Ingenious

Ingenious is one of my favorite abstract strategy games. We've played it over 50 times and it still is exciting.

Played #Ingenious on 2025-04-27 with 3 players. A truly great classic, abstract game! #bgstats

For my birthday, my partner surprised me with what I can only describe as a candy-go-round. [1] It has six compartments with push-button dispensers, and dispenses into a little removable tray.

It is one of the most interesting and unexpected gifts I've ever received. I'll have to remember to post a picture of it once it's got something inside it.

[1] Probably intended for holding various rices and pulses or similar, but that's boring. Packaging is all in (I think) Japanese characters, no English to be seen.

The cat is out of the box:
#quantumphysics #quantummechanics #uncertainty #thoughtexperiment #ingenious #research #science

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/a-new-quantum-cheshire-cat-thought-experiment-is-out-of-the-box/

Played a fun game of the classic #Ingenious at BOARDcaygeon, the Bobcaygeon #BoardGameGroup on 2024-03-30 with 3 players, winning score: 12 #bgstats

#NSYNC, but not #ingenious: #TrollsBandTogether is #harmless #boyband #backgroundnoise.

If Trolls Band Together is a #mild #disappointment, it’s only because the first two #movies in this #franchise were better than they had any right to be.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQ #LGBTQIA #Entertainment #Movies #Music #Representation #Culture

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/film/reviews/article-nsync-but-not-ingenious-trolls-band-together-is-harmless-boy-band/?rel=premium

Favourite #BoardGames for 4 players:
Abstract game: #Ingenious
Dice game: #LlamaDice
I Vs Many: #Jaws
Dexterity game: #VillaPaletti
Worker Placement game: #LordsOfWaterdeep
Semi-co-op game: #Tobago
Card game: #nothanks
Social Deduction game: #Coup
Chaotic game: #Gravewell

I had no idea USB dimmer switches even existed! And somehow, it actually works on the super-bright word clock from Home Bargains! They were around 2 for £10 on Amazon.

#December 10, 1855
#OTD Henry Nicholas Ridley, #English #Botanist, #Geologist, & #Naturalist, is born.

The first Director of the #Singapore #BotanicGarden, Henry single-handedly pioneered Malaya's #Rubber industry. He encouraged #Farmers to #Plant rubber #Trees & devised #Ingenious ways to #Tap for #Latex without harming the #Tree.

By 1920, #Malaya produced over half the world's rubber.

And to think it all started with #Seeds Henry collected from 22 #Plants...