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    The book discussion thread

    I finally finished Dune Messiah, the second book in the Dune series. While the movies follow the books pretty well, the books focus much more on the scheming and politics, with a whole host of characters all with their own agendas. It also shows how well trained the elite are in how to...
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    Happy New Year! General Game Discussion--January 2026

    Smeagol cast me aside and could not be convinced to change his mind. Heartbroken by this betrayal, I slew him in a moment of anger... then sold his body to the Bounty Office for a couple of speed potions, which I threw on the pile in my home. I'm now being carrier by "Pip, the Braver from...
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    Creating a LAN environment for people all around the world (not just in your living room)...

    That reminds me of Hamachi and Tunngle, which I used to use for the same thing. Tunngle even had its own lobby/server lists, kind of like GameRanger.
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    Your Game Videos 2026

    https://planet-crafter.fandom.com/wiki/Power#Nuclear_Fusion_Generator
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    Do you play good guy bad guy

    I struggle to finish even one run of most games. In that one run, I do typically try to be good, though some games make that very tedious. There are a couple of games where I started an evil run after completing the good run, but it usually doesn't change the game enough to warrant playing...
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    Happy New Year! General Game Discussion--January 2026

    Nevermind, I messed up again. I didn't think I would need to use a healing potion because I was kiting the enemies, but I got taken out by a dragon I couldn't even see breathing ice from behind a tree. I should've just used the potion. New Ring character is currently using Smeagol as its mount...
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    Which game has the best intrigue mechanics?

    Shadows of Forbidden Gods supposedly does this really well, but I had no idea what I was supposed to do even after I went through the tutorial.
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    Your Game Videos 2026

    Power in The Planet Crafter is just a global resource, meaning generators don't need to be connected or close to machines that use power.
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    The PC Gamer Quiz (Ongoing)

    https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/only-diehard-xcom-fans-will-have-a-chance-at-beating-our-latest-quiz/?quiz=Oz9NNW 7/10. I used to use cheats quite liberally as a kid.
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    The PC Gamer Quiz (Ongoing)

    https://www.pcgamer.com/games/strategy/only-diehard-xcom-fans-will-have-a-chance-at-beating-our-latest-quiz/ I got 12/23. I didn't know any of them for certain, but it's better than random guesses.
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    Happy New Year! General Game Discussion--January 2026

    I'm still not in a mood to pick up and learn a new game and all of the games I was playing are on the new PC, which my wife has been using to gear up for the launch of World of Warcraft: Midnight. So more FrogComposband it is. As the ring race you learn new spells from the magical rings/amulets...
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    Happy New Year! General Game Discussion--January 2026

    My Sniper died in FrogComposband. I decided to go back to the (almost) bottom of the dungeon to see if I could nab some good gear. A unique enemy saw me so I teleported away and before I could do anything else I was dead. Apparently teleporting away is ill advised at the lower depths because...
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    Which game has the best romances?

    I don't know how well it holds up, but I think Dragon Age: Origins did it really well when I played it
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    Steam Detective Fest--Now Through 19 January 2026

    I'm not interested in any of these, but I appreciate the effort nonetheless.
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    January 2026 PCG Article Discussion

    I just saw this pop up in the news reel in my Steam library: https://www.pcgamer.com/movies-tv/a-deeply-social-psychological-fallout-shelter-reality-tv-series-is-coming-from-the-producers-of-the-squid-game-reality-series/ I would think that there isn't much overlap between Fallout fans and...