Am I the only one who thinks that the blues (the light background and dark lettering) are ever so slightly brighter than the other sets? I swear they look different, and it's not from wear and tear - I've compared a brand new intrigue card to a hinterlands card, and I swear the hinterlands cards stand out in my hand and in my deck.

I went through this with the San Juan expansion - which, due to the darker coloring of the card backs, is unusable for me. I hope we're not going down this road again, RGG....

Are you really suggesting that you can determine if the top card of a draw pile is going to be a Hinterlands card or not.

First World Problems

I wouldn't be surprised. It's an everyday miracle that card companies can keep the same card stock and printing quality for a product over a long period of time.

:shake: Yes, it is. You might be looking for www.holierthanthou.com, said the Social Worker to the non-contributing internet poster who is chastising people on the internet for talking about their hobbies while caring very very much about the features and functionality of Reiner Knizia's Ra on his iPhone or iPad.

First World Problems

Am I the only one who thinks that the blues (the light background and dark lettering) are ever so slightly brighter than the other sets? I swear they look different, and it's not from wear and tear - I've compared a brand new intrigue card to a hinterlands card, and I swear the hinterlands cards stand out in my hand and in my deck.

I went through this with the San Juan expansion - which, due to the darker coloring of the card backs, is unusable for me. I hope we're not going down this road again, RGG....

:shake: Yes, it is. You might be looking for www.holierthanthou.com, said the Social Worker to the non-contributing internet poster who is chastising people on the internet for talking about their hobbies while caring very very much about the features and functionality of Reiner Knizia's Ra on his iPhone or iPad.

Pardon me, does the iPhone belong to the social worker or the internet poster?

Right; a bit confusing. It was absolutely amazing to me that someone took the initial joke and treated it with dead seriousness. I then responded with tongue even further in cheek and that was also treated with dead seriousness. I would have kept up the lunacy indefinitely had those without a sense of humor continued to respond but, alas ...

The problem is is that it's not funny. It insinuates that the people discussing the relevant issue are treating it as though it is a problem of the utmost severity, makes the negative assumption that these people are unaware of greater problems in the world, invalidates the topic of conversation and kills the thread, and leaves no room for actual discourse because it's pithy and meaningless. On top of that, it's downright offensive to people like myself who spend a lot of time working with people who are in really shitty situations only to be told talking about my hobby of choice is a "first world problem" as though the insignificance of the issue is something I'm unaware of.

It's not about having a sense of humor or not.

The problem is is that it's not funny. It insinuates that the people discussing the relevant issue are treating it as though it is a problem of the utmost severity, makes the negative assumption that these people are unaware of greater problems in the world, invalidates the topic of conversation and kills the thread, and leaves no room for actual discourse because it's pithy and meaningless. On top of that, it's downright offensive to people like myself who spend a lot of time working with people who are in really shitty situations only to be told talking about my hobby of choice is a "first world problem" as though the insignificance of the issue is something I'm unaware of. The use of the phrase around the internet has a really stupid fraternal quality, implying "lol high five bro we're not suffering" and does nothing to raise awareness of actual suffering that is happening in the world, not only in third world countries, but everywhere, and again invalidates the suffering of people living in "first world" countries. It's easy to not think of the implications of what a phrase like "first world problems" is actually saying, but hopefully you might be a little more thoughtful about using it (or, perhaps, not using it) in the future.

It's not about having a sense of humor or not. There's plenty of room for jokes. Regurgitated internet catchphrases are not funny; keep that shit on Twitter and 4chan.

And yes, the internet poster was the one with the iPhone/iPad. I knew a quick peek into his posting history would reveal some "first world problems" he was concerned about.

All evidence to the contrary.

No really, your attempted joke was not funny, at all. Please feel free to employ humor on the internet in the event that you ever learn to actually be funny.

And yes, the internet poster was the one with the iPhone/iPad. I knew a quick peek into his posting history would reveal some "first world problems" he was concerned about.