good gaming
Sep. 9th, 2024 10:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jazzfishBack in July I sold a number of boardgames online. One went to a local guy named Noel who, when we were arranging payment/delivery, said "Your Boardgamegeek profile looks like you have pretty good taste in games, want to come over sometime?" So I did, and it was fun. I've gamed with him and his friends ... three? times now.
Yesterday we played two of my favourite games, two more that I'm quite fond of, and a quick cardgame that I think could be pretty interesting but we were just killing time until another person showed up so we didn't play much of it. And it was just... it was fun. Most of my gaming the last few years has been with Rainbow House, a shared-household of boardgamers whose taste, it turns out, diverges from mine in significant ways. I'd forgotten just how light and enjoyable it can be to dive into a game I like. Or one I don't know but that's got aspects that I enjoy: responding to the actions of other people, straightforward rules but complex interactions, gametime that's not horrifically long so if you're doing poorly it's over fast.
It's nice to remember that boardgaming can, in fact, be a fun social activity. More importantly, it's nice to remember that I can, in fact, change my circumstances to make myself happier. I'm really good at saying "well this is how it is" and working within a situation. It's easy, and less scary than trying to change things. Still learning to value my own happiness and comfort, and to take conscious steps to improve those.
Yesterday we played two of my favourite games, two more that I'm quite fond of, and a quick cardgame that I think could be pretty interesting but we were just killing time until another person showed up so we didn't play much of it. And it was just... it was fun. Most of my gaming the last few years has been with Rainbow House, a shared-household of boardgamers whose taste, it turns out, diverges from mine in significant ways. I'd forgotten just how light and enjoyable it can be to dive into a game I like. Or one I don't know but that's got aspects that I enjoy: responding to the actions of other people, straightforward rules but complex interactions, gametime that's not horrifically long so if you're doing poorly it's over fast.
It's nice to remember that boardgaming can, in fact, be a fun social activity. More importantly, it's nice to remember that I can, in fact, change my circumstances to make myself happier. I'm really good at saying "well this is how it is" and working within a situation. It's easy, and less scary than trying to change things. Still learning to value my own happiness and comfort, and to take conscious steps to improve those.
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Date: 2024-09-09 11:29 pm (UTC)More importantly, it's nice to remember that I can, in fact, change my circumstances to make myself happier. I'm really good at saying "well this is how it is" and working within a situation. It's easy, and less scary than trying to change things.
Oof, it's possible I needed to hear that today.
It's a good realisation!
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Date: 2024-09-10 12:38 am (UTC)I've come to the conclusion/realisation that I'm tired of being afraid of changing things. Not that I know how to not be, or how to act regardless of that fear, but it's maybe a start.