u/alaric83

Hey! 34M here, five of us going on Friday so far (3 guys, 2 girls, 25-35).

I live a 5-min walk from le Virage, between Garibaldi and Porte de St-Ouen, so we're doing a pre-party on my terrace first: 9pm to 11:15pm, a few drinks, then we all head down together for doors.

A few spots left. DM me if you're in, coming as a pair or trio works great too. And if you'd rather meet downstairs than come straight up, just say so :)

Bring whatever you want to drink!

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Hello ! 34M, on est 5 pour l'instant à y aller vendredi (3 mecs, 2 filles, 25-35 ans).

J'habite à 5 min à pied du Virage, entre Garibaldi et Porte de St-Ouen, du coup on se fait un before sur ma terrasse avant : 21h - 23h15, quelques verres, et on descend tous ensemble pour l'ouverture des portes.

Il reste quelques places. DM moi si ça te dit, à deux ou trois c'est top aussi. Et si tu préfères qu'on se retrouve en bas plutôt que de monter direct, dis-le moi :)

Ramène ce que tu bois !

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Ritmo Fatale is an electronic music night at Virage, the open-air club at Porte de St-Ouen. Doors at 11:30pm, tickets around €15 online, and it usually sells out.

Five of us are going and I'm opening my terrace beforehand. I live between Garibaldi and Porte de St-Ouen, a 5-minute walk from the club. Plan: 9pm to 11:15pm at mine, a few drinks, music kept low for the neighbours, then we all walk down together. We're 3 guys and 2 girls, between 25 and 35.

Room for 4-5 more, the terrace isn't that big. DM me if you're in — a pair or a trio works great, and coming solo is completely fine. Happy to meet downstairs first if you'd rather, just say so.

Bring whatever you want to drink. You'll need your own ticket.

I've jumped into Dropfleet Commander recently, and love it. I'm a huge fan of Epic-scale games, and I do play a lot of them, but never jumped into Dropzone, mostly because I didn't like the minis.

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Then the Resistance looks partially great. Love their tanks, big and small, from the Alexander to the Patton. Even their aircrafts look good, but I hate the "mad-max" style of half the faction. Battle buses, technicals, hovercrafts and drills...

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With 3rd edition, I thought it'd be a great time to jump in and do some Battle Reports - but I want to do this with models I love.

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Going to Japan is my childhood dream, and I'll finally go with (and thanks to!) my wife this autumn for my 35th birthday.

We'll arrive in Osaka end of September, and will be ready to move out from Kyoto on October 3rd. Already have plans there - but if you have lesser-known tips for these, we'd love to hear.

Our main question is on our path to Tokyo from Kyoto. We'd like to visit the 'Japanese Alps', and traditional Onsen. We don't mind making a little detour, and for example the Gora Hanaougi Onsen seems amazing - and reasonably priced too.

Are there some must-see Onsen that you know of, that are approximatively on the way between Kyoto to Tokyo ? We don't mind going to Nagano, Hakone and such, but Hokkaido and Kyushu are not options, unfortunately.

We'd like to be in in Tokyo around 9-10th of October, approximately, so some time to travel and see the nature and onsen, but not too much.

We are reasonably athletic, and would enjoy a walk in the nature from one town to another, but cannot handle a full day of climbing in the mountains.

Thanks in advance for your advices!

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Recently bought AoW 4, played a few dozen turns in skirmish, then stopped. It did not spark joy. And I'd like to understand why - because this game seems great, and I love strategy games.

Played TONS of Civ 4 in my youth, absolutely adore both Stellaris and Total War (especially Warhammer), played countless RTS (yes, it is different) and also a huge fan of tactical turn based games with a campaign map (X-Com, Chaos Gate, Menace..).

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For now i only have the base game of AoW 4, no DLC, but i'm open to getting a few key ones if needed.