tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63520248465758271792024-03-14T06:11:01.062+00:00Dragon's Tech BlogTechnology; From equipment and devices, to software and security. This is my take on some of the latest stuff thats going on.Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.comBlogger39125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-27390987636725745872023-12-31T20:50:00.000+00:002023-12-31T20:50:01.360+00:00End of year Game Roundup<p> So, like <a href="https://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2022/12/how-many-games-did-i-play-this-year.html">last year</a>, I managed to get a few games done this year.</p><table class="forum_table" style="background-color: #d1d4d7; border-spacing: 1px; box-sizing: content-box; color: black; font-family: proxima-nova, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; width: 100%;"><tbody style="box-sizing: content-box;"><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: SCOUT" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/cf0xxkevbwTGF3VUZymKjg__micro/img/6AKn3SUrWlohHaKmMUCaMp9RsVc=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6398727.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">SCOUT</a> (8)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/241724/villagers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Villagers" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/rMMSvnXuBPZSihIaVtVT-A__micro/img/rey_2n6X2oyT_lBkAKSOngq939g=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4996383.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/241724/villagers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Villagers</a> (7)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357563/akropolis" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Akropolis" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/OTb0hIJHE-U3eD0FmpBrzA__micro/img/JwbDOwPVFykuyeB4vpewFvJ-f-Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6705097.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357563/akropolis" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Akropolis</a> (4)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172081/burgle-bros" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Burgle Bros." src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/cPZZhbehOr-cXE1HRa6T3w__micro/img/uUzicdQiDZi3xhXgd2oLmbtveAc=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2439102.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172081/burgle-bros" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Burgle Bros.</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Codenames" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/F_KDEu0GjdClml8N7c8Imw__micro/img/w38Q9MZMQK80Att5GcODbCGufDk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2582929.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/178900/codenames" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Codenames</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Coup" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/MWhSY_GOe2-bmlQ2rntSVg__micro/img/iL3opCk77yx3Ea-CFq42fr2Zzvw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2016054.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Coup</a> (3)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245476/cubirds" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: CuBirds" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/FDBUwGFBkniyl8q4Alvq8A__micro/img/t_FOsPpEQMJ2QjWzqqdk_Z6aEN8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7491534.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245476/cubirds" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">CuBirds</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Dune: Imperium" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/PhjygpWSo-0labGrPBMyyg__micro/img/mfU7-dEFnVyXJrF-BWAO0buexao=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5666597.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/316554/dune-imperium" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Dune: Imperium</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246192/gizmos" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Gizmos" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/zin82Hg4MXck86t8fzbsdA__micro/img/uDruTroSkgNwfvGaltytcFukdKk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4169718.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/246192/gizmos" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Gizmos</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355224/isle-trains-all-aboard" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Isle of Trains: All Aboard" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/XLetZJjJMO_EQkIYTyOfAw__micro/img/dZ0WSEeRwnLz_1fMmuhWIvRBtEU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6652396.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355224/isle-trains-all-aboard" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Isle of Trains: All Aboard</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Jaipur" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/_LTujSe_o16nvjDC-J0seA__micro/img/TzQQUqVL-EmizAadFNg9B_cgu-Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5100947.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Jaipur</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205597/jump-drive" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Jump Drive" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/vidEoAQGKIucMiHEwVE-tQ__micro/img/BeDknIvdqQIMgBPcjO3VH-NHZ5E=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3121227.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/205597/jump-drive" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Jump Drive</a> (3)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: PARKS" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/mF2cSNRk2O6HtE45Sl9TcA__micro/img/-HROI5hgpItpxFauKvAzFbFgEns=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4852372.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">PARKS</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Patchwork" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/wLW7pFn0--20lEizEz5p3A__micro/img/HGRTd0C4poFciUwMZzBt6On1R3Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2270442.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Patchwork</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199561/sagrada" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Sagrada" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/PZt3EAAGV3dFIVuwMR0AEw__micro/img/2cQEToClZgtLT-oBM_2CH4wq7rs=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3525224.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/199561/sagrada" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Sagrada</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Santorini" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/665Ply7Ho1WVf1v1iZlWeg__micro/img/Rm_hVQbgjC4GtGExcdX4LRUr9xU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3283110.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Santorini</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230253/star-realms-frontiers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Star Realms: Frontiers" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/-CogwvQ7V19RQH0tE6msFw__micro/img/Kk75Q-aS8UjtyL35dYzxqN2k82A=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4171533.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230253/star-realms-frontiers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Star Realms: Frontiers</a> (3)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338628/trails" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Trails" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/alEgV88cpqFtaHAklI6lbw__micro/img/bdsRcQKujilQWxM1b3qzGX5Eth4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6214088.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338628/trails" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Trails</a> (3)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: 7 Wonders Duel" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/zdagMskTF7wJBPjX74XsRw__micro/img/nXtpcw3tYaelntFHb1aH4YrN7Wk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2576399.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">7 Wonders Duel</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Azul" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/aPSHJO0d0XOpQR5X-wJonw__micro/img/3M2bj5ZXqAskTOvLTXRuHOH-Y44=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6973671.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Azul</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: boop." src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/LPZHyg3KP_JI0x5CRut9lQ__micro/img/6dKS9m8Jzn5_wOWknFovQjaJEm4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6643190.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/355433/boop" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">boop.</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290236/canvas" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Canvas" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/kXJLvPqcDF7Id5KRejhnuQ__micro/img/khSWH7oXY8SnIJor6Ezy-kObt08=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7125372.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/290236/canvas" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Canvas</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209685/century-spice-road" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Century: Spice Road" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/0_KEDk4lCvryf1Ju3YQJxA__micro/img/1dk76UNWVYXBiYrDt9Z6kABJl_w=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3339551.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209685/century-spice-road" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Century: Spice Road</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-deck-building-adventure" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/DPjV1iI0ygo5Bl3XLNRiIg__micro/img/5hO7ln_bquTyy4Q__ksB4NT1gMs=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4449526.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/201808/clank-deck-building-adventure" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Clank!: A Deck-Building Adventure</a> (2)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169654/deep-sea-adventure" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Deep Sea Adventure" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/owyKXaa5SPB2HG9F_MueNQ__micro/img/iXptFeoq3w2wNDW-ABy4MqvG2WI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3169827.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/169654/deep-sea-adventure" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Deep Sea Adventure</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194594/dice-forge" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Dice Forge" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/4BTVGQWO0M9ayxyku3FW6Q__micro/img/kp9DQn-4JnTGYyNIpAyADkQpY_o=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3477004.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194594/dice-forge" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Dice Forge</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264055/draftosaurus" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Draftosaurus" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/JahbLRZ_jEe8P8gisXUtJw__micro/img/Z33uV5AiJXyKbNw2gu69vWxKAeA=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4447676.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/264055/draftosaurus" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Draftosaurus</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160560/leagues-adventure-rocket-race" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Leagues of Adventure: Rocket Race" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/OE9fuIXUyfw5grxRDIFurg__micro/img/ztyNEe3SoCcpt3DtG8Jele1DrJk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3762903.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160560/leagues-adventure-rocket-race" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Leagues of Adventure: Rocket Race</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366456/my-shelfie" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: My Shelfie" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/Sgg2B7kxtx8fFXz_2mPefA__micro/img/jZxmbSyaOPjTNWVmyWoRwBXrWBw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7193695.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366456/my-shelfie" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">My Shelfie</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Nidavellir" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/PX7t5xXDLI2XqxoTShLayg__micro/img/ARjPkYZSe5i0cRTAkEPULz0RRi4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5039625.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Nidavellir</a> (2)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284435/nova-luna" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Nova Luna" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/k8OZeKYMN2vVSVCl5FD-UA__micro/img/6bjsZ8RdemvGzsde5hU_oAqzPNg=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5382418.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284435/nova-luna" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Nova Luna</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218603/photosynthesis" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Photosynthesis" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/HhkYuVxMy-XrRCBWmZ78Eg__micro/img/DPyT6Ft66g7FKKN_DwAjGrq7JOM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3364832.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218603/photosynthesis" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Photosynthesis</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180974/potion-explosion" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Potion Explosion" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/vwjYMFporFhvAU48k73MIw__micro/img/3J1Y4P86i3kHdojkSbkdx_GEAVY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7298696.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180974/potion-explosion" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Potion Explosion</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Quarriors!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/12Bgvi0MpA10redngwI5MA__micro/img/ftK6AjL6zNba91mMcFWWqAhQZuI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1604985.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91536/quarriors" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Quarriors!</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175549/salem-1692" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Salem 1692" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/xUurReSy2Amlx4hGj1fPvQ__micro/img/pyiIcWh9aBPrmuWOwN1JsEQl7Y4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4204062.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175549/salem-1692" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Salem 1692</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279720/streets" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Streets" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/jFoE4L04cE7sMK8YuAOg3Q__micro/img/W-2lSjy3O80ZA6F4xWyS141hxzs=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6413824.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279720/streets" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Streets</a> (2)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163967/tiny-epic-galaxies" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Tiny Epic Galaxies" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/c_87h8o0AOrfCO3hxMjjrA__micro/img/3StPmJGPf7TzK52lGa3wnhXM3jE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2349732.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163967/tiny-epic-galaxies" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Tiny Epic Galaxies</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334717/tranquility-ascent" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Tranquility: The Ascent" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/xKL3lzJy9yCHDYHIq2ydGQ__micro/img/9C9h2HvSkJIya_8Th4zUQrslSrk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6240545.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334717/tranquility-ascent" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Tranquility: The Ascent</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1465/wizard" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Wizard" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/ygVQlepjPxyg7IizSCM_Tw__micro/img/PPNPGA3-qrB-TlXaRBBi_538UHg=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5948.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1465/wizard" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Wizard</a> (2)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346703/7-wonders-architects" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: 7 Wonders: Architects" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/BGtYtHbLgYhYyNMoyOm1RA__micro/img/C-3RoF27auUYcp2CJvugSjGW9pw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7416525.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346703/7-wonders-architects" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">7 Wonders: Architects</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332886/backyard-chickens" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Backyard Chickens" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/ZpYFccGFXYwk-HkgeC0cfw__micro/img/_4lQItwVqj684FfnQz0ua39aR08=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6029297.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332886/backyard-chickens" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Backyard Chickens</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143741/bang-dice-game" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: BANG! The Dice Game" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/BLTFau1Ue-gjX6geQdYrjQ__micro/img/J8UIjJYVvZhmoP4sc4ig1K1hwm0=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2909713.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143741/bang-dice-game" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">BANG! The Dice Game</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340831/bedeville-carnival-collectors-box-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/k50zyfI8EqNelmLNRA0uBA__micro/img/P03roG50c3j7COz1WjMqH-4PHdU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6245456.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/340831/bedeville-carnival-collectors-box-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Bedeville Carnival: Collector's Box Edition</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Bohnanza" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/8SADtu_4zBH_UJrCo935Iw__micro/img/h7UKVnxQf4sFlRKTreI4s9LjpGM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6348964.