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devilsrecreation · 3 months

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Alright, you know what? F it. Ever since I saw the tag in that Zootopia x TLG AU, it’s been living rent free in my head. So I now propose to you all….

Bar Owner Kenge headcanons

In addition to being a bar owner, he also bartends

I don’t know where exactly his bar would be located, but it’s called “Venomous”. Like the original tag said, he sells really strong drinks (which is venom)

His staff consists of smaller lizards who are unsurprisingly terrified of him due to his short temper

In Kenge’s defense, he’s really concerned about health and safety. That’s why his staff are EXTRA careful with how they do their jobs. He’s kinda like Jon Taffer in a way

He used to be the guy to start a fight in a bar, but now that he owns one, he can EASILY finish it. Nobody fucks around in his bar

He may not be the most likeable person (lizard), but he’s REALLY good at his job and he takes it maybe a little too seriously. And he looks out for his staff and customers. You harass them, your ass will be on the sidewalk in five seconds

He’s managed to befriend a few of his regulars, so much so that he knows their drinks by heart

His regulars/friends are Shupavu, Njano, and Sumu. Shupavu and Njano are secretaries and Sumu is a hitman (though he says he’s in “waste management”)

His number one rule (which is written btw) is to never use the word “little” or anything related to it. Don’t use it for ANYTHING, especially not referring to him. You do and he will personally take you outside to fight you. And he will win.

Because of all the fights he’s been in, he’s been arrested a couple of times for assault. But to be fair, the victim DID call him “little”. He now takes anger management classes

Definitely has a couple tattoos on him

He goes to the gym often and it shows

If I may add my oc, to this: Maji owns a rival bar nearby/right across from Kenge’s. They’re rivals who have a secret relationship. They act like they hate each other in public but as soon as both of their bars close, they have a makeout session

They did genuinely hate each other before until one night when they went from insulting/name-calling each other to passionate kissing. Yeah, they don’t know how either

#i’d like to thank a now inactive rp blog for this inspiration #at least i’m assuming it’s inactive #it’s such a good au though #the lion guard #kenge

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tengomilpalabrasparati · 2 years

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"Burn"

Una desolada gasolinera a la media noche es el punto de reunión perfecto para el emocionante thriller que nos trae hoy TNT en su ciclo de Originales. "Burn (Noche Infernal)" es la cinta del director Mike Gan, quien ya había escrito un par de episodios de "Into The Dark" y dirigido uno de ellos. Aquí el novato director se estrena en la pantalla grande con este thriller también de su autoría.

La historia se centra en el personaje de Melinda (Tilda Cobham-Hervey), una dependiente de una gasolinera que junto con Sheila (Suki Waterhouse) se encargan del turno nocturno. Ellas son muy contrastantes entre sí, mientras Sheila es más extrovertida y brutalmente honesta, Melinda es muy introvertida y solitaria que ve en cualquier persona que es amable con ella la oportunidad para poder escapar de su triste realidad.

Mientras ellas se encuentran trabajando aparece en escena Billey (Josh Hutcherson) un ladrón de mala monta con problemas en el manejo de su ira que solo quería llevarse el dinero de la caja para poder seguir huyendo. Pero el carácter de las dependientes complicará todo llevándolo al límite, y lo que primero era un robo ahora es una situación de rehenes que está a punto de explotar.

La historia de Mike Gan se centra a la interacción de estos tres personajes mientras se encuentran dentro de la tienda de conveniencia. Ahí Gan se las ingenia para crear situaciones efectivas que aumentan la tensión de la historia y que la hacen muy entretenida. La efectiva fotografía de Jon Keng y la música de Ceiri Torjussen se suman para lograr ese efecto claustrofóbico de la única locación de esta cinta.

Contada casi en tiempo real, y con una gran actuación de parte de Tilda Conham-Hervey, los efectivos diálogos y la inclusión de personajes secundarios muy a tiempo, se logra hacer de esta cinta independiente un momento muy disfrutable.

Pero...

Aunque la cinta logra su cometido de entretener con la historia principal, al tocar temas como la soledad, autolesiones y tendencias suicidas lo hace de manera superficial ocasionando que sean tratados muy a la ligera y hasta caigan en el cliché o en lo caricaturesco. Sin embargo, como ya lo habíamos mencionado, la excelente actuación de Tilda la salva de caer en ese aspecto ya que su personaje es el que pasa por todas estas etapas.

