Heh, really? The suburban Brave New Worlds was where I always used to go buy Pokemon cards when I was young.
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Heh, really? The suburban Brave New Worlds was where I always used to go buy Pokemon cards when I was young.
The Willow Grove one was great in the 90s but then I went back there a few times in 2004 for FNM and it was mostly racist spoiled kids. From what I've heard it hasn't really changed
I hear Redcap's is a good place.
StevieWhite
Member
Anyone interested in getting a Philly game club together? We could all play a game or something... then talk about it over beers.
I'm down. I have a small apartment though, so I couldn't host.
StevieWhite
Member
Would gladly host... or we could meet in a bar after playing on our own time.
BronsonLee
Member
Philly game club could be cool!
StevieWhite
Member
On an unrelated note... This "Chip" Fattah stuff is pure comedy gold. Do yourself a favor and catch up on his trial. He's almost like the rich villain from an '80s teen comedy.
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/2...en_Facebook_s_CEO_had_to_start_somewhere.html
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/2...en_Facebook_s_CEO_had_to_start_somewhere.html
Weird. I went back when it was still in Jenkintown. Never went after they moved (which was sometime early 2000's).
Philly game night would be great, seeing as I have an awesome 2-3 player LOTR board game and literally no one to play with (War of the Ring, if anyone's curious) haha.
have great memories of the Jenkintown store
staring at a Black Lotus in the glass counter and thinking someday I'll be able to afford that $65 card
Haha priceless.
manzoman96
Member
A Philly game club would be awesome. Too bad I'm up at school though.
StevieWhite
Member
Okay, I am hell bent on making PhillyGAF game club a thing.
I was thinking "video game club" but some seem to have interpreted this as "board game club." This is also a wonderful idea. No reason why we couldn't do both.
In any event, the first step is to pick a game. Suggestions? I nominate... SOMA. We could also go older/classic if people want to do that.
I was thinking "video game club" but some seem to have interpreted this as "board game club." This is also a wonderful idea. No reason why we couldn't do both.
In any event, the first step is to pick a game. Suggestions? I nominate... SOMA. We could also go older/classic if people want to do that.
I'd be down for such a thing, but most of the rest of 2015 will be dedicated to Fallout 4 for me.
StevieWhite
Member
Fallout 4 is an excellent idea, actually, as I imagine lots will be playing anyway.
I'm down for Philly game club in a month or 2. Starting my new job Monday and in the process of finding a place to live (put an offer in yesterday to start the negotiations), so after my life becomes normal again I'm definitely interested. Could potentially host, depending on where I actually end up living.
When I move to a new place (I'm 99% set on one haha) I was thinking of getting FIOS. What's this about them needing to run an ethernet wire if you get a faster speed?
My house is wired with coax cable from my garage through the walls into four different rooms.
FIOS can only guarantee 50/50 speeds through the coax. If I want 100/100 or higher then they need to run an additional Ethernet cable to their router.
That's bizarre! I'm looking at something new construction, and wouldn't want them to have to run an ethernet cable too (half my interest in something new is because it's already wired up nicely haha). Will have to think about this, thanks for the info.
If you can figure out which room you would want your router in, and if you get in before all the walls are built then you might be able to ask the builder to run an Ethernet cable to that room. They might try to charge you some ridiculous price for it though given some Philly builders.
Place I'm looking at is basically already done, so sadly couldn't do anything like that. Could obviously just do it myself (or have someone from my dads work help me, they do wiring as part of their jobs), but it's still unfortunate if I decide to go the FIOS route. Just makes it more likely I'll end up back with Comcast tbh haha.
andthebeatgoeson
Junior Member
Would you want the ethernet for the future? Or is fios locked to a certain speed forever?
I have up to 90 Mbps with Comcast right now but most of the time when I use it I get more like 20 - 30 Mbps. TBH that's plenty fast for me. But if FIOS can provide guaranteed 50 Mbps I'll be happy.
Yeah I was actually just thinking this, that it'd be nice to run some ethernet around the place anyway (and since it's already wired nicely for cable, surely it wouldn't be TOO difficult... right?).
My parents house is old as hell (built 1927, renovated in the 70's AFAIK) with crappy cable wiring, and they still get >150 Mbps from Comcast. My dad bragged to me yesterday that he got 180 Mbps via Speedtest on his phone. Not fair haha.
Captain Tuttle
Member
I haven't been very happy with FIOS out here in the suburbs, especially when using On Demand, lots of stuttering, in can be unwatchable. We're going to switch back to Comcast soon.
Philly.com wrote what reads like a hit piece about the quality of FIOS TV in 2013:
http://www.phillymag.com/news/2013/11/26/comcast-vs-fios-comparison/
Other people comment that the TV service works fine.
Chuckpebble
Member
I'm in Bucks county. I have problems with stuttering intermittently. Maybe like once every 3 months I'll have a few days where channels just turn black for a second at random. Only certain channels. I had switched to Comcast for a bit, maybe 3 years ago, but came back because the bill was never the same from month to month for some reason and their customer service was terrible. Isn't open competition wonderful. I get to choose between shit and garbage.
I'm over the bridge in the Jersey suburbs, but I've never had a single problem with FIOS.
Granted, I don't think i've ever used On Demand in the 6 years I've had the services.
Captain Tuttle
Member
I should have mentioned that I'm in Devon
My parents in Jersey have FIOS and don't have any issues either
Darknyss09
Member
I'm getting 80/90 in wifi in my area (DE suburbs) using FiOS. This is on a 75/75 package.
By the way, sending you a PM too.
I'll only participate if you can guarantee there will be Snakes and Ladders 2015 Definitive Boardgame of the Year Edition ft. the newly added Boa add on.
I'm down regardless
StevieWhite
Member
Welcome (hopefully) to the neighborhood. Let's have a beer.
Wonder what's causing the surge in the past 1/2 year or so.BronsonLee
Member
They pay you to go now.
Like 6-20 bucks depending. It's cheap.
Welcome to my old neighborhood! Now let me move back in.
Congrats!!
The Jackdog
Member
Whats the best neighborhood for a 1 bedroom?
Curious. A lot of the housing in philly is rowhomes.
Curious. A lot of the housing in philly is rowhomes.
manzoman96
Member
Totally depends on your budget. You can find crappy stuff in center city starting at $1k a month. University city has lots of supply and is a little cheaper but is obviously pretty collegey. Besides those two, no neighborhood would really stand out to me.
StevieWhite
Member
Kind of bummed we re-elected our crappy sheriff.