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/11/bohnanza" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Bohnanza</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155362/cah-n-guns-second-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/b4qSA5fvVJe9QQOKPCMoNA__micro/img/vaB7Q7BJeKrXO4VedixjgmDBnuw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2907864.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155362/cah-n-guns-second-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Ca$h 'n Guns: Second Edition</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155426/castles-mad-king-ludwig" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Castles of Mad King Ludwig" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/jVAMlNeDMVZakxJPy-lDrQ__micro/img/joXWuXBNjvurP5_dyLrOXNmpy_k=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7229993.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155426/castles-mad-king-ludwig" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Castles of Mad King Ludwig</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279135/cat-cafe" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Cat Café" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/R-NW3uQ81BbSyZTFLR13lQ__micro/img/1hfKzMojaYLfnW0R_Y7YcER0oLA=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4718457.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/279135/cat-cafe" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Cat Café</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228504/cat-lady" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Cat Lady" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/tnx6ExxyUmIlga9tFSrR6g__micro/img/lsHezNd7Om8UTw0yFie5FMR4H_8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3864115.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/228504/cat-lady" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Cat Lady</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: CATAN" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/W3Bsga_uLP9kO91gZ7H8yw__micro/img/LA4OvGfQ_TXQ-2mhaIFZp2ITWpc=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2419375.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/catan" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">CATAN</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363094/catstronauts" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Catstronauts" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gYxhgFJtbqNzLgPO4QXS-g__micro/img/N4r81wf5Z2BeVF2aDBJTyptThs4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7388933.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/363094/catstronauts" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Catstronauts</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175117/celestia" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Celestia" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/8kl6m6m_unthBPw9SxoDQQ__micro/img/xU-8185snWryJKzy08sybKH3YL8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6973677.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/175117/celestia" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Celestia</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158899/colt-express" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Colt Express" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/2HKX0QANk_DY7CIVK5O5fQ__micro/img/QItYzt8AZP1UN9fEv6oW2JegBwE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2869710.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158899/colt-express" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Colt Express</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251726/confident" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: CONFIDENT?" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/6wrAKv3t9PXEw3OJDJXAHA__micro/img/T6UKY0fmzda6Tz3VamWYqyavByo=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5690370.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/251726/confident" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">CONFIDENT?</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Cosmic Encounter" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/S8cE-Ld7XP5sVz-upKJ-Bg__micro/img/FgIh_ZojT_pTwaVROFnSpE2T0WU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1521633.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39463/cosmic-encounter" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Cosmic Encounter</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304051/creature-comforts" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Creature Comforts" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/A0ZRM7_H6ecCQ8-lW0MtQQ__micro/img/Sc7xPIhJ5EPK9BX63kSmw4HwNIM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5799638.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304051/creature-comforts" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Creature Comforts</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Decrypto" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/hHZWXnUTMYDd_KTAM6Jwlw__micro/img/g7DQGNNf6ZFwYDGpe9kT3e4KELY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3759421.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/225694/decrypto" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Decrypto</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334646/dice-hospital-er-emergency-roll" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Dice Hospital: ER – Emergency Roll" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/DmzRXAFIRr_-u26FYSVOMQ__micro/img/e4cTdNKoS08Oahcr3xanCT_GUDI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6069630.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/334646/dice-hospital-er-emergency-roll" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Dice Hospital: ER – Emergency Roll</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Dixit" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/J0PlHArkZDJ57H-brXW2Fw__micro/img/g5nQXzhBCF7GkgqstNrD1Yp40-E=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6738336.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Dixit</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331401/dog-park" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Dog Park" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/cCAAceyvbbqMXqX5QgwSmQ__micro/img/uFoZUSRwyXxs8TLHlKB0Bl1vdfw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6257426.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/331401/dog-park" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Dog Park</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221965/fox-forest" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: The Fox in the Forest" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/spcy6nvsfq-hxYgwEpmidQ__micro/img/JIsg3_QQ0J-4frq74pDnlBJO5j8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3496085.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/221965/fox-forest" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">The Fox in the Forest</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Hanabi" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/JDVksMwfcqoem1k_xtZrOA__micro/img/BfKY9rPYUCM74XL8113xBQyGEIk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2007286.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/98778/hanabi" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Hanabi</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155969/harbour" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Harbour" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/ECislQBZPHzEiCHOb1H3Bg__micro/img/V-pSF9-UO8qfUWRugM5HNsRunWk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2726915.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155969/harbour" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Harbour</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311322/herd-mentality" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Herd Mentality" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/85hYrpSl9Aoh2TgMf4CiDA__micro/img/KzaRVU6-4580kQOHH6opNcMAAaI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5509026.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311322/herd-mentality" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Herd Mentality</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: King of Tokyo" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/m_RzXpHURC0_xLkvRSR_sw__micro/img/os4ChJCgP0VGLN9WU1Ea6c4z6CE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3043734.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">King of Tokyo</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204583/kingdomino" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Kingdomino" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3h9W8BfB_rltQ48EBmHliw__micro/img/IZZUaqRfMzLAe8W_75bf6dJf1fo=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3132685.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204583/kingdomino" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Kingdomino</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302477/kittin" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Kittin" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/9zBkfVaeZBR3O1ON50TRUg__micro/img/GYYTaSNhneAil0r3eydzxTpiVRY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5290230.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/302477/kittin" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Kittin</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1219/labyrinth" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Labyrinth" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/qpL225YNN5iKRPotB7Q7MA__micro/img/SnoM_CSCNK0KeW-SSzITfwvAbQo=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6173371.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1219/labyrinth" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Labyrinth</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325829/lets-summon-demons" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Let's Summon Demons" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/O88iI1-V3dkrJX7IPQMlnw__micro/img/Z125MjRW5rJ3gSzV8kblfkCLnTY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7380048.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/325829/lets-summon-demons" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Let's Summon Demons</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328479/living-forest" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Living Forest" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/fPhdfZX9UTLr4-SVgK0zoQ__micro/img/5VwHWecNN1UjB8iKqfY0h0rOwGY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5899025.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/328479/living-forest" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Living Forest</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Lords of Waterdeep" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/-hk8f8iGk_DyWyMrfiPBkg__micro/img/tWSg9ErrwvVcwaE1Kze1IsxwpGg=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1116080.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Lords of Waterdeep</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306321/night-ninja" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Night of the Ninja" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/pa0kO7-PZkfuqEAvX384oQ__micro/img/Ecxr5Qzf2hSkL1EUOwYHLX3Hih0=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5426946.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/306321/night-ninja" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Night of the Ninja</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156009/port-royal" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Port Royal" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/9lQIIxg_l6G-ZWmTqEHlOA__micro/img/5YB-aPjdT8ppVLiGAcBLQUfouu8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1949286.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/156009/port-royal" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Port Royal</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: The Quacks of Quedlinburg" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/pH5LgRL4mNRon-2NsSDb1Q__micro/img/pAWwGfiqFpn-kkzUKexMTZOvoA4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6137509.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/244521/quacks-quedlinburg" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">The Quacks of Quedlinburg</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Raiders of the North Sea" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/hXdfAhgZ8OeyWLunt36wlw__micro/img/qdkWYsmTq_dyuJU5YCVCZMQrkAI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3578101.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/170042/raiders-north-sea" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Raiders of the North Sea</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281455/shelfie-stacker" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Shelfie Stacker" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/eJVEwVRfRWbskvAE1_gt8A__micro/img/hv9scxkZSDS11iOOgBulbTobGLE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5377924.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/281455/shelfie-stacker" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Shelfie Stacker</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329839/so-clover" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: So Clover!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/8oipK9-ivkn53h7L5U2Yfg__micro/img/V0YAH4DEyFKHjMsrHmyUwhzmKiw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6588069.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/329839/so-clover" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">So Clover!</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284842/so-youve-been-eaten" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: So, You've Been Eaten" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/XFhQ5HUfGfTCCAOW2RDJ2g__micro/img/TEmTDAzreUt4_T-n-JQKbFClrOM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4876092.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/284842/so-youve-been-eaten" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">So, You've Been Eaten</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274037/solar-storm" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Solar Storm" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/irErlpcjcOjOdRc7a5ftqA__micro/img/ZkPTLJ3Oh3FZrqTS0Wi9Eb_u1qc=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4608845.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274037/solar-storm" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Solar Storm</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359893/sounds-fishy" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Sounds Fishy" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/rE37bpTHbMlei9RJYCJPoQ__micro/img/uV5_MT-WcC_ajWhQY1nUMNe7yms=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6938099.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/359893/sounds-fishy" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Sounds Fishy</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348216/star-fighters-rapid-fire" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Star Fighters: Rapid Fire" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/z-KbVemycyNZWDNwZekGZQ__micro/img/S2uPWj1uJ6jCsFH1lQR1gu_-4Jw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6424207.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348216/star-fighters-rapid-fire" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Star Fighters: Rapid Fire</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102104/star-fluxx" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Star Fluxx" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/4rafBr5oDBZVSzN7ije3ZA__micro/img/0-UprybKch4vepmVsNpZPgNNCCM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1059779.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/102104/star-fluxx" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Star Fluxx</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Sushi Go Party!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/2f9uTicUSXkdPp2Yks6zFw__micro/img/bcGCmb0wFkHaWhw4TgIxWtX6cA4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5885689.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Sushi Go Party!</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360896/tiny-epic-vikings" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Tiny Epic Vikings" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/TozSb_5cxm3m8W-OZLDqGg__micro/img/uJozMMplcLxQb3VqUR6cATewNBU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6811526.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/360896/tiny-epic-vikings" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Tiny Epic Vikings</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300442/trekking-world" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Trekking the World" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/mt3YkpsVsz0nF2IDbTxBrw__micro/img/ofixKHtCyC4Q1zkdoINePJSki7Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5206887.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300442/trekking-world" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Trekking the World</a> (1)</div></td></tr><tr style="box-sizing: content-box;"><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Viticulture" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/WrnWFA1Sysm3-nQyBe1sUA__micro/img/9VtWtRAgJR0iCHf2vNdT8GFmfes=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2619743.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Viticulture</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350736/voyages" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Voyages" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/wWfxgHVyho1j4OcVRf7B0g__micro/img/ITNGdbecuLJ5F-RitD5zSxJDdZM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6665090.png" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/350736/voyages" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Voyages</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-ring-second-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: War of the Ring: Second Edition" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/ImPgGag98W6gpV1KV812aA__micro/img/NT-Av_3kdYUcwuti5ocmIQXow3g=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1215633.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/115746/war-ring-second-edition" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">War of the Ring: Second Edition</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Wingspan" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yLZJCVLlIx4c7eJEWUNJ7w__micro/img/5ZaRePVhfelfofF7T_OC1e0gUCw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4458123.