The Eleusinian Mysteries are a perpetual source of frustration because the ancient prohibition on disclosure was actually respected. We know a great deal about the outer ceremony and almost nothing about the inner revelation.
The Sasanian investment in infrastructure — qanats, bridges, cities — rivals anything the Romans built and is almost completely unknown outside specialist literature.
The real tip is always in the comments
Terraforming Mars is the most replayable game I own even after 60+ plays. The card variety is staggering.
Can we get a FAQ that includes this? Great post
Wingspan has genuinely changed how I experience birds in real life. I now know what a dunlin is and I am pleased about this.
Love the detail in this write-up
Great point about Pandemic. I'd add that the fundamentals never go out of style
Some books need to be picked up and put down twice before they take. That's a feature, not a bug.
Pandemic as a teaching tool for systems thinking is genuinely underrated in non-gaming contexts.
The cooperative tension in Pandemic where you know an outbreak is coming but cannot stop it is peak board game anxiety.
Terraforming Mars awards funding is the decision I most often see beginners skip. Teaching it changes the whole competitive dynamic.
The Eleusinian Mysteries are a perpetual source of frustration because the ancient prohibition on disclosure was actually respected. We know a great deal about the outer ceremony and almost nothing about the inner revelation.
The Sasanian investment in infrastructure — qanats, bridges, cities — rivals anything the Romans built and is almost completely unknown outside specialist literature.
The real tip is always in the comments