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I've had fun trying to get my kids to play co-op games with me lately at night before their bedtime - Castle Panic and Forbidden Island. I have the classics, but my copies are old and are missing pieces. Wouldn't mind getting an updated version of risk.
Ahdam wrote: "The only games I've played in my youth was frustration I don't really have people to play monopoly with so I'm not one for board games these daysI always get confused with millennials because I d..."
Were you born between 1980 and 1997? Cuz that's the age of Millennial. If you were born 1998 or later you're Gen Z. Which is weird to me cuz my 6 year old is Gen Z.
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I used to play the classics at home as a kid, or on the computer as I grew up... I played Risk the most... I can't remember how many times I won by stockpiling an Australian or South American army thanks to the country bonuses...
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I always get confused with millennials because I d..."
All I ever hear, is millenials are ruining everything, and love avocados...
@Diana if that is the case I guess I’m one of the first generation Z although that would make my oldest sister a millennial so yeah@iainI pretty much hate that crap since people have been saying the next generation is ruining society for god knows how long so I tend to ignore what people say there
Speaking of games I’ve been putting time in red dead redemption 2 which is an awesome game since I’ve more or lesser finished it I can’t get enough how amazing it is since you feel like a cowboy (even Joe Abercrombie loved it) and most of the conversations I’ve had with my mates are about red dead redemption 2
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Timelord Iain wrote: "Ahdam wrote: "The only games I've played in my youth was frustration I don't really have people to play monopoly with so I'm not one for board games these daysI always get confused with millennia..."
As spoken by old baby boomers who did in fact ruin everything making it that much harder for later generations to succeed.
Ahdam wrote: "@Diana if that is the case I guess I’m one of the first generation Z although that would make my oldest sister a millennial so yeah@iainI pretty much hate that crap since people have been saying ..."
You're the same generation as my son.... Damn I feel old.
Timelord Iain wrote: "People just don't like change... so they idealize the past..."Hell yeah. I mean, I'd still drop everything for an old timey game of Oregon Trail. Or FF VII.
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I always get confused with millennia..."
Generations tend to be ~18-20yrs long, I think... I'm a millenial, I guess... I think Millenials used to be called Generation Y... thus the existence of Generation Z afterwards...
The common thing is to say millenials are killing XYZ, and the pushback is that millenials can't afford XYZ, because wages haven't grown nearly as much as the cost of living in the past couple decades...
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Hell yeah. I mean, I'd still drop everything for an old timey game of Oregon Trail. Or FF VII."
I don't think I've played Oregon trail since my grade school years... When I get nostalgic, it's usually for an endless grinding game like Disgaea, because there are still things I never did in that game because it has so much extra content beyond the story mode... similar to why I like low-participation Incremental games I've talked about in the past... I like big numbers...
Another good example... I could spend hours playing Sonic Adventure 2 Battle, for the Gamecube, just breeding the perfect Chao while doing zone runs for records and collectibles (my memory is fuzzy, it's been 15ish years)
Timelord Iain wrote: "Diana Stormblessed wrote: "Timelord Iain wrote: "People just don't like change... so they idealize the past..."Hell yeah. I mean, I'd still drop everything for an old timey game of Oregon Trail. ..."
I don't have time for a long storied game. Now a days I just want something I can start and finish in one sitting.
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Hell yeah. I mean, I'd still drop everything for an old timey ..."
Well... that's the thing... I don't tend to play storied games, either, because then I can't listen to books while I play them... that's the thing with games that have ever increasing numbers... they don't tend to have much story after awhile, they're just about mindlessly grinding to fight harder and harder monsters (or more difficult to hurt anyway... big number games tend to be about figuring out how to get stronger the easiest way possible, which tends to mean oneshotting everything, because anything less is a waste of time/efficiency)...
General question: do any of you re-read books? I do (if a book isn't enjoyable enough to be re-read in the future, it gets booted off my shelves), but some people seem to think this is a big no-no, so I was just curious.