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Wingspan</a> (1)</div></td><td align="center" style="background-color: white; box-sizing: content-box; margin: 0px; padding: 3px;" width="15%"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;"><img alt="Board Game: Wits & Wagers" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/TxojLHTFHfBOBAk9MQSyLg__micro/img/dzKRcYtnRFYuMc11zrkHNRUs4GU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2558555.jpg" style="border: 0px; box-sizing: content-box; vertical-align: middle;" /></a><div class="sf b" style="box-sizing: content-box; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/20100/wits-wagers" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(50, 46, 77, 0.3); background-color: transparent; box-sizing: content-box; color: #005bca; cursor: pointer; text-decoration-line: none;">Wits & Wagers</a> (1)</div></td></tr></tbody></table><p>There is an increase over the number of games played last year. This is mostly because I discovered a local board game group that meets weekly. Fortunately being local I can take my games along. Unfortunately the group doesn't appreciate the more technical games and prefers to play more social games. So much as I'd love to get the Gloomhaven (now joined by Frosthaven as well) campaign going, they don't want to play these kinds of games.</p><p>Still, I'd like to get a normal 10x10 challenge done. But that requires commitment from others as well to be able to play. Sadly, I don't think it'll happen.</p><div><br /></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-76628301872031250272023-06-07T01:54:00.000+01:002023-06-07T01:54:35.489+01:00UK Games Expo 2023<p>This was my first time at the Games Expo. Various factors prevented my from attending in previous years, even before the plague got in the way of things.</p><p>The Friday was an early start where Dave, Steve and myself drove up from London to the NEC. An easy journey since the NEC is very easy to get to. The only drawback is that we were informed on the way up that the Metropole hotel parking was full and we had to park in East 1. Even so, there wasn't much of a queue.</p><p>The first job was to get registered and Dave had a truck load, of stuff for the Bring & Buy. So after queue for about 30 mins in the registration queue, during which Tom turned up, we left Dave in the B&B queue and the three of us went for a quick explore.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWemcrC8OjDaykwlvstUvoP5JMl-UD0-7FfuW3_ORShH6SIl5Rw4vww1iRSWRYgESlEQXPPJjOKJoKripf76eM_p0lIvNAHS61BawK8cYkgqZtnP9SibImIOvT6PBCRLq2zrM1l85NY-rs1-RjNQmZ8eZjctTvXBmqCjEncWFubhJmfL9jvbzxAxH/s640/20230602_110234_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOWemcrC8OjDaykwlvstUvoP5JMl-UD0-7FfuW3_ORShH6SIl5Rw4vww1iRSWRYgESlEQXPPJjOKJoKripf76eM_p0lIvNAHS61BawK8cYkgqZtnP9SibImIOvT6PBCRLq2zrM1l85NY-rs1-RjNQmZ8eZjctTvXBmqCjEncWFubhJmfL9jvbzxAxH/s320/20230602_110234_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Registration Queue</div><p>The place was reasonable empty at this stage. So it was quite easy to make our way around the stands. Since we started in Hall 3 (Registration and B&B) we first started on Hall 2. It had the usual stuff of people trying to interest you in their games, and people eager to sell you things. And even some who were just sitting there on their phones not caring if you bought anything.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtVJIdssBcIFq_MpZGw-4PmQ-iaUrnaYHt6hyTuEi1kmF8AZScy04SKRoOtSB-R2njWM648N1eyULr-wu8Q3ZWXxgjbJwBG3EvZx6oq_JHW5OPrUJy8IUKs8RErshTxPeCeBcUbEkKc_XOv_gKD4p7-IdiUJa7IOVWl2dXOHF4d53PaydVMCFgbQX/s640/20230602_112452_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqtVJIdssBcIFq_MpZGw-4PmQ-iaUrnaYHt6hyTuEi1kmF8AZScy04SKRoOtSB-R2njWM648N1eyULr-wu8Q3ZWXxgjbJwBG3EvZx6oq_JHW5OPrUJy8IUKs8RErshTxPeCeBcUbEkKc_XOv_gKD4p7-IdiUJa7IOVWl2dXOHF4d53PaydVMCFgbQX/s320/20230602_112452_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The stairs down from Hall 2 to Hall 1</div><p>As we descended into Hall 1, Steve immediately spotted a game of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/366013/heat-pedal-metal">Heat</a> at <a href="https://travellingman.com/">Travelling Man</a>, so that was the first purchase of the day. Its a shame that scalpers seem to have targeted the game and are selling it for silly money on eBay and the like. I did spot a stand that had a load of rather life-like furry ears. But I neglected to make a note of it's location (or indeed which shop it was) which would later cause problems on Saturday.</p><p>We spent a couple of hours in the queue before returning to find Dave hadn't moved very far in the B&B queue, so we joined him to keep him company and wait.</p><p>Finally the goods were delivered and we decided to go to the open Gaming area for a little bit of gaming before we could check in.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MmOh1eHNs6wO7qwdS86T1i5mUjUHFUdo6ZuZWjgMbNxk4CuqaMTDsRvkdNDmzxPoqcaOhQBvZZOrn4FRHX08IhUlcfexfuR7WkaiM4x9hCmUithWHohO7SATbCLWOWY8V4o75n1k1Pzl6ma3FU32GNs3wE_SnRTZSWScB7sdNmLoTMJtzG2gQWR-/s640/20230602_154115_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_MmOh1eHNs6wO7qwdS86T1i5mUjUHFUdo6ZuZWjgMbNxk4CuqaMTDsRvkdNDmzxPoqcaOhQBvZZOrn4FRHX08IhUlcfexfuR7WkaiM4x9hCmUithWHohO7SATbCLWOWY8V4o75n1k1Pzl6ma3FU32GNs3wE_SnRTZSWScB7sdNmLoTMJtzG2gQWR-/s320/20230602_154115_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Open gaming was a sea of yellow since all the tables had the toppers on them. We played a quick bit of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/291453/scout">Scout</a>, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/348216/star-fighters-rapid-fire">Star Fighters: Rapid Fire</a> and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218603/photosynthesis">Photosynthesis</a>, before heading off to check into the hotel.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSdzy4B5B-lPJuv_pZZQUNGbqBO74iXueF5ZpBXF7Ov_HKW2KHxsfCruAePtPpaJK_M57ZZuHGAYc2ABJj-yrclHfpBKzWZYs1x4TeVjMdJCkNgnf7udhO6VE1o4GruIkwbPHqvMJfaWORkv6qZWhEgwhToeBqqtZ-phxQiEgnwEofdzQUupOpApI/s640/20230602_135559_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCSdzy4B5B-lPJuv_pZZQUNGbqBO74iXueF5ZpBXF7Ov_HKW2KHxsfCruAePtPpaJK_M57ZZuHGAYc2ABJj-yrclHfpBKzWZYs1x4TeVjMdJCkNgnf7udhO6VE1o4GruIkwbPHqvMJfaWORkv6qZWhEgwhToeBqqtZ-phxQiEgnwEofdzQUupOpApI/s320/20230602_135559_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Scout</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHvUxFtvs2byBPEuX8YqlDz-ePiWHnIEYkFsO_SrRvtIpTUuG9TlNzMenG9tOE-HQP94xABHm0AOHmrGYpXbj_K8lYo6XhpQxtH0i00SaP53Tdz8N-OJDZAwWAoRdD9E1rjrUrCLyS4-MCuqixzNc2tXFqhBfpmFKpOepDe5QnEBMoHo4Q1EKMqFM/s640/20230602_173608_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuHvUxFtvs2byBPEuX8YqlDz-ePiWHnIEYkFsO_SrRvtIpTUuG9TlNzMenG9tOE-HQP94xABHm0AOHmrGYpXbj_K8lYo6XhpQxtH0i00SaP53Tdz8N-OJDZAwWAoRdD9E1rjrUrCLyS4-MCuqixzNc2tXFqhBfpmFKpOepDe5QnEBMoHo4Q1EKMqFM/s320/20230602_173608_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Photosynthesis</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PgYgL7zf8Cg7YIqnmXTR70WlqkNDBep6ZmFqjoFRAQOxzZ8qBVgWOWirOc8Oc3itInFV_bQcv_CxqwxXSmC0TlrOQ4zwMCimN1fQ7lHUV8mcaQxNo9ONIeJ-mlb-AmaLUtBAVhXiyF-niA_s2HNFGYwN7lWfaAmfcL5du7KahUeNRI731MB8QSKq/s640/20230602_165345_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1PgYgL7zf8Cg7YIqnmXTR70WlqkNDBep6ZmFqjoFRAQOxzZ8qBVgWOWirOc8Oc3itInFV_bQcv_CxqwxXSmC0TlrOQ4zwMCimN1fQ7lHUV8mcaQxNo9ONIeJ-mlb-AmaLUtBAVhXiyF-niA_s2HNFGYwN7lWfaAmfcL5du7KahUeNRI731MB8QSKq/s320/20230602_165345_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Star Fighters: Rapid Fire</div><p style="text-align: left;">After that we returned to the Expo for shopping and wandering before heading off for food. Since the Expo halls had closed, we went to the gaming halls in the Hotel. This was probably the easiest way for a hotel to run a convention. Simply setup the tables and let the geeks and nerds do their thing. </p><div><p>We gamed on into the night with things like <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274037/solar-storm">Solar Storm</a>, which we once again failed at, and <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/110327/lords-waterdeep">Lords of Waterdeep</a>.</p><p>Saturday was when things started to go wrong. Last night I had spoken to my Wife about the ears and she wanted a pair of furry fox coloured ears. So that was my immediate focus. However due to a bit of miscommunication, I didn't manage to get to the Halls until after 10am, and by then I was in panic mode as I couldn't remember where exactly the stand was. I had an inkling that it was in Hall 1 (it was) but I spent a couple of hours running around at a rather high speed and agitated state trying to find the stand again. </p><p>Turns out, that many other people had also thought that these ears were cool and had bought them, so they were no longer laid out on the tables and hence I completely missed them. I did eventually track down which seller was responsible... <a href="https://genkigear.com/product/big-fluffy-natural-coloured-ears">Genki Gear</a>.</p><p>With much sadness, I retreated to the gaming tables for a "quick" game of War of the Ring.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3XGKQIqQ5dRb4TVuJ5wbx3e5VUDONPYfPzmRxNF8UaCUcVjMarn_rWW3zouQYs1gSLGh7Z_z-qf9RTCD5UiK2em6UDrUDOXRaadR-lyrp6b4pMRJVXJLilypCKa2W9MaWrbHOFsmfaMLR8x7ukym-vcCWiUWdua0-hSvZ6gMprHXrqDi2k9cGVS7/s640/20230603_154630_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit3XGKQIqQ5dRb4TVuJ5wbx3e5VUDONPYfPzmRxNF8UaCUcVjMarn_rWW3zouQYs1gSLGh7Z_z-qf9RTCD5UiK2em6UDrUDOXRaadR-lyrp6b4pMRJVXJLilypCKa2W9MaWrbHOFsmfaMLR8x7ukym-vcCWiUWdua0-hSvZ6gMprHXrqDi2k9cGVS7/s320/20230603_154630_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">War of the Ring</div><p>It was during this game that things went even further downhill. I hadn't played this game for 5 years and was very rusty on the rules. Playing it in 4 player mode is also not a good idea, so I had to rely on my partner to carry the game. Unfortunately Steve was also not as experienced and we ended up in a bad position... and this is where we had a very bad experience.</p><p>Now War of the Ring has an impressive table presence. All the more so in that Dave has done a superb job of painting some of the miniatures. The photo above just doesn't do them justice. But we had a number of people stopping at the table as they walked past to offer a word or two or to take a photo. But one of the Expo Staff kept popping by and started insulting us for not playing properly. This was very unprofessional and very upsetting.</p><p>We packed up and went to a local Japanese restaurant. Which was probably one of the worst meals I've had in a long time. Missing out on the ears. A poor game. The insulting staff member. The whole day left a bit of a bad taste. Or it may just have been the food.</p><p>Sunday was better. It was shopping day. The day started by queuing for Hall 2.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXshxniIV9GcScksa7KiyAnUB7IaPyQ1h78A8N2AQE_UtGlOKxYMyR3yBuJdF8t-ff87wLQTvh_6NCFWO2w9UEXa0H7018G7x5GSmahqsZkbzPuThms0NYDO_j_hE_lROwAryymYE7pgpx320KBnUX5yNw2WxQu4G1VLRaH7IrDjMFjtWRSCET34C/s640/20230604_085113_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzXshxniIV9GcScksa7KiyAnUB7IaPyQ1h78A8N2AQE_UtGlOKxYMyR3yBuJdF8t-ff87wLQTvh_6NCFWO2w9UEXa0H7018G7x5GSmahqsZkbzPuThms0NYDO_j_hE_lROwAryymYE7pgpx320KBnUX5yNw2WxQu4G1VLRaH7IrDjMFjtWRSCET34C/s320/20230604_085113_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p>I bought a few games and things to add to <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/DragonC?own=1&subtype=boardgame&ff=1">my collection</a>. Before checking out and spending the rest of the day gaming before finally heading for home in the evening.</p><p>Highlights: Dune Imperium. A very enjoyable game.</p><p>Lowlights: A very frustrating Saturday.</p><p>Most surprising game: Scout. A simple card game that has a surprisingly interesting mechanism.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-86485093598618106432023-02-19T11:19:00.005+00:002023-02-19T17:18:20.068+00:00No longer on top<p>Something strange just happened. Gloomhaven has been toppled from it's number one spot.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgeAP-dM-0Teq8N9xEjkgsqOQAUMpKFIUrXPtu5aMg62HXqodCrrC4jK2Hk2ZeAWMHaf6QMwA-dhHgio3vQCK14zWFDs2-zNK0r1C2w4zie0JBUwfoWnOUbqXYudyreojEWI1Tt4yy31iTtW6gGRldqBZzQQMbMQOezqZdsYeBvGFb9KwedtRydonJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="267" data-original-width="374" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgeAP-dM-0Teq8N9xEjkgsqOQAUMpKFIUrXPtu5aMg62HXqodCrrC4jK2Hk2ZeAWMHaf6QMwA-dhHgio3vQCK14zWFDs2-zNK0r1C2w4zie0JBUwfoWnOUbqXYudyreojEWI1Tt4yy31iTtW6gGRldqBZzQQMbMQOezqZdsYeBvGFb9KwedtRydonJ" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p></p><blockquote>Gloomhaven is a fantasy-themed, campaign-based tactical skirmish game, in which players try to triumph in combat-based scenarios which scale in difficulty depending on the number of players. The game is cooperative and campaign driven, with one to four players working their way through a branching story consisting of 95 scenarios. The campaign develops in a legacy format, with stickers that are placed on the board and cards and sealed envelopes that are opened when certain criteria are met. </blockquote><p></p><div style="text-align: right;">- Lifted directly from Wikipedia.</div><p>I <a href="https://gloomhaven.droppages.com/">started to play Gloomhaven</a> a few years ago. Now it is a big hefty game. Both physically and technically. The sheer amount of components makes it a challenge to bring to the table. But also the complexity of the game makes it a one of the most involving games that I have ever played.</p><p>And I love it.</p><p>The Pandemic got in the way of playing of course. With something as complex as this, not being able to get together to play put effectively a full stop on this game. Now as the world returns to normal, our original group of players is disbanded somewhat (we still meet up occasionally) but it's harder to get something like this to the table.</p><p>But that hasn't diminished my enjoyment of the game. I also splurged out on the sequel, Frosthaven.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdEEfUn5-bp56rlAIL255LMhxwiNmuI3y3NUoCWzLi8a_Sd2HhMNIX1LwipAdS9BUJEnIQFAQr-cP7HgkfFTSp-p_stMPAOyrQGGUV0OyWog3GuhtkMA2ElSn4ZmF2rnC5yk-zq7jJaZM9rh2jCmqJjMul9G1arhY4RwwN81v7k1GupOXVARbl93PV" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="372" height="231" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjdEEfUn5-bp56rlAIL255LMhxwiNmuI3y3NUoCWzLi8a_Sd2HhMNIX1LwipAdS9BUJEnIQFAQr-cP7HgkfFTSp-p_stMPAOyrQGGUV0OyWog3GuhtkMA2ElSn4ZmF2rnC5yk-zq7jJaZM9rh2jCmqJjMul9G1arhY4RwwN81v7k1GupOXVARbl93PV" width="320" /></a></div><br />As well as a fan made publication, the <a href="https://www.thecrimsonscales.com/">Crimson Scales</a>.<p></p><p>Gloomhaven's popularity made it move straight to the number one spot on Boardgamegeek's list. A spot which it has held on to for the past 5 years. But the weighting algorithm used on the site penalises older games as it gradually de-ranks them, and this mechanism saw Gloomhaven <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/blogpost/143278/brass-birmingham-ranked-1-boardgamegeek">lose the top spot</a> to another game, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/224517/brass-birmingham">Brass: Birmingham</a>.</p><p>I can't comment on the viability of this game getting to No.1 as I haven't played it. But it certainly wouldn't get to such a high spot without a good number of people liking it. Which is the reason why it does appear on <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/DragonC?wishlist=1&subtype=boardgame&columns=status%7Cthumbnail%7Ctitle%7Cwishlistcomment%7Cshop&ff=1">my wishlist</a> for games I'd like to get in the future. The theme of the game is very common. The industrial nature is an ideal suggestion for avid gamers all trying to vie with each other but with a little bit of co-operation thrown it. </p><p><br /></p><p>But there is something else at play here.</p><p>There is a game within the game. You see the mechanism used by BGG to rank games, can lean to manipulation of the results. It's also possible to "own" a game which hasn't actually been produced. Haters tend to rank a game as a 1 to get it to drop. Lovers tend to put it as a 10 to get it to rise. But they don't always balance out. In fact the whole BGG ranking system has a number of "fudges" in it. There is an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqFvEzhjSfI">interesting report</a> on it all.</p><p><br /></p><p>But for me, Gloomhaven will be my number one. Although once I get round to playing Frosthaven, maybe that will join it in the top spot?</p><p><i>Update: </i>Well it seems that others have also found this to be somewhat shady. The listings have now changed. Either the Brass haters have started lowering the Brass scores, or the GH lovers have upvoted Gloomhaven. Either way Gloomhaven is back in the No.1 spot.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><div><br /></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-78574656847008382482023-01-28T10:15:00.002+00:002023-01-28T10:47:05.273+00:00The Geeks are Revolting<p>There is a stereotypical image of Dungeons & Dragons players. These social outcasts sit around a table, often placed in a basement, and create fantastical stories involving, well, Dragons, more often or not, in a Dungeon. This has been portrayed many times in popular media, usually putting them as people who you wouldn't want to be associated with.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUa1bhUjuAf4iM36WQ3KVJ7-bwnGjzWMFK0Twtsd8xcZVSdn03KwEtuPZjFRGti0l3O8LP0yY-CvsOYy6qdw1_EGJmEi94Fp4F9wg6PQUmk2SjsaDNoP3qxc6WcnXnPQNnFCosAswQL9KGqUaFTaUcWZGYct07hghntmBQy5DA2qcEeZGp18EJdqI1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="389" data-original-width="650" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgUa1bhUjuAf4iM36WQ3KVJ7-bwnGjzWMFK0Twtsd8xcZVSdn03KwEtuPZjFRGti0l3O8LP0yY-CvsOYy6qdw1_EGJmEi94Fp4F9wg6PQUmk2SjsaDNoP3qxc6WcnXnPQNnFCosAswQL9KGqUaFTaUcWZGYct07hghntmBQy5DA2qcEeZGp18EJdqI1" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p><p>But <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stranger_Things">recent media</a> has improved their image. And yes, back in my teens, I was exactly like this. We did meet in the basement of a friends house where we created our own stories that lasted for years. Friends came and went between the group and we spent many a weekend down dungeons, in swamps or flying between the stars, or... well just anywhere our imagination took us. It was a time that started midday on a Saturday, and a brief stop in the evening for a trip down the local chippy, before resuming into the small hours or even in the middle of the next day.</p><p>So what do these quiet, unassuming people do when they're not sitting huddled up? Do they venture out into the real world. Well, lets leave the world of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_action_role-playing_game">LARPing</a> alone, but consider instead the world of business.</p><p>Behind every game are a set of rules. And behind every set of rules is a publisher who made and sold them. The biggest of which, back in the day, was Gary Gygax and TSR, the creator and publishers of Dungeons and Dragons. OK, the story is a little more complicated than that, but through a series of mergers, acquisitions and the usual business shenanigans, the current owner/publisher is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wizards_of_the_Coast">Wizards of the Coast</a>, now a subsidiary of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hasbro">Hasbro</a>.