En resumen

"Burn (Noche Infernal)" es un efectivo y claustrofóbico thriller, que gracias a su creativo guion y cuidada dirección logra convertirse en una "mediana" propuesta 👎

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lowlandsbar · 8 months

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September 2023 at Lowlands Bar

9/12 Darius Jones (with Nick Saia, Christopher Hoffman, Liany Mateo, Jason Nazary)

9/19 Kobi Abcede (with Alfredo Colon, Keng, and Sol Gottfried)

9/26 Kevin Sun Quartet (with Max Light, Walter Stinson, and Jon Starks)

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filmarchve · 5 years

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Burn (2019), dir. Mike Gan Cinematography by Jon Keng

#burn #harry shum jr #josh hutcherson #tilda cobham-hervey #suki waterhouse #mike gan #jon keng #movie #2019 #movie stills #film

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jonmercer · 3 years

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Kung Fu premieres tomorrow on The CW at 8/7c

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tabletopontap · 5 years

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Top 30 Anticipated at Essen Spiel 2019 (#30-21)

Welcome to my Top 30 list for Essen Spiel! I wanted to do a shorter list than Gen Con, but what can I say? When there are over 1,100 games on the SPIEL ‘19 Preview List (found at www.boardgamegeek.com --thanks to W. Eric Martin for putting the list together!), then it’s no wonder that I couldn’t trim it down. However, since I had more time to put this list together than I did for Gen Con, I’m actually putting games in order from my least-to-most excited about. Keep in mind that I haven't played any of these games before. My impressions are based on information found on BGG and Youtube. All pictures found in this blog post were taken from BGG. Thanks to the people who posted photos of these games. Now, without further ado, let’s take a look at the list.

30. Pangea - Coming from Redimp Games, Aleksander Jagodziński is the designer/graphic artist, joined by Joanna Kwaśniak for the artwork. Speaking of which, the art looks fantastic! Player pieces look like fossils encapsulated in different colored rocks. The player boards feature realistic creatures that could easily pass as some long-forgotten evolutionary species that predate dinosaurs.

In this game, 1-4 players will spend 1-1.5 hours evolving and migrating their creatures across Earth in an effort to survive the catastrophic event at the end of the game. I believe there are a few different catastrophes, such as a giant meteor, to give the game more variability from play to play.

Although the game looks beautiful, I have reservations about how much I would enjoy gameplay. I like the sound of researching the time track to try to figure out where on the board the disaster will hit, but the main mechanism is area control. In general, area control isn't my favorite game mechanism. I also worry that the game might be too heavy for my tastes. Boardgamegeek (BGG) weights it at 3.5/5. In the past, I've found that my gaming group always acts interested in heavy games, but then they seldom hit the table. At the end of the day, I'm left wondering if this is a game with cool components but just so-so gameplay for my personal taste.

29. The Aquicorn Cove board game - Based on Katie O'Neill's graphic novel, she's listed as the artist for this board game, which I think is pretty cool. I like it when original content creators get involved with other iterations of their work. The publisher is Renegade Game Studios, and a team of designers worked on it: Ben Eisner, Tim Eisner, Steve Ellis II, and Tyler Tinsley.

There isn't much information on BGG about this game (for instance, there's no estimated time length or age range listed), but what caught my eye is the environmental theme and the fact that it's co-op. I like that this game is about being good stewards of the earth, highlighting human interaction with an aquatic environment. The main question I have about this game is the audience--is it a family game geared toward younger kids, or is it challenging enough for adults to enjoy, too?

28. Greenville 1989 - Designed by Florian Fay with art by David Sitbon, this looks like a darker version of Mysterium. This game is for 3-6 players in 20-45 min. and is published by Sorry We Are French. I noticed the recommended age group is age 16+, and I believe this rating is due to some graphic game content.

In this cooperative game, players have experienced a supernatural event and must describe their location, so their friends can find them. The card art evokes horror/suspense.

For example, a card might depict a creepy clown or zombie arms reaching out to grab you.

Whenever players don't guess the correct location, that character gets pulled closer to the void on the game board. If a character is lost, all players lose because this is a co-op. Together you stand, divided, you fall.

27. Race for the Chinese Zodiac - Designed by Christina Ng Zhen Wei and Yeo Keng Leong with artwork by Ray Toh, this is a racing game for 3-5 players in 40-70 min. There are two publishers listed, Starting Player and Simply Complex. I'm not sure if it's because it's an Asian game and has to go through different distributors to reach a worldwide market.

