I’m starting to feel like things are a little more under control? A little? Maybe? I have almost no time for writing still, because there’s SO MUCH teaching work remote, but I’m not as horribly behind as I was a few weeks ago, so that’s good. I’d slacked off on exercising, which is always a […]
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Tried a new VR game, Until You Fall. Just got a few levels in, about 20 minutes, and so far, I like it. Only complaint is that my wrists were a little sore after 20 minutes, but that’s probably because I was being a little too frantic in my movements. You play a fantasy adventurer,
Here’s a recap about Anand’s Minecraft server + birthday party. First, an overview of the concept — getting a server of your own isn’t necessary to play Minecraft! But if you get one, it’s your own realm, and you can invite friends to play with you there. It looks like costs and other details vary
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One nice thing — Kavi came to me around 3:30 yesterday and asked if I wanted to play a board game, and I put aside the work I was going to do and said yes. Teatime is the perfect time to ask me to do something fun, because that’s usually when I’m losing energy for
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One of Anand’s birthday presents, Kids Against Maturity. Sort of a cross between Apples to Apples and Cards Against Humanity? The goal is to make the funniest combination of fill-in-the-blank, which my kids say is how they usually play Apples to Apples anyway. But they had fun, and it’s a nice compact game box that
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VR question, Oculus Quest edition. My family is LOVING the game Acron — one person wears the VR headset and plays as a tree, throwing boulders and slime at pesky squirrels trying to steal acorns. At least two other people play with you, as the squirrels, using an app on their phones / tablets. It’s
Hey, when cataloging my games, it occurred to me that Encore might actually work on Zoom. Most singing stuff doesn’t, because of lag, but with Encore, you’re taking turns. Anyone who’s played the game, what do you think? Might be a fun thing to try, and I think you only need one person who owns
I’ve been trying to think about what to do with my Jump Space RPG. This is a SF role-playing game suitable for playing around the dining table with your family (I’d say kids should be at least teens for this one, as there’s a fair bit of romance possibility) or roommates, or on Zoom with
The young prince pauses to contemplate the land, and finds it good. Then he and I went back to slaughtering the “Eye of Cthulhu,” which was also pleasing unto him. Mommy is not very good at fighting in Terraria, but she makes good monster bait.
I’m trying to figure out if there’s a responsible way to manage board game trades in the neighborhood during pandemic times. We have at least 50 or so very good (and somewhat pricey) games, and I’d be happy to loan many of them out for, say, a week, to a responsible family to add some
