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bs Oil, gas company Enerplus closing Denver office, cutting 73 jobs after merger By www.denverpost.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 18:41:32 +0000 Enerplus Corp. merged with Chord Energy Corp. earlier this year in $11 billion deal. Full Article Business Energy Latest Headlines News Colorado Department of Labor employment energy jobs labor oil and gas
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bs Why has a Fort Collins business drawn pro-Palestinian protests? A look at its ties to bombs used by Israel. By www.denverpost.com Published On :: Fri, 07 Jun 2024 12:00:12 +0000 Demonstrators who held a "die-in" outside a Fort Collins-based defense contractor over the weekend were motivated by purported connections between Woodward and a component of a bomb dropped by Israel on a camp in Rafah in late May. Here's a look at those ties. Full Article Colorado News Latest Headlines News Politics 2020 aerospace Benjamin Netanyahu Boeing bombing bombs California children city Colorado State Colorado State University Colorado State University Pueblo csu Denver driving financial fire Fort Collins gaza gov government Israel media military one Palestine PBS People protest protests school social media strike Target The Denver Post United Nations war Washington world
bs New Mediation Syllabi on DRLE Website By indisputably.org Published On :: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 01:17:22 +0000 There are many new mediation syllabi on the DRLE website. There now are two pages for these syllabi. One page is for courses focused on the perspective of neutrals and the other focused on the perspective of representatives in mediation. Both webpages have separate sections for simulation and clinical courses. The webpages include a lot … Continue reading New Mediation Syllabi on DRLE Website → Full Article General For Teachers and Students Lawyering Mediation Resources
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bs BSX Rings The Bell For Financial Literacy By bernews.com Published On :: Sun, 13 Oct 2024 13:06:23 +0000 The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] hosted a ceremonial ‘Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy’ event as part of the World Federation of Exchanges’ [WFE] support for World Investor Week. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX], a wholly owned subsidiary of Miami International Holdings, Inc., hosted a ceremonial ‘Ring the Bell for Financial Literacy’ […] Full Article All Business #BermudaBusiness #BSX
bs BSX Closed For Remembrance Day Holiday By bernews.com Published On :: Fri, 08 Nov 2024 18:09:22 +0000 The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] will be closed on Monday, November 11, in observance of the Remembrance Day Public Holiday. A spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Stock Exchange [BSX] advises that the Exchange will be closed on closed Monday, 11 November 2024, in observance of the Remembrance Day Public Holiday. The BSX will re-open on Tuesday, […] Full Article All Business #BermudaBusiness #BSX #RemembranceDayWarVets
bs CedarBridge Closure Due To Staff Absences By bernews.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:42:23 +0000 [Updated] “The Ministry of Education has been forced to announce the closure of CedarBridge Academy due to an unusually high number of teacher and para-educator absences,” the government said this morning [Oct 30]. A Government spokesperson said, “As of 6:23 a.m., 59 of CedarBridge’s 77 staff members had reported absent. The majority of these are uncertified […] Full Article All News #CedarBridgeAcademy #Education
bs BSSF Girls Seven A Side Football Results By bernews.com Published On :: Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:39:54 +0000 Warwick Academy successfully defended their title in the Bermuda School Sports Federation Girls Seven-a-Side Football Tournament. A spokesperson said, “Warwick Academy successfully defended their Bermuda School Sports Federation Girls seven a side football tournament after defeating Bermuda High School 1-0 in the final. Both teams attacked freely but some fine goalkeeping kept the score 0-0 […] Full Article All Sports #BermudaFootball
bs Netball: Warwick Win BSSF Primary Title By bernews.com Published On :: Thu, 18 Jan 2024 13:27:55 +0000 Warwick Academy were crowned the Bermuda School Sports Federation’s Primary School Division One Netball champions at the Bernard Park Netball courts. Warwick Academy edged past Northlands Primary 5 – 4 in a very close encounter. Quin Burgess scored four goals to lead Warwick with Francesca Cressall-Haycock scoring the other. Sofia Odouri led Northlands with three […] Full Article All Sports #GoodNews #Netball #WarwickAcademy