</p><p>And for the past few weeks there has been an uproar across the Internet as changes to the gaming system of D&D had been proposed which affected all players, and future players of the games. Way back in the depths of time (2000), WotC published the Open Game License version 1.0a to release the rights to the D&D third edition to publishers to make their own content for the games. And many did. This has allowed the game to flourish. To be used in stories, campaign, be made into <a href="https://critrole.com/">Youtube shows</a> and <a href="https://criticalrole.fandom.com/wiki/Vox_Machina">cartoons</a>, and eventually up to <a href="https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/80057281">TV series</a> and, due for release in March, a <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2906216/">big budget movie</a>.</p><p>But at the start of the year, WotC threw out a bit of a storm where they wanted to revoke this license and introduce a new one. One which wanted to real in some of the money that people were making on their intellectual property with the hope of cashing in, and nobody was surprised when it all blew up in their faces. WotC initially said they wanted to prevent people from using it in blockchains, NFTs, and undesirable content. But the way they wrote the clauses had such a wide reaching impact that players and publishers alike took to the streets with torches and pitchforks to protest. A thousand memes were produced, a thousand voices in protest and people started to create their own license. How dare they withdraw their rights to the game. The initial license was supposed to be in perpetuity. But this revocation meant that people could lose their income. Could lose their jobs. Could lose their fun.</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>The first change was that the new OGL was that a company who created works under the new OGL v1.1 would have to report the works they are creating to WotC, and if over $50,000 is generated, the revenue would also have to be reported. The creators making over $750,000 on their OGL-licensed Works would then have to pay a royalty of 20-25% on the excess amount. The royalty is higher on products sold to the trade than on Kickstarter-funded products. Either percentage is far higher than conventional licensing royalties, and would substantially dissuade publishing of any significant quantities of OGL content by a single publisher.</li><li>A second, more controversial, provision of OGL v1.1 grants ownership of the OGL works to their creator, but gives WotC the perpetual, irrevocable right to use their works in any way it sees fit without payment.</li><li>A third asserts restriction was that despite granting "perpetual" rights to use the game mechanics in products created under it, is no longer in effect and will be replaced by the new license, which WotC can revise with 30-day notice.</li><li>A fourth prevents commercial publication for virtual tabletop platforms. Hasbro purchased digital roleplaying companion D&D Beyond from Fandom last year and wanted to restrict access because this would be the focus of their forthcoming push into the digital market.</li><li>Finally, a fifth change would have required OGL publishers to rapidly accept the new terms or cease selling all OGL products.</li></ul><p></p><div><p>As you can imagine this was a storm of unimaginable consequences. Garnering <a href="https://www.opendnd.games/#open-letter">thousands of signatures</a> on petitions, the formation of <a href="https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7y?The-ORC-Alliance-Grows">other gaming licenses</a> that publishers flocked to. It was a storm like no other.</p><p>The pressure grew too much. <a href="https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/53178/wotc-folds-ogl-1-0a-abides">Hasbro caved</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Come not between a gamer and their enjoyment. For you will feel a wrath so mighty that your very bones will shatter under the thousand footfalls of the revolting geeks.</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><p><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-15547427910495464592023-01-01T00:03:00.055+00:002023-01-01T00:03:00.204+00:00Regular updates?<p>I've been extremely irregular in updating this blog. Why?</p><p>Well a lot of the work I do can have serious ramifications for others. I work on sensitive data sets, servers, and with information that carries personal information. So I can't post screens shots, or even some code. But that doesn't mean that I'm not finding new things, answering questions, or even finding new things to print.</p><p>But this is supposed to be a Tech Blog. It's not very technical unless I a) blog something, and b) write something technical. So I'm going to have to bring it back to some semblance of normalcy. Which means I need to pull stuff together to post about. And at least try and increase the rate of posting. Can I make it daily? No, I don't think so. But it does at least need to be a little more regular.</p><p>So lets start with me working set of technology. It's no secret that I prefer Linux over other OSes. Now technically, MacOS is based around a Unix system. It's pretty good and reliable (well mostly) but the biggest reason why I don't go anywhere near it is that I hate the Apple ethos of gouging consumers with over priced products. They are literally ripping people off in the name of branding.</p><p>Besides which, the majority of <a href="https://www.kali.org/">tools</a> that I use on a daily basis are based around Linux. I use <a href="https://ubuntu.com/">Ubuntu</a> as my core system at home. Even The Wife also uses Ubuntu. Why do I use it as opposed to any other flavour? Well mostly because it's in common usage, and if I come across any issues with it, then I don't have to waste time trying to figure out the problems as I can be reasonably sure that somebody else may have come across the same issue and may have blogged the answer. Fortunately any issues like that have been few and far between.</p><p>Any other OSes that I run are done via <a href="https://www.virtualbox.org/">VirtualBox</a>. I've used VB for years and it's pretty reliable. Yes there are plenty of other virtualisation services out there, but VB is what I stick by. I also have many multi-bootable flash drives that boot into <a href="https://support.kaspersky.com/krd18">many</a> <a href="https://tails.boum.org/">various</a> <a href="https://www.parrotsec.org/">tools</a> and <a href="https://www.ultimatebootcd.com/">utilities</a>. I even have a few <a href="https://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2015/06/keeping-your-portable-data-secure.html">secure drives</a> that are multi-boot as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-82768194325967045492022-12-30T23:33:00.009+00:002023-01-28T10:47:36.003+00:00How many games did I play this year?<p style="text-align: left;">It's no secret that I play board games. I own <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/DragonC">quite a few</a> of them. But how many did I play this last year? A few. Not as many as I'd hoped to. But then again, there is this whole plague thing going around, and it's only this latter half of the year that I started going out and about a bit more.</p><div><p style="text-align: left;">So most of these games were played via <a href="https://boardgamearena.com/">Boardgame Arena</a>. But here's a list:</p>
<p>
</p><table class="forum_table">
<tbody><tr>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor"><img alt="Board Game: Splendor" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/rwOMxx4q5yuElIvo-1-OFw__micro/img/VaWkmRffgWdhbynm-GUM4anrlic=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1904079.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor">Splendor</a>
(6)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel"><img alt="Board Game: 7 Wonders Duel" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/zdagMskTF7wJBPjX74XsRw__micro/img/nXtpcw3tYaelntFHb1aH4YrN7Wk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2576399.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/173346/7-wonders-duel">7 Wonders Duel</a>
(5)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup"><img alt="Board Game: Coup" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/MWhSY_GOe2-bmlQ2rntSVg__micro/img/iL3opCk77yx3Ea-CFq42fr2Zzvw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2016054.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/131357/coup">Coup</a>
(5)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70919/takenoko"><img alt="Board Game: Takenoko" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/uvz-5V6A2R6dp2oWIXmj_g__micro/img/gOlO-vIylsYpFEUx3Yg-g3RU4gY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1912529.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70919/takenoko">Takenoko</a>
(5)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346703/7-wonders-architects"><img alt="Board Game: 7 Wonders: Architects" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/T5nRnFlmfthJFY7fdHmF-g__micro/img/uaE19fKlF1BYftztCmcw1lVog4E=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6467297.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/346703/7-wonders-architects">7 Wonders: Architects</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark"><img alt="Board Game: Bärenpark" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/9JC16l1EMwmJkpbjaUBkpw__micro/img/4kDAm7tLUe-cIF3gM4g32_4Lbbw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3486218.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/219513/barenpark">Bärenpark</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209685/century-spice-road"><img alt="Board Game: Century: Spice Road" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/0_KEDk4lCvryf1Ju3YQJxA__micro/img/1dk76UNWVYXBiYrDt9Z6kABJl_w=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3339551.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/209685/century-spice-road">Century: Spice Road</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo"><img alt="Board Game: King of Tokyo" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/m_RzXpHURC0_xLkvRSR_sw__micro/img/os4ChJCgP0VGLN9WU1Ea6c4z6CE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3043734.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/70323/king-tokyo">King of Tokyo</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks"><img alt="Board Game: PARKS" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/mF2cSNRk2O6HtE45Sl9TcA__micro/img/-HROI5hgpItpxFauKvAzFbFgEns=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4852372.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266524/parks">PARKS</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180974/potion-explosion"><img alt="Board Game: Potion Explosion" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/iAycB5JlPVO1Yf5zRMQitg__micro/img/-tWvEd0EF8n5XpZtEK1kFH0hwYE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2630294.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/180974/potion-explosion">Potion Explosion</a>
(4)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders"><img alt="Board Game: 7 Wonders" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/35h9Za_JvMMMtx_92kT0Jg__micro/img/4BRnGQ-EoU-2LNirfZpUC3HRReU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7149798.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders">7 Wonders</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul"><img alt="Board Game: Azul" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/aPSHJO0d0XOpQR5X-wJonw__micro/img/3M2bj5ZXqAskTOvLTXRuHOH-Y44=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6973671.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/230802/azul">Azul</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342245/baristacat"><img alt="Board Game: BaristaCat" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/JAkeeSi3WKmwv_JPdhBRdg__micro/img/36larp0SQrB6pd-gKJfn4j7HfbE=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6278635.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/342245/baristacat">BaristaCat</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur"><img alt="Board Game: Jaipur" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/_LTujSe_o16nvjDC-J0seA__micro/img/TzQQUqVL-EmizAadFNg9B_cgu-Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5100947.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/54043/jaipur">Jaipur</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204583/kingdomino"><img alt="Board Game: Kingdomino" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/3h9W8BfB_rltQ48EBmHliw__micro/img/IZZUaqRfMzLAe8W_75bf6dJf1fo=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3132685.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/204583/kingdomino">Kingdomino</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork"><img alt="Board Game: Patchwork" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/wLW7pFn0--20lEizEz5p3A__micro/img/HGRTd0C4poFciUwMZzBt6On1R3Y=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2270442.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163412/patchwork">Patchwork</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265524/ramen-fury"><img alt="Board Game: Ramen Fury" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/VcNGkCLqw-_gOpj37JyIdA__micro/img/LeYAtDxWsBrku39SqdQxyLvb1aA=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4417936.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/265524/ramen-fury">Ramen Fury</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini"><img alt="Board Game: Santorini" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/665Ply7Ho1WVf1v1iZlWeg__micro/img/Rm_hVQbgjC4GtGExcdX4LRUr9xU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3283110.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/194655/santorini">Santorini</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338479/spill"><img alt="Board Game: The Spill" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/4J7COXZVuyYwzBuQ0HEeWA__micro/img/XBnLGTTcjNTPH8dug422x_YSjYI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6168012.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/338479/spill">The Spill</a>
(3)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne"><img alt="Board Game: Carcassonne" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/okM0dq_bEXnbyQTOvHfwRA__micro/img/VfLoKzfk3xj26ArmDu55qZ4sysw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6544250.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/822/carcassonne">Carcassonne</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232832/century-golem-edition"><img alt="Board Game: Century: Golem Edition" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/1bihoShOuqaCuZJXB3Q2gQ__micro/img/mjGDvIorbud6mGigKnjLH2ekdzw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3936124.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/232832/century-golem-edition">Century: Golem Edition</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245476/cubirds"><img alt="Board Game: CuBirds" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/Q7gnq4qbG73YRprMOicBEQ__micro/img/nbrmBMWkuQ0rImSa-DQIplBxTiM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4261952.png" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/245476/cubirds">CuBirds</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347013/get-board-new-york-london"><img alt="Board Game: Get on Board: New York & London" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/hXevthEzKVew8nqfziCneA__micro/img/0JXd0dUTMsUb1_svUPX9M62dmO8=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6399596.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/347013/get-board-new-york-london">Get on Board: New York & London</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50/lost-cities"><img alt="Board Game: Lost Cities" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/AL5D-dXabY-Lk3PqIFk_0g__micro/img/egCl5r5w1z-09j42C8aT6H0ZbCU=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4597095.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50/lost-cities">Lost Cities</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir"><img alt="Board Game: Nidavellir" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/PX7t5xXDLI2XqxoTShLayg__micro/img/ARjPkYZSe5i0cRTAkEPULz0RRi4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5039625.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/293014/nidavellir">Nidavellir</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332944/sobek-2-players"><img alt="Board Game: Sobek: 2 Players" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/BAsvubJSF40047knaPXRQQ__micro/img/eLvjWxfkYtxVyjxcFbARlUZAWys=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6696884.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/332944/sobek-2-players">Sobek: 2 Players</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274037/solar-storm"><img alt="Board Game: Solar Storm" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/irErlpcjcOjOdRc7a5ftqA__micro/img/ZkPTLJ3Oh3FZrqTS0Wi9Eb_u1qc=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4608845.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/274037/solar-storm">Solar Storm</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go"><img alt="Board Game: Sushi Go!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/Fn3PSPZVxa3YurlorITQ1Q__micro/img/5W02z7ue5FCrZ882ob5d45_Njo4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1900075.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/133473/sushi-go">Sushi Go!</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300936/magica"><img alt="Board Game: Via Magica" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/a1oAJngPovEoTopMY6fJOg__micro/img/yCA2W2SIhOkqUax1sXGH9WyZke4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5381155.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300936/magica">Via Magica</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture"><img alt="Board Game: Viticulture" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/WrnWFA1Sysm3-nQyBe1sUA__micro/img/9VtWtRAgJR0iCHf2vNdT8GFmfes=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2619743.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128621/viticulture">Viticulture</a>
