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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by sdegutis on Friday July 29, 2016 @02:42PM (#12188951)
I'm on the other side of that wall. I never got into WoW or any similar game. So last year, my wife and I tried getting into WoW one weekend. It was awful, so utterly boring for both of us.

That said, we did get into Minecraft for a few weeks. It was a fun little way to build a virtual world together. But after an hour straight of playing, I would just get this deep sense of loneliness and depression, and have to turn it off. It's just not reality, and that makes it feel so empty, even when it's full.

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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by munchbunny on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:15PM (#12189214)
Have you tried substituting with board games or tabletop RPG's?

I suggest this because they preserve the "game" aspect and give up a bit of the virtual world feel in exchange for having a strong social aspect (hanging out with friends in real life).

Either one is actually very conducive towards socially drinking with friends while doing something that isn't trying to hear each other at a loud bar.

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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by adamredwoods on Friday July 29, 2016 @06:20PM (#12190483)
Board gaming (ahem, euro-gaming) has replaced video games, and I feel better about it since I get to meet new people and converse. Social skills decline when not used!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eurogame

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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by sdegutis on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:16PM (#12189225)
Yeah we do games as a family, like cards or scattergories or pictionary, that kind of thing. Very fun for us all.
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Re:Ask HN: What was your “why didn't I start doing this soon... by ChuckMcM on Friday July 29, 2016 @03:42PM (#12189408)
This I still do, get together with friends and play bridge (card game) for a couple of hours or more.
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