bs Photos, Video & 360: Bonsai Expo At BSoA By bernews.com Published On :: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 00:45:35 +0000 The Bonsai Expo 2023 was held today [Nov 23] at the Bermuda Society of Arts in Hamilton, featuring bonsai trees from the Bonsai Garden Design company. Their website notes, “Bonsai Garden Design has successfully grown Bonsai trees in Bermuda for the last 8 years. Our Bonsai Specialist has perfected the growing techniques of suitable trees […] Full Article All Entertainment Environment News Photos Videos #PlantsAndFlowers
bs Photos & Video: Kebobs On The Curve Opens By bernews.com Published On :: Mon, 10 Jun 2024 12:44:27 +0000 A new restaurant in Pembroke – Kebobs On The Curve — officially opened its doors on Friday [June 7], with the Gombey Warriors helping to celebrate the occasion. Kebobs on the Curve, run by husband and wife Chris and Elaine Lima, offers Halal meats, kebobs, salads, wraps and more. “We have Muslim friends who often say […] Full Article All Business News Photos Videos #BermudaBusiness #Cuisine #GoodNews
bs Ministry: Lobster Season Opens On Thursday By bernews.com Published On :: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 00:01:32 +0000 The Ministry of Home Affairs is advising the public that the 2022-23 lobster season opens on Thursday [Sept 1] and will run until March 31, 2023. A Government spokesperson said, “This season will see fewer participants in the commercial spiny lobster trap fishery and the recreational lobster diver fishery due to a decline in the […] Full Article All Environment News #Fishing #Lobster
bs Government On Bermuda’s Lobster Fishery By bernews.com Published On :: Sat, 02 Sep 2023 02:38:05 +0000 “Today, the 2023 lobster season begins, and while I understand and appreciate that in our culture, lobster dinners are a highly prized meal and an eagerly anticipated addition to restaurant menus during lobster season,” explained the Minister of Home Affairs Walter Roban. “The extended period of below-average catch rates in the lobster fishery indicates a […] Full Article All Environment News #BermudaPolitics #Fishing #Lobster
bs Cap Of 175 Recreational Lobster Diver Licenses By bernews.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Aug 2024 15:44:17 +0000 The Ministry of Home Affairs advises the public that the “number of recreational lobster diver licenses will be capped at 175 for the upcoming 2024-2025 spiny lobster season, which begins on 1st September.” A Government spokesperson said, “This limit remains unchanged from last season. Licenses will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis starting Wednesday, […] Full Article All Environment News #BermudaGovernment #Fishing #Lobster
bs Rotary Clubs Of Bermuda Host Day of Service By bernews.com Published On :: Tue, 21 May 2024 01:16:47 +0000 The Rotary Clubs of Bermuda, in collaboration with Keep Bermuda Beautiful [KBB], conducted their Rotary EPIC Day of Service on Saturday, May 18th. A spokesperson said, “The Rotary Clubs of Bermuda partnered with KBB and invited past and present Rotarians, public and private school students, friends of KBB and Friends of Rotary to their Rotary […] Full Article All #CharityEvents #GoodNews #KeepBermudaBeautiful
bs Reinsurance Capital Climbs To USD 568 Billion By bernews.com Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2024 09:45:46 +0000 Total dedicated reinsurance capital in 2023 jumped by 7% to USD 568 billion, with an even larger increase projected for 2024, according to a new AM Best report. A statement from the ratings agency said, “The Best’s Market Segment Report, “Dedicated Reinsurance Capital Thrives in Hard Market,” is part of AM Best’s look at the […] Full Article All Business #BermudaBusiness #BermudaInsurance
bs PBS Bermuda Episode Gets Two Emmy Nods By bernews.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Nov 2023 16:14:07 +0000 A recent episode of PBS Changing Seas, titled “Bermuda: Life at Ocean’s Edge,” has earned two Suncoast Regional Emmy Award nominations in the environmental/science long-form content and writer – long-form content categories. The episode focuses on Bermuda’s reefs and shipwrecks and features island-based researchers and scientists from the Bermuda Institute of Ocean Sciences, the Living […] Full Article All Entertainment Environment News #BermudaMarine #CoralReefs #GoodNews
bs Crabs Travel 3,000 Miles From Bermuda On Buoy By bernews.com Published On :: Thu, 12 Nov 2015 13:48:43 +0000 Six Columbus crabs have travelled 3,000 miles from Bermuda on the back of a barnacle encrusted buoy to wash up on an English beach, according to a story in the Western Morning News. The story said ”Six rare Columbus crabs have travelled 3,000 miles from Bermuda on the back of a barnacle encrusted buoy to wash […] Full Article All Environment News #Animal #BermudaMarine #ColumbusCrabs #Offbeat
