It's nice to hear and see greater emphasis by publishers and manufacturers to use less petroleum based plastics. However, the "plastic free" alternatives like sugar cane pulp or similar are themselves not eco-friendly. Growing sugar cane is incredibly nutrient intensive, requires massive amounts of energy to burn fields and steam/boil the cane for sugar, etc. While sugar cane-based materials may also be biodegradable, that's really only true in the right conditions, which exist and are utilized in very few locations. In my state, composting isn't an option because there's TOO MUCH compostable waste from food supply and service chains (i.e. without organic materials, you can't compost millions of cups or similar materials on their own).

8:20 This pretty much sums up the majority of our issues. Without the government stepping in to dictate what can and cannot be used, people are going to use what's convenient, what's cheap, and what's "luxurious" (doesn't "feel cheap"), and so forth, resulting in no progress. And I think it goes without saying government intervention will never happen. Look at the food systems (grocery stores, fast food restaurants, etc) in the US alone for examples of how much massive waste there is. Almost nothing doesn't produce some amount of plastic waste. Even buying from a local farm/coop, a lot of the produce is put into plastic bags and containers.

In the late game, i just walk around with 4 presence and 4 dahan nuking lands with lots of stuff for 16.

My entire family plays pinochle. They have been playing for decades. I’m the only one who doesn’t know how to play. Guess I should learn.

FSC is certainly the responsible way to manufacture such products... but what do you say to the fact that most boardgame publishers produce their not-shrink-wrapped "FSC" games in Asia, and then ship them halfway around the world on heavy-oil container ships?? Not to mention that many of these "not-shrink-wrapped" games are PP foil-laminated... which makes it impossible to ever try to recycle such boxes. In my humble opinion, the industry, and not only boardgames, should do a honest and serious effort to contribute to less polution and unnecessary plastic in the environment (and I don't even want to get started on the political and social aspect of this) Nonetheless, I thank you for a nice video and for naively spreading the word on "good practices". All the best!!

Thanks for the video. I'll try again !

" So, I form of power and glory them for 12. I use my innate to push them. (You repeat me) I do 12 to those one too." Is the most Vital Earth/Thunderspeaker thing ever. I had a similar experience with Thunder on a solo, i picked Call to Migrate and Vigor of A New Dawn while playing. Kicking butts in the morning, marathoning accross the island all day long, kicking butts again before bed. Simple joys :) . Nice video. Could you try one with Hungry Ocean and Prince of Dreams & Nightmares ?

"There is no Oogway" - master accident

I came for a board game review, not a lecture by a fake environmentalist.

1. Lightning's Swift Strike ⚡💨🏹 2. River Surges in Sunlight 🌊☀️💧 3. Shadows Flicker Like Flame 🕯️👤🔥 4. Vital Strength of the Earth 🌿🪨💪 5. A Spread of Rampant Green 🌱🌿🍃 6. Thunderspeaker ⛈️📣🗣️ 7. Bringer of Dreams and Nightmares 💤🌌🎭 8. Ocean's Hungry Grasp 🌊🦈🐙 9. Keeper of the Forbidden Wilds 🌳🚫🔒 10. Sharp Fangs Behind the Leaves 🐾🌿😼 11. Heart of the Wildfire 🔥💕🌋 12. Serpent Slumbering Beneath the Island 🐍💤🏝️ 13. Grinning Trickster Stirs Up Trouble 🤡💨😈 14. Lure of the Deep Wilderness 🌲🍄🍂 15. Many Minds Move as One 🐜🐝🧠 16. Shifting Memory of Ages ⏳📜🗿 17. Stone's Unyielding Defiance 🗿🛡️✊ 18. Volcano Looming High 🌋🔥☄️ 19. Shroud of Silent Mist 🌫️🤫💨 20. Vengeance as a Burning Plague 🔥🦠💀 21. Fractured Days Split the Sky ⏰💔🌌 22. Starlight Seeks Its Form ✨👤🔍 23. Downpour Drenches the World ⛈️🌊🗺️ 24. Finder of Paths Unseen 🥾🗺️👁️ 25. Devouring Teeth Lurk Underfoot 🦷🦿😈 26. Eyes Watch from the Trees 👀🌳🍃 27. Fathomless Mud of the Swamp 🕳️💩🐸 28. Rising Heat of Stone and Sand 🥵🏜️🪨 29. Sun-Bright Whirlwind ☀️🌪️💫 30. Ember-Eyed Behemoth 👹🔥👀 31. Hearth-Vigil 🔥🏠💓 32. Towering Roots of the Jungle 🌴🌿🍃 33. Breath of Darkness Down Your Spine 🌑😨😱 34. Relentless Gaze of the Sun ☀️👁️😡 35. Wandering Voice Keens Delirium 🗣️🥴🤪 36. Wounded Waters Bleeding 🩸💧🌊 37. Dances Up Earthquakes 💃🕺🌎