(2)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304051/creature-comforts"><img alt="Board Game: Creature Comforts" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/A0ZRM7_H6ecCQ8-lW0MtQQ__micro/img/Sc7xPIhJ5EPK9BX63kSmw4HwNIM=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5799638.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/304051/creature-comforts">Creature Comforts</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218121/dice-hospital"><img alt="Board Game: Dice Hospital" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/V6m5SH45BlP6t7-HuGWA-w__micro/img/hXPl7MsuXjrsIYaDZb63-ofny8E=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3562670.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/218121/dice-hospital">Dice Hospital</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311725/dice-theme-park"><img alt="Board Game: Dice Theme Park" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/f-ayXeVk4snrTKfUwoZyig__micro/img/-hRfrDuetAb9xtlZC-g5Z5N8jgI=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5480434.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/311725/dice-theme-park">Dice Theme Park</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227456/escape-dark-castle"><img alt="Board Game: Escape the Dark Castle" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/d4MkgAvJOaJPVjxr6R9rKQ__micro/img/HD2EcNrrQ-56Qki4Y0gYnINk4DQ=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5004159.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/227456/escape-dark-castle">Escape the Dark Castle</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71074/expedition-northwest-passage"><img alt="Board Game: Expedition: Northwest Passage" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/xMxqoz3tQjDhkV3QLqMHIQ__micro/img/h3-a8g_8oRQIGKIVS0ro7iV6wtk=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1681453.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71074/expedition-northwest-passage">Expedition: Northwest Passage</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/136063/forbidden-desert"><img alt="Board Game: Forbidden Desert" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/OU26qQZoHJodxSFKiR5IzA__micro/img/DVq1Wq3vlHJ1Nvw_uRDOJVkxs8k=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1528722.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/136063/forbidden-desert">Forbidden Desert</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339296/hike"><img alt="Board Game: Hike!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/pUH0jIbTHDz0a4JyRKj-Og__micro/img/OYlMoqApdKrYLa-9wJLHdeTDEmY=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic7220615.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/339296/hike">Hike!</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172996/king-dead"><img alt="Board Game: The King Is Dead" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/jsimXx5ON_6ukJyyYAAQlg__micro/img/_y9lsvQrbZerMugkUGLCBqbiKiw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic2402804.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/172996/king-dead">The King Is Dead</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter"><img alt="Board Game: Love Letter" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/T1ltXwapFUtghS9A7_tf4g__micro/img/Qiu0VH-5VxmCUkISsvN5-dRlrKw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic1401448.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129622/love-letter">Love Letter</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118247/lucky-numbers"><img alt="Board Game: Lucky Numbers" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/254SXVeOngtdjf8SBFEUNg__micro/img/8x3kO4HYjj4AmER1qLpdxFiYfTQ=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5646606.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/118247/lucky-numbers">Lucky Numbers</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28143/race-galaxy"><img alt="Board Game: Race for the Galaxy" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/-DOqixs8uwKUvvWPKI4f9w__micro/img/Fz_qRw_ZHI9TfZXY0b4YZ6zfT7o=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5261714.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/28143/race-galaxy">Race for the Galaxy</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262712/res-arcana"><img alt="Board Game: Res Arcana" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/gcALy45JfcjyKUn6T3mBIQ__micro/img/lGAmt1ncLJQjn8D9eilWID5pVNA=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4422847.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/262712/res-arcana">Res Arcana</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
</tr><tr>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur"><img alt="Board Game: Saboteur" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/0vJwP6NGa7GHPZKC3gplUw__micro/img/23uXzOKOsmezlpcTON9BWJB_ac4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic3989824.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9220/saboteur">Saboteur</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242302/space-base"><img alt="Board Game: Space Base" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/MHhQxXVjiaa6C-04nGiIWw__micro/img/MR0evoX6p51T9Xwc0fz-K2QD2cg=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic6640638.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/242302/space-base">Space Base</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party"><img alt="Board Game: Sushi Go Party!" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/2f9uTicUSXkdPp2Yks6zFw__micro/img/bcGCmb0wFkHaWhw4TgIxWtX6cA4=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic5885689.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/192291/sushi-go-party">Sushi Go Party!</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286096/tapestry"><img alt="Board Game: Tapestry" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/7kqDmkUMGxXHr1wNPA7Gvg__micro/img/3YMCw53b6I0NHJF6dwpOFOc6K2s=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4884996.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/286096/tapestry">Tapestry</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride"><img alt="Board Game: Ticket to Ride" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/ZWJg0dCdrWHxVnc0eFXK8w__micro/img/79tvkijvf1wFKrKz-FWt77XdIbw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic38668.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-ride">Ticket to Ride</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
<td align="center" width="15%">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan"><img alt="Board Game: Wingspan" src="https://cf.geekdo-images.com/yLZJCVLlIx4c7eJEWUNJ7w__micro/img/5ZaRePVhfelfofF7T_OC1e0gUCw=/fit-in/64x64/filters:strip_icc()/pic4458123.jpg" /></a>
<div class="sf b">
<a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/266192/wingspan">Wingspan</a>
(1)
</div>
</td>
</tr></tbody></table>Grand total: <b>112</b><p></p>
</div><div>Hopefully there will be a lot more games played next year.</div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-38484301737781197452021-11-18T18:55:00.000+00:002021-11-18T18:55:40.582+00:00Making things.<p style="text-align: left;">So I just had my eyes opened. I've been following a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/StevesSeasideAllotment">Youtuber</a> and fellow <a href="https://steves.seasidelife.com">allotmenteer</a> for a while now. Steve Richards, and he recently uploaded a video which made me stop and think.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I spent my career writing software. Over 30 years writing for one particular system - <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/search/label/Notes">Lotus Notes</a> - which to be fair is an extremely powerful and flexible database system, that even before it's hay-day, it encompassed everything that the modern web now strives to meet. Encrypted communications, digital signatures, database flexibility, user authentication, email, and so much more. It's the system I still turn to whenever I need to make things. I've made <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2019/10/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-mouse.html">computer mice</a>. I've worked with <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2017/06/hacking-tiddlywiki-again.html">other people to make software</a>. I've created more websites than I can shake a stick at (only a few are still standing and in use).</p><p style="text-align: left;">And even at my allotment I'm still making things. <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2015/04/building-stackable-raised-beds.html">Stackable raised beds</a>. <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2016/11/allotment-week-day-3-construction-begins.html">Raised Flower Beds</a>. <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2018/03/slaughtering-george.html">Troughs</a> made from Estate Agents signposts. <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2016/03/somebody-elses-rubbish-is-my-treasure.html">Replacement windows</a> for the shed. <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2017/02/getting-ready-for-new-greenhouse.html">Building greenhouses</a>, and the <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2018/04/can-you-build-it-yes-we-can.html">shelves to go in them</a>. Even fixing up <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/2017/04/today-was-shed-day-2-too.html">neighbours' dilapidated sheds</a>. I even bought a <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/search/label/3D%20Printing">3D printer</a> for making stuff at home.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">But what really made me stop and think about the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgZuRNqUK7k">latest video</a>, was just the sheer fact than many people consume, not create. They spend their time slumped in front of a TV watching things and not making.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Get out there and make something. And make something of yourself.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-40111872991760008762021-09-09T12:01:00.000+01:002021-09-09T12:01:12.926+01:00I created a monster...<p>I have an <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/">allotment</a>. Now it's not often that Allotment and 3D printing overlap, but in this case I grow a lot of courgettes. So following on from the idea of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Square_watermelon">square watermelons</a>, I decided to see if I could grow the courgettes into something monstrous.</p><p>First find your model. I turned to <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/">Thingiverse</a> to find a bust of <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:347476">Frankenstein's Monster</a>. Once chosen now I need to apply it. This was done before the latest Alpha release of PrusaSlicer which seems to have a lot more options for creating negatives.</p><p>I started with a simple cylinder on the build plate. Then applied the model as a modifier. I set the infill to 0%, all layers and perimeters to 0.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkzFUh6nkaq64dGh9AFtBGNuTaoX7tAt8eHoT60uFjj8_oP-BTCYIBGGGvQCBahcjNeZbzEiq38v7uo0yL9a9fqWxrbmiUeIECPoaAUK8XSOG78atVyPwKWJPncYVAnG6UhlQcck4okI/s1366/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-31-08.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1366" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgkzFUh6nkaq64dGh9AFtBGNuTaoX7tAt8eHoT60uFjj8_oP-BTCYIBGGGvQCBahcjNeZbzEiq38v7uo0yL9a9fqWxrbmiUeIECPoaAUK8XSOG78atVyPwKWJPncYVAnG6UhlQcck4okI/s320/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-31-08.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">After that it involved rotating the model by 90° and performing a cut.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zu1nDhWsi19SxrifB7ktYIQsqlGfF_2nUFONxCdnb8v9IZ3ntnaIoRZn-O3_WgY33WWuHrYz5eOAk3We8pGxUuah-kv-1McpDwnwS2VBBI1sXZbswMyvmj49iI34DNXmd-Fr8FP1tQo/s1366/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-30-10.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1366" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6zu1nDhWsi19SxrifB7ktYIQsqlGfF_2nUFONxCdnb8v9IZ3ntnaIoRZn-O3_WgY33WWuHrYz5eOAk3We8pGxUuah-kv-1McpDwnwS2VBBI1sXZbswMyvmj49iI34DNXmd-Fr8FP1tQo/s320/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-30-10.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Once I had the two halves, I could then rotate them back and re-arrange the pieces on the build plate.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRml6B_CbUrj9AJ2cO91hQjoLU90pnH-gxMlDRD1JhPgZczf5NbZMdh8K6Y_SF-GH7pSumezxIDYdJrLK10p8Gn2Yw6Pcc6d0QT7TSpwVfJmjsaNn6ne3iiYY2r0x8WDRtWCrVAWDL_tQ/s1366/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-29-51.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1366" height="174" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRml6B_CbUrj9AJ2cO91hQjoLU90pnH-gxMlDRD1JhPgZczf5NbZMdh8K6Y_SF-GH7pSumezxIDYdJrLK10p8Gn2Yw6Pcc6d0QT7TSpwVfJmjsaNn6ne3iiYY2r0x8WDRtWCrVAWDL_tQ/s320/Screenshot+from+2021-08-25+21-29-51.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">Now it's time to actually print the mould. Once done I placed it around a growing courgette and waited. The end result didn't turn out too badly.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm7uKIELwuxWv6OZlDG1kwW1C_nI24EAM7xI7GgXQE0gtER2BXA_3AhIrln-G6dZaTo9KzGodXtHpq5VLyX045BNjvPIYKsh4cLK1Fb_wBEUbXvm8rtOFPy5xxAd8nvmUiVaL_E4jI9s/s640/IMG_20210904_1131465_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVm7uKIELwuxWv6OZlDG1kwW1C_nI24EAM7xI7GgXQE0gtER2BXA_3AhIrln-G6dZaTo9KzGodXtHpq5VLyX045BNjvPIYKsh4cLK1Fb_wBEUbXvm8rtOFPy5xxAd8nvmUiVaL_E4jI9s/s320/IMG_20210904_1131465_small.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">There was a slight issue in the way the mould was held together. I made the cut from nose to back of the head. The tape I used to secure it stretched under the pressure applied. I should have made the cut ear-to-ear which would have kept the face intact. And of course there was a discolouration because the mould was printed in grey PLA and no sunlight could get to the skin to make it dark green. But anyway, overall I was happy with the result.</p><div><p style="text-align: left;">After all, it's not often you get to 3D print a courgette.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-40783564249185522332021-08-20T12:54:00.005+01:002021-08-20T13:05:35.444+01:00Hacked 3D Printer?<p>It's not often that my job skills and my hobby collide. But this is a lesson in why you need to get anything that connects to the Internet tested, and how to handle a cyber security incident.</p><p>So user Ok-rub-449 posted on Reddit today about how they woke up to a <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/3Dprinting/comments/p7jdhi/wake_up_this_morning_and_see_this_on_my_3d/h9kj3np/">strange print that appeared overnight on their printer</a>.</p><p>The user in question uses <a href="https://octoprint.org/">Octoprint</a> and has also enabled <a href="https://www.thespaghettidetective.com/">The Spaghetti Detective</a> as a plugin to spot whether the prints are failing. Now normally this is only enabled for your particular printer as it requires a special authentication token to allow access. However it would seem that during some updates that occurred on the developers side a <a href="https://www.thespaghettidetective.com/blog/2021/08/19/what-happened-last-night">serious security flaw was introduced</a>.</p><p>Now this leads me on to how you should respond to issues like this. Whenever you get a security incident the best policy is to acknowledge it, inform people, make it public and learn from it. It's no secret that I used to work for <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/search/label/BlackBerry">BlackBerry</a> for nearly a decade until I was made redundant due to downsizing in 2018. And I certainly had my fair share of Security concerns drummed into me by a Company that puts security first. But even they are not immune to <a href="https://www.cybereason.com/blog/blackberry-qnx-vulnerability-highlights-lurking-issues-with-iot-security">hiding and not publicly</a> acknowledging issues.</p><p>But to go back to the TSD issue, the <a href="https://www.reddit.com/user/kennethjiang/">Developer</a> and Founder of TSD found the issue relatively quickly, fixed it and made sure that the affected users were aware of the situation. Moreover they actively responded to the reports and discussions that occurred regarding this. It's not like <a href="https://www.zdnet.com/article/fortinet-slams-rapid7-for-disclosing-vulnerability-before-end-of-90-day-window/">other companies who just clammed up about issues</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p>Apologies for the graphics light, link heavy writeup. But it needs to be said. Security by obscurity is no security at all.</p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-91880558139279964892021-07-17T12:04:00.001+01:002021-07-17T12:04:24.420+01:00Do you need a brim?<p>First let's explain what is a brim when it comes to 3D Printing. A brim is a a number of additional bands printed around the base of an object to help it adhere to the bed better. Items which have a very small footprint, but are quite tall can lose balance and fall over when printing, thereby making the print failure and turn into the dreaded spaghetti monster. I have never experienced that.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF1VsXTQMiuFkz6Xi1vJoG5QgFozV645QOcGWWRmKmT7QVepLKA-3HRNWdPS13PzBd5TktarlKrtpENeZhcUaaJf4Tx6Vo3-CE8w33bXKt7XLGEC9qzKDwaDOx2rR_0LZZ3buMK0LVB8/s368/Brim.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="368" data-original-width="261" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglF1VsXTQMiuFkz6Xi1vJoG5QgFozV645QOcGWWRmKmT7QVepLKA-3HRNWdPS13PzBd5TktarlKrtpENeZhcUaaJf4Tx6Vo3-CE8w33bXKt7XLGEC9qzKDwaDOx2rR_0LZZ3buMK0LVB8/s320/Brim.png" /></a></div><p>The Brim gives additional support and allows it to stick to the bed better.</p><p>However you also have to consider how the print bed moves. On printers with movable beds, like the Prusa, the bed moves back and forth on the Y-axis. This can put a lot of stress on the foothold as the weight of the printed object is only applied to the smallest width of the item sitting on the bed.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYdhJ6LtukNPksYIuVuzfgE1cEwnxwt1KUmF0tzmETTJOzP3Ey8r6wHDcdogIKuOWFZzp1woJxaskyegxTlinQF2jfBaTqVbUUjtUQ0UAkcqWQ_24xBwO6D1dCkO_bQTXSSjS1OCsB58/s401/WrongDirection.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="327" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpYdhJ6LtukNPksYIuVuzfgE1cEwnxwt1KUmF0tzmETTJOzP3Ey8r6wHDcdogIKuOWFZzp1woJxaskyegxTlinQF2jfBaTqVbUUjtUQ0UAkcqWQ_24xBwO6D1dCkO_bQTXSSjS1OCsB58/s320/WrongDirection.png" /></a></div><p>But there is a very simple way around this limitation. Turn it through 90°. By applying this turn to the model you are now increasing the force holding it to the bed to the length of the object, instead of the width. This decreases the force of movement when the bed moves and allows it to adhere better.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH5d2huDIbjAOPqaNnWzIribrM-S7GHS0ygbWqFy_Jk5xj4_XbKH10j2AXhZzRiPsQqM75QnnW3FXr3AzZ-lYTFIZOgfkBmS6F0PU1GssPqbowcztFpppLPjwZdoHuWh98e1oPF2APuk/s400/RightDirection.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="300" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiH5d2huDIbjAOPqaNnWzIribrM-S7GHS0ygbWqFy_Jk5xj4_XbKH10j2AXhZzRiPsQqM75QnnW3FXr3AzZ-lYTFIZOgfkBmS6F0PU1GssPqbowcztFpppLPjwZdoHuWh98e1oPF2APuk/s320/RightDirection.png" /></a></div><p>Now this is not always the case. Objects which have a round footprint will obviously have no effect and a brim is a necessity in that instance. However in this <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/71603-dragon-cola-decision-coin-charm/">particular model</a> the instructions said that you need to have a brim. In this case, it's just not necessary. True the default placing of the object when loaded is not optimal. But as I have <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2021/07/printing-bigger-than-bed.html">already proved</a>, you need to think how things are positioned to be able to get a good result. And here you go. The proof it can be printed with no brim, just the default skirt.