Ulm Campaign Puns

What would the aftermath be? And how would post-WW1 Europe look like?

I thought it would be fun to take a look at games that are highly rated on BGG, but also have a high turnover rate. For this experiment, I defined turnover rate as "previously owned" divided by "owned". The dataset includes games with a BGG rank of 3000 or better and a average rating of 7 or more. I removed all of the Exit and Unlock games, since they generally get played once and then passed on. I haven't looked over the list in detail yet, but some trends jump out immediately. Games with multiple or deluxe editions get turned over more frequently (Rococo, London, Glen More). A few Vital Lacerda games also made the list. Some of them are older editions, but some of this may be people discovering that they're too complex. There are also a number of titles on the list that are out-of-print, which could just be people taking advantage of the demand. Then there are the polarizing games. Ones that you're either going to love or hate. Chicago Express is probably the first train game for a lot of people.

Are there any games on this list that you're surprised to see? Are there any that you expected (and why?)

 

Do your worst!

A week ago I did an identical list and Maccabi was one of the lists that got requested underneath, so over the week it was the next one I compiled. It's my longest list yet, so it definitely took some hours to do. More for Anadolu Efes, Real Madrid, Unics and some more coming up if I can find the time. Until then I hope this list sparks some joy. As always: this is a prototype, premature and situations can change, so take it with a grain of salt. Have fun reading and I'm looking forward to your feedback.

1. D.J. Seeley, G: Seeley always stood out to me as an amazing and adjustable player. There's really not too much he can't do. He's able to adjust to many different philosophies. All while he can bring great defensive effort and puts up the occasional 25 point game off the bench. Great value for comparably little money.
2. Mario Hezonja, F: A lot with Maccabi depends on the offensive output from the 3 position. Mario Hezonja gives you numbers on any given night. If Maccabi can tame him and manage his and Willbekin's ego the sky would be a limit for such a duo.
3. Melvin Ejim, F: Maccabi has put faith in a more classic build of Big Man for the past two years. Melvin Ejim provides the quickness and vertical ability Zizic lacks. He's an excellent post up scorer and effective out of closeout situations. You can play him at the 3 as well.
4. Chris Kramer, G: Maccabi could use some defensive ability on the perimeter. Chris Kramer has provided the combo of shooting and defending his whole career. He could seriously improve Maccabi a lot coming off the bench with his explosive play style.
5. Josh Nebo, C: Josh Nebo is having a great rookie campaign right now. Same deal as with Ejim. We're looking at a much more athletic big man. Scores mostly off Quality P&R, high vertical, excellent defensively. Could add what Maccabi used to have in Othello Hunter.
6. Anthony Bennett, F: I am not sure about the status of Derrick Williams as of now, but he's been a journey man the past years, playing for 4 teams in 4 years. If Maccabi were looking for a replacement Anthony Bennett is already there in Israel. I think he just got released a couple days ago, so maybe we get a quicker transfer than we think. Hyper-athletic, good rebounder, quick down the floor, shoots surprisingly well.
7. Klemen Prepelic, G: As with any team that has a ball dominant Guard I love players that you can chase over screens for open threes, whether their names are Kyle Kuric, Marcus Eri

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂

As fun as it is doing a world conquest as Ulm, I'm in the mood for some campaign goals that are at least a little plausible.

They’re on standbi

Will this convince anyone of anything? Who knows!!! But hey, more learning hurts no-one, and I sunk a lot of time into these for a r/ukpolitics series when I should have been studying for A-levels, so I'll take any chance to justify using it. Please enjoy!

William Pitt, The Younger – Straddling a Changing World

William Pitt the Younger is the political leader who led Britain out of the 18th century and boldly into the 19th century, a brand new world of immense advancements and processes never seen before; urbanization, industrialization, truly global empire, political deepening and Western democratization. However, we are getting ahead of ourselves, for Pitt is a bit before that. Boasting a healthy premiership of just less than 19 years, about 44% of his lifetime, dying young in office at 43, which, when you add in a home-school education under his father, learning politics from infancy, and his non-PM career, and you probably have the PM whose life was most singularly devoted to politics. In this he found success, revitalizing the Tory party like never before, and becoming a political leader of gargantuan regard as to match his father, although in retrospect some question whether his achievements actually carry this weight to them.

