Monkeytennis

Not utterly disappointed, but certainly underwhelmed by Wingspan to begin with. Oceania + removing ravens fixed a lot - mostly around difficulty playing birds, overpowered birds, boring endgame egg-laying.

Had a similar thing with Viticulture, it just felt unfinished. Tuscany fixed that too. Turns out I’m a sucker for expansions.

I was kind of mystified by its appeal too, all that tiny text, the pointless tree…

I really enjoyed it, it’s not a challenge, more an interactive story with amazing visuals

Haha, oh. I can’t remember if you’re literally in someone’s mind, but it’s a psychedelic guitar fantasy. It’s a very pretty game.

Last credits I saw was Mass Effect 1 (legendary edition on gamepass), last 100%ed was Psychonauts 2

The Artful Escape?

Tacking “Reddit” onto search queries almost became a prerequisite. Never imagined I’d have to replace that with “-Reddit”.

It’s made researching a media centre setup very difficult this week…

Great recommendations there, each got under my skin. I feel the same about David Lynch films, they connect with something inside me, and lodge permanently in my brain.

I’d put What Remains of Edith Finch, Dear Esther, Talos Principle, Stanley Parable, Metroid Prime and maybe Portal 1+2 in there too - they share an authentically mysterious vibe.

Obra Dinn and Outer Wilds hit me hard, they nailed the atmosphere perfectly. Haven’t actually played DE, was a bit put off by the sheer amount of dialogue, but I need to try it.

How do you draw the line on those problems?

I find it hard to know when something is irrationally bothering me vs an actual problem.

Emoji seems clear cut, but interpersonal issues fall into a huge grey area. My tendency is to cut people out, which isn’t going so well.

That’s interesting, I think that’s why I started using them occasionally, especially at work. I can definitely come across as very serious, and remote work only made that worse. A little emoji goes a long way 🤣

I love the game, though the tiles could be easier to read - I find new players mistake some of the buildings. Also, numbers on the monasteries are comically small… I don’t know if the new edition fixes those bits, but I can’t see myself paying to upgrade.

Solo is very satisfying, too. It dials up the puzzle aspect.

There’s also one shield in the expansion which is wildly imbalanced, so that and monastery #6 get buried in my box

Got reacquainted with Raiders of Scythia, to teach next week - I needed a refresher. Trying to get better at Glass Road solo, the scores on BGG are some way above mine…

My smallest solos are probably Friday and a few Oniverse titles. I love Aerion and Nautilion the most, out of that series. I do enjoy Wingspan solo, been meaning to unbox the Oceania expansion, which I got because it apparently fixes the final round egg hoarding.

Coffee Roaster is fun and not big, also I’m a sucker for Cascadia - a couple of solo games back to back run to about 30-40 mins. Finally, been getting into Glass Road, which is pretty short.

Same here, I’m trying to wean myself off the firehouse of relevant content, in favour of a more community feel. Truth is, quality over quantity is exactly what I need.

I love the idea of Lemmy and I haven’t found it too hard to create an account and get the gist of things.

BUT, the novelty will wear off and I’m not interested in general channels. I used Reddit for UX design, menslib, indieheads, OCD support, and lots of niche stuff that doesn’t seem to exist here.

I know the answer is for me to get involved, but I work long hours and am a single dad to 2 … I could set something up, but I don’t have time to find quality OC and nurture multiple communities. I’d honestly be a poor mod.

I half expect Reddit to announce major changes to their official app, which may be enough to win a proportion of people back.

Can’t believe I haven’t thought of this! Have been eyeing some plastic sorters on eBay, but I don’t really want more plastic stuff, and they seem expensive.

I’m already into origami, I need to look up some designs (these look pretty, but I can see myself catching sleeves and sending them flying)

Meadow is very immersive when played in a garden, but there are a lot of cards and tokens, and the whole thing takes up a ton of space … so it’s not very practical … but it’s lovely. Cascadia it’s pretty compact and again, a nice nature theme that suits being on a picnic bench.

Really enjoying Glass Road at the moment, want to check out more Rosenberg, but they’re all out of stock and the big boxes seem extortionate on UK eBay. Have pre-ordered Nusfjord, reprint hopefully arriving in September :/

Worth checking out Queendomino, it’s a nice little step up from King, without too much extra thinking