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  1. Comment on I’ve fallen into a deep gaming rut lately. What helped “get you back into” gaming and rediscover the magic of video games? in ~games

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    I would ask yourself if the issues you are having really related to games or if the problem is more global. You describe the way I act when my depression gets high. I can't focus, can't find joy....

    I would ask yourself if the issues you are having really related to games or if the problem is more global. You describe the way I act when my depression gets high. I can't focus, can't find joy. I end up using my phone because it's the lowest effort dopamine that I can get.

    Games are great but they don't solve every problem.

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  2. Comment on Bosses are fed up with remote work for four main reasons. Some of them are undeniable. in ~life

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    My job is strange, but the mentor program really did help me understand my job. I shadowed people then for months had a weekly meeting with a mentor that started at an hour but shortened to half...

    My job is strange, but the mentor program really did help me understand my job. I shadowed people then for months had a weekly meeting with a mentor that started at an hour but shortened to half an hour. It gave me a chance to ask questions or discuss issues that seemed to small to buy my boss with but were confusing as well as allow me to check in with my own solutions. "I tried this, was that good?" kinda thing.

    That, as needed questions answered via text and email, weekly full department meetings, and monthly meetings with my boss have helped me feel like I know what I'm doing without ever going near an office.

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  3. Comment on What makes you play wargames instead of strategy video games? in ~games.tabletop

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    Back in the day I played a lot of battletech. Then it was a game called full thrust. We had some other miniature rules that we had developed on our own using some old rules from the early 80s as...

    Back in the day I played a lot of battletech. Then it was a game called full thrust. We had some other miniature rules that we had developed on our own using some old rules from the early 80s as well that did single figure combat and we used that and the full trust rules to run space exploration campaigns.

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  4. Comment on What makes you play wargames instead of strategy video games? in ~games.tabletop

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    I haven't wargamed in many years but there are elements that I recognize as net positives. One, as you mentioned is the social aspect, you're building a story of battles that you share with...

    I haven't wargamed in many years but there are elements that I recognize as net positives. One, as you mentioned is the social aspect, you're building a story of battles that you share with others. There's joy in creativity and evolution.

    Second is the figures which become a hobby all by themselves. You can go the xwing route and build that awesome fleet that's uniquely yours or you can go the Warhammer route and paint a massive custom army that you can crash against someone else's army for the glory of the fight. Regardless it's the joy of having something that is yours that others can be excited to see.

    Third, and I cannot stress this enough, dice are better than algorithms. A bunch of dice clattering on the table feels so good compared to ctrl-a. It feels more real in a way that computer games cannot replace.

    I'm sure others have reasons. Like I said I haven't done it in years. (I do still have my minis though)

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  5. Comment on What are you currently reading? in ~books

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    I just finished this book. I loved it more as it went on.

    I just finished this book. I loved it more as it went on.

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  6. Comment on Zero to low prep games in ~games.tabletop

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    I am a big fan of most pbta/fitd games for this reason. You really do get to follow the players lead and don't need to do a lot of brainstorming between sessions. There's one I've been itching to...

    I am a big fan of most pbta/fitd games for this reason. You really do get to follow the players lead and don't need to do a lot of brainstorming between sessions.

    There's one I've been itching to play called Stonetop which has you building a town and navigating it through challenges.

    In the non-pbta space, Savage Worlds makes GM stuff so easy to run that prep for a session is minimal.

    8 votes