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Secret Santa 2019 - Prepare for the videos!
« on: October 31, 2019, 07:08:41 PM »
Sign up below and leave a "need by" date if you are leaving town/school for the holidays.  Default date is Dec. 5, that way we avoid the shipping deluge.  If you have a true "need by" date, a return date would also be helpful incase you have to get your gift out late.

Rules:
*  Don't tell anyone who you have.  If you need gift ideas, PM me and I will contact your SS, or you can post suggestions for yourself in this thread once the matchmaking is done.
*  Gifts should be around $30 not including shipping.
*  Plan on shipping your gift at least a week before someone's "Need by" date.  Different people might have different dates, be courteous to your recipient.  This includes being late, try not to be too late.
*  Pictures or video of you opening is required.  Video preferred.
*  There is a minimum "notoriety" requirement.  Due to my lack of activity, I will defer decisions of new people to a counsel of trusted users.  In all but two cases, the person who fails to give a gift is a newbie.  A repeat of five years ago non-participants is unacceptable.
*NEW FOR THIS YEAR*  You must provide me with tracking information.  I have two suggestions to do this and one for keeping shipping down:
1) Buy from Amazon or other online vendor that provides you a tracking number.  HOWEVER, they will ship it fast, so if you want to go that route, send the participant a card with a letter (which some of us do anyway), and send it a week before you order.  Address it to the person and their handle so they know it is from DTF.  In the letter state their gift will come direct from the vendor(s) and wish have fun with the rest.
2) USPS isn't that bad usually, I have sent things three day for about $10 in the past.  Make sure you have a tracking number to give me if I ask for it.

NOTE about me this year:
Some of you know my job and financial situation went sideways this past year.  I have a really nice gift I can send that well exceeds the limit - I was accidentally given a second one.  If you know me and what I've been up to the past few years, you can probably guess what it is.  If Cool Chris wants to participate, I may just send it to him since he didn't get a gift last year.  If not, I'll give myself someone who I think might appreciate it, and avoid those who I don't think would.  If no one is interested, I'll just run the SS and not participate with no hard feelings - none of you created the situation.
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Re: Secret Santa 2019 - Sign up phase - NEW RULES APPLY
« Reply #2 on: October 31, 2019, 07:16:01 PM »
I’m in. Just don’t give me Stadler.
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« Reply #3 on: October 31, 2019, 07:18:23 PM »
Glad you signed up before I had to PM you.
     

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« Reply #4 on: October 31, 2019, 07:29:09 PM »
YES. Also hi.
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« Reply #5 on: October 31, 2019, 07:34:56 PM »
I'm in. Love me people. 
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« Reply #6 on: October 31, 2019, 07:39:05 PM »
Party on Wayne.

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« Reply #7 on: October 31, 2019, 07:40:04 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: October 31, 2019, 07:42:12 PM »
I'm in. Tracking Number sounds good this time.
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« Reply #9 on: October 31, 2019, 07:44:26 PM »
I’m in, first time participating. I was late last year.
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« Reply #10 on: October 31, 2019, 07:47:44 PM »
IN!

Thanks again kind Sir for doing this!!
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« Reply #11 on: October 31, 2019, 08:23:41 PM »
Yes please! I'm still lurkin around here.

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« Reply #12 on: October 31, 2019, 09:25:04 PM »
I am IN. I have an address in Miami, FL where you can send my gift. I can ship from here or purchase online, in any case, I will provide tracking info.

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« Reply #13 on: October 31, 2019, 10:39:55 PM »
I'm in, and without any humbugs. No need for any special consideration on my part.
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« Reply #14 on: October 31, 2019, 11:04:56 PM »
Let's do it...

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« Reply #15 on: November 01, 2019, 06:25:36 AM »
I’m in if you’ll have me. I know I’m not the most active around here, but I am a professional lurker that’s been around forever. Already have my vid location idea picked out and everything. Might not top the Prague vid I did a couple years ago, but it’ll be good. Seattle, WA this time around.  :tup

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« Reply #16 on: November 01, 2019, 07:21:11 AM »
I would like to participate this year. I'll be more than happy to seek out a good gift with some help from our host :)
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« Reply #17 on: November 01, 2019, 07:24:54 AM »
I’m in if you’ll have me. I know I’m not the most active around here, but I am a professional lurker that’s been around forever.

Dude, have you looked at how much *I've* posted in the past year?  I'll add new people next time I post from my computer, but you're all in.
     

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« Reply #18 on: November 01, 2019, 08:20:51 AM »
I'd be in if there is a Europe group

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« Reply #19 on: November 04, 2019, 09:44:02 PM »
Signups close Saturday.  Usually isn't much action after the first day.
     

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« Reply #20 on: November 04, 2019, 10:08:48 PM »
Usually isn't much action after the first day.

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« Reply #22 on: November 08, 2019, 03:31:38 AM »
Count me in for Europe, if there is enough interest of course
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« Reply #23 on: November 09, 2019, 09:34:59 AM »
Count me in for Europe, if there is enough interest of course

If you and Swedish Goose want to exchange, that would be cool.

So, I would like to know who would be interested in getting from me.  Here’s what I can tell you:

*It is brand new.  I was sent a second copy in error and was told just to keep it instead of sending it back.