bs Create Hub To Host Event At BSOA On Saturday By bernews.com Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2024 23:36:22 +0000 On Saturday [Nov 2], the Create Hub will transform the Bermuda Society of Arts [BSOA] into an “immersive space of artistic expression, collaboration, and community.” A spokesperson said, “Prepare to witness an evening where creativity knows no bounds. On November 2nd, 2024, The Create Hub will transform the Bermuda Society of Arts [BSOA] into an […] Full Article All Entertainment #Artists
bs Two New Exhibits Opening At BSoA On Nov 15 By bernews.com Published On :: Wed, 06 Nov 2024 20:39:11 +0000 There are two new exhibits opening at the Bermuda Society of Arts [BSoA] on Friday, November 15 from 5.00pm to 7.00pm, with the exhibitions set to run until December 10 at 4 pm. A spokesperson said, “In the Onions Gallery, we will present ‘Abstract,’ a retrospective of the late artist Paul Doughty, curated by his son […] Full Article All Entertainment #Artists
bs Assorted Calibers Podcast Ep 318: BS in the Front, Party in the Back By www.weerdworld.com Published On :: Mon, 28 Oct 2024 16:49:53 +0000 Weer’d, Weer’d, Weer’d. It’s all about Weer’d this episode. In This Episode Erin and Weer’d discuss: the new NRA Executive Vice President’s disturbing (cat) skeleton in his closet; Tim Walz going “hunting”, and the questions it raises about his knowledge … Continue reading → Full Article Guns Podcast Politics
bs TABS New Summer Print: Wild & Restrained By bernews.com Published On :: Tue, 28 May 2024 12:42:49 +0000 TABS Apparel is launching its latest print, dubbed Wild & Restrained. A spokesperson said, “TABS Bermuda, renowned for its distinctive and stylish collections, announces the launch of its latest print, Wild & Restrained. Created in collaboration with Lemoncello Design, this new design seamlessly blends Bermuda’s unique architecture with exuberant colors inspired by the island, and […] Full Article All Business Entertainment News Style & Beauty #BermudaBusiness #TabsShorts
bs New Daytime Drama Series "Beyond the Gates" to Premiere Monday, Feb. 24, 2025 on CBS By www.thefutoncritic.com Published On :: Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT The series is set in a leafy Maryland suburb just outside of Washington, D.C., and in one the most affluent African American counties in the United States. Full Article
bs Holky z pasťáku, šnečí animák a Guy Pierce coby kněz: vynikající kolekce Aussie & Kiwi Film Fest je tu! By www.reflex.cz Published On :: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 16:00:00 +0100 Se skvěle kurátorovaným programem přichází do dvou pražských kin, Lucerny a Edison Filmhubu, festival Aussie & Kiwi Film Fest. V pátek 15. listopadu začne ve velkém sále Kina Lucerna jeho 11. ročník uvedením svérázného animovaného snímku Paměti z ulity, jehož režisér Adam Elliot byl před sedmi lety hostem Anifilmu a při té příležitosti poskytl Reflexu rozhovor. A co další snímky z druhé strany zeměkoule, které nás až do 20. listopadu čekají? Full Article
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bs Liberals and their media are attacking absolute equality under the law By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Sat, 27 Jun 2020 13:42:44 +0000 Now for the first time in our history, we're witnessing a broad and powerful attack on the principle of equality. Daily, we are told that all people are not in fact created equal. Some were born with moral stain, others were not. Some Americans are guilty, some are innocent. Nothing can change this because it was all determined at birth. All we can do is respond accordingly. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles Blood guilt cpa-connecticut.com equality is the most important thing we have IS ANYONE EMPOWERED DEFENDING ABSOLUTE EQUALITY UNDER THE LAW Is anyone in power defending absolute equality under the law June 18 2020 Law Enforcement Reform Bill Liberals and their media are attacking absolute equality under the law system based on heredity and blood guilt the barefoot accountant there are increasingly two versions of the law There are two versions of the law There’s a reason racial tension is rising in America – it’s by design Tucker Carlson william brighenti
