Bread, Game Development, and MCP

This is part 2 of my takeaways from my latest Convocation dabbling in Marvel Crisis Protocol.

The Final Product The Problem: Time for a spicy treat. I love spicy foods. Give me Habanero chilies, give me the hot Kim Chee, give me Nashville Hot Chicken. Nothing satisfies me more that chowing down tongue-scorching, sweat inducing delights. Love it. But how about bread? I had read somewhere in the vast wasteland of the interwebs that spice kills yeast, making spicy bread problematic. Does it really, though? The Hypothesis: Spice killing yeast is an exaggeration. I can

Note: I'm assuming the reader has some familiarity with Marvel Crisis Protocol rules and terminology here (like knowing that TTC stands for Team Tactics Cards). If not, I'm write up an MCP primer if: I have any readers Enough of them ask. To be clear, I like Convocation as an Affiliation. No, they are not particularly competitive, but neither am I. 😊 Yes, in general, their physical defense is a joke. Yes, they don't hit particularly hard individually. And yes, a big part

I'm a real 4X games buff. Up to a certain amount of complexity, anyway. Civ (well, except 7), Endless Space, Age of Wonders, etc. all of those, I enjoy. I don't mind a learning curve, but I just don't have the time any more for the really heavy duty ones. Victoria, Crusader Kings, or Europa Universalis are a bridge too far, I'm on the fence about Stellaris. To feed this craving, I poke around various game sites' sales, hoping to find another hidden gem. In the last Steam

The Final Product The Problem: Kalamata olive bread is one of my favorites, but it can be a bit pricy. So I've been attempting to create a recipe with the same level of satisfaction as store bought. My last attempt, using 1/4 cup of red wine and 1 cup water as hydration, came out flat. Ciabatta flat, not focaccia flat, but still hard to make a sandwich with. I also felt that red wine didn't add enough flavor or color to the final product. And I have a lot of feta cheese ly