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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2534 KP) rated City of Fortune in Books

Dec 8, 2022

Racing to Pull off a Con

Elizabeth Bates is accompanying her new husband, Gideon, to the race track. One of his clients wants Elizabeth’s help in making his daughter, Irene Nolan, fit for society, which is funny since Elizabeth is still learning how to fit in herself. The day of horse racing doesn’t go the way the Nolan’s had planned however, when neither of their horses do well. But as Elizabeth gets to know Irene, Elizabeth realizes that Irene needs more help than fitting into society. In fact, Elizabeth’s skills as a conwoman might prove to be extremely helpful. Can she come up with a way to solve Irene’s real problems?

Obviously, this is more a caper than the typical mysteries I read, and I enjoyed the change of pace. I did feel the plot could have used an additional twist or two and some personal stakes for Elizabeth to truly draw me in, but I still really enjoyed it. And there are a couple of twists, one I didn’t see coming. The characters are strong. Elizabeth and Gideon are great lead characters, and we continue to get to know them well as we see the story unfold from both of their points of view. There are some funny moments that come from the characters including one line that really made me laugh. The 1919 setting is brought to life wonderfully as well. This is a fun addition to a fun series.

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Fix My Car: Custom Mods

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Tweak a stock car! Customize it, lower it and mod it until the car becomes a fly street racer visual...

The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) rated Century: Eastern Wonders in Tabletop Games

Aug 5, 2018

Century: Eastern Wonders

2018 | Nautical, Pirates

8.0

(3 Ratings)

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Multiple direction trading (3 more)

Modular board

Tactical moving

Easy to understand trading

Century spice road in another dimension

Ok finally played this one. If century spice road feels like splendor to you. This will be a better version. Now you move around a board “sailing” island to island setting up markets with trading posts. You have to set up combos in order and also claim them before other people. But moving more than one space costs you resources so it has to be worth it. There is very little blocking so it’s mostly just a racing game. Around making conversions and trades. Working toward a goal and beating the other players to it. I liked it.

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The Marinated Meeple (1853 KP) Aug 5, 2018

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Akward (448 KP) Aug 5, 2018

Even though it's nothing like Catan, the art/hexes/water make me feel like it's Catan

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Matthew Krueger (10051 KP) rated Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019) in Movies

Jan 21, 2020 (Updated Jan 21, 2020)

Ford v Ferrari (aka Le Mans '66) (2019)

2019 | Action, Biography, Drama, Sport

8.6

(39 Ratings)

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On Your Mark, Get Set, Go!!!!!

I finally got the chance to watch this movie and oh boy it was excellent, the chemistry between Bale and Damon is phenomenal, the plot is fantastic, the racing is like your actaully their. James Mangold did a perfect job directing this movie.

The Plot: American automotive designer Carroll Shelby and fearless British race car driver Ken Miles battle corporate interference, the laws of physics and their own personal demons to build a revolutionary vehicle for the Ford Motor Co. Together, they plan to compete against the race cars of Enzo Ferrari at the 24 Hours of Le Mans in France in 1966.

A must watch film, if you havent seen it yet.