Board Game Confessions

Today's fess is right in the feels.

"Losing my love for this hobby recently. Baby and everything going on leaves me too tired. Atiwa has been set up for solo for a week...unplayed. I go to my weekly game night but that's it. Little joy. Easier to play video games...shout out Cult of the Lamb."

"The rulebook says I do [thing] but I asked ChatGTP and it says the rule is [complete opposite of thing]. Is the rulebook correct?"

Fucking seriously? How do people like this live? Seems "reading and understanding a plainly written rulebook" is now beyond some people. This generation is cooked.

People complaining that something is broken in a game only to be told they got a fundamental rule wrong.

Bonus points if they then get huffy.

Come on people the rulebook is clear. It's right in there. How are you playing board games with an apparently 3rd grade reading level...

People who play a game once, then complain on BGG/socials that a thing is overpowered, unbalanced, too easy, too difficult etc.

"We played Pandemic for the first time as Scientist and Medic on Easy mode and we won, is the game always this easy???"

GEE I DUNNO MAYBE PLAY THE GAME MORE THAN ONCE!!!

"Bring some of your games to play with the family after Christmas dinner!"

Yeah, sure Mom...last year Just One was "too complicated" 🫩

I'm tired, boss...

Gaming buddy introduced me to Terra Mystica last night. He was so excited to play and super enthusiastic through the teach and the game. I didn't have the heart to tell him afterwards that I hated every second of it. Sorry, but this game sucks. Boring, boring, boring.

My ex's family said they enjoyed game night but their gaming habits were awful. His mother was always a sore loser but an argument over Codenames escalated so much it was directly responsible for us breaking off our engagement.