Archive August 2023

Schotten Totten 2 is becoming one of our favorite two-player games. A remake of the old Schotten Totten (which unfortunately is no longer available under that name, only as Battle Line, but that only in English). Unlike the first game, now asymmetric with just enough difference in gameplay that the two sides definitely feel different, but still mostly doing the same things. Quick to set up, quick to play, and quick to put away with enough tactics to keep you hooked for a few games. And the graphic style is just nice.

Tak is quite an interesting game: inspired by a fantasy novel by Patrick Rothfuss, brought to life as a fictional "classic" strategy game. The beauty of it: you can easily make it yourself if you want and are skilled. The rules are super simple and easy to learn, but the game is tricky with many opportunities to set traps for the opponent. It will probably be taken for our next vacation because it's practical to play outdoors.

Because Google Authenticator annoys me: In-depth tutorial: How to set up 2FA TOTP with KeepassXC, Aegis and Authy. | Linux.org. Keepassxc is much nicer, in my opinion, and is much more controllable for me.

Again on Linux ...

... and of course, the surround sound of my notebook no longer works, for reasons. And fingerprint login makes a lot less sense when you have to enter the password for the keyring after login anyway. If it at least came up for the first time when a password was needed, that would be okay, but it comes up directly after login. Bah.

Otherwise, however, I am pleasantly surprised at how good the Linux support for the Lenovo T480 is. Everything else has been working flawlessly so far.