bs Big Tech opposes temporary blocking of H-1B guest worker visas because it wants to give your childrens’ jobs to cheap foreign labor By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 14:56:08 +0000 So Apple isn't fighting for diversity. They're doing exactly what they appear to be doing: they're trying to keep wages down and keep their workers compliant by importing labor from abroad.This isn't about diversity. It's about exploitation. It always is Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles Amazon Apple Apple's CEO Big Tech Big Tech opposes temporary blocking of H-1B guest worker visas because it wants to give your childrens' jobs to cheap foreign labor blocking guest worker visas cheap foreign labor diversity Donald Trump exploitation Google H-1B guest worker visas http://cpa-connecticut.com/barefootaccountant/big-tech-opposes-temporary-blocking-of-h-1b-guest-worker-visas-because-it-wants-to-give-your-childrens-jobs-to-cheap-foreign-labor/ India Silicon Valley STEM Tim Cook Tucker Carlson Tonight July 1 2020
bs Glenn Greenwald says the corruption in the U.S. News Media is absolutely pervasive By www.cpa-connecticut.com Published On :: Thu, 22 Oct 2020 17:29:33 +0000 The problem is the corruption that is absolutely pervasive in the U.S. news media. There are newsrooms all throughout New York and Washington DC, where top editors are explicitly saying they do not want this story investigated. And they're being clear that the reason that they don't want to investigate it is because they think even if there's corruption that's exposed here, in their view Trump is worse. And therefore it would be malfeasance on the part of the media to report corruption on the part of Biden when Trump is so much more corrupt. What they're really saying is they see their role as journalists not as informing the public, to let the public decide which candidate is better and which is worse. They see journalism, the function of it is to defeat Donald Trump and elect Joe Biden. Continue reading → Full Article Accountants CPA Hartford Articles Burisma Donald Trump Glenn Greenwald Glenn Greenwald says the corruption in the U.S. News Media is absolutely pervasive Glenn Greenwald says the U.S. news media is corrupt by refusing to investigate Biden's corruption Hunter Biden Joe Biden journalist role October 21 2020 prosecutor Tucker Carlson U.S. News Media corruption
bs Newsletter subscription update By queryshark.blogspot.com Published On :: Sat, 16 Jul 2022 07:13:00 +0000 I have to change platforms for the newsletter.Mailchimp cuts off free use at 2000 subscribers and there were (a lot!) more of you than that.I've switched to TinyLetter, but they ask that instead of just importing names, people subscribe.It prevents a lot of bounce backs from stale addresses.So, if you want to get the newsletter (and of course the reason this is happening is there's one in the works) just click here to resubscribe.If you don't, no worries. Full Article
bs Board Game Review: Obsessed with Obsession By www.thatswhatjennisaid.com Published On :: Wed, 01 Jun 2022 15:20:00 +0000 I'm completely obsessed with Obsession! I received a review copy of the updated second edition along with all the expansions (Wessex, Useful Man, Upstairs Downstairs) and from the moment I took everything out of the boxes, my excitement was over the top. Actually, that's not even the half of it - I remember I was already quite excited before the game even arrived. I'd wanted to get my hands on a copy as soon as I learned there was a game that brought the lifestyle that we all fell in love with watching Downton Abbey to the gaming table. Back in 2021, I was having a great time at the Dice Tower Summer Retreat and a new friend Bonnie sang the praises of Obsession. She had seen me eyeing the box on the shelf and gave me a summary of the game mechanics as she owned the first edition. She explained that the theme is centered on running an estate in Derbyshire and competing against others to have the best home, reputation, gentry guests, etc. Based on her enthusiasm and description of the game, my husband and I sat down to play it that afternoon. I ruthlessly squashed him 96 to 78 in our first game and I was hooked. Back at home, months later, with the second edition and the expansions in front of me, my first task was organizing everything into one box. The publisher had included all of the expansions to ensure I had the complete experience, but as far as I could tell, some of the materials sent were duplicate cards or tiles. And that was true, even after carefully reviewing and incorporating the items that seemed to be dupes but turned out to be replacements for base game components with subtle changes. I think this happened because the Upstairs Downstairs expansion comes with materials to update the 1st edition of the base game, but those materials are already included in the second edition of the base game that I received, resulting in duplicates. I mention it in case you order the newer edition and all the expansions and find yourself wondering what’s going on with extra items you find. I just set them aside in my spare parts box. Anyway, let’s start by cataloging the components in the base game, shall we? The 2nd edition comes with: Supply Board Used to hold the Builder’s Market of improvement tiles available