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRzlQsg9msWHo0ahvl2i4XdOUaBsFLhEav8I_24dkdsmU4X6V3EnY3-T52BLEyY-39aUhKbtXC6U5GDmO0T2Vpj4msRknIbV3lq_4bf5TDEgEquyvkTiUQToSaB9ylZ2e_9W3CGUUls/s640/IMG_20210717_1157565_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpBRzlQsg9msWHo0ahvl2i4XdOUaBsFLhEav8I_24dkdsmU4X6V3EnY3-T52BLEyY-39aUhKbtXC6U5GDmO0T2Vpj4msRknIbV3lq_4bf5TDEgEquyvkTiUQToSaB9ylZ2e_9W3CGUUls/s320/IMG_20210717_1157565_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-91567254351167035712021-07-13T22:16:00.005+01:002021-07-13T22:16:38.256+01:00"Subscribe to the Newsletter..."<p>How many times have you been spammed with popups and notifications asking you to subscribe to a newsletter? Quite frankly I find them insulting and annoying. You're scrolling down reading an article and the next thing you know some great big javascript driven popup is right in your face asking for your email address. I don't care. Any website that does that to me ends up on the ignore list.</p><p>What I want is to be able to get the news as and when I want it, and the best way to do that is with RSS. Yes, if you're one of those few who haven't heard about RSS then stop reading right now and go away. I'm not talking to you. I'm talking to people who actually care about getting timely information.</p><p>Now you can either get a decent News Reader (I use QuiteRSS) or if you need something a little more specialised then you might kludge together something a little more useful. So thats exactly what I did.</p><p>I work in the Cyber Security world. Subscribing to newsletters means that I would be at their whim to receive the details. Whereas having something that brings all the news to you is a lot more useful. Even more so if those feeds could all be collated and re-distributed in a website for your colleagues to use as well. So that's exactly what my current Cyber Security Project is all about. (See my <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.com/2019/10/what-do-you-get-when-you-cross-mouse.html">Previous Project</a>)</p><p>There was once upon a time a piece of software called Planet. It was a news feed aggregator that you could give it specific feeds and it would display everything together. Unfortunately it is no longer in use and hasn't been maintained for a long time. Besides which, I wanted something with a little more flexibility.</p><p>Enter "Hack the Planet".</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gcfk8dcJBZYNGUU4aQ0eHNPEebRe1H9HmvWrHpei-SyXMzOJRBsyiXHC3BpY4PpnJ5nxFwv84zRzfPiF4oTdPr_TDO0u7xu6eTwH-tZfBzuEVpDxb5H7d-t10fEq8q2ZduimnMB5JIo/s1366/Screenshot+from+2021-07-13+21-44-23.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_gcfk8dcJBZYNGUU4aQ0eHNPEebRe1H9HmvWrHpei-SyXMzOJRBsyiXHC3BpY4PpnJ5nxFwv84zRzfPiF4oTdPr_TDO0u7xu6eTwH-tZfBzuEVpDxb5H7d-t10fEq8q2ZduimnMB5JIo/s320/Screenshot+from+2021-07-13+21-44-23.png" width="320" /></a></div><p style="text-align: left;">HTP offers a greater level of control and the ability to subscribe to numerous feed services all of which are scanned and collated every 15 minutes. The system will also check against a predefined list of keywords for services which are NOT cyber security related (such as general purpose news feeds, eg. Sky News or BBC News) and decide whether to include them or not. Add to the fact that it can figure out Keywords to allow you to filter all of the news clips to just the specific entries (which has been really useful during the recent PrintNightmare issues).</p><p style="text-align: left;">The name has a number of in-jokes in it. Firstly, well Planet software and all that. It's my tribute to them. Secondly "Hack the Planet" was a key phrase used in the 1995 movie Hackers which featured hacking as a core theme. (Don't get me started on the inaccuracy portrayed in most TV media about hacking, because that really annoys me.) So the theme all fits together. </p><p>It's all written in shell script, because it's easy and works. The XML processing is done by <a href="http://xmlstar.sourceforge.net/">xmlstarlet</a>, the web pages are generated through <a href="https://www-users.york.ac.uk/~dm26/filepp/">filepp</a> and <a href="https://linux.die.net/man/1/make">Make</a> controls the whole thing. The fancy indented DIVs are done by <a href="http://augmented-ui.com/">Augmented UI</a>.</p><p>All in all, I'm quite happy with the result. There is nothing overly complex with it, and it provides timely information needed by the in-house team of Cyber Security people, whether they are Threat Assessment, Penetration Testers, or people who are just interested in timely news.</p><p>No subscription needed.</p><p><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-17362590652495333602021-07-11T12:33:00.003+01:002021-07-11T12:33:46.333+01:00Printing bigger than the bed<p> So a colleague at work asked me to make an <a href="https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:4734399">Amazon Fire Wall Mount</a>, except a particular size to suite his machine. Fortunately this design allows for flexibility of the end model through it's use of OpenSCAD to control the sizing of the system. But he also needed it adapted to allow for a cable to run inside the case. No big deal really... except for how big the piece is.</p><p>Now the wall plate itself has no problem to be printed. The design will split the model in two and allow it to snap together, but the outer bezel, that's a different matter.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixam0x5SVgJctXftib3kxHZClaIMQMk8_m6DKP7VBLwyjH5l4EOMaQb08EbhS6OMgrPp-nqceDfkTNR-Qr1O2ZjXqWbymbML90ZyULeyB9NpZ2zELB_hSkldGWpKi9qW4XqlL2ZvdiHhU/s1366/Screenshot+from+2021-07-11+12-10-31.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1366" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixam0x5SVgJctXftib3kxHZClaIMQMk8_m6DKP7VBLwyjH5l4EOMaQb08EbhS6OMgrPp-nqceDfkTNR-Qr1O2ZjXqWbymbML90ZyULeyB9NpZ2zELB_hSkldGWpKi9qW4XqlL2ZvdiHhU/s320/Screenshot+from+2021-07-11+12-10-31.png" width="320" /></a></div><p>The print bed for the Prusa Mk3S is 250mmx220mm and this design is 264mm. It's not going to fit.</p><p>Except... the build volume is 3D. So by tipping the design up at a 30° angle it will fit, albeit with a lot of supports in place. But that's neither here nor there as my colleague has already paid for the filament (a whole roll of black PLA) so the cost is on his head. I get to keep whatever's left over as my fee. So thats what I did.</p><p>The end result took over a day to print but came out really well.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9k93ZxTN2GR77UN8mbqmJtVgjJ-iJBA1K0tS-2mhgAKJ4P8r30u5XszhhDabZzOyCJTeTahyphenhyphenCzjeW7PPuxvJLRvwSi7_WsVrqpQIXjwPtmoOp3SxjgUB4LoxpZuV5uFAbt8JwpGacNg/s640/IMG_20210711_1136259_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9k93ZxTN2GR77UN8mbqmJtVgjJ-iJBA1K0tS-2mhgAKJ4P8r30u5XszhhDabZzOyCJTeTahyphenhyphenCzjeW7PPuxvJLRvwSi7_WsVrqpQIXjwPtmoOp3SxjgUB4LoxpZuV5uFAbt8JwpGacNg/s320/IMG_20210711_1136259_small.jpg" /></a></div><p>Mind you, thats not the only thing I'm printing at the moment. There is currently a <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arsmoriendi3d/prismatic-potions-3d-printable-potion-bottles">KickStarter campaign underway</a> which I am backing. And they've even produce some free designs which seem <a href="https://www.prusaprinters.org/prints/69855-dragon-cola-prismatic-potions-dice-bottle">specifically dedicated to me</a>... (OK, not really but they're good designs). So of course I made one.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobrxOph58IQFB_xbqoJVqMCjcJ3VqkeyOrvZXf3zruebGTjuPNGIz-H1Spzd80spC5V6X0W5xqNaz9UeBQUJCNCN9XkATFlSupP-F5OHWCqO7XzWMwC_BofodYKr4Ouv8MvNHsKDgn2E/s640/IMG_20210708_1733277_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhobrxOph58IQFB_xbqoJVqMCjcJ3VqkeyOrvZXf3zruebGTjuPNGIz-H1Spzd80spC5V6X0W5xqNaz9UeBQUJCNCN9XkATFlSupP-F5OHWCqO7XzWMwC_BofodYKr4Ouv8MvNHsKDgn2E/s320/IMG_20210708_1733277_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>3D printing has a lot of possibilities, but you have to remember, it's 3D. After all, Khan didn't think in 3D when up against Kirk, so make sure you think in 3D as well.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-51646802286246591422020-10-03T16:38:00.000+01:002020-10-03T16:38:03.435+01:00Problems flashing the Prusa i3 mk3 firmware on Linux<p> Well now, I've been churning out a few print over the past couple of weeks, but the Prusa Slicer kindly informed me that there was updated firmware available for the printer. In fact every time I sliced something and transferred it to the printer, it would beep at me saying that there was updated firmware and I had to do an extra click to acknowledge that. It got a bit repetitive so I eventually decided to update the firmware.</p><p>And that's when the problems started.</p><p>Firstly the printer is not recognised by the system.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhZagBtu3iw84gmgHgApkdjZrPIOaVnyHxckhTp8hsin0kwxy0mDb3TUIZX3vBU653NwGOpZ5foBGf56sJ5g2m8NFyTsWFCWSMsvTnOY9DfYrHulMPzX5l8f6uXsRd1WqNTyxujJuvK8/s699/lsUSB.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="136" data-original-width="699" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIhZagBtu3iw84gmgHgApkdjZrPIOaVnyHxckhTp8hsin0kwxy0mDb3TUIZX3vBU653NwGOpZ5foBGf56sJ5g2m8NFyTsWFCWSMsvTnOY9DfYrHulMPzX5l8f6uXsRd1WqNTyxujJuvK8/s320/lsUSB.png" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>There are no identifying entries other than the actual values. So you have to rely on the Prusa Slicer being able to recognise it. All well and good, but when I first plugged it in with the supplied USB cable, I got nothing. Absolutely zilch. I had to go searching to find out that I wasn't alone in this regard. The supplied USB cable was useless. So I unplugged one of the other printers and used that instead. Now it could see it. Time to select the downloaded firmware and update.<div><br /></div><div>Not so fast! I kept getting permission denied. You see, I use Linux as my operating system, and what they don't tell you is that under Linux everything, files and connections etc., is owned by something. The Prusa Slicer I was running as my logged on user (Dragon) whereas the port used to communicate with the printer was owned by the Root group, but more specifically the "dialout" user, and I wasn't allowed to touch it.</div><div><br /></div><div>Fortunately there are ways around that:</div><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0 0 0 40px; padding: 0px;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: courier;">sudo chmod a+rw /dev/ttyACM0</span></div></blockquote><div><br /></div><div>This command (after I entered the root password) adds the ability to read and write to that port by all users. I re-ran the Slicer and now it worked. The update went through without an issue.</div><div><br /></div><div>However I do seem to be having a slight problem with my prints. There is a definite mis-alignment on the X-axis when printing some items. I suspect that something may be loose, but it isn't the x-belt and extruder assembly. I have yet to figure out exactly what at present, but I'll see how things develop as I print more.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-55668910442527418462020-09-24T22:31:00.002+01:002020-09-24T22:35:45.867+01:00First Print<p> So it took me a while to get everything put together. Why the delay? Well I needed decent light. My Otaku Room has an eco-friendly bulb as 99% of the time I'm programming so I don't need bright lights. But to put the printer together I had to open up the curtains to *gasp* the outside light. But I can only do it after I finish work, and before darkness falls. Good job I'm doing it now as later in the year I could only do this at the weekends.</p><p>Anyway, the hardest part that I found was connecting the <a href="https://help.prusa3d.com/en/guide/8-electronics-assembly_34416#35744">extruder cable bundle</a>. Well not the cable. But that enclosure at the top took me about 30 minutes to get it to screw in.</p><p>Anyway. It was eventually done. Next problem was mains wiring. I will eventually drill a hole in the back of the cupboard to allow mains to be connected, but in the meantime, a simple extension cord is supplying power. Next off there is the issue with the filament. The cupboard is too small to allow the supplied spool holder to sit on top of the printer let alone have a spool of filament. So at present the spool is on the outside, and I am manually unwinding the filament as the printer needs it. Which basically means that every 5 mins I need to check the printer. So no over night prints for the time being.</p><p>So, time for calibration. I ran the calibration routine 3 times to try and figure out how low to bring the z-axis down far enough. I think I have it. Time for the first print. Can you tell what it is yet?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpPNLIFsKd-FuXjDj4WDjaLWPca5AIJ4MAnxXlgjX-lBJ7PA3pp-oJwIeSyImRCECqfASOaCEn8B2mGaMLAOLj7fMenOqm7mdDtKTWbTib8mJt45e3As6ZMTVJJ5ObCtpHBRckPObyoo/s640/IMG_20200924_1841450_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpPNLIFsKd-FuXjDj4WDjaLWPca5AIJ4MAnxXlgjX-lBJ7PA3pp-oJwIeSyImRCECqfASOaCEn8B2mGaMLAOLj7fMenOqm7mdDtKTWbTib8mJt45e3As6ZMTVJJ5ObCtpHBRckPObyoo/s320/IMG_20200924_1841450_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Yes it is the tried and tested 3D Benchy. The base layer went down really well and everything got off to a good start. But then... disaster.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhFWKmrS2GCiwurvKprtdQgb4qA_f0YplvKLIhGtElPbPhf3Tq0_X4Z06Vy49too0A5SVy5zNyEIHtBO-HcCknDk9x1MzyYLFiSNEtPpJgYtTmaoKv_NKgsz3JFavq1T4m4tmLtbK9M0/s640/IMG_20200924_1949541_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhFWKmrS2GCiwurvKprtdQgb4qA_f0YplvKLIhGtElPbPhf3Tq0_X4Z06Vy49too0A5SVy5zNyEIHtBO-HcCknDk9x1MzyYLFiSNEtPpJgYtTmaoKv_NKgsz3JFavq1T4m4tmLtbK9M0/s320/IMG_20200924_1949541_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>The model came unstuck from the base. Fortunately I caught it within a couple of minutes and could stop the print. I hadn't done anything special to the board other than give it a clean. So I put a dab of glue-stick on the sheet and set it going again. This time with results...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uTI_GJxmZg86BIWbS9QEPbEhjAOsFUSBN7GIJJBQF4FeapYIxOARfp6fN8uqadxmrpY-GZhgqAePb6Mm662YlmmfHXl7aE-MYo2ZRTc12rEsW4qP-O4FMgnZNJRX_vBqnkiuw_lbvcs/s640/IMG_20200924_2205502_small.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0uTI_GJxmZg86BIWbS9QEPbEhjAOsFUSBN7GIJJBQF4FeapYIxOARfp6fN8uqadxmrpY-GZhgqAePb6Mm662YlmmfHXl7aE-MYo2ZRTc12rEsW4qP-O4FMgnZNJRX_vBqnkiuw_lbvcs/s320/IMG_20200924_2205502_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>No signs of any stringing. But there are some improvements to be made. The top of the arches are not quite perfect. Also there is a gloop of plastic at the bottom of the ship so I suspect that I didn't quite clean the nozzle properly. But on the whole I'm happy with the way it turned out. Certainly the quality of the print is pretty good.</div><div><br /></div><div>There is still quite a bit I need to sort out and get used to, but for now I'm happy that everything is working as intended.</div><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p></div></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-68942006693048594162020-09-19T17:49:00.003+01:002020-09-19T17:49:29.141+01:00Continuing the build...<p> So the replacement Y-Axis belt arrived from Prusa. After a little work I managed to complete the Y-Axis build and managed to claim my first share of <a href="https://twitter.com/josefprusa/status/839831322944290816?lang=en">Gummy Bears</a>.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z4_ggBgIc8uPsvNn-_EOrfjle_VL-qxEBM1XxxNOpljtdtUVsympR-qY4bprirlJkSrF7mdosZYcaX664_QzIshuURNTSorGXb8NWsgzKLul0cNO0E9rC6FtHQhRHCixGfQ_DIgNHjw/s640/IMG_20200919_1220526_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4z4_ggBgIc8uPsvNn-_EOrfjle_VL-qxEBM1XxxNOpljtdtUVsympR-qY4bprirlJkSrF7mdosZYcaX664_QzIshuURNTSorGXb8NWsgzKLul0cNO0E9rC6FtHQhRHCixGfQ_DIgNHjw/s320/IMG_20200919_1220526_small.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div>From there on, I managed to complete the X-Axis, and the Z-Axis, before starting on the E-Axis. At this point the tips of my fingers were beginning to ache from all the fiddly work.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE_re1L2d_RkWgvw5k6BAAPxnzqeCGjako3PooRxKGguXKGz4_UXAUE3oZJ-esCxs_pS6IuaxbiE2ImShqS2dWC5im7kTeE_ufgIQfG6uIkHYmueNZDVBYHiy-TRLlSEC_9rtPbNzJCI/s640/IMG_20200919_1221357_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihE_re1L2d_RkWgvw5k6BAAPxnzqeCGjako3PooRxKGguXKGz4_UXAUE3oZJ-esCxs_pS6IuaxbiE2ImShqS2dWC5im7kTeE_ufgIQfG6uIkHYmueNZDVBYHiy-TRLlSEC_9rtPbNzJCI/s320/IMG_20200919_1221357_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div>So, for today I've decided to call it a day. I'll start again tomorrow.</div><div><br /></div><div>Now the build has been relatively straight forward. Apart from dropping a few of the nuts on the florr, they only awkward parts that I have found have been issues with the way the ABS parts have been printed. There seems to be a lot of stringing across various parts. Especially where the M3nS nuts have to be inserted which has made fitting them a trifle tricky at times. I've taken to wiggling the smallest Allen Key in the slots to try and break any stringing parts to make installation easier. It seems to work as the after I started doing that the nuts slotted in easier.</div><div><br /></div><div>However I have noticed that I will be heading towards a big problem in the not too distant future.</div><div><br /></div><div>I wanted to put the printer inside a cupboard. Not only to make it stable in terms of temperature, but also to keep any dust and debris from getting it too clogged up. However after I made up the spool holder I realised that the cupboard is just not tall enough. I can't fully fit the spool holder in place, let alone fit an actual spool of filament onto the holder. So what to do?</div><div><br /></div><div>I think the best option would be for me to drill a hole in the top. I need to drill one in the back anyway so that I can provide power to the gubbins. But if I put one in the "ceiling" then I can fit a dry box up top to keep all of my filaments in and then feed them down to the printer below. It solves a couple of issues, not only keeping the filaments in a safe, dry dust free enclosure but also I won't need to get a bigger cupboard or have to printer out in the open.</div><div><br /><p><br /></p></div>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-90097772907955795992020-09-05T19:43:00.000+01:002020-09-05T23:20:22.312+01:00Experiments in 3D Printing.I have a new toy.<br />
<br />