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Shaitarn wrote: "General question: do any of you re-read books? I do (if a book isn't enjoyable enough to be re-read in the future, it gets booted off my shelves), but some people seem to think this is a big no-no,..."I love to reread as well. For years I would reread the same series over and over again. Joining goodreads and a few groups got me to break that cycle. I still like to revisit old friends, but like to meet new ones too.
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Yea... especially as my voracious reading has led to slumps in recent years...
I sometimes overmention the fact I basically did 3 months of re-reads last year, after my worst slump... I re-read 30-40 books across a number of genres, before joining some new groups and getting recommendations in new genres got me out of it... and then this year, I've been sprinkling re-reads since February, with about 70 of my 331 read (and counting) being re-reads... I've found that I really like reading books I love with other people and seeing what they think of the books, so I've done a lot more re-reads than I originally expected to... then we all did that Kate Daniels binge in August leading up to the finale release...
Shaitarn wrote: "General question: do any of you re-read books? I do (if a book isn't enjoyable enough to be re-read in the future, it gets booted off my shelves), but some people seem to think this is a big no-no,..."I used to never reread books. There's so many books I haven't even read once! But lately I've been rereading more and more. If I'm in a reading slump there's nothing like an old favorite to get me excited about reading again.
I reread. Sometimes you just need an old favorite book, be it to get through a slump or just a tough time in life.
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I pulled out the calculator, and I've averaged over 15 comments a day for the past 15 months...
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Same here Iain I know I’ve said this before but this group has really affected my reading/social life and you could say my passions in life
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/43... -- little black and white, Where's Waldo type game I learned about in another reading group last year
https://store.steampowered.com/app/29... -- a highly praised tower defense game
https://store.steampowered.com/app/83... -- a casual modular-looking RTS
All under $5... I used to be a sucker for these sales, but I tend to be much more picky these days... finally broke down and bought some games off my wishlist, because I need some new low-intensity games to play while listening to books...
Timelord Iain wrote: "Broke down and picked up some games from the Steam Autumn Sale that ends in an hour...https://store.steampowered.com/app/43... -- little black and white, Where's Waldo type game I ..."
Those games look interesting its a shame I'm not a PC person however I've been obsessed with Spyro reignited trilogy and red dead redemption 2 and my mates have been talking about it for the last few weeks
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/43... -- little black and white, Wher..."
I've heard a lot about RDR2... good things... Not so good things about Fallout 76 tho...
I've been primarily a PC gamer for the past decade or so... less mobile, but cheaper gaming... I can get by with a lot of free games, as evidenced by my talk of incrementals... I can also, on occasion emulate some nostalgia games from the 80s... I don't generally care to spend $60 for console games people like...
All these HD remastered nostalgia games have been catching my attention lately, tho... Spyro Reignited... Crash Bandicoot's N'Sane trilogy... etc... games that were popular back when I had the PS1/PS2 in the late 90s / early 2000s... my middle school and high school years...
Amusing line from a synopsis of a sci-fi book:But Lana gives birth to an inanimate object—and soon other women of Zion do, too—and the thin veil of normalcy Mira has thrown over her new world begins to fray. (c)
Another one had this in it:
unholy drugs (c) (opposed to... holy drugs?)
Despite the way it’s worded and probably by someone who hasn’t seen the matrix (or has and thought the name was cool) this looks semi interesting I honestly hope the first words of the film is congratulations it’s a box or something like that
You don't read this every day in a review:The Sky is Yours is a very creative and well written book. This is actually the entire reason I gave this book one star. (c)
idiffer wrote: "You don't read this every day in a review:The Sky is Yours is a very creative and well written book. This is actually the entire reason I gave this book one star. (c)"
😂 I want to hear more of this review. I'm not intrigued.
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The Sky is Yours is a very creative and well written book. This is actually the entire reason I gave this book one star. (c)"
I saw a one star review the other day from someone who said it was basically a well-written book that they didn't like, but some people would love...