for purchase, as well as the guests, servants and objective cards that may be acquired as the game unfolds. Round Track Board Keeps the progress of the game flow through each round and season (a season is 3 rounds plus a special round called a courtship). There are 16 or 20 rounds to a game, depending on whether you play a standard or extended game. The Round Track also holds the theme cards, the victory point cards, and the two very special guests every estate is dying to get an audience with – Mr. Charles Fairchild and his sister Elizabeth Fairchild. Player components (given to each player) Family board to organize and process their estate’s reputation, servants, improvement tiles, and hosted events Starting estate tiles (improvement tiles) Set of basic servants Small hand of family guest cards + 2 casual guest cards designated as starter guests Reputation wheel counters Reminder tiles Player aids Any addl bonus guests, rooms, money, or servants granted by the family’s unique profile Other components Money (pounds) Scorepad Improvement tile bag Components for solitaire play Rulebook and Glossary These components are all well made and under normal use should last a long time and wear well. The rulebook is well written and the glossary makes it evident this was a passion project for the designer, as it goes into great detail regarding the historical significance of the various tiles and guests. Absolutely love it! Both the font and the artwork help to carry the theme across the components, which was a great point of detail. Gameplay is relatively straightforward. Across their turns, players are responsible for managing estate tiles, guests, and servants while seeking to conform to courtship themes, improve their reputations, and complete objectives. At the end of the game, the player with the most victory points is the winner. Managing Estate Tiles During the game, each player will be responsible for managing the improvement tiles on their estate. Initially, each player only has a handful of starter tiles, but over time their estate will expand to include additional tiles purchased from the supply board. Each tile confers one or more benefits (called favours) when played, in the form of money, the ability to draw additional guests or dismiss guests one already has, the ability to hire additional servants, increased reputation, and end game victory points. Improvement tiles are flipped over after first use, typically revealing different favours on the backside. Most tiles remain on their backside after initial use, but some improvement tiles are designed to be flipped after each use. Note: each improvement tile has requirements as to which type of guest[s] and servant[s] are required to host an event with that tile so it’s essential that players approach estate tile management in a coordinated fashion with guest and servant management. Managing Guests In addition to their estate tiles, players must also manage a hand of guest cards (which are discarded individually after use to a personal discard pile and recalled en masse when passing). At the beginning of the game, the hand is comprised of family members and casual guests dealt directly to players, but as with the player estates, as the game continues into successive rounds, it will expand. Additional cards added to the hand will be drawn from the casual and prestige guests on the supply board. Just as improvement tiles provide favours, so do guests. Prestige guests give better favours and are generally worth more end game victory points. Some guests, based on their thematic description, have destructive favours that you have to watch out for. For example, a male guest labeled a cad might lower your reputation should you invite him to an event and offer negative victory points if you find him in your hand at game’s end. Adding a bit of complexity to the puzzle, guests may often have requirements for servants printed on their card; this is in addition to any servant[s] specified on improvement tiles used to host events. Managing Servants With improvement tiles to host prestigious events and guests to attend those events, of course servants will be needed to keep things proper in high society. After all, the guests aren’t going to serve themselves! Not to worry; players begin with a few starting servants, and will hire on more help as they wish to during the course of the game. In this way, staff management becomes the third leg of family affairs. Servant management can be especially tricky. This is because you typically cannot hire additional servants without having one of your most useful servants available (the butler). Additionally, to be kind to our staff and not overwork them, after a servant has been used during a turn, it’s not available again until two turns later (although a player