With only 5 hours to go, it's my last chance to tell y'all which games of 2016 I liked best, which is apparently a thing many people do. So, let's go. They're not ranked, I like all games on this list equally.
Read moreA collection of photos from Munich's long-defunct "Olympiabahnhof".
Read moreHooray, Dragons of Tarkir is almost there! And because I chose Kolaghanbased on rushing the opponents with Dash, my sleeves were oddly fitting. Screamreach Brawler and Reckless Imp really pulled their weight, while Scion of Ugin didn't do player damage even once. Grumble. Dragons are overrated.
Recently, I did a couple of trips to Zürich for a job application (it didn't work out). This also meant I had a couple of hours for some photographing each time. Yay!
The first thing of note is the Sihltal-Zürich-Uetlibergbahn (SZU). They operate two lines, the Sihltalbahn (with 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC) and the Uetlibergbahn (with 1250 V DC). Funnily enough, both lines share the tracks on the last kilometer or so before reaching the central station, so somehow they need two separate power lines on th...
Read moreToday's ASL match went really fast. Really, really, really fast. As usual, that means I got my ass handed.
We played Shin 5 "Sparks Fly", from a free scenario pack published by View from the Trenches and downloadable here. As the name implies, it's about Operation Shingle, the US landing at Anzio. Some of the scenarios in there are really weird in a very interesting way. Ever wanted ...
Read moreThis sunday, I tagged along with a friend for some trainspotting in the Allgäu. Thanks to a burnt down diesel engine, some ALEX trains near Immenstadt are currently operated with NE81 DMUs that are not indigenous to the region.
Read moreIn 1972, Munich was host to the Olympic Games, and the region got a nice new regional train (S-Bahn) system for this event. The stadium area was connected to the rail network by a new-built station, which was closed down after the games because it wasn't needed anymore. The subway (U-Bahn) now connects this area to the city center, with Olympia-Einkaufszentrum being the nearest stop to the former station.
I wanted to take some pictures of this ruin for a while now, but never actually went th...
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I haven't written an AAR for a while, because my opponent kept beating me to the punch. So here are my remaining games from this year in a condensed format, for the sake of completeness.
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