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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 14h

and if that weren't enough, you can't even get a sense of joy from WATCHING the game because so many of the bigger, consistent streamers left are just fucking insufferable.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 14h

Everyone keeps saying "the balance team is so much smarter than the average player!"

Well... that may be, but they don't seem to know how to port that intelligence over to the "fun" aspect of the game. Further, we're in such a PLAY BIG DUMB NUMBERS meta that a 13pwr ZCM barely moves the needle.

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 14h

SNAP just feels... shitty... right now. Everything just feels so fucking stale because the new cards have been underwhelming for MONTHS and they refuse to do anything exciting in patches and OTAs.

Kinda at the point where I'll give it to the end of the year to inject some fun, or walk away.

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 22h

YESSS!! Bu++ saying what I've been screaming from the rooftops for months:

SNAP needs to handle "doubling" effects better.

(His list is a little more curated to high infinite than mine, but the gist is still the same)

Zombie Captain Marvel Ft. The Best Deckbuilder In SNAP! | 8 Cubes: A Marvel SNAP Show

YouTube video by KM Best: In A Snap

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 1d

In a perfect world, we can stack Thor and Beta Ray in one lane, then play Mjolnir, Stormbreaker, ______, and ZCM in another lane.

She'll move to the non-Asgardian lane, and you'll have a reasonably large point output on 2 lanes.

The curve is just SO Awkward.

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 1d

Zombie Cap'n Marvel arrives tomorrow. Seems like a lot of people are going to slot her into relatively stock destroy or clog lists, but my weirdly-wired brain wants to try her in a Thors list.

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 2d

Thx @erinbowbooks.bsky.social for the heads-up about The Uncensored Library in Minecraft, a collab between Reporters Without Borders & the Minecraft design collective BlockWorks. Goal: to provide silenced authors a platform in their own respective countries.
www.uncensoredlibrary.com/en

#Censorship

The Uncensored Library – Reporters without borders

I support The Uncensored Library and the fight for press freedom. #TruthFindsAWay

www.uncensoredlibrary.com

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 2d

*sigh* Haven't had to say this since ~2021, but...

The mask goes OVER your nose, you colossal waste of flesh.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 2d

Cooperation over tribalism and appeasement...

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 2d

For the record, here's a blurb from the publisher about how the (non-AI) art came into existence.

Kinda sad to think that games will need to come with a designer diary about the art process just to keep pedantic "sleuths" happy.

We had one job... | Board games that tell stories

boardgamegeek.com

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 2d

Gamers: CHILL. THE FUCK. OUT

I get that AI art is terrible and it steals $ from those who should be rightfully making it; that's not my point.

My argument is that we've leaned so hard into this "gotcha!" mindset that nothing is enjoyable because we're stuck asking "but.. what if?!" ad nauseum.

AI Art? | Bohemians

I've been looking forward to this game for a while, particularly because I liked the art style. It looked like a lot of effort had gone into creating a coherent art style. The first reviews aren't too...

boardgamegeek.com

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 3d

Still going for an inked on the Goblin, but not disappointed with the current look(s)

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 4d

Looks like a lot of g0vernm3nt departments are joining bsky tonight.

Here's a list to let you block them quickly, and in one fell swoop.

Click link >> subscribe button in top right >> block accounts

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 4d

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 4d

Update/OTA Schedule:

Verrrrrry interested to see how this (and 4 new cards from the Spider season 2 days earlier) will affect Golden Gauntlet Worlds on the 8th.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 4d

1. The Character standees for *Winnie the Pooh: Serious Detective* look pretty damn adorable.

2. I, however, want a kitsch-y 6th player expansion that's Eeyore; and the player using him just repeatedly says "oh bother, they're probably dead" whenever the group looks for clues.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 4d

For anyone going to a 🙅🤴 "gathering" tomorrow:

Be safe, know your rights, make a change.

America Is Closed for Repairs

YouTube video by Hounds - Topic

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 4d

#Boardgame friends:

What game would you say is closest to "Kakistocracy: the Board Game" ?

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

- They addressed that Horde sucked.
- IWFS getting -2 is kinda laughable considering HER stats weren't the main issue when she's copied by Jocasta/Prodigy and triggering Havok, Sunspot, and Thena 8x 🙄
- Didn't we already try SK w/ increased cost 🤦‍♂️? Great, now it goes in Surfer.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

#MarvelSnap OTA is live.

Zombie Scarlet Witch: 3/2 > 3/4
Zombie Giant Man: 5/3 Horde+1 > 5/4 Horde+2
Invisible Woman First Steps: 3/5 > 3/3
Shadow King: 2/2 > 3/4
Mobius: 3/4 > 3/3
Rogue: 3/2 > 3/3
Firelord: 4/6 > 4/7
Warlock: 3/3 > 3/4

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Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

Just make sure all those new babies don't get autistically circumcised!

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

Nice.

Have also been trying to theorycraft decks with Aurora. Are Zombie Mr. F and Thanos stones the only (current) cards that have multiple Keywords on them (Activate/OnReveal & OnReveal/Ongoing) ?

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

Not that mad at it. Not sure why people think signed variants are all that great. But, again, it's mind boggling how OFTEN little things like this present themselves in SNAP, coupled with the myriad QoL things that just aren't addressed patch after patch after patch.

Eric L. @andcursedthebread.bsky.social · 5d

Looks like a code (SNAPAnniversary2025) was mistakenly released early and then pulled from the shop.

Some players; however, were able to get the rewards before it was taken down. So... looks like we can reset the

"Days since QA fucked up by not doing something properly" counter back to 0. 🤦‍♂️

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