I'm Struggling with this Hobby, Y'all

I'm pretty close to a deal- master set plus 150 terrain pieces, about 30 additional figures with cards. I'm not even going to tell you what I'm offering on my end. I think it's equitable and fair (I'm also agreeing to pay shipping I excess of $20 since its a 20 lb box), but it is something you can buy at retail and will likely be able to for some time.

Defenders?

Eldritch?

lumberjack game?

O.G.R.E. He's keeping the envelope version.

Jexik, hang tough, brother. I was in a similar situation at one point. Everyone seemed to be getting engaged and what not.

(more heroscape talk moved to the appropriate thread)

stormseeker75 wrote: Front dangle. Don't be silly.

What's toilet paper?

A lot of hobbies have the next big thing, or "GAS" (gear acquisition syndrome), I'm thinking about stuff like A/V enthusiasts, and photography (check forums there, lots of topics, and moans about topics about gear) but none of those things usually require the involvement of other people in the enjoyment. Board games (for the most part) are something you're doing with a group. I'm guessing that when you've got a reliable group, it's easier to find something that works, that you all enjoy.

I'm interested in Fire in the Lake. I don't know if I'll like it, but it looks really good. As things stand, I'll never get to play it- my local scene just doesn't seem to support the kind of players who would go for it. If I throw a bunch of money at buying it, I might convince some people to play it once. #firstworldproblems, I know, but it's still a shame.

JEM wrote: I'm interested in Fire in the Lake. I don't know if I'll like it, but it looks really good. As things stand, I'll never get to play it- my local scene just doesn't seem to support the kind of players who would go for it. If I throw a bunch of money at buying it, I might convince some people to play it once. #firstworldproblems, I know, but it's still a shame.

It's fantastic solo, playing all sides. It also has an intricate bot system but until you internalize the flow charts and decision tree structures it's a bit of a pain.

That both helps, and it doesn't. I'm trying to be more social with games, because I can just play video games on my own. It's back on my potential list now, though.

When Lego says that geekdom/fandom is about consumption he's right. I had family visiting and we did all kinds of fun things, and during about a 5-day stretch I didn't check BGG or F:AT. They're big contributors for my interest in the consumption side of the hobby.

Prior to that I was getting a bit fed up with the number of games we have. I tried to sell one huge lot of games locally (about 50 games) for about $500. It didn't sell before my family started showing up, so I deleted the local for sale post on BGG and it's still sitting there in a pile. During the stretch that my family was here it didn't bother me at all.

While my family was here we didn't play many games. I think there was a game of Bisikle, a little bit of Crokinole, and a couple card games in there. I didn't do the 'gamer' thing and ask anyone what they wanted to play, I just grabbed a game when we were sitting around looking for something to do in conversation lulls. Having a ton of games didn't bother me at all. I recall complaining about the number of games owned making the what-to-play decision tree stressfully large, but this time I just ignored all that crap and grabbed stuff that I knew was dead simple.

Now everybody's gone and I'm back at work. After work I check BGG and F:AT again. I've got a big pile of board games on my floor I still want to sell.

What I'm doing: I've decided to keep selling stuff and whittling down the number of games we own because at this point I'd rather have the space than the games and I'd rather focus on the games I really love than a whole bunch I really like. We haven't been buying any new board games either. Some days I'll probably spend too much time on F:AT, but in general I'm cutting back.

What I recommend: Focus on the parts of the hobby that still interest you and cut out the rest.

When Lego says that geekdom/fandom is about consumption he's right. I had family visiting and we did all kinds of fun things, and during about a 5-day stretch I didn't check BGG or F:AT. They're big contributors for my interest in the consumption side of the hobby. It was refreshing.

someone ring the hospital, I think wadenels displaying early signs of Ahlzeimers