Ian Watoop
watoop.bsky.social
Ian Watoop
@watoop.bsky.social
Inevitably will be posting about UK politics or board games.
Not a big fan of where the human race has taken the planet at the moment.
Trying hard to keep the lights on in dark times.
It was enjoyable - but a little long (over 3.5 hours for 3 players). There are apparently designer variants on bgg to shorten it.
January 27, 2026 at 7:50 AM
Is he blaming it on the windmills again?
January 22, 2026 at 10:25 AM
I'm reminded of this: "They were careless people, Tom and Daisy - they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made"
January 22, 2026 at 10:23 AM
I'm hoping this repeated 'carelessness' will do for Farage (in terms of potentially becoming PM etc).
And one day no amount of cover from media shills will save him.
January 22, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Perhaps children will have to upload videos of themselves to shadowy software apps to 'prove things'.
What could go wrong?
January 22, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Yeah but he's posting memes on maps. So it must be true.
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
I'm not expecting someone who seems entirely devoid of anything resembling empathy to give this a second thought.
January 21, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Spot on. I used to have a boss who was exactly like this - would basically say anything to get through to the end of the meeting in one piece and then completely forget anything that was said - never allowed any minutes or any notes to be taken.
January 21, 2026 at 6:18 PM
Indeed - as her leader told me they did "incalculable damage" on an "island of strangers" last year.
January 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Few things puzzle me more than the continuing success of that show. It is truly dire.
January 17, 2026 at 9:34 PM
You could argue it's already happened.
January 15, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Yes agree that they don't add enough for the money - however I think the left / right / centre thing should be a core mechanic of the base game.
I am not in for the forthcoming Achievements one - don't feel I need a pseudo-legacy type experience with this game.
January 10, 2026 at 8:39 PM