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But Lana gives birth to an inanimate object—and soon other women of Zion do, too—and the thin veil of normalcy Mira has thrown over her new world beg..."
I think shamanism deals in holy drugs... lets them commune with the spirits/gods...
Timelord Iain wrote: "idiffer wrote: "Amusing line from a synopsis of a sci-fi book:But Lana gives birth to an inanimate object—and soon other women of Zion do, too—and the thin veil of normalcy Mira has thrown over h..."
Woah, what did I step into.
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But Lana gives birth to an inanimate object—and soon other women of Zion do, too—and the thin veil of normalcy ..."
Interested in some holy drugs?
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I can't even grow facial hair... If I had that on my face it would include a lot of Gorilla Glue and cotton balls!
You should probably drink some hair tonic from red dead redemption 2 apparently it can grow your hair further
Chris wrote: "I can't even grow facial hair...Thankfully, me neither... :p
Except for a costume party or Halloween, why would anyone want an octopus on their chin? =P
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So I was jut scouting some screenwriting Reddit’s to see if there are any interesting scripts and there was one person who sent a first act of that script. I decided to have a look at the comment and it said the guy is incredibly toxic and cant take criticism.So I thought hmm that sounds interesting so I do the good thing and check his history on the screenwriting reddit and I managed to find his deleted post of his script (I assume the same one he sent the other one) and people were giving him some good feedback and he pretty much said he didn’t agree with it and get this he was putting himself on the pedestal saying his story was unique(not really) and he was a brilliant writer....
I then return to the original post and a few people commented saying it was difficult and he was still defensive and was saying the criticism is not the one he was looking for and how he was a brilliant writer (even though he had written a first draft which always has problems unless it’s this guy) and then he went on to say everyone on the subreddit is an idiot and he wonders why he gets downvoted 😂😂😂
Now I’m continuing to follow this conversation because I crave this type of stuff and it’s funny as hell
You wanna know something weird he wanted an A lister to read it and get her interested which will somehow get other people on the project just like that (because that’s how productions works)
(Also I read his script couldn’t get 10 pages in his 40 page script)
Ok - so woot.com has a deal today...for $65 I can get last edition of the kindle paperwhite (refurbed). deal.Has anyone gotten the paperwhite that just came out - nearly twice the price? I know its waterproof, twice the storage, newer processor, lighter etc). But worth buying new or.......grab this deal instead?
Heeh, can't help you there. I've been drooling looking at the Kindle Oasis while not being able to justify the price.I bought the classic Kindle (the one before the Paperwhite, without integrated light) for around that price so... Depends on what you currently have, I guess.
Virginie wrote: "Heeh, can't help you there. I've been drooling looking at the Kindle Oasis while not being able to justify the price.I bought the classic Kindle (the one before the Paperwhite, without integrated..."
I have a phone :) My old kindle keyboard died.
Oh, I had one like that! Shipped directly from the US (since Kindles were not a thing in France back then) but it died a couple years ago :/Personally, I'd say grab this deal (reading on your phone... seriously? :O). The newest Kindle is waterproof and has tons of storage space, but unless you have mermen tendencies, I don't see the the point ;)
Virginie wrote: "Oh, I had one like that! Shipped directly from the US (since Kindles were not a thing in France back then) but it died a couple years ago :/Personally, I'd say grab this deal (reading on your pho..."
I have spilled water issues and children who SPILL every freaking day though :) Just keep it off the dining table i guess.
Oh, I didn't think of children-related hazards... My bad :pBut isn't the paperwhite water-resistant (meaning: a little water is fine so long as you don't drown your Kindle for fun)?
PS: I now feel invested in your son's reproduction of Paris' monuments. Tell me how that goes, if you don't mind. :D
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Fun!! I've got my youngest home sick today, so we've pulled out Stratego and Battleships - two very retro games from my childhood (well, I played these as a child, but I think the actual games themselves were created in the 1930's and 1940's - waaaaay before I was born :-)