Brain Bear
@elucidarian.bsky.social
Playing ALL THE board games and regularly forgetting things while remaining a life-long resident of this Great Plains "Red State." Someday we'll be a bastion for socialist farmers again. Yeah, that could happen.
he/him/cis/whiteprivileged/ADHD...
he/him/cis/whiteprivileged/ADHD...
Won in two out of three teams-of-2 games tonight. We switched up the pairings each time. Everybody had at least one win, but no more than two. One player unfortunately was first eliminated each time, which is the biggest downside of games like this.
#Unmatched #bgstats
#Unmatched #bgstats
November 16, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Won in two out of three teams-of-2 games tonight. We switched up the pairings each time. Everybody had at least one win, but no more than two. One player unfortunately was first eliminated each time, which is the biggest downside of games like this.
#Unmatched #bgstats
#Unmatched #bgstats
Oooooh... I didn't know we had any of these. I wonder what's on it...
Oh, him.
I think we can hold off on finding a player for now.
See:
#InheritTheWind #ScopesMonkeyTrial
Oh, him.
I think we can hold off on finding a player for now.
See:
#InheritTheWind #ScopesMonkeyTrial
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Oooooh... I didn't know we had any of these. I wonder what's on it...
Oh, him.
I think we can hold off on finding a player for now.
See:
#InheritTheWind #ScopesMonkeyTrial
Oh, him.
I think we can hold off on finding a player for now.
See:
#InheritTheWind #ScopesMonkeyTrial
Moon Knight has come closest. Very close, leaving just one Raptor at 2 health before succumbing. He's only had one go at them, with me being too tired to launch a second bout. But there will be one soon!
#boardgames
#boardgames
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
Moon Knight has come closest. Very close, leaving just one Raptor at 2 health before succumbing. He's only had one go at them, with me being too tired to launch a second bout. But there will be one soon!
#boardgames
#boardgames
I have come to a conclusion that 3-fighter group characters in #Unmatched are not balanced against single fighters. At least not when it comes to the trio of Jurassic Park Raptors.
Bloody Mary, Ghost Rider, Jekyll/Hyde, and the Invisible Man (even with his foggy tricks) all failed, more than once.
Bloody Mary, Ghost Rider, Jekyll/Hyde, and the Invisible Man (even with his foggy tricks) all failed, more than once.
November 14, 2025 at 6:06 AM
I have come to a conclusion that 3-fighter group characters in #Unmatched are not balanced against single fighters. At least not when it comes to the trio of Jurassic Park Raptors.
Bloody Mary, Ghost Rider, Jekyll/Hyde, and the Invisible Man (even with his foggy tricks) all failed, more than once.
Bloody Mary, Ghost Rider, Jekyll/Hyde, and the Invisible Man (even with his foggy tricks) all failed, more than once.
November 13, 2025 at 2:36 PM
This game might pose a perfect balance of skill and luck. You could say half of my good decisions were based an observable game state, and the rest a matter of providence. Either way, it's pretty good time.
Won #TheOldKingsCrown on 2025-11-09 with 3 players, winning score: 16 #bgstats #boardgames
Won #TheOldKingsCrown on 2025-11-09 with 3 players, winning score: 16 #bgstats #boardgames
November 10, 2025 at 3:08 AM
This game might pose a perfect balance of skill and luck. You could say half of my good decisions were based an observable game state, and the rest a matter of providence. Either way, it's pretty good time.
Won #TheOldKingsCrown on 2025-11-09 with 3 players, winning score: 16 #bgstats #boardgames
Won #TheOldKingsCrown on 2025-11-09 with 3 players, winning score: 16 #bgstats #boardgames
A little two-handed solo before bed, and it was a great clash. Achilles, Patroclus, and Cage were all at 1 health before Luke maneuvered into an attack card to finish off Achilles. Misty was hanging in there at 3.
#boardgames
#Unmatched
#boardgames
#Unmatched
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
A little two-handed solo before bed, and it was a great clash. Achilles, Patroclus, and Cage were all at 1 health before Luke maneuvered into an attack card to finish off Achilles. Misty was hanging in there at 3.
#boardgames
#Unmatched
#boardgames
#Unmatched
Well, it's a start.
I was mildly surprised to find myself letting out a breath of relief at this news. There are worse people in our government, sure, but can we please avoid reelecting career politicians, who mistake longevity for merit?
I was mildly surprised to find myself letting out a breath of relief at this news. There are worse people in our government, sure, but can we please avoid reelecting career politicians, who mistake longevity for merit?
November 6, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Well, it's a start.
I was mildly surprised to find myself letting out a breath of relief at this news. There are worse people in our government, sure, but can we please avoid reelecting career politicians, who mistake longevity for merit?
