Dharkstare

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I just tried a honeybush tea with butterscotch and cloves. I've never had honeybush before but it was really good.

#tea @tea

 

My latest mystery box from Adagio came with iced tea packets for cold brewing tea. I didn't even know tea could be cold brewed so out of curiosity I decided to cold brew some of my lemon meringue green tea leaves and it came out amazing.

#tea #coldbrew @tea

 

I've finally played all the modules in Kittens + Beasts.

Kittens - A good addition that add incentive to be first

Beasts - I found this to be kinda meh. I didn't like that you can only get beasts on the first day which makes it really easy to just skip the whole module.

Events - I really enjoyed this module. The events really add additional layers of strategy and time sensitive ways to score points.

@boardgames #boardgames #IsleOfCats

 

I just got the Kittens + Beasts Expansion for Isle of Cats and played the Kitten module. The small size of the kittens and being able to rescue two for one basket makes it easier to fill out those smaller spaces that used to require treasures. It definitely adds incentive to be first for the round.

#boardgames #IsleOfCats @boardgames

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 6 points 9 months ago (2 children)

@YurkshireLad I hadn't noticed that. I just checked the other book bundles and didn't see any restrictions so I'm guessing it has something to do with this bundle coming through Kobo which would be odd since Kobo is a Canadian company.

 

I just found out that Humble Bundle has a book bundle for Terry Pratchett's Discworld. A 39 book bundle that is redeemed through Kobo.com.

Edit: Only available in the US.

https://www.humblebundle.com/books/terry-pratchetts-discworld-harpercollins-books

#books #humblebundle #discworld @books

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

@BloodSlut Besides the usual stuff, it adds Duet Mode (for 2 players) and Flock Mode (for 6-7 players). The Duet Mode adds a duet board that you add pieces to every time you play a bird. The goals from the expansion are all related to the duet board. The placement rules for the duet board really forces you to pay attention to the birds you play.

 

I recently got the Asia expansion for Wingspan and I've been really enjoying the Duet board. It adds a whole new layer of strategy that really makes you have to pay attention to the birds you're playing.

#boardgames #wingspan @boardgames

 

Just in case anyone is interested, Humble Bundle has a Tad Williams bundle containing 21 ebooks for $18. The offer ends in about 1.5 days. The ebooks come through kobo.com so you would require an account with kobo to redeem the ebooks.

#HumbleBundle #Books #ebook #TadWilliams #Fantasy #kobo @ebookdeals @books

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@JakenVeina I looked at Microcenter but a lot of stuff seems to only be available in store and there isn't one close by. The closest one is 3 hours away. I'm also hesitant to buy computer parts from Amazon so Newegg seems to be the only good option. I'll probably also check B&H to see if they have everything.

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@SpaceCadet I thought about that but I like the little window on the side. It makes it easier to see inside if I need to check on something. Just recently I needed to check and make sure nothing was using my bottom sata ports before ordering an m.2 SSD. With the side window, I could just take a peak inside without having to pull the panel off.

As some others have said, I'll likely hunt for non-RGB stuff or just set it up to turn them off.

 

Despite how much I dislike working with hardware, I'm toying with the idea of building my own PC. A quick perusal through Newegg leaves me wondering why everything related to gaming PCs has to have RGB lights everywhere? How am I supposed to sleep at night when my computer's acting like it's at a rave?

#pcgaming @pcgaming

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@dresden Yeah. Goodreads lists one of its genres as Cozy Mystery which gives the books a nice, laid back feeling to them when read. The chapters are also short which I find helpful since I can fit some reading whenever I have time without having to worry about stopping mid-chapter.

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 2 points 1 year ago

@DadWagonDriver The series is Thursday Murder Club which is also the name of the first book in the series. It's a murder mystery series. The fourth book in the series comes out September 2023.

 

Just finished reading The Bullet that Missed by Richard Osman. I really enjoy this series and can't wait for the fourth book to come out.

#books @books@lemmy.world @books@lemmy.ml

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@BumpingFuglies You don't have any problems when using it docked? I had read a few posts claiming that running it docked caused it to struggle.

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 1 points 1 year ago

@Spat_U_Later the simple game mechanic makes it really easy to explain to new players. It's the only game the kids were able to easily pick up with a single explanation of the rules.

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 2 points 1 year ago

@dpunked The kids were 10-13. The game mechanics are really simple to learn too. The box says 8+ and that's probably accurate.

 

Relatives were visiting over the weekend and we played Tsuro with the kids. It's really easy to learn, quick to play, and has some strategy to it.

#boardgames #Tsuro @boardgames

 

I'm trying to find a good prebuilt gaming PC and I'm really starting to hate reviews. Every time I find a computer I like, I find a bunch of reviews saying how bad it is.

#gaming #pcgaming @pcgaming

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

@echo64 I think the system wouldn't be too bad if there was an easier way to get the base weapons. One of the things I really dislike is hunting for specific weapons. I've only found one of those deku spears in my entire playthrough. Also, having to break my weapons killing enemies so I can get their weapons seems counter productive.

[–] Dharkstare@mastodon.world 9 points 1 year ago

@SignorPao @TheTechNerd Some nice Hall Effect joycons would certainly be nice.

 

Something I've noticed while playing #totk is that the further I progress, the less I want to fight enemies. It's no big deal killing everything I see when my weapon is stick with a rock attached but now that I'm running around with pristine weapons with lynel horns I don't want to use them on random enemies.

#gaming @games

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