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Everyone's a nerd about something. What are you a nerd about? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago by TheGoonch@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I know it's an unpopular opinion given current circumstances, but I've always been a huge nerd about Russia. The history, the geography, the music, etc. And as an American, I've always found it fascinating how U.S.-Russian relations have fluctuated over time. We've gone from allies, to enemies, to frenemies. This doesn't mean I support Z or Putin, of course. What are you a nerd about?

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[-] Allenthar@lemmy.world 31 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Boardgames! I used to be more into trading card games like Magic, but got tired of the cost and constant churn, and then spent the last couple years delving deeper into boardgames, including hosting a weekly game night that regularly has 8-10 people :)

[-] Kajibits@lemm.ee 4 points 9 months ago

Ankh is a fun game but boi howdy does it take a while. That said though, one of my favorites it Scythe and that can take a while too. Have you been to GenCon?

[-] Allenthar@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

I haven’t! I’ve been to a couple smaller conventions local to me, and definitely would like to attend one of the “big ones” like GenCon :-)

[-] ramsgrl909@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

Love your organization! We are struggling hard with that, we have a lot of littler games and idk where to put them.

[-] Allenthar@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

I use the bin in the lower right for some of them, but the DVD case up top is great for small box stuff!

[-] radisson@sh.itjust.works 2 points 9 months ago

Very nice collection. We have a few cross over. What's your opinion of Voidfall?

[-] Allenthar@lemmy.world 3 points 9 months ago

It’s really fun! It’s definitely a completely different kind of game than an Eclipse or Twilight Imperium, but if you like heavy euros there’s a lot to like about it. I really enjoy the unique technologies in each game, and the ability to define your own scoring criteria through agendas.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Inis and Brian Boru!

High five.

If Innovation is not in any of those small boxes, my recommendation is to try out Innovation(because you've covered everything else nicely). (c:

[-] Allenthar@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago

It’s there! Right on top of the Root boxes :)

I love Brian Boru, but I’m still not very good at it! The drafting feels like it has a pretty high skill ceiling.

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 1 points 9 months ago

Perfection.

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