I dig the theme here. Players are animals of the Chinese zodiac, racing to be the first to reach the Heavenly Palace. Whoever comes in first will be honored as the first in the twelve-year zodiac cycle. Players simultaneously play 2 cards from their hand in order to make progress in the race. There are a couple of YouTube videos out there to help learn how the game plays (look up Heavy Cardboard and/or Jon Gets Games).

The main reason this game doesn't rank higher on my list is because my main gaming partner and I have had bad-to-neutral experiences with other popular racing games. I suspect you need higher play counts to properly enjoy most racing games.

26. AVGhost: Paranormal Investigation - Published by Mystical Games, the designers are Beatriz Alvarez and Pablo Miras, and the artists are Henning Ludvigsen, Pablo Miras, Jarrod Owen, and Nicoleta Stavarache. This horror-themed game is for 1-4 cooperative players age 16+ and takes 1.5-3 hours to play. It's a move and explore game that seems similar to Mansions of Madness (2nd ed.), but darker. Again, note the age limit.

The twist is that every character pawn has a flashlight. This game is meant to be played with the lights off. There are different flashlight lenses that will change the light's color. I think to get rid of certain spooks or to find certain clues, you have to have the right colored flashlight equipped. It seems cool, but I worry it might be a gimmick game only to be played once for novelty. Also, I'm not really a fan of horror, despite how many horror/suspense games have made it onto my list this year. What can I say? I can't get enough of co-op, and horror seems to be the popular theme for cooperative games this year. Maybe it's the success of Stranger Things and the revival of It. Who knows? I'd say it's because Essen Spiel falls close to Halloween, but that's true every year.

25. Chakra - Published by Blam! and designed by Luka Krleza with art from Claire Conan, this is going to draw eyes to the table. The gems are so shiny, the player boards are colorful and pretty. This game supports 2-4 players and takes about half an hour to play.

I'm hesitant about this game because respected board game reviewer, Tom Vasel, posted a critical review of this game on YouTube. His main complaint is that you can spend the whole game getting chakras aligned on your player board (ie. getting 3 of the same gem color lined up in a row), just to find out after the fact that the particular chakras you aligned aren't as valuable as another color you could've pursued. This makes winning feel more luck-based than skill-driven. If your opponent happened to get lucky in completing higher-valued chakras than you, you have no way to mitigate that. Despite Tom's valid critique, I would try out this game if I had the opportunity. I'm always looking for eye-catching games with simple rules that I can play with friends who aren't yet familiar with modern board games.

24. 50 Clues: The Pendulum of the Dead - Next up is the first of many "escape room in a box" type of games that made my list. "Escape" puzzle games is a fairly new genre that has taken tabletop enthusiasts by storm! This one appears to be self-published by Jeppe Norsker under Norsker Games. It supports 1-5 players age 16+ and takes about an hour and a half to play.

This is the first of a trilogy of games that should be played in order. It has adult content that can be very, very dark, so you if you're squeamish about violence, don't pick this one up. I have no experience with the game, but another reviewer on BGG who has played it warns that the content can be too heavy for some people. He wrote, "One of my co-players ended up leaving the table in the middle of playing the second story-box, and they did not want to return for the third. I have never seen this strong of an emotional reaction to a board game (not even playing This War of Mine)" (https://www.boardgamegeek.com/thread/2273440/review-escape-room-enthusiast). In case you aren't familiar with it, This War of Mine is about living in a war-torn country, so that should give you an indication of how dark this game can get. I consider myself to be the type of person who doesn't prefer violent/dark/scary content, but because this is an escape game and it has a rich storyline, I'm curious about it. I realize I've been warned, yet I'm still drawn to it!

23. It's a Wonderful World - This card drafting game for 1-5 players is created by Frédéric Guérard, illustrated by Anthony Wolff, and published by La Boîte de Jeu. It takes about 30 min. to an hour to play. I'm guessing it only stretches to an hour with 5 people or one analysis paralysis (AP) prone player. I like card drafting and engine building, although my spouse tends to beat me at this style of gameplay. I like the sound of the campaign mode, but from the BGG description, it sounds like you would have to buy expansions to play it.

22. Skytopia: In the Circle of Time - Published by Cosmodrome Games, designed by Ivan Lashin, and illustrated by Timofey Mazurenk and Andrey Pervukhin, this game supports 2-4 players and takes 40-60 min. to play.

Honestly, the only reason this game is on my list is because it has a big golem on the cover that reminds me of Century: Golem Edition. Kudos to the artists for grabbing my attention!

