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Re:Why I can’t call myself a gamer anymore by lmm on Thursday January 02, 2014 @10:09AM (#6999871)
Ludophile I would think of as a (pretentious) board gamer rather than videogamer.
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Re:Why I can’t call myself a gamer anymore by petercooper on Thursday January 02, 2014 @11:27AM (#7000357)
This ties into the "branding" thing. That's what the term could instantly make you think of, but really it has no specific connotation. (A bit like how to some it seems "gamer" gives off a certain vibe, when no such vibe is intrinsic to it.)
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Re:Why I can’t call myself a gamer anymore by mscottmcbee on Thursday January 02, 2014 @10:53AM (#7000141)
While it makes sense, "I'm a ludophile" is way too easy to mishear.
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Re:Why I can’t call myself a gamer anymore by freehunter on Thursday January 02, 2014 @11:16AM (#7000299)
Not knowing the root word, I would assume ludophile would be related to luddite.
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