So, my alternative is a weekend gamer friend from the East Coast landing on my doorstep and spend 2.5 days playing a hecka lotta games. :-)

I still haven't made it... but, then again, I'm 61 now and the thought of fighting my way through the halls is much less appealing than it was 28 years ago when I first became of aware of it.

I would like to finally meet a bunch of folks face-to-face that I've corresponded with for decades. Sigh.

I hear you. I’m going to have to pick & choose with the commons.

It’s probably the most difficult AI I play with… but when I’m iffy about what it would choose, I just choose whatever would be worst for me.

Age yourself w/a movie you saw in a theater as a kid.

My first movie(s) were Jungle Book and Charlie the Lonesome Cougar as a double feature.

I like it a lot as solo or 2-player when you add in the By the Lake expansion.

He is, isn't he? Perhaps one could think about the mac'n "cheese" as the extended time of goblin fighting one must wade through to reach the precious treasure of King Tillamook.

Yea, many songs of glory are sung in the halls of Tillamook over bowls of his delicious desserts. :-)

The Ravens once more manage to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory... dang, it was fun to watch.

I say that as a long-suffering Titans fan who had three fantasy players in the 41-40 craziness last night.

Additionally, I find something really emotionally satisfying about physically playing a game: shuffling cards, moving pieces, seeing it all spread out in front of you.

And, yes, that includes the process of setting up a game with lots of components - it's kind of a zen-like experience for me. 3/3

But the cognitive load of multiple screens to see my personal hand, drafting rows, board positions, etc. on more complicated games is overwhelming and not enjoyable.

I do wonder if that's a function of getting older and my short term memory being a tad more limited. 2/3