on June 04, 2013, 04:18:42 am
I like how quickly this got derailed into a discussion on accents. That's what, one post on the OP's actual content?

Which was the post that derailed it...

It was literally the first reply to the thread.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: qmech on June 04, 2013, 05:13:49 am
Quote
(http://www.youthink.com/quiz_images/full_230021243.jpg) (http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827)
Northeastern This could either mean an r-less NYC or Providence accent or one from Jersey which doesn't sound the same.  Just because you got this result doesn't mean you don`t pronounce R's.(People in Jersey don`t call their state "Joisey" in real life)

I'm British, but abusing the test seems to be a thing here.  It picked up the non-rhotic bit I guess.

Can't find a similar UK test.  It's usually pretty easy to pin people down if you hear them speaking, so I'd imagine a reasonable test could be cobbled together.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: lespeutere on June 04, 2013, 07:35:23 am
Oh, that's incredible, it nailed me exactly.

Which American accent do you have? (http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827)

My Results:

(http://www.youthink.com/quiz_images/full_537664926.jpg) (http://www.youthink.com/quiz.cfm?action=go_detail&sub_action=take&obj_id=9827)
Northern You have a Northern accent.  That could either be the Chicago/Detroit/Cleveland/Buffalo accent (easily recognizable) or the Western New England accent that news networks go for.

Same result here, except for nailing me 'exactly', but how could it have? :)
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Robz888 on June 04, 2013, 12:46:54 pm
Sorry for derailing your thread, Schlippy! Theory, split topics, perhaps?
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Schlippy on June 04, 2013, 03:40:11 pm
Well, I've seen worse derailings. :>
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Dsell on June 04, 2013, 06:53:29 pm
Neutral! Which is exactly what I was expecting, I've been told as much by a lot of people. I've always lived on the west coast though.

And I say "bay gull" and mercilessly tease people who say "baggle." :P
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: eHalcyon on June 04, 2013, 07:15:01 pm
Well, I'm with Britta (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dwM8FV0f7E).
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: DStu on June 05, 2013, 02:44:24 am
@content:

The IGG-Duchy-Duke game (#5): I don't like the Caravan here in the first shuffle (and wouldn't have liked it later either).  In the beginning, there is Oracle, which is probably better both instantly and more so in the long run if you plan to go slogging.  In T3, given you don't have any other terminal and don't plan to buy some there would be also Nomad Camp which is probably marginally better than Silver, mostly because you can play it next turn already and don't need to wait for the reshuffle, and could help at some lucky $7 with Duchy/Estate.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: eHalcyon on June 05, 2013, 08:41:19 pm
We could continue the accent discussion here (http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=5727.msg250854#msg250854).
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Schlippy on June 06, 2013, 01:00:40 pm
@content:

The IGG-Duchy-Duke game (#5): I don't like the Caravan here in the first shuffle (and wouldn't have liked it later either).  In the beginning, there is Oracle, which is probably better both instantly and more so in the long run if you plan to go slogging.  In T3, given you don't have any other terminal and don't plan to buy some there would be also Nomad Camp which is probably marginally better than Silver, mostly because you can play it next turn already and don't need to wait for the reshuffle, and could help at some lucky $7 with Duchy/Estate.
I personally think I should have picked up a Nomad Camp with my starting 4.
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Warfreak2 on June 16, 2013, 02:39:34 pm
I look forward to seeing the video and commentary of our game today (spoilers: I lost)
Title: Re: So I guess I am one of you now :>
Post by: Schlippy on June 17, 2013, 02:18:47 pm
I look forward to seeing the video and commentary of our game today (spoilers: I lost)
Just made it public: http://youtu.be/WEsgM6Zkd6U