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So my dad is a recovered alcoholic who is on track to become a relapsed alcoholic. My brother and I are gonna visit him tomorrow and stop that progression. At least that's the plan.

Good on the two of you.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: The Necro Wars

« on: June 26, 2022, 06:43:13 am »

Do sucky markets mean easy money?

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: The Necro Wars

« on: June 24, 2022, 08:27:13 am »

Yeah GoT 8 and the SW sequels are similar in that they're the continuation of a story without much or any of the original writer's input.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: The Necro Wars

« on: June 23, 2022, 09:15:36 pm »

Quote from: silverspawn on June 23, 2022, 05:31:05 pm

And the Rise of Skywalker does seem to me to be super bad even by Star Wars standards, so it's not just about relative difference but also that Star Wars viewers just care far less about writing quality.

I think Star Wars ratings are a mess in general. 6.5 does seem high for TRoS, but I would suggest that it's boosted by those who hate TLJ and see it as a big middle finger to it, and also by those who are anti-anti-sequels.

There seems to be a major divide among Star Wars fans between those who want to enjoy each new instalment on its own merits, and those who care as much or more about the effect that it has on the overall story. I get the sense that those on each side are pushed further towards loving or hating something in response to the other side.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Codenames XIII

« on: June 23, 2022, 06:10:56 pm »

Wheelchair

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Break the Code - Forum Version

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:38:55 am »

I'd play again. It seemed quite quick, which is probably a good thing IRL, but in this format it might be interesting to try using more tiles and longer codes?

I feel like having 4 consecutive numbers made mine very easy to get. My choice of questions, particularly my first one, was intended to take away what would be most useful in further clearing up my hand.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Break the Code - Forum Version

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:35:24 am »

Quote from: Jimmmmm on June 22, 2022, 10:34:42 am

Quote from: infangthief on June 22, 2022, 10:29:13 am
I also didn't have enough info to distinguish between the two possibilities for EFHW... except that one of them gave her enough info to guess with certainty and the other she'd have only had a 33% chance of being right. So I assumed the former.

Ah yes I would have gone into that thought process if I was actually trying to get the answer.

FTFM

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Break the Code - Forum Version

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:34:42 am »

Quote from: infangthief on June 22, 2022, 10:33:43 am

Good game though, it is amazing how quickly the info all comes together.

Ah yes I would have gone into that thought process if I was actually trying to get the answer.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Break the Code - Forum Version

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:27:42 am »

Alright so EFHW is B0 | W2 | W8 | B9 | W9 as expected.

fang is W3 | B6 | W6 | W7 | B8.

Ah yes so I was overlooking the possibility of b | c being the same number. Other than that I don't seem to have enough information to distinguish between the two possibilities for EFHW.

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Non-Mafia Game Threads / Re: Break the Code - Forum Version

« on: June 22, 2022, 10:19:23 am »

Before checking...

I have W0 | B2 | B3 | B4 | G5.

EFHW has a total of 28 and a | b | c sum is 10, therefore d | e sum is 18, which can only be B9 | W9.
c | d is consecutive but different colours, so must have ? | ? | W8 | B9 | W9.
a | b sum is therefore 2, and b | c are same colour, leaving B0 | W2 | W8 | B9 | W9 or B1 | W1 | W8 | B9 | W9.

fang's c | d are the same colour. They can't be 5G as I have one. e can't be 5G as there is no X | Y | X | X combination less than 5. a can't be 5G as a | b | c would sum to at least 17.
If b is 5G then a and c must sum to 10. c can't be 7 as that would require a higher W, so it must be 4W | 5G | 6W | 7W | 8B, but the difference between the e and the a is only 4, so b can't be 5G, so we have all B and W.
Only two B so it must be W | B | W | W | B. But that doesn't work because the first B must be at least 6, and there's no W higher than 7.

So something somewhere has gone wrong it seems.

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