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@chowder.bsky.social

Decrepit esports influencer, the Diogenes of Video Games, Godzilla of being a gay disaster, Load-Bearing Cis Guy of the trans community. He/Him. @TheChowderhead everywhere else.

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It's not a stray, it's aimed right for your hearts, you overgrown Thunder Warrior.

01.08.2025 19:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The phrase "worked into a shoot" comes to mind for everyone who gives a shit about this.

01.08.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHT ON THE DIET OF WURMS

THIS IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT TO HOW INTO THE BLACK TEMPLARS YOU ARE

01.08.2025 14:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โš ๏ธ๐ŸšจTHIS USER HAS NEVER WON A BLOOD GAME๐Ÿšจโš ๏ธ

01.08.2025 14:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

his greatest crime is unironically liking ultramarines. that more than anything is the biggest red flag outside of being into black templars or arguing that the 3rd edition model of vect is the best.

01.08.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Games of TI4 take long enough that you schedule in breaks for lunch, snacks, and are complicated enough in both rules and diplomacy that they make other games look like Candyland. Once you play it, you'll never want to go back to regular games. It is every strategy game in one. It is the peak.

31.07.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We've only played six-player games because we don't own a table large enough for an 8-player game. No one in the friend group does. 8-player games generally require custom carpentry. Here's our table, along with an example of a table that barely has enough room for a TI4 8-player setup.

31.07.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The base game costs $ 200, and the other expansion costs $ 125. Playing the entire game now costs as much as a launch-day console.

To be fair, there are no games that play like TI4 in existence. The closest comparison I can make is Civilization 7. It's the holy grail of strategy games for a reason.

31.07.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me: "Video games are crazy expensive, Magic: The Gathering is getting priced out of where I want it to be, fuck this man, why is everything so much more expensive?"

Me, looking at the 10-hour board game I play: "Oh, the new Twilight Imperium expansion is only 130 bucks. That's not bad."

31.07.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Conversion to Judaism involves, in all cases, a process that takes over a year and approval from a Rabbi, or in some Jewish faiths, an empanelled court of Rabbis. It is not hard to become a Jew, but it takes effort, commitment, and time. Not everyone is out here recruiting like we're an ROTC office.

29.07.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Explaining that just like Christianity, just like all religions, there are denominations of Judaism, and different denominations have different beliefs and practices, gets exhausting. Like, you wouldn't go up to a UU Minister and call them a bigot because they're the same religion as the KKK.

29.07.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image No one should be unaffected by the pervasive hunger experienced by thousands of Gazans.  No one should spend the bulk of their time arguing technical definitions between starvation and pervasive hunger. The situation is dire, and it is deadly.  Nor should we accept arguments that because Hamas is the primary reason many Gazans are either starving or on the verge of starving, that the Jewish State is not also culpable in this human disaster.  The primary moral response must begin with anguished hearts in the face of such a large-scale human tragedy. 

Our tradition teaches that all people are created bโ€™tzelem Elohimโ€”in the image of God. One consequence of this is the moral priority, which is affirmed throughout the Bible and rabbinic tradition, of feeding the hungry โ€“ both for the individual and for the self-governing Jewish community.

No one should be unaffected by the pervasive hunger experienced by thousands of Gazans. No one should spend the bulk of their time arguing technical definitions between starvation and pervasive hunger. The situation is dire, and it is deadly. Nor should we accept arguments that because Hamas is the primary reason many Gazans are either starving or on the verge of starving, that the Jewish State is not also culpable in this human disaster. The primary moral response must begin with anguished hearts in the face of such a large-scale human tragedy. Our tradition teaches that all people are created bโ€™tzelem Elohimโ€”in the image of God. One consequence of this is the moral priority, which is affirmed throughout the Bible and rabbinic tradition, of feeding the hungry โ€“ both for the individual and for the self-governing Jewish community.

Like, the main body of my religion (URJ) released a resolution almost a decade ago telling its members to adjust the language of prayers to include all genders and urge governments to adopt pro-trans legislation, and just this weekend released a statement demanding Israel stop the Gaza famine.

29.07.2025 16:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

When folks talk about religion online, they're almost always stuck thinking about American Evangelicalism. It's infinitely frustrating to have to explain Judaism's concepts and practices every goddamn time because people just default to thinking all religious people are bigots.

29.07.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ultima Underworld has some of the best "quests" of any game from the era. Any time I saw the symbol of Cabirus, I knew I was in for some absolutely incredible story.

29.07.2025 15:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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this one is absolutely cracked as fuck.

29.07.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Mane Quest Everything About Horses in Video Games. The latest news about video game horses, reviews of horse games and horses in games, Analyses about which are the best horses in video games, developer insight ...

Also, shout out to my favorite niche video game resource, @themanequest.com, run by an equestrian video game developer/consultant who runs what is by far the best website around for games that feature horses. Absolute legend.

www.themanequest.com

29.07.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Steam is having a racing game sale, and because the only racing game I own is Umamusume, I'm getting the funniest reccomendations ever.

Like, "Hey bud, you've tried the anime girl version, you want the real, hardcore, full-bore shit? You want the uncut goods?"

29.07.2025 15:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

incorrect

25.07.2025 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1953    ๐Ÿ” 937    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 16
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back when i used to work in a seafood retailer/wholesaler, i did used to make the lobster rolls. so yes. it is me.

here's a picture of one of the rolls. consistently rated best of the north shore, by the way, i am technically an award-winning lobster roll cook in MA.

25.07.2025 18:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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*mortal kombat voice* CHOOSE YOUR LOBSTER FIGHTER

25.07.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

THAT'S THA FAHKIN' BEST CITY IN THA FAHKIN' WAHLD RIGHT THERE BABY LET'S FAHKIN' GOOOOOOOO

25.07.2025 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

obviously shoutout to @getgianni.com, a king of wolfposting.

25.07.2025 16:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Can't believe we get to see this in live action now.

25.07.2025 16:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 118    ๐Ÿ” 37    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

"Well no one told me the money I took from my employee's share of their merchandise and sponsorships to keep my failing business afloat was actually charity money" is certainly a novel legal defense. Not good, but you know, certainly new. Mostly because no one has been dumb enough to try it.

24.07.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I don't like to speak badly of people. I have grown up thinking and being told that if you cannot say something nice about someone, you should not say anything at all. But I must break that rule in this case because I hate Hulk Hogan very much. He is a big ugly goon and I want to squash his face.

-Andre the Giant

I don't like to speak badly of people. I have grown up thinking and being told that if you cannot say something nice about someone, you should not say anything at all. But I must break that rule in this case because I hate Hulk Hogan very much. He is a big ugly goon and I want to squash his face. -Andre the Giant

24.07.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41626    ๐Ÿ” 9150    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 525    ๐Ÿ“Œ 344
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24.07.2025 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

critical support to the iron shiek in this harrowing hour, he must be given our support and positive energy to make the most insulting dunk of all time.

24.07.2025 15:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yeah upon seeing the taxi driver card, i kinda just thought about ozymandias for a second. it's a very shark-jumping card.

24.07.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

manifesting something truly evil today, don't mind me

24.07.2025 14:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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