William Pitt the Younger is the son of William Pitt the Elder, as you’ve gathered, and Hester Grenville, sister of another PM we’ve looked at, George Grenville (and thus William’s successor upon his death, William Grenville, is his cousin), so from the very start of his life the Younger Pitt grew up entirely surrounded by politics. Born in Kent on the 28th of May 1759, in the midst of his father’s ‘Year of Victories’, and from an early age was marked by his father as his torch-inheritor, whose trauma from Eton lingered enough to have his children home-schooled, receiving a mix of private tutors and a heavy dose of fatherly teaching, with Young William getting oratory/speech lessons from him. He apparently did so well in this environment that at the age of 14 he was judged to have the capabilities of an average 18 year old, and perhaps even better, and thus sent to Pembroke Hall at Cambridge. Unfortunately, a health breakdown shortly after enrolling left him at hoe for 3 years, during which his doctor, Anthony Addington, father to our next PM, prescribed him daily port, kick-starting a mild alcoholism contributing to his relatively early death. Upon returning to Cambridge, he continued as a hardworking but surprisingly u

Welcome to the penultimate week of our college football season! In the patterns of modern television writing, the penultimate episode is where stories take their wildest twists and turns, or make their most dramatic exclamations. It’s where we find The Red Wedding, Mad Men’s telling of the JFK assassination, Omar & Mouzone confronting Stringer, and Breaking Bad’s Half Measures. All of these phrases should conjure up images for you -- indelible memories of some of the medium’s most important moments.

Likewise, this week’s college football matchups recall many great moments. The iconic windmilling celebration of the Michigan State kicker in The Horseshoe. The Band is On The Field! Kaelin Clay’s 100-yard gaffe. Rudy gets a sack.

Hopefully this week's script calls for some new classic moments. We have a loaded set of games, a veritable feast of action. Up and down Saturday’s slate we have division champions being decided, playoff spots on the line, coaching jobs at stake, and legacies to be forged.

Below I’ve listed the weekend’s games, sorted by time slot for you to keep track. All times are Eastern, because, well, duh. Included is each team’s rank in Bill Connelly’s SP+ rankings to give you a sense of the matchups.

Let’s get it on in Week 12!

Friday

(119) Southern Miss at (107) Louisiana Tech, 8:00, CBSSN

• The Golden Eagles have one win on the year, which is one more than the number of quarterbacks they will have available this week.

(64) Air Force at (66) Nevada, 9:00, FS1

• The closest matchup of a busy but boring Friday night; this is the only game that is not currently a double-digit spread.

(109) Arizona at (70) Washington State, 9:00, P12N

(71) Memphis at (38) Houston, 9:00, ESPN2

(47) San Diego State at (114) UNLV, 11:30, CBSSN

• Matt Araiza’s Heisman campaign continues against the suddenly white hot Rebels. Two wins in a row! You could stay up late to watch this, or you could tuck in at an appropriate time and wake up Saturday morning to watch all the punting highlights you can handle.

Saturday noon

(35) Wake Forest at (7) Clemson, 12:00, ESPN

• Wake Forest is absolutely in danger of blowing this division to Clemson; a loss here would turn next week’s trip to a punchy Boston College into a must-win game. One side of the game will be incredible: Wake’s high-powered offense has been one of the stories of the season, and Brent Venables’ Clemson defense is one of the best units in the past decade. The other side of the

Pilot on me!!

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

I won't be doing that today!

When I got home, they were still there.

You take away their little brooms

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

There hasn't been a post all year!

It really does, I swear!

It’s pronounced “Noel.”

After all his first name is No-vac

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

• Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

• French/Finnish art

• Country/Canadian rap

• Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

• Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "