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http://markrosewater.tumblr.com/post/78798597332/youve-said-before-that-you-dislike-multiplayerMark Rosewater, lead designer of Magic: the Gathering, has at least heard of Dominion!
Quote from: Donald X. on October 28, 2014, 04:29:33 pm...spin-offs are still better for all of the previously cited reasons.But not strictly better, because the spinoff can have a different cost than the expansion.
...spin-offs are still better for all of the previously cited reasons.
You are the brashest scum player on f.ds.
When people do that thing with a verbal acronym where they end with a word from the acronym (e.g. "what's your ETA time") I call that an ancronym-nym or just nym-nym for short.
Well you *do* need a signature...
Quote from: pingpongsam on March 06, 2014, 09:39:29 pmWhen people do that thing with a verbal acronym where they end with a word from the acronym (e.g. "what's your ETA time") I call that an ancronym-nym or just nym-nym for short.In the US, the most egregious nym-nym is SSN number.
Quote from: ashersky on March 06, 2014, 09:45:15 pmQuote from: pingpongsam on March 06, 2014, 09:39:29 pmWhen people do that thing with a verbal acronym where they end with a word from the acronym (e.g. "what's your ETA time") I call that an ancronym-nym or just nym-nym for short.In the US, the most egregious nym-nym is SSN number.PIN number!
PHP is a scipting language which stands for PHP: hypertext preprocessor. GNU is an operating system which stands for GNU's not Unix.Computer people love recursive acronyms.
Bomb, Cannon, and many of the Gunpowder cards can strongly effect gameplay, particularly in a destructive way
I love doing that thing, and often do it intentionally in IRL.
Somehow none of you have yet posted this viral weirdness:
Quote from: pingpongsam on March 06, 2014, 09:39:29 pmWhen people do that thing with a verbal acronym where they end with a word from the acronym (e.g. "what's your ETA time") I call that an ancronym-nym or just nym-nym for short.I prefer referring to it as Recursive Acronym Syndrome, or RAS Syndrome.
xkcd did a rather painful strip on the modern genocide.http://xkcd.com/1338/
I'm partial to most work done by Demetori myself, don't know if that's because I'm biased from liking Touhou or if it's genuinely good.
Another rare, on-topic post.http://j2kun.svbtle.com/how-can-you-tell-whats-random
Another horrible word usage, cheese quesadilla.