I was mildly surprised to find myself letting out a breath of relief at this news. There are worse people in our government, sure, but can we please avoid reelecting career politicians, who mistake longevity for merit?
Fiddlin' Bill says "That's just too much outfit for only one album!"
*For more listening pleasure--Write to Fiddlin' Bill Johnson, Rte. 1, Box 1, Sentinel Butte, N.D. 58664
*For more listening pleasure--Write to Fiddlin' Bill Johnson, Rte. 1, Box 1, Sentinel Butte, N.D. 58664
November 6, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fiddlin' Bill says "That's just too much outfit for only one album!"
*For more listening pleasure--Write to Fiddlin' Bill Johnson, Rte. 1, Box 1, Sentinel Butte, N.D. 58664
*For more listening pleasure--Write to Fiddlin' Bill Johnson, Rte. 1, Box 1, Sentinel Butte, N.D. 58664
Only 2 more chances to see me with this hair!
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre's production of The Passion of #Dracula continues tonight and tomorrow at the historic Fire Hall Theatre!
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre's production of The Passion of #Dracula continues tonight and tomorrow at the historic Fire Hall Theatre!
October 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Only 2 more chances to see me with this hair!
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre's production of The Passion of #Dracula continues tonight and tomorrow at the historic Fire Hall Theatre!
Greater Grand Forks Community Theatre's production of The Passion of #Dracula continues tonight and tomorrow at the historic Fire Hall Theatre!
Very tangentially, this image reminds me of the cookbook with recipes and anecdotes of my great-grandmother and her sisters. Now, I'll need to watch this movie just because I had to go find out where that building is!
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
October 21, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Very tangentially, this image reminds me of the cookbook with recipes and anecdotes of my great-grandmother and her sisters. Now, I'll need to watch this movie just because I had to go find out where that building is!
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
Very tangentially, that image reminds me of the cookbook with recipes and anecdotes of my great-grandmother and her sisters. Now, I'll need to watch this movie just because I had to go find out where that building is!
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
October 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Very tangentially, that image reminds me of the cookbook with recipes and anecdotes of my great-grandmother and her sisters. Now, I'll need to watch this movie just because I had to go find out where that building is!
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
(Spoiler: 4XCJ+5V Whitemouth, Manitoba, Canada, a 3.5 hour drive from my house.)
Welp. She got me. I am dumbfounded.
Maybe she slipped through a crack from a timeline where the Axis Powers won.
#NoKings #authoritarian #ignorance
Maybe she slipped through a crack from a timeline where the Axis Powers won.
#NoKings #authoritarian #ignorance
October 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Welp. She got me. I am dumbfounded.
Maybe she slipped through a crack from a timeline where the Axis Powers won.
#NoKings #authoritarian #ignorance
Maybe she slipped through a crack from a timeline where the Axis Powers won.
#NoKings #authoritarian #ignorance
October 18, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Won #GIJOEDeckBuildingGame on 2025-10-13 with 1 player #bgstats
First true solo play, perfect final roll. Fun, but my tired brain was having trouble remembering all the upkeep (oh, and the allergy meds probably didn't help). I made a handful of mistakes, in and against my favor, so it balanced out.
First true solo play, perfect final roll. Fun, but my tired brain was having trouble remembering all the upkeep (oh, and the allergy meds probably didn't help). I made a handful of mistakes, in and against my favor, so it balanced out.
October 14, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Won #GIJOEDeckBuildingGame on 2025-10-13 with 1 player #bgstats
First true solo play, perfect final roll. Fun, but my tired brain was having trouble remembering all the upkeep (oh, and the allergy meds probably didn't help). I made a handful of mistakes, in and against my favor, so it balanced out.
First true solo play, perfect final roll. Fun, but my tired brain was having trouble remembering all the upkeep (oh, and the allergy meds probably didn't help). I made a handful of mistakes, in and against my favor, so it balanced out.
Starting tonight!
I will be Van Helsing it up for 11 performances at the historic Fire Hall Theatre. Put your fangs on or your crosses up for this sensually comic production of The Passion of Dracula.
ci.ovationtix.com/35337
I will be Van Helsing it up for 11 performances at the historic Fire Hall Theatre. Put your fangs on or your crosses up for this sensually comic production of The Passion of Dracula.
ci.ovationtix.com/35337
October 9, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Starting tonight!
I will be Van Helsing it up for 11 performances at the historic Fire Hall Theatre. Put your fangs on or your crosses up for this sensually comic production of The Passion of Dracula.
ci.ovationtix.com/35337
I will be Van Helsing it up for 11 performances at the historic Fire Hall Theatre. Put your fangs on or your crosses up for this sensually comic production of The Passion of Dracula.
ci.ovationtix.com/35337
A light gaming September.