I've been considering getting a 3D printer for a while now. I first contemplated getting one back at the start of the year, but decided that first I had better explore the various options before hand. So I started looking into what types of printers there were. Their costs. Their capabilities. There are numerous types on the market ranging from FDM (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fused_filament_fabrication#Fused_deposition_modeling">Fused Deposition Modeling</a>) to SLA (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stereolithography">Stereo-lithography apparatus</a>) and each comes with it's own pros and cons.<br />
<br />
Firstly I was looking at quality. I want to print various tools for myself as well as being a <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/user/DragonC">huge gamer</a>, I would like to print various models and pieces for the many, many <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/DragonC?own=1&subtype=boardgame&ff=1">games that I own</a>. So the best quality prints for models is definitely a SLA printer. But (and it's a big but) these printers use resin which is toxic and gives off fumes. Now I am severely asthmatic and any type of fumes can lead instantly to an asthma attack. So whilst this would be ideal, I do not fancy having to deal with any kind of issues resulting from the printing.<br />
<br />
So that leaves FDM. But again there are different types of plastic that can be extruded. ABS (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrylonitrile_butadiene_styrene">Acrylonite butadiene styrene</a>) is hardwearing, and pretty resilient, but it does give off fumes when printing which again can cause me issues. So I decided that my best option would be to stick with PLA (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polylactic_acid">Polylactic Acid</a>) which is not as resilient, but does have other benefits such as being recyclable (type 7) and gives off little fumes when printing.<br />
<br />
So, the next choice is which printer to use. There are so many depending on what kind of quality output you want, to how deep your pockets can go. Fortunately I can afford decent equipment so I decided to go with the <a href="https://www.prusa3d.com/original-prusa-i3-mk3/">Prusa I3 MK3S</a>.<br />
<br />
Now just as I was deciding to go ahead and buy, this whole pandemic thing started kicking off and a lot of the existing printers were re-tasked with printing Personal Protection Equipment for hospitals and health care workers. And this also stopped me going out anywhere (other than to the <a href="https://martin-way-plot30.blogspot.com/">allotment</a>) due to the afore mentioned asthma issue. So by the time I eventually got around to ordering there was at least a month waiting time for delivery.<br />
<br />
But finally it arrived. But there was another issue. Where to actually put the damn thing. The 2nd bedroom is converted into my office/hobby room (usually known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otaku">Otaku Room</a> due to another of my hobbies). I have the room lined with <a href="https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/cat/ivar-system-11703/">IVAR shelving</a> from a certain Scandinavian company, which affords me ample shelf space - which is already in use.<br />
<br />
Ideally the printer should be enclosed to prevent draughts and sudden temperature changes from affecting the printing. Since I can't go out and buy a new cupboard, I'd have to re-purpose one of my existing cupboards. Except the only spare one I have houses some of my gaming stuff at the very top of the stack.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iqHBrEF3l02C6RrnxuXo7tbfflUdS0kI8XmLq063eheloUjfNm8Je4J08BrMnEWnabLXMLa31znWiHz5zQbhXgDjXhZdHw8rTWinrG67Fndbt7UBbXpnsvYRF56LeFwvPGrzzYsAt6o/s1600/IMG_20200903_1331396_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-iqHBrEF3l02C6RrnxuXo7tbfflUdS0kI8XmLq063eheloUjfNm8Je4J08BrMnEWnabLXMLa31znWiHz5zQbhXgDjXhZdHw8rTWinrG67Fndbt7UBbXpnsvYRF56LeFwvPGrzzYsAt6o/s320/IMG_20200903_1331396_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
It needs to be brought down to a more manageable height closer to hand. Except the only place I have for it is currently used to hold an extremely large amount of books, manga and DVDs.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6WYrxwh2JZnf8VxWsEI-qa80KcQ-fbz2bfjFqRca5uoM8QtAQHVDodQjEiBFzu8JyYlonWMsKK-2pLlpJRaLVoEvDpPERNxZijBOL0u75mPSaIqWPerNaSjcs6vHMtFJci-cP7wEPPg/s1600/IMG_20200903_1331207_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="640" data-original-width="480" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs6WYrxwh2JZnf8VxWsEI-qa80KcQ-fbz2bfjFqRca5uoM8QtAQHVDodQjEiBFzu8JyYlonWMsKK-2pLlpJRaLVoEvDpPERNxZijBOL0u75mPSaIqWPerNaSjcs6vHMtFJci-cP7wEPPg/s320/IMG_20200903_1331207_small.jpg" width="240" /></a></div>
<br />
So, like any good little boy, I had to tidy my room.<br />
<br />
After large amounts of lifting, moving, cleaning and dusting, with no small amount of swearing also included I eventually managed to swap everything around and get the cupboard at a reasonable height and all the printer bits ready to assemble.<br />
<br />
The manual supplied is extremely well written with very clear instructions and photos. So I made a start...<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSj4LzEj94dyT2-zHmYZAdORBBZQ9tfWBr6c2ifYCBo5K8c80zt4Am70I7ljDCsZdKDuBrsAWLKq_BaDTFb-mw93MlrWpu4ynHXh3t5xvING2cnQXz4f-r8flDetRmZq0DgWQLIjfUO8/s1600/IMG_20200904_1816099_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="480" data-original-width="640" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSSj4LzEj94dyT2-zHmYZAdORBBZQ9tfWBr6c2ifYCBo5K8c80zt4Am70I7ljDCsZdKDuBrsAWLKq_BaDTFb-mw93MlrWpu4ynHXh3t5xvING2cnQXz4f-r8flDetRmZq0DgWQLIjfUO8/s320/IMG_20200904_1816099_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
The whole thing started out really well. I had just about got my way through building the chassis for the "Y-Axis" when I hit major snag though. The bag for the Y-Axis (on the far right above) appeared to be missing a vital part. Namely the Y-Axis belt. The belt drive is what moves the whole of the bed assembly forwards and backwards. Without it the build just cannot continue. So I sent an email off to Prusa asking for the missing part. I guess the building is on pause for now.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-84724352828635760072019-10-07T20:43:00.000+01:002019-10-07T20:43:43.744+01:00What do you get when you cross a Mouse with a Duck?A Douse? A Muck? Sounds like the start of a bad joke doesn't it?<br />
<br />
Well it's no joke. It's actually a sneaky way of attacking a computer system where the user doesn't even know what's going on and it give you an undetectable* way of getting access to all sorts of goodies.<br />
<br />
Firstly the mouse. It's just a simple USB cabled mouse. There are thousands on the market and people use them day in, day out. Yes there are a lot of cordless mouses around these days. And keyboards. But I wanted something that could be dropped in a Corporate environment and people would use unwittingly. A simple Mouse it is then.<br />
<br />
Next the Duck. Well anybody who does any sort of hardware hacking must have come across a <a href="https://shop.hak5.org/products/usb-rubber-ducky-deluxe">Rubber Duck</a> from that infamouse (sic) provider <a href="https://shop.hak5.org/">Hak5</a>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/2142/products/rubber_ducky_800x.jpg?v=1494296097" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="800" height="320" src="https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0068/2142/products/rubber_ducky_800x.jpg?v=1494296097" width="320" /></a></div>
They're simple to use. Simple to install. And does the job very well. Albeit in a somewhat restricted and kind of expensive way.<br />
<br />
But I'm a cheapskate and wanted a little more flexibility.<br />
<br />
Enter the Raspberry Pi.<br />
<br />
The RPi Zero-W has an extremely small footprint. It also offers on-board WiFi, a bi-directional USB port and a programming arena which is extremely familiar to me. Moreover somebody has already <a href="https://github.com/mame82/P4wnP1/">done half the work</a> for me.<br />
<br />
The next big problem is fitting the RPi inside the mouse. You can't just plug it in. It has to exist in the USB infrastructure. Which means that I need a USB hub inside there as well. This is easily done in the form of a <a href="https://www.tindie.com/products/mux/nanohub-tiny-usb-hub-for-hacking-projects/">USB Nano hub</a>.<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">
<a href="https://cdn.tindiemedia.com/images/resize/9Y8mpEjmDrrc800uowKJ6RJZdoQ=/p/fit-in/653x435/filters:fill(fff)/i/63162/products/2016-08-23T09%3A48%3A54.334Z-IMG_6085.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="435" data-original-width="653" height="213" src="https://cdn.tindiemedia.com/images/resize/9Y8mpEjmDrrc800uowKJ6RJZdoQ=/p/fit-in/653x435/filters:fill(fff)/i/63162/products/2016-08-23T09%3A48%3A54.334Z-IMG_6085.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>
By de-soldering the USB wires that go to the mouse and attaching them to the input section (on the left in the image above) then soldering some spare wire from the top right port back to the mouse board we have a fully functioning mouse again.<br />
<br />
The other port goes to the cut off section of a micro USB cable which in turn is plugged into the bi-directional port on the RPi. Plug in a micro SD card with the installation and you're good to go.<br />
<br />
Obviously I added a few more options to the standard build to suit my needs. Firstly I went for a silent install for most options. No opening up Notepad and sending commands to say that everything is running. The idea is to be under the radar as much as possible.<br />
<br />
So what can the RPi do? Well it identifies itself to the operating system as a device of your choice. I have it configured to boot into various modes emulating a wide variety of devices. It can tell the system that it is:<br />
<br />
<ul>
<li>a mouse</li>
<li>a keyboard</li>
<li>a CD Drive</li>
<li>a DVD drive **</li>
<li>a USB Storage device (aka thumbdrive) **</li>
<li>a digital camera (PTP protocol) **</li>
<li>a network adaptor.</li>
</ul>
<br />
The on-board WiFi adaptor is how I connect to the device and tell it to perform whatever commands are necessary.<br />
<br />
For purely visual purposes the default option is to configure itself as a keyboard. That way people are easily impressed when the computer suddenly starts typing things, or more often as not, suddenly starts playing a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W65JhGY-z6Y">Youtube video</a> in full screen mode. But behind the scenes there is so much more you can do with this device. For example when I start the system as a Network adaptor I basically lie to the OS telling it that it has a fantastic response speed (it doesn't) so that it will root all network traffic though it. Of course this then goes to my own computer, and through it out of another network interface back to the Internet. Meanwhile I'm sitting in the middle with Wireshark logging everything. Oh it's even more fun if it's in a Corporate environment where the default option is to install Corporate certificates to de-crypt and spy on all HTTPS traffic. Especially if you have the ability to re-encrypt using those self-same certs.<br />
<br />
So why does this this technique work? Well basically because USB security does not exist. It is a <a href="https://www.wired.com/2014/07/usb-security/">fundamentally broken protocol</a>. The only way around it is to block the ability to plug in USB devices.<br />
<br />
But then again, who is going to suspect a simple mouse? Even if it is a Duck.<br />
<br />
<br />
* Well yes, you can detect it... if you go looking at the hardware devices attached to your computer. But who goes looking for those except the extremely paranoid? Remember <span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">lsusb</span> is your friend. <a href="https://usbguard.github.io/">USBGuard</a> even more so.<br />
** In digital storage mode, due to the limitations of the system it can only offer a maximum of 2Gb of data storage. More than enough to carry a decent payload or three. :)<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-74857326277490609342018-08-11T22:51:00.000+01:002018-08-11T22:52:35.973+01:00Fixing Kali vs Virtual Box Additions<div class="tr_bq">
Like most Pen Testers, I use Kali. However I'm running Kali under Virtual Box on Windows 7. Probably not the best option, but it's what I have to work with. But, and this is a big issue, Kali won't accept the Guest Additions which will allow me to cut and paste between Guest and Host, and map a shared drive. Not good when you need to gather evidence. So it's time to fix it.</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Virtual Box 5.2.16<br />
Kali 4.17.0-kali1-amd64</blockquote>
<div>
There are numerous <a href="https://docs.kali.org/general-use/kali-linux-virtual-box-guest">articles out there</a> on how to "fix" this issue. But the problem is, they don't work.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
First problem is that <i>apt-get update</i> and such does nothing. I mean absolutely nothing. So lets check <i>/etc/apt/sources.list</i></div>
<blockquote>
#<br />
# deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2018.2 _Kali-rolling_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20180412-10:55]/ kali-last-snapshot contrib main non-free<br />
#deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 2018.2 _Kali-rolling_ - Official Snapshot amd64 LIVE/INSTALL Binary 20180412-10:55]/ kali-last-snapshot contrib main non-free<br />
# This system was installed using small removable media<br />
# (e.g. netinst, live or single CD). The matching "deb cdrom"<br />
# entries were disabled at the end of the installation process.<br />
# For information about how to configure apt package sources,<br />
# see the sources.list(5) manual.</blockquote>
<div>
Do you see what's missing? Yep, no repos listed due to the way it was installed. I suspect this may be why many people are saying the "fixes" supplied don't work. Never mind, lets cat "<i>deb http://http.kali.org/kali kali-rolling main non-free contrib</i>"to the end of the file.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Now <i>apt-get update</i> and <i>apt-get dist-upgrade</i> work. Even if they do take a long time to upgrade properly.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
So after waiting for all the updates to be done (a shade over 2 hours) now we need to get all the headers loaded to allow Virtual Box to build the additions. So the command to do this is:</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span class="kw2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2060a0; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.3rem; white-space: nowrap;">apt-get install</span><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; white-space: nowrap;"> </span><span class="re5" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.3rem; white-space: nowrap;">-y</span><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; white-space: nowrap;"> linux-headers-$</span><span class="br0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.3rem; white-space: nowrap;">(</span><span class="kw2" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #2060a0; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.3rem; white-space: nowrap;">uname</span><span style="background-color: #f1f1f1; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; white-space: nowrap;"> -r</span><span class="br0" style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: "monaco" , "lucida console" , monospace; font-size: 14.4px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: 1.3rem; white-space: nowrap;">)</span></blockquote>
<div>
Right?</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
Wrong!</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
<div>
No, that's what you'd expect but that's not what you get. The name of the systems is different. They better option is to find out what headers you need.</div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
apt-cache search linux-headers</blockquote>
<div>
This will dump out all the headers included with the build. Go to the top of the list and look for the "-all" option. Thats the one you want. So now, you can run:</div>
<div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
apt-get install -y <whatever your build header is></blockquote>
</div>
<div>
Finally after that is done (and after a reboot), you're ready to install the Guest Additions. Sort of. Running from the CDRom doesn't work, so remember to copy the file to your home drive.</div>
<div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
root@kali:~#cp /media/cdrom/VBoxLinuxAdditions.run ~<br />
root@kali:~# chmod 755 VBoxLinuxAdditions.run<br />
root@kali:~/Desktop#./VBoxLinuxAdditions.run</blockquote>
</div>
<div>
And now you should be able to copy/paste to your heart's content.</div>
<div>
<br /></div>
Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-23264143433226807542017-06-12T08:51:00.000+01:002019-10-07T20:42:02.695+01:00Hacking TiddlyWiki (again)So once again I'm back in Oxford hacking <a href="http://www.tiddlywiki.com/">TiddlyWiki</a> stuff.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDl8DbuqraUA3Ffo5dYcCBS3lWPkq_oVG-C4UFiRJ-8ytIy8zfB7sB2bnw3VYhvLs3UeuuznfXgtDcL_Lg2718Rb0n60KYW1OZHureJHvUA_d_H9WllvYCvrM9xj5Xa0V1P1XpNnX2kg/s1600/IMG_3812+2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="661" data-original-width="1280" height="165" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUDl8DbuqraUA3Ffo5dYcCBS3lWPkq_oVG-C4UFiRJ-8ytIy8zfB7sB2bnw3VYhvLs3UeuuznfXgtDcL_Lg2718Rb0n60KYW1OZHureJHvUA_d_H9WllvYCvrM9xj5Xa0V1P1XpNnX2kg/s320/IMG_3812+2.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Now I realise that I have seriously neglected this blog, because the last time I wrote about this was the last time I actually wrote an article. That's not because I'm not doing Tech Stuff, it's just that most of the Tech stuff I'm doing is not for public consumption.<br />
<br />
So if you want to see an actually functional TiddlyWiki then try <a href="http://www.kizar.co.uk/TW/library.html">http://www.kizar.co.uk/TW/library.html</a><br />
<br />
And somebody remind me to post here more often.<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-57378062829262333492016-07-16T16:05:00.001+01:002016-07-16T16:05:46.760+01:00Hacking TiddlyWikiNow before you get all uppity, this is hacking in the traditional sense. i.e. making something better.<br />
<br />
"But what on Earth is a TiddlyWiki?" I hear you ask.<br />
<br />
Actually, it's kind of hard to describe. Well you've heard of Wikipedia? Imagine a personal version of Wikipedia that contains all your personal content of "whatever" in one easy to use system. Better yet, imagine a system where you don't actually need to use any software other than a web browser. To best describe it, in it's own words it is "a unique non-linear notebook for capturing, organising and sharing complex information."<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://i.ytimg.com/vi/KtCUr83XgyE/0.jpg" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KtCUr83XgyE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div>
<br />
