After many years of longing for such a thing, I now enjoy a regular gaming schedule. But I still have all of those neglected games on my bookshelves, staring at me longingly whenever I glance in their direction. I’ve tried play-by-post games, but as much as I enjoy them, they feel like a countdown to my inevitably getting burnt out and losing interest, or falling behind in posting turns until the obligation of it feels like an everpresent weight on my shoulders, a constant reminder of how I’m disappointing my friends.
Years ago I read about how Traveller could be played solo, and became fascinated with the idea...
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Monday, August 6, 2018
After many years of longing for such a thing, I now enjoy a regular gaming schedule. But I still have all of those neglected games on my bookshelves, staring at me longingly whenever I glance in their direction. I’ve tried play-by-post games, but as much as I enjoy them, they feel like a countdown to my inevitably getting burnt out and losing interest, or falling behind in posting turns until the obligation of it feels like an everpresent weight on my shoulders, a constant reminder of how I’m disappointing my friends.
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Enjoyed this post, can especially relate to the bits about how we spend our time. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteI have found many similarities with my story. I hope you will have fun with solo rpgs as much as I do
ReplyDeleteLike the others, I can relate to this blog post very well. Gamer ADD is a good name for it. I have two bookshelves full of games too that I spend more time gazing at longingly than I do actually playing them. I bounce from idea to idea faster than I have the time to actually play out those ideas. I also do play-by-post online, but I fall into the same traps where I inevitably fall behind and guilt sets in about disappointing the others in the group or a sense of obligation ruins the experience.
ReplyDeleteIt is frustrating trying to be an adult with 47-year-old responsibilities, general fatigue, dealing with the zillions of distractions that pepper our modern world, and trying to squeeze in the quality time it requires to thoroughly enjoy role-playing.