While Heart of the Wildfire and Serpent slumbering beneath the island DO shine in larger games, i have to say A Spread of Rampant Green is a fantastic duo partner for the both of them,. Letting Wildfire spread more often lets you wipe out invaders faster than they can get a foothold, and likewise he can help the Serpent awaken MUCH faster than usual, resulting in a crazy strong spirit much earlier than normal.

Seeing Thunderspeaker so high when I personally view them as such an underpowered spirit is wild

Your little ones reviewing is so fun to watch. I'm going to show my kids!

Great taste! 👌🏼

It is a huge turn off when expecting reviews for a board game then getting pushed to listen to environmental propaganda.

Great if you have a garage, but if you only have a carport with no electricity close this is not a possibility.

The DM screen is inside the surprise zone. Everything outside the screen is in the surprise zone.

Thanks for having and posting this video! Found the interviews fascinating, insightful and inspiring. Also, thanks for confirming a question I had about whether linen finishes are recyclable/biodegradable!! I'm setting up a game in Game Crafter and wasn't sure whether opting for a linen finish was environmentally responsible or not. Thank you!!!

Looks super fun!

I love the dm screen tip I’ve been looking at them for a while and can’t bring myself to spending $40 for one but I didn’t even think abt the fact of it getting in the way. Thanks so much now I realize I don’t need it😂😂

That was a lot of games for one night! Well done

Am thinking of getting a bolt how does the charge work at home.

put your seat belt on before hitting the start button and it will not ding at you its very quiet, so it feels like you are going slower than the speedo says - I checked mine twice with a hand held GPS and the speedometer is spot on - driving at 55mph with the cruise control on, the lane keeping and forward collision system watching out for you, its very peaceful and Zen BTW, you did not mention the lane keeping function. It engages over 38 mph. If you drift over the line on either side of the lane it gently steers you back into your lane. It so subtle that you might not even notice its doing it, with the yellow icon on the dash board, and it dinging at you if you keep doing it.

Great review. We are looking at picking up a used Bolt this summer. I mostly work from home since Covid. But I do have to go to the office twice a week. And I think this would be a terrific commuter car. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Did you all get a recall to change your battery

Legally blind, so can't use the typical DM screen except as a physical barrier and … I don't want that. I DO use a small/low screen (HeroQuest's for quite a long time), but only to conceal _my_ copy of the map and some stat blocks, that's all. Why have more? Pens don't give me great contrast in all lighting, so I like to use bits of scatter to define space on a "stage" (Professor Dan's Ultimate Dungeon Terrain "dungeon pizza", except mine's not a circle), it's still a bit abstract but the scatter gives players a sense of changes in elevation and cover/concealment as well as being something that can be quickly dropped into place when an encounter starts and brushed away when it ends. I use numbered large print cards with my map, the front side is a few keywords to help me describe the space quickly in very large print, and the back is still large but is meant to be held up away from the players so I can read it-secrets, encounter specifics, etc not for players to see. Likewise cards with monster stat block cards and a few laminated tables I can't or won't just memoorize but do need at the table. It's not the most portable/minimal setup in the world, but it's pretty portable and very lightweight. Players often have their mini, but everything else is typically a pawn or token, and the scatter is mostly foams and corks and the occasional washer or screw to make sure it doesn't blow away.

Bro said Dohan

I’ve been eyeing century golem edition!

You can absolutely get an adapter for a regular J1772 charge to charge a Tesla. Just FYI. I love the wipers on my Bolt. She is certainly quick, not necessarily fast, but quick. It’s disappointing that they charged extra for DC fast charging.

Just got mine yesterday. 2019 with 135k miles, new battery in early 2022, $9400. Seems like it was a good deal. Bought it privately.

This was a fun video episode. I gave you a thumbs up! 👍🏽

We have a 2020 Bolt on lease and are going to buy it. It's a great car, quick, quiet and reliable. Unfortunately ours didn't get the new battery, but you can pick up a 2017-2019 for about $15K and those get new batteries. 19 Bolts have started on fire because of the battery, FAR MORE gas vehicles start on fire than that.

