Just Say "No" to Euros

Just Say "No" to Euros

As one of my friends would say, "Not even once" I'm not quite that hardcore. I'll freely admit to not only liking a couple of them, but to owning four. One, Scythe, was a gift. Of the remaining three, I still well and truly like Power Grid, and Castles of Mad King Ludwig. I cannot stand a number of the "classic" Euro games. Agricola - boring. Ditto Le Havre. Don't even get me started on Catan. But first, what do I mean by a "Euro"? Some may think…

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Way to Calvary

Way to Calvary

While it's about a week late, subject matter wise, this particular image came up courtesy of Infogalactic's featured picture on the main page [https://infogalactic.com/info/Main_Page] a few days back. The Way to Calvary [https://infogalactic.com/info/File:5_Andrea_di_Bartolo._Way_to_Calvary._c._1400,_Thissen-Bornhemisza_coll._Madrid.jpg] , by Andrea di Bartolo [https://infogalactic.com/info/Andrea_di_Bartolo]. Yes, it is stylized instead of realistic, in the sense that posture, perspective, an…

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Nautical History

Nautical History

First, for those who missed my post, Sabaton decided that, since they couldn't figure out a place to slide it in between Heroes, The Last Stand, and the upcoming Great War, that they'd just go ahead and do a single about the Bismark. OK, for those somewhat familiar with the story of the hunt for the Bismark, there's actually an argument for putting it under "The Last Stand". Either way, like how they executed the video. While on the subject, another song about the same ship: I grew up with th…

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