Rehearsing as Van Helsing for "The Passion of Dracula" since the last week of August has consumed so much of my time that I'm lucky to have played this many.
Rehearsing as Van Helsing for "The Passion of Dracula" since the last week of August has consumed so much of my time that I'm lucky to have played this many.
October 1, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A light gaming September.
Rehearsing as Van Helsing for "The Passion of Dracula" since the last week of August has consumed so much of my time that I'm lucky to have played this many.
Rehearsing as Van Helsing for "The Passion of Dracula" since the last week of August has consumed so much of my time that I'm lucky to have played this many.
Played
#TyrantsoftheUnderdarkBoardGame I probably won, but we quit/scored shortly before end game trigger because new player needed to leave.
#Takenoko played once 10+ years ago, came in 2nd today. Design is a bit chaotic, but fun. Prefer Ecos as a similar game.
2025-09-27 Meetup #bgstats
#TyrantsoftheUnderdarkBoardGame I probably won, but we quit/scored shortly before end game trigger because new player needed to leave.
#Takenoko played once 10+ years ago, came in 2nd today. Design is a bit chaotic, but fun. Prefer Ecos as a similar game.
2025-09-27 Meetup #bgstats
September 28, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Played
#TyrantsoftheUnderdarkBoardGame I probably won, but we quit/scored shortly before end game trigger because new player needed to leave.
#Takenoko played once 10+ years ago, came in 2nd today. Design is a bit chaotic, but fun. Prefer Ecos as a similar game.
2025-09-27 Meetup #bgstats
#TyrantsoftheUnderdarkBoardGame I probably won, but we quit/scored shortly before end game trigger because new player needed to leave.
#Takenoko played once 10+ years ago, came in 2nd today. Design is a bit chaotic, but fun. Prefer Ecos as a similar game.
2025-09-27 Meetup #bgstats
While this upper deck flower barrel maybe an 8.5 when it comes to safety from predators, the potential falling damage and nearly impossible re-entry brings the overall score down to about a 6.
#bunnies
#bunnies
September 7, 2025 at 11:41 PM
While this upper deck flower barrel maybe an 8.5 when it comes to safety from predators, the potential falling damage and nearly impossible re-entry brings the overall score down to about a 6.
#bunnies
#bunnies
Oh, and of course he's not alone. Not by a stretch.
September 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oh, and of course he's not alone. Not by a stretch.
WHAAAT...?
But I thought they were all BFFs.
Best Fascists Forever.
But I thought they were all BFFs.
Best Fascists Forever.
September 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
WHAAAT...?
But I thought they were all BFFs.
Best Fascists Forever.
But I thought they were all BFFs.
Best Fascists Forever.
Remember CD-ROM magazines?
Here are the last two 1997 issues of Launch, featuring Radiohead and Matchbox 20.
#talesofaxennial
Here are the last two 1997 issues of Launch, featuring Radiohead and Matchbox 20.
#talesofaxennial
September 1, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Remember CD-ROM magazines?
Here are the last two 1997 issues of Launch, featuring Radiohead and Matchbox 20.
#talesofaxennial
Here are the last two 1997 issues of Launch, featuring Radiohead and Matchbox 20.
#talesofaxennial
Totally okay with everybody.
August 28, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Totally okay with everybody.
We get this English language Icelandic newspaper, published out of Winnipeg, which has possibly gone unused for my entire time here. I never paid much attention to it.
Until today, when I read this story.
Until today, when I read this story.
August 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
We get this English language Icelandic newspaper, published out of Winnipeg, which has possibly gone unused for my entire time here. I never paid much attention to it.
Until today, when I read this story.
Until today, when I read this story.
Will Smith is on tour, and, oh boy...
He's in the hot seat for a recent promotional video. Frankly, I'm surprised they haven't taken it down yet.
There are plenty of shots that look legitimate, and then there are some like these (which are clearly AI generated or altered):
He's in the hot seat for a recent promotional video. Frankly, I'm surprised they haven't taken it down yet.
There are plenty of shots that look legitimate, and then there are some like these (which are clearly AI generated or altered):
August 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Will Smith is on tour, and, oh boy...
He's in the hot seat for a recent promotional video. Frankly, I'm surprised they haven't taken it down yet.
There are plenty of shots that look legitimate, and then there are some like these (which are clearly AI generated or altered):
He's in the hot seat for a recent promotional video. Frankly, I'm surprised they haven't taken it down yet.
There are plenty of shots that look legitimate, and then there are some like these (which are clearly AI generated or altered):