can spend reputation if they are desperate and force a servant back to work early). It’s very easy for a player to back themselves into a corner with plenty of improvement tiles and guests ready to go and a shortage of servants to make the event happen. Courtship Themes At the beginning of each season, an event theme is drawn, revealing the improvement tile category that will be evaluated at the end of that season, during the courtship round. During evaluation, the player with the most victory points showing on the tiles in their estate matching the theme will be awarded a victory point card and their choice of the Fairchild guest cards. The victory point cards offer a player the choice of a useful one time in-game benefit or a chunk of end game victory points. And while the player must give the Fairchild guest back at the end of the next season, having them in hand during the next season to take advantage of their favours is very beneficial. Hence, tailoring improvement tile purchases and tiles selected for hosting (to flip them and reveal their higher VP side) to the theme each season is an essential tenant of good strategy and game winning players tend to correlate with VP card awardees. Reputation You cannot win this game without paying attention to reputation. Every improvement tile and guest card has a minimum prestige rating printed on them (or implied as in the case with family and the Fairchilds) which represent the minimum reputation required to use them for a hosted event. If you don’t improve your reputation as the game plays out, you’ll eventually be shut out of using the tiles and guests that have the greatest impact on final scoring. Additionally, a player’s reputation level at game end directly confers victory points, ranging from 1 point (for having a reputation level of 1) to 45 points (for having the maximum reputation level in an extended game). Finding ways to steadily increase reputation through favours found on improvement tiles and guest cards is very important. In every game I’ve played, the winner was among those with the highest reputations at game’s end. Objectives At the beginning of the game, all players are dealt a number of objective cards. These are end game goals, that if accomplished, reward victory points. They may be variable, such as x VP per servant on staff, or fixed amount, such as 16 VP for a player if they have tiles x,y, and z in their estate. While objectives are a great source of victory points and should not be entirely disregarded, I have generally found that the winners in our games are not the players who attain the most VPs from objectives. For example, in our most recent game, my friend Brian won a 5 player game with a total score of 221 (next closest player had only 189) and yet he brought in 28 of those points from objective cards while I had 38 points from objectives and two of the other players also had higher VP totals from their objectives than Brian. Player Turns On a player’s turn, they begin by rotating their servants a step toward active service. If they’re currently resting in the servant’s quarters they move to active service and if they were in the expended service area they move toward the servant’s quarters. Next, the player observes any round events (for example, some rounds designated as village fairs provide income and some tiles provide favours at the beginning of each round). After that’s completed, the player decides which tile they’d like to use to host an event, moves it to the active event box on their player board, and decides which guest[s] (of those that meet the requirements) will attend the event. To be eligible, the guest[s] must be in the player’s hand and not their discard pile. This is the point where they most also provide the required servants – placing those required by the tile on the tile and those required by the guest[s] on the guest[s] card. To be eligible, the servant must be in the available service area of the player’s board. Once servants have been placed, it’s time to collect favours from the tile and the guests (gathering or giving up money, reputation, additional guests, and additional servants as indicated). As a final step in the turn, a player may buy an improvement tile from the market. The market is setup with tiles that have been drawn randomly from the tile bag and placed in market slots with prices listed above. When a tile is purchased, tiles in higher priced market slots are shifted over to fill the gap and a new tile is drawn from the bag and placed in the most expensive market slot. Normally, each player is limited to buying only one tile during a round, except during a special round that represents the Builder’s Holiday that allows them to buy as many tiles as they can afford and wish to purchase. Once a player finishes their