*Takes place in a well known cyberpunk IP.

*You need friends to use it, preferably three others - and if you like it enough you can get an expansion that plays up to six players.

*Comes with custom dice and four different boards.

*Requires guile, planning, pushing your luck, and taking advantage of your opponents poor timing.

*Might take a few hours first time, but as you learn play time can get down to one hour.

Those that know me can probably guess it is a designer board game.  If your knowledge of boardgaming ends at Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and other mass market games - modern board gaming is nothing like those.

No hard feelings if you are not interested.  I know a few of you won’t be and I understand completely.
     

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« Reply #24 on: November 09, 2019, 09:37:03 AM »
Those that know me can probably guess it is a designer board game.  If your knowledge of boardgaming ends at Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and other mass market games - modern board gaming is nothing like those.

Well, I know The Game of Life too.  Oh, and Snakes & Ladders.
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« Reply #25 on: November 09, 2019, 10:40:09 AM »
Had to look up Snakes and Ladders. I've always known it as Chutes and Ladders.

And yeah... that game sounds way to involved and complicated for the Cool Chris family.
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« Reply #26 on: November 09, 2019, 11:06:32 AM »
Plus, I don't have 3 friends.   :|
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« Reply #27 on: November 09, 2019, 12:11:12 PM »
Sounds fun, though too much for me and my friends to grasp for how much we hang out. Haha.
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« Reply #28 on: November 09, 2019, 12:43:09 PM »
Totally missed this. I'm in. My plans have been crazy but it looks like as of now I won't be home December 10 to 14, so best shipped after that if you get me.

Plus, I don't have 3 friends.   :|

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« Reply #29 on: November 10, 2019, 07:51:39 AM »
Count me in for Europe, if there is enough interest of course

If you and Swedish Goose want to exchange, that would be cool.

So, I would like to know who would be interested in getting from me.  Here’s what I can tell you:

*It is brand new.  I was sent a second copy in error and was told just to keep it instead of sending it back.

*Takes place in a well known cyberpunk IP.

*You need friends to use it, preferably three others - and if you like it enough you can get an expansion that plays up to six players.

*Comes with custom dice and four different boards.

*Requires guile, planning, pushing your luck, and taking advantage of your opponents poor timing.

*Might take a few hours first time, but as you learn play time can get down to one hour.

Those that know me can probably guess it is a designer board game.  If your knowledge of boardgaming ends at Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and other mass market games - modern board gaming is nothing like those.

No hard feelings if you are not interested.  I know a few of you won’t be and I understand completely.

I'll take it, I could get my coworkers and family to play. I don't know what you are into, so it may be fun to find out.

EDIT: Does English it's required to play the game? If so, then I'll have to pass as my wife doesn't speak English and my co workers only one of them does.
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« Reply #30 on: November 10, 2019, 08:38:07 AM »

I'll take it, I could get my coworkers and family to play. I don't know what you are into, so it may be fun to find out.

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« Reply #31 on: November 10, 2019, 11:11:23 AM »
This thread highlights my biggest regret of not living in US or Europe. I'd love to participate, but the shipping costs to and from Russia are outrageous.

Folks in the US who are willing to try some board games, you should accept Mason's gift. This is coming from a guy who DMs a D&D group and has regular Gloomhaven campaign nights which usually end up with random games on the table late at night. You don't know what you're missing. ;)
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« Reply #32 on: November 10, 2019, 07:38:08 PM »
This thread highlights my biggest regret of not living in US or Europe. I'd love to participate, but the shipping costs to and from Russia are outrageous.

Folks in the US who are willing to try some board games, you should accept Mason's gift. This is coming from a guy who DMs a D&D group and has regular Gloomhaven campaign nights which usually end up with random games on the table late at night. You don't know what you're missing. ;)

You can always buy on Amazon go your SS. And maybe there's something similar to Amazon in Russia where your SS can purchase the item/s for you

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« Reply #33 on: November 11, 2019, 03:10:40 AM »
I grew up playing all sorts of board games with my eldest uncle on my mother’s side. I was around 10 when I started learning and playing old Avalon Hill games like Panzer Blitz, Tobruk, Midway, Afrika Korps, Battle of the Bulge, Tactics II, etc etc. Of course, I didn’t get any good until later on in life. It was fun playing historical battles, and trying to figure out new win/lose scenarios utilizing the units and supplies that were available historically. Games would last for hours, sometimes months. I fondly remember sitting around with him playing the games while listening to epics like Brahms Symphony No. 1. Another favorite game is GO. Attained rank 3 dan at one point.

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« Reply #34 on: November 11, 2019, 10:16:58 AM »
I'm okay with just doing the 2 man EU if you are SwedishGoose! I know the last time was a fuck-up, but I can assure you this time will be smooth sailing, this time insured shipping (also noticed that's actually required this year) :tup

If it's only going to be the two of us by the end of December 5th, I assume we can send our gift ideas directly to each other, yeah? Or do you want to have all information go through you Dr. DTVT?

As for "Need by" date.. I am spending the holidays in The Netherlands, so from 22nd of December until the 2nd of January I won't be home, pretty shitty times but we could make it work I'm sure.
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