Getting my ex across the board is going to be difficult. Haven't spoken to her in 20+ years.

Yes, but it isn't a hobby for everyone...you need, both of you in a family to be addicted to them, otherwise it doesn't function 😢

YOU ARE BOTH AWESOME! ❤❤❤ I JUST GOT THIS GAME AND AM EXCITED TO SAVE THE ISLAND!!

4 years is several years?

The summary at the end was great! What was that music at the end? Videogame?

I love when people say "we played for awhile... 4 years" and knowing that new people keep coming into this hobby.

I just discovered your channel while looking for DIY initiative trackers. Subscribing now because I love your attitudes. Will be running my first mini-campaign in 3 weeks or so, so the advice on what not to buy is timely and fantastic. Bulk of the party is either folks who have no idea of what the funny dice are for and those who have been out of the game for decades( like me). I hope you're still looking at comments after 3 years because I just have to know. Was that a Warhammer Goblin Shaman I saw.??😊

Good video, thanks for this 😁

DM hiding Dice rolls, I roll for Rogues checking for traps, because they think they checked good enough but did they, I do let them roll for unlocking because you would know if the door unlocked or not, but the DM job is a Narrator of a great story and if fudging a dice roll to make a Fight more epic is fine as long as you're not doing it to just kill a player, Ive lowered attack damage a few times, to put a player at 0 and not well below it, allowing players to stabilize them and they get a chance to live. It is all up to the DM, long as his players are smiling, then he is doing his job, it's not his job to send lv1 goblins against a 7th-level party, oh you slaughtered them, here is 10000xp each, if it is challenging it isn't fun. ... OH New Addition to my DM Bag, I carry a few Fighter, Mage, Cleric and Thief Premade Characters ... I quite often now get walk in Players, I've had games with a little as 5 Players and as many as 10, if they wish to return or play again they can keep the character or Roll up new ones for next time, but I don't have to stop a game to have a new player join.

I've played since 1e came out, I've played with Mind's eye, and I've played with minis and Mats both work BUT... it's 2023, and Digital is easy... I can have thousands of maps on my laptop, I have a TV on my Table and a Portable Touchscreen if playing somewhere else, When starting a campaign Players send me their character sheets to go over as well as an Image of their character. I convert that into a Token and add it and my Maps to my preferred VTT OWLBEARRODEO, I can fog of war the maps, have Players Character tokens at entrances, Monsters in place, with sticky notes only I can see traps till sprung, Monster stats, etc... I even make lists of loot, then just click them to show the players searching instead of having to read it to players 4 times so they can write it down. ... my Current Campaign I run is 1e DND Lankhmar city of thieves with 7 Players ... it's been going 6 months and no one has even left the city, we have had 3 player deaths to date. I also tend to make props like Notes, maps and etc ... I also have a image of a notice board (loaded as a Map), along with tons of wanted posters, Jobs etc loaded in as tokens in a folder I can easy change notice board week to week. ... oh and my DM screen is also Digital on my laptop, all I carry is laptop, Dice, pen & note pad for fast idea in a back pack and the touch screen (has handle to carry easy)

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Welcome to the club fellow Bolters! It looks like you got yourselves a Premier trim. Have you played with you rearview mirror yet? If not, toggle the lever under the mirror and you might be pleasantly surprised. I bought my Premier brand new back in 2019 and have been honeymooning with it ever since. The best car in my life, Chevy or not.

I have a 22 EUV and love it! They have actually addressed some of the issues you have with yours.

Disagree with you on the packaging the bubble is made so there wont be any damage to the product.

I love having my dm screen, I especially like the focus it gives you (not meaning I always wanna be in focus) but it sets you apart, because as a dm, you are a player, but you are in a weird way set apart in a fitting way for the role of dm. I also like to hide the minis behind it, so they dont just see what they will come up against. But also, I have the exact problem with reaching over to the map, but I just walk around the table sometimes, but I see the problem! I just think the advantages outweigh the problems, but then again, that is very up to every player for themselves :)

Watching with my 6 year old to narrow down her Xmas games list and she squealed with glee when you mentioned Cloaked Cats 😂. Guess that's on the list....

Too bad these games were designed by a Man hater who judges people based on color and gender. Were burnt our copies and celebrated over the ashes.