At it's core each component of content is broken down into "Tiddlers". Essentially a text space with a title (and optional tags) which you can then cross link to other content. As such you can build up a complete web page for whatever kind of content you choose. But one of the best features of this system is that it is just an html file (with a lot of JavaScript that handles the core functionality. You can keep it on your personal file system, or because it is a web page, you can host on a web server, or better yet, via <a href="http://dragons-tech.blogspot.co.uk/search/label/Dropbox">DropBox</a> or other cloud services.<br />
<br />
I am current at the <a href="http://tiddlywiki.com/tiddlywiki-eu-meetup-2016/">TiddlyWiki European Meetup</a> where we are working on the next versions of the core systems.<br />
<br />
You can find your own personal TiddlyWiki at http;//tiddlywiki.com<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-7713532700499511452015-06-15T11:22:00.000+01:002015-06-15T11:27:24.642+01:00Keeping your portable data "secure"I recently attended the <a href="http://www.infosecurityeurope.com/">Info Security Europe</a> conference held at Olympia, London. It was a huge three-day event (although I only went on the first day) with a number of high profile security, anti-virus and other related companies trade stands.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerWrilFpOV-Psuxo4gInHpbamzUtyxMfEBnmJAfWzlDQf-97EjNtdAjY0a9bkNPIwDjI6AgG1IP7zSm7JmqdPzL55lcGCATNN7I73PBJN-5WjfCOBWkXHDAXO79bZFq9edLOBlXygr9c/s1600/2015-06-02+11.32.07_small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgerWrilFpOV-Psuxo4gInHpbamzUtyxMfEBnmJAfWzlDQf-97EjNtdAjY0a9bkNPIwDjI6AgG1IP7zSm7JmqdPzL55lcGCATNN7I73PBJN-5WjfCOBWkXHDAXO79bZFq9edLOBlXygr9c/s320/2015-06-02+11.32.07_small.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Not only that, but there were also a number of live hacking events, seminars, presentations of all-sorts (mostly sales pitches) and a few off-beat companies who provide specialist services.<br />
<br />
I wasn't there for the sales pitches. Not interested in monitoring software. Not wanting to purchase hardware. I was looking for information and useful tools.<br />
<br />
OK, I tell a lie. Although I wasn't looking to buy hardware, I did come across one company that was selling something a little unusual and very interesting. The company in question sold USB and SSD drives that were encrypted and hardware password protected.<br />
<br />
The company in question was <a href="http://istorage-uk.com/">iStorage</a>,<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="http://istorage-uk.com/"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmbADHucFvbsfHQuNRtrHrFYUengf9SrdwAwfineuDsNtbEnCv9HQZfcrNISotd4KLo1eSiT6CGDFR918auAY8abQOeCQsjrkHtKvPz2CsL-TDCnMV4avavXoeO1LkeMN8BOFjOVY41cs/s1600/istorage.png" /></a></div>
<br />
and the product which caught my eye was the <a href="http://istorage-uk.com/datashur.php">datasur USB drive</a>.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi874-OF790OTeapFoyaOJLlN5s5U_QpcG07rPn1qwRViNiv6ru6_aX5-iBLKr6JuRCFEBJQDhi2f8TmihBb8LQg78VGvnBC0RNlu-Qdj1s5Lwx9-46LUL7AGY-R9XpNHwBLjpk2ZfhH5M/s1600/datasure.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="161" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi874-OF790OTeapFoyaOJLlN5s5U_QpcG07rPn1qwRViNiv6ru6_aX5-iBLKr6JuRCFEBJQDhi2f8TmihBb8LQg78VGvnBC0RNlu-Qdj1s5Lwx9-46LUL7AGY-R9XpNHwBLjpk2ZfhH5M/s320/datasure.png" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Now for years I've used a multi-boot USB drive for my most important tools. I used <a href="http://www.pendrivelinux.com/yumi-multiboot-usb-creator/">YUMI</a> to handle the drive installation where I can boot the disk into multiple platforms. But this was on an unprotected drive, where if people could have got hold of it they could have used it as well. I had to use a TrueCrypt partition to protect some of the data on there, but it was always a pain loading the partition after the boot. So now there was the chance of having a secure drive right off the bat. So I bought one right there and then at the show.<br />
<br />
A couple of days later and DHL dropped off a small packet with the enclosed drive. The device itself is very easy to use. It comes pre-formatted with a copy of the manual sitting in the root directory and a little data card which gives the default PIN and information about how to go about changing it. Needless to say, I changed the PIN. This was now my secure drive of choice.<br />
<br />
So I fired up YUMI, got together a collection of my most useful .ISO images (which I always have handy anyway) and started getting things running. It was at that point my elation died as did, it seems, my drive. After running YUMI and installing my copy of <a href="http://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/rescuedisk">Kaspersky Rescue Disk</a> (always my first install of any new drive), the drive promptly detached and became unusable. Looking in the device manager it simply showed up as an unknown USB device. According to the instructions, if you get the access code wrongly ten times in a row then the drive should reset. So that's what I did. But to no joy, the device was still unusable.<br />
<br />
So I contacted the iStorage support team to ask for help. They immediately dispatched a brand new drive without question. The failed disk I sent back to their Technical Support department. It was later determined that the failure was due to a faulty controller. Not due to an incompatibility with the YUMI multiboot configuration which was my first thought.<br />
<br />
The moral of this story is one of user satisfaction. The iStorage Support Deptartment spared no expense to ensure that I, as a customer, was satisfied which their product. As in all businesses, if you don't have happy customers then your business model is wrong.<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
My only criticism with this device is an odd one. As I mentioned before if you enter the wrong code, 10 times in a row, then the drive is wiped and scrambled. So anybody who physically gets hold of your drive can blank it in just a few seconds and wipe all your valuable data. So there is a difference between accessible security and deletion security. It's harder to wipe a normal drive since you have to access it then wipe it via the computer.<br />
<br />
But it all depends on what sort of data you keep on the drive. You did remember to keep secure backups of your important stuff didn't you?<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-13598196875021301832015-03-18T21:41:00.002+00:002015-03-18T21:41:18.517+00:00Keeping Terry Pratchett aliveIn Terry Pratchett's novel "Going Postal", anybody who dies in the service of the Clacks is kept alive by their name being transmitted over the wires. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">"A man is not dead while his name is still spoken," as one character puts it.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">There has been a discussion on <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/discworld/comments/2yt9j6/gnu_terry_pratchett/">Reddit</a> to immortalise Terry Pratchett's name in a similar manner. By adding his name to the X-Headers that are sent with every web request.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">You can add this entry by simply selecting your website in the Web Configurations section of Domino and creating a Rule, like so:</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcq-FspCEBGruowcv4CoQeu1-ako0bQ8FLK4RjmPo98RpbVWP9te-3pt4JeNwfb9spd6mHmdB2xSJOrpTw1YvIKvFTr9jhsWZb0ouHE2YJBTuFqtOGrXr9sa6C-Zsz7ZqSBFEORGjAZY/s1600/TerryPratchett.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCcq-FspCEBGruowcv4CoQeu1-ako0bQ8FLK4RjmPo98RpbVWP9te-3pt4JeNwfb9spd6mHmdB2xSJOrpTw1YvIKvFTr9jhsWZb0ouHE2YJBTuFqtOGrXr9sa6C-Zsz7ZqSBFEORGjAZY/s1600/TerryPratchett.png" height="237" width="320" /></a></div>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></span>
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;">My small contribution to a great man I once had the honour of meeting. I'll treasure my signed copy of the Colour of Magic.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: Arial, FreeSans, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></span>Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-58570255862726201342015-03-09T09:39:00.001+00:002015-03-09T09:39:17.262+00:00DropBox and Server logsIf, like me, you run a few servers then your log files are vital to determining the health of your systems. The logs generated may be huge. Some are daily. Some are weekly. Some are only generated when a server encounters a problem and resets. Some are boring. Some are so damn useful in tracking down that annoying bug.<br />
<br />
But all of them should be kept and analysed.<br />
<br />
I've lost track of the number of times I've seen websites under attack. Some of these attacks are insidious in the way they are undertaken. The attacks themselves are spread out over time so that it's almost to distinguish the attacks from regular usage. Other attacks simply bombard your server with a high frequency that sends your server into fits of 404's and 500's.<br />
<br />
But one thing you really need is to get those logs into a place where they can be assessed and archived. Now I have servers all over the place. But the servers which generate those logs are not accessible except via remote control which is time consuming and laborious to setup. So how can I get those logs into a central location?<br />
<br />
Cue <a href="https://db.tt/4AisIYF">DropBox</a>.<br />
<br />
If you can install DropBox on the server then setting your log files to be dropped into a folder that is synchronised will allow those files to be sent to you whenever they change. It's simple and effective. But if you have many servers then this can become a bit of a pain. Having the same account might work for all your servers, but generally log files can grow to large sizes. DropBox can cope with this by simply ignoring the files that sent it over the limit. On your workstation you can then move the logs out into local storage clearing up space so that DB can then send down the remaining logs. DB is good like that.<br />
<br />
But there is a better technique. One which can give you better overall control, but it does take a lot of organisation in the first place.<br />
<br />
You will need an email address and account for all servers, plus a control (unless you wish to use your personal account). First register a control user which will act as your central "hub" for receiving your log files. Then send "invites" to all of the servers which you then wish to manage the logs of. Install DB on all of your servers using the invited emails. DB will give you a little bonus space for your servers, as well as a large bonus space for your control account. Once you have your accounts installed on your servers, you then need to create a shared folder for your log files. This is then shared with your control account.<br />
<br />
Using this method gives you multiple benefits. Firstly, each server only has their own logs. you're not distributing the logs across all servers which is better for security. Secondly your control account now has an increased capacity for handling the logs. Always useful considering how many you will probably need to manage. Thirdly you have a better indication if any issues arise. A simple script can see which servers haven't yet communicated back their logs and you can then go and check out those servers for issues. That is unless you haven't been smart enough to set up other alerts for your systems in the first place.<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-81473473113553402232013-08-24T14:11:00.000+01:002013-08-24T14:12:28.562+01:00Testing responsive designs<a href="http://www.ferdychristant.com/">Ferdy</a> has been converting <a href="http://www.jungledragon.com/">JungleDragon</a> into a new responsive design. He has a <a href="http://staging.jungledragon.com/jd3/">test version</a> up and running, and his main focus is mobile access.<br />
<br />
These days it's all about mobiles. You either create an "app" for each platform. But then that always leaves out those on different flavours. Or you create things as a website and hope that everything works out as you'd expect. Doesn't always work that way. Hence the reason you need tests.<br />
<br />
Now It's no secret that I use Domino (aka Lotus Notes) a lot. In fact I use it on a daily basis even for my personal emails. Having my own server helps a lot. But Notes has always had the ability to break up the design so that you have one set of design elements for the Notes Client, one for the Web and one for Mobiles. But that rather defeats the whole purpose. Surly it's better to have a single design that works across all platforms but adapts itself to the various capabilities. This is what Responsive Design is all about.<br />
<br />
The test platform of JungleDragon handles different screen sizes and orientations without any additional code. Granted there is a slightly increased overhead in that you are carrying extra design and layouts to handle screens and formats that do not work on the browser you are using, but in terms of the overall weight of the page, it is a mere pittance.<br />
<br />
What Ferdy has created here, after many, many hours of work, is a platform that embraces the whole concept of what responsive design is all about. He has tested against a whole range of devices (albeit via a simulator for some of them) but he lacks the ability to test against BlackBerry devices.<br />
<br />
Well guess what. I don't have that problem... since I work for them. So here are a few screenshots of the new JD3 working on my Z10 device.<br />
<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDLizKYAziV0C5DSFLt1bwy8XFHMT056_RJIN3jOV1XKmS69EmD7fYw0EcyP7BHfvDEZvuvEtIGQysSG5zGRxEuHNQjjcfMBdKPx6Cbe4SGzvTTcog1KEzYBOHnE80yVbWSztY4gTIU0/s1600/IMG_00000013.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPDLizKYAziV0C5DSFLt1bwy8XFHMT056_RJIN3jOV1XKmS69EmD7fYw0EcyP7BHfvDEZvuvEtIGQysSG5zGRxEuHNQjjcfMBdKPx6Cbe4SGzvTTcog1KEzYBOHnE80yVbWSztY4gTIU0/s1600/IMG_00000013.png" height="192" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQj1X_dcS_LTmj1x5qTOlpGKI1v0qrehPgTh4el9NUF-a-LhAZh-xz2LDUfoki2yPYwL_N7wwN_Rflobd4eFhr9dshTBmnjaD7-JFNOgbUuBdwzdQoxfcoGvBYFrrjW-Aglmp_axWbQs/s1600/IMG_00000014.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrQj1X_dcS_LTmj1x5qTOlpGKI1v0qrehPgTh4el9NUF-a-LhAZh-xz2LDUfoki2yPYwL_N7wwN_Rflobd4eFhr9dshTBmnjaD7-JFNOgbUuBdwzdQoxfcoGvBYFrrjW-Aglmp_axWbQs/s1600/IMG_00000014.png" height="320" width="192" /></a></div>
Switching between landscape and portrait shows the differences in how the home page renders. The menu options change. But you always get the menu button top right of the page. Selecting that again shows differences in how the renderings work.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafqyArsZFiA-JuoLdxyJReenRt8DrDv8u5PxQJki4UiDj1aksO-EccnqjiaHjznWyYQ6aDfYbxhxdJRi_0_ROj8VFNL97PNE40iDLeiMzev7JDzoJ8JeYyTFIfAuI6eprhkLNpXzzTkM/s1600/IMG_00000016.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiafqyArsZFiA-JuoLdxyJReenRt8DrDv8u5PxQJki4UiDj1aksO-EccnqjiaHjznWyYQ6aDfYbxhxdJRi_0_ROj8VFNL97PNE40iDLeiMzev7JDzoJ8JeYyTFIfAuI6eprhkLNpXzzTkM/s1600/IMG_00000016.png" height="192" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHL-D18ByjwAXTkTGMPPRHntWXQyZxbeKvybwmdx5EveJwmcCoxwPKsLmO-KKo6UorVPdabMKeBiUytCbqQQbJSaAIHISjrvuyOhowDKFPpzoAHVR6K7zGlkU4aew0k4dn7FTaNlpiAY/s1600/IMG_00000015.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAHL-D18ByjwAXTkTGMPPRHntWXQyZxbeKvybwmdx5EveJwmcCoxwPKsLmO-KKo6UorVPdabMKeBiUytCbqQQbJSaAIHISjrvuyOhowDKFPpzoAHVR6K7zGlkU4aew0k4dn7FTaNlpiAY/s1600/IMG_00000015.png" height="320" width="192" /></a></div>
One slight niggle is switching between landscape and portrait with the menu option open. The menu options don't re-render properly.<br />
<br />
Once you start drilling down the site you come across all the goodies.<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9dxh3KNZ0ztYmmmhcrcx_hwFNq-YKHhYjHoPZRxwyM1P6YJSVdyse_V_n2aoW0CyMjdVDAZssag44crvpt1uVg0q-4Q22b9vGtjhLLgWn91SHnxTKGCbaTU6ouU54CXkT3uzrTuasck/s1600/IMG_00000019.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM9dxh3KNZ0ztYmmmhcrcx_hwFNq-YKHhYjHoPZRxwyM1P6YJSVdyse_V_n2aoW0CyMjdVDAZssag44crvpt1uVg0q-4Q22b9vGtjhLLgWn91SHnxTKGCbaTU6ouU54CXkT3uzrTuasck/s1600/IMG_00000019.png" height="192" width="320" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIxpCSkgPHQrMf_vzQTqExUJPYrPDju0Fl064efeKJ7Cln2wIw0I9TlNgo2FEqj2mRak7LBDpgW_5i-BJbI-HheGz5etoYHfMqLiQeTlz2yQxNPmlcHgxCxi_y4-86mpvuOWoBwbVci0/s1600/IMG_00000017.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGIxpCSkgPHQrMf_vzQTqExUJPYrPDju0Fl064efeKJ7Cln2wIw0I9TlNgo2FEqj2mRak7LBDpgW_5i-BJbI-HheGz5etoYHfMqLiQeTlz2yQxNPmlcHgxCxi_y4-86mpvuOWoBwbVci0/s1600/IMG_00000017.png" height="320" width="192" /></a></div>
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYcHaSUph5EqqwHXGr3gpQhZ5OLNLiPljtj-bjwq9CTdVQflq8Bl7LjxtqXbnQwMY4koLC_Ia8LUeP9MeOjrROJIKqlBJ4FZJjfVC3THkFbu9xXKwjpQa24FZZRv_UjE7iRxqIoReaNs/s1600/IMG_00000018.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbYcHaSUph5EqqwHXGr3gpQhZ5OLNLiPljtj-bjwq9CTdVQflq8Bl7LjxtqXbnQwMY4koLC_Ia8LUeP9MeOjrROJIKqlBJ4FZJjfVC3THkFbu9xXKwjpQa24FZZRv_UjE7iRxqIoReaNs/s1600/IMG_00000018.png" height="192" width="320" /></a></div>
<br />
Feh, and I just realised that I really should have hidden the URL bar in the browser. Never mind. It all works wonderfully.Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6352024846575827179.post-78563162897813163612013-07-08T11:24:00.002+01:002016-09-09T14:31:49.877+01:00How to play Google's Roswell DoodleToday Google has a nod to 66 years since the "Roswell Incident", and to celebrate they have an <a href="https://www.google.com/doodles/roswells-66th-anniversary">interactive doodle</a> where you play the part of a stranded alien.<br />
<br />
When you click play you are treated to a short animation detailing where the parts of your space-hip end up. Your task is to retrieve these parts and escape.<br />
<ul>
<li>You start on top of a small hill.</li>
<li>Walk down and you'll see the first part of your spaceship.</li>
<li>Walk left and you'll see a cow. Take the rope.</li>
<li>Walk right and you'll see a hole in the ground (where the cow is grazing after being released.) Jump down it.</li>
<li>Take the Radioactive "juice".</li>
<li>Use the juice on the tree and climb back up.</li>
<li>Walk right until you come to a barn.</li>
<li>Climb the ladder.</li>
<li>Take the horse shoe.</li>
<li>Take the bag of corn.</li>
<li>Use the rope and horse shoe to get part of your spaceship off the roof.</li>
<li>(Alternative, click on the barn window and a horse appears. Use the juice on the horse and stand back.)</li>
<li>Walk right again.</li>
<li>Give the corn to the chicken.</li>
<li>Take the feather.</li>
<li>Use the juice on the tree.</li>
<li>Climb the tree.</li>
<li>Use the feather on the sleeping human.</li>
<li>Take the final part of your spaceship.</li>
</ul>
<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />Dragon Cotterillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12901245084526984168noreply@blogger.com0