As far as gameplay goes, I don't have enough details, but I know it's a worker placement card game with a clock/rondel that determines cost of the cards. It's hard for me to judge this game because there's so little information. Even in terms of images on BGG, there's only the cover art! I'd be cautious with this one due to lack of information.

21. Rolled West - This is a roll and write game set in the same universe as Gold West. One of the illustrators, Adam P. McIver, is the original artist for Gold West, but this time around he's joined by artist, Ariel Seoane. The publisher is the same, Tasty Minstrel Games (TMG). TMG is known for high production games, such as Orléans, Yokohama, and Chimera Station, but they've had misses, too. They were criticized for the artistic direction they took in the reprinting of Colosseum. The designer for this game is Daniel Newman, who didn't design Gold West. Originally, I was more excited about this game, but I saw mixed reviews from Tantrum House on YouTube (https://youtu.be/zGNnZ40om5s), so I've tempered my enthusiasm.

That concludes my bottom 30. Stay tuned for my next post as I count down to my #1 most anticipated game at Essen Spiel 2019!

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th1rte3n666-blog · 5 years

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The Board Room - Hot Blonde with Crazy People...

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CEO of Rappler, a media company critical of the Philippines government, is arrested

There’s serious concern around press freedom in the Philippines after Maria Ressa, the CEO of independent media company Rappler, was arrested last night.

Ressa, who was CNN’s bureau chief in Manila and then Jakarta prior to starting Rappler in 2011, was arrested on cyber libel security charges for an article published in 2012, according to Rappler. The article in question centers around alleged links between Supreme Court Justice Renato Corona and wealthy businessmen around the time of his impeachment.

Wilfredo Keng, a Chinese-born Filipino named in the article, filed a lawsuit in protest at reports that he lent the justice a vehicle and allegations linking him to illegal activities. The National Bureau of Investigation last year concluded it had grounds to file a criminal complaint around the libel claim. That’s despite the fact that the law used to prosecute Rappler and Ressa was passed months after the story was published.

Rappler reports that Ressa, a Time Person Of The Year, was denied bail and spent the night in prison.

The arrest warrant vs Maria Ressa is being served at the Rappler HQ now, an officer part of the serving party who introduced himself to be part of the NBI tried to prohibit me from taking videos — WHICH IS PART OF MY JOB pic.twitter.com/TElJzSjJer

— Aika Rey (@reyaika) February 13, 2019

Rappler has made its name for its forward-thinking digital-first reporting but also, in no small way, for reporting criticism of controversial President Rodrigo Duterte. Elected in 2016, Duterte has made international headlines for policies that include a violent war on drugs while his diplomatic controversies have included homophobic slurs against diplomats and calling then U.S. President Barack Obama a “son of a whore.”

Duterte has clashed with Rappler regularly. He has accused it of being funded by the CIA and regularly referred to its reporting as ‘fake news’, while Ressa has regularly spoken out against the President in international circles. In a 2016 Bloomberg interview, she detailed how the Duterte administration had turned Facebook into a “weapon” and utilized “patriotic trolling” to silence critics online.

LOOK: The warrant of arrest against Rappler CEO Maria Ressa. The arrest warrant was issued Tuesday, February 12 by Regional Trial Court Branch 46 in Manila by Presiding Judge Rainelda Estacio-Montesa. @rapplerdotcom pic.twitter.com/ZjVbDVxj40

— Sofia Tomacruz (@sofiatomacruz) February 13, 2019

This is far from the first threat to Rappler’s business. Last year, the Philippines’ Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revoked its registration for an alleged breach of the country’s constitution.

The SEC’s issue centered around the ownership of Rappler. The company has taken investment from Omidyar Network, the philanthropic fund from former eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, and North America-based media fund North Bridge Media, which counts Quora and Disqus among its portfolio.

Philippines law forbids any overseas ownership of media companies, but Rappler claims its investors used a Philippine Depositary Receipt (PDR) to invest. PDRs don’t provide voting equity or board membership, making them a vehicle for media investments in the country. National broadcaster ABS -CBN is among others to have used them.

There’s plenty of cause for concern over media freedom in Southeast Asia. Two Reuters reporters in Myanmar were arrested in December 2017 and later sentenced to seven years in jail for handling state secrets. The duo, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo, published an investigation that exposed the execution of 10 Rohingya men by Buddhist villagers and members of the national army.

Via Jon Russell https://techcrunch.com

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