turn, play passes to the next player. Once every player has had a turn during a round, the round marker is moved to the next round and the process begins again. During the courtship round of each season, no player actions are taken; this round is used exclusively to evaluate player performance against courtship themes. So that’s the nuts and bolts of the base game. It’s on point and the gameplay is both a challenging puzzle and entertaining adventure at the same time. Highly recommend! I can’t find a single fault in the game. Not a one. I could probably play Obsession dozens and dozens of times as presented in the base game and still be enthusiastic about it, just like my friend Bonnie was. But I was lucky enough to have all the expansions in front of me from the get go, so of course I started incorporating them as well, in the second or third play of the game. Let’s go over those now. Wessex Expansion Wessex adds a fifth family to the game, giving players an additional choice when selecting starting families. Dan provides a great deal of narrative backstory for the new family in the expansion insert booklet and I just love that. Again, great attention to detail, and it’s really appreciated by players like myself who care about theme and want to understand the backstory of who we are playing in a game and what our motivations are all about. This expansion also includes two new improvement tiles and an extended mode solitaire option. You’re going to want to pick up this expansion for the variability it provides. I have a personal goal to win the game as each family, so this adds to my challenge. Upstairs Downstairs Expansion This is a major expansion that adds complexity, variability, and extra joy to the base game through a lot of new and updated components. There are four new servant types, each of which has a variety of effects when integrated into the game. Very clever and all seamlessly thematically appropriate. There are dozens of new guests (including very unique promotional guests), objectives, and improvement tiles. There’s a new set of cards called milestones that offer in-game shared objectives that award victory points to the players who complete them first. There’s even a new round track board to facilitate a new game variant. For those who aren’t madly in love with the cute little mini sized VP and Objective cards included in the base game, this expansion provides a duplicate copy of these decks in a larger format. It’s actually a little debate in our group as to which set of decks to use every time we sit down to play as I really like the little cards but some of my friends appreciate the easier-to-read larger cards. As an added bonus, the expansion also allows the game to scale to 5 or 6 players (by providing an additional family/extra improvement tiles/extra basic servants). You’re going to want to pick up this expansion because it’s nothing short of amazing. It's a can’t live without. Useful Box Expansion This expansion is mostly a correctional tool, updating tiles from the base game (both the 1st and 2nd printings) that have errors as well as problematic tiles from the Upstairs Downstairs expansion. There are also a few new tiles and some components to expand solitaire variants. While this expansion was necessary for me, I would expect the entirety of the corrections and new tiles to be folded into the next printings of the respective games (base or U/D expansions) and likely unnecessary for future buyers. Just make sure to check your edition to determine if this expansions provides value for you or not before you spring for it. Etsy Stickers I might be on the dark side of the publisher for recommending these (as they appear to be unlicensed) but I found these adorable meeple stickers on Etsy (https://www.etsy.com/listing/1008836394/obsession-meeples-upgrade-kit-free) that really took the servant components over the top. Highly recommend them. I just want to add a final note about theme. Obsession is so perfectly themed, that it lends itself to glorious costuming around the game table in historical period appropriate attire. If you’re not willing to take it that far, at least consider hosting a formal tea with gourmet sandwiches and delicate sweets for your friends who come to play the game. It really elevates the whole experience. -------------------------------------------------- Publisher: Kayenta Games Players: 1-6 (We played with 2,3,4,and 5) Actual Playing Time (vs the guideline on the box): About 3 hours per game Game type: worker placement, hand management, tile placement games Rating: Jenni’s rating scale: OUI: I would play this game again; this game is ok. I probably would not buy this game myself but I would play it with those who own it and if someone gave it to me I would keep it. OUI OUI: I would play this game again; this game is good. I would buy this game. OUI OUI OUI: I LOVE THIS GAME. I MUST HAVE THIS GAME. NON: I would not play this game again. I would return this game or give it away if it was given to me. 