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Re:Why Ever Stop Playing Video Games by r00fus on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:28PM (#13726838)
Some people like listening to music while doing productive things, some like watching TV.

I play slow online turn-based games when at home doing really boring work. I can context-switch, engage my creative mind for 15-30s, and jump back into page 57 of the design doc I'm reviewing.

As for intense gaming sessions, I have young kids = unless it's appropriate for them (more and more the case as they grow up) I don't have time for it.

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Re:Why Ever Stop Playing Video Games by VonGuard on Friday February 24, 2017 @02:29PM (#13726854)
OK, now I want to know what games you're playing. I do this too with Starcraft II Arcade offerings.
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Re:Why Ever Stop Playing Video Games by r00fus on Friday February 24, 2017 @03:21PM (#13727510)
Nothing exceptional, mainly mobile CCGs or card-based games that exercise my math processing.

Games like Hearthstone, Ascension, Sword & Poker, Carcasonne along with a bit of SF4 Volt. Turns need to be done in at most 1m or games should be done in 2-3m max.

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