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    Dash  ·  
    Dec 08, 2020

    Starting over

    in Now Playing

    In October I played about four or five solo games. In November I played one. Once. (It was Friday.)


    When I'm well, I log 50-90 solo plays in a month. I really want to start playing again. So I've set myself small goals. I'm working towards playing Aliens: Bug Hunt, as I recently received it as a present.


    STEP 1: read the rules ✔️

    STEP 2: watch a playthrough video

    STEP 3: set up the game, go through the motions with the rules

    STEP 4: play the game!


    Okay, step 5: I'll write a Table Presence for our website 😉


    I took the first step today. It's just like starting over.




    Fourty years ago, in the beginning of October I heard something weird. A teaser two notes on the radio. They didn't say which artist. Just that something special was coming. Soon. I was a huge Beatles fan, so I ran to the record store. Asked them about a new John Lennon record. They looked at me as if I was crazy - there had not been one in five years. In November, we knew the rumours had been true. I bought the new single, Starting Over. Then came December 8. And there would never be a new album again.



    I don't play the song often, it's not really my favourite. But on December 8, yes, I do.

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    Athena
    Dec 19, 2020
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    Yes! 🍾

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    J
    JW
    Dec 19, 2020
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    STEP 5: I'll write a Table Presence ✔️


    Guess I'm back 😀

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    J
    JW
    Dec 10, 2020
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    STEP 3: set up the game, go through the motions with the rules ✔️


    Even better: I just played my first game. Managed to make a completely new rules mistake. It made the game easier (and a bit boring for the longest part). Without that mistake, there will be more pressure earlier in the game. And I only just managed to win. So that's good.



    STEP 4: play the game! ✔️

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    J
    JW
    Dec 10, 2020
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    STEP 2: watch a playthrough video ✔️


    I watched three videos yesterday 😄 Each seemed to have their own little mistake (details in the rules can be a bit confusing). But I think they cancelled each other out. Either that, or I'm going to play making three rules mistakes - apart from my own.

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    Athena
    Dec 08, 2020
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    Let's hope you play it one of these days, I want to hear how Bug Hunt is!

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    JW
    Dec 10, 2020
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    I just did. It was slow going for a while (and I was a bit bored), then things got quickly out of hand and I only just managed a win. I need to play it more to see how swingy it is.

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