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bs Cubs Win! By greglsblog.blogspot.com Published On :: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 03:55:00 +0000 Every Cubs fan is ten years old tonight. For the first time since 1945, the Cubs are in a World Series. They haven't won one since 1908. In that year, Harriet Tubman was still alive. So was Mark Twain. And Leo Tolstoy. And Geronimo. And Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. My high school was founded that year. It's just baseball, yes, and I have philosophical objections to the culture of professional sports in this country and elsewhere. But let me repeat: in this, the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand and Sixteen, the Cubs are in the World Series. For all the years since '08, for all the years they had great players like Ernie Banks and Billy Williams and Ron Santo and Ryne Sandberg, this time, they finally, finally made it. For fans who remember 1945 and bovid mammals of the genus Capra; for those who recall the implosions of 1969 and 1984 and 2003, this time, they did it (Yeah, there were a couple other times they were in the playoffs since '84, but those never felt like their year). This time, they finally did it. I remember, in the 70s, my mother taking me and my brother and our friends to the Cubs games, especially on Fridays, which was Ladies' Day and tickets were cheap (Fridays didn't become popular until the 80s). It was the era of Reggie Jackson and the Pirates and the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati. There were peanuts outside and hot dogs inside and vendors selling Old Style beer (which of course we didn't drink). There were Andy Frain ushers and no one had even thought about putting seats on the roofs of buildings across the street. There was that deliciously analog giant scoreboard in center field. (And, of course, there were no big screen high definition TVs.). I remember our neighbor's cousin from Japan coming to see a baseball game in America and being wowed by Wrigley Field. I remember some of the coldest spring days of my life sitting along the unreserved seats of left field. I remember when the Cubs scored 22 runs in a single game. And lost. (I also remember when WGN replayed the game just because it was so awesome.). I remember when they installed lights and being relieved they architecturally matched the stadium. I remember commemorating the 50th anniversary of my high school's new building and the seventy-fifth anniversary of its founding by walking down Addison to see the Cubs play. And I remember when Hank Aaron came for his first appearance in Chicago after breaking Babe Ruth's home run record and the entire stadium stood and gave him a standing ovation even though he was on the other team. I remember Jack Brickhouse and being kind of disappointed when he retired and was replaced by Harry Caray who, of course, had covered the White Sox, which was just wrong. I remember friends being fans of the Reds and the Pirates and the Dodgers and the White Sox, which was just wrong. (For the record, I was not opposed to their winning the World Series a couple years back. I don't like their new stadium, though. Or the fact that they took Comiskey off the name). I totally shouldn't care about professional athletes making millions for their billionaire employers for mediocre performances over the course of a century. And part of me doesn't. But it's the Cubs. And today, every Chicagoan who remembers is ten years old again. And tonight, that's sublime. Even if they don't beat Cleveland. But they will. Unless they don't. In which case they will do so in the most heart-breakingly way possible. Because they're the Cubs. And it's what they do. And there will be a next year. Full Article
bs С юбилеем, Александр Васильевич! By kvnru.ru Published On :: Wed, 24 Nov 2021 11:37:00 +0300 Сегодня свой 80-летний юбилей празднует один из самых легендарных телеведущих страны Александр Васильевич Масляков.Сейчас далеко не все вспомнят, что Александр Масляков вел на советском телевидении передачи «Алло, мы ищем таланты!», «А ну-ка, девушки!» и другие. Но все знают, что Александр Васильевич Масляков — ведущий КВН. Вот уже много лет эту передачу и движение невозможно представить без обаятельной улыбки ведущего и слов «Мы начинаем КВН».Недавно Александр Масляков признался, что в последнее время начал задумываться о завершении карьеры, однако окончательного решения не принял. Об этом он рассказал в интервью ТАСС в преддверии своего юбилея.[ читать дальше ] Full Article
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