On a different note, what are the best non-games a person could spend time "playing"? I have family members with whom I would like to spend relaxing time playing games, but they're not interested in "wasting" time. Maybe something like sports-betting, stock-picking, or even budget-balancing[0] could be, behind the right interface, "played" ad nauseam of an evening.
Board games have the right form-factor (sit around the table, colorful pieces dedicated to the simulation, clear rules easily referenced) but the wrong teleology. Any suggestions?
Edit: Heck, something like "doing our nails" might be seen as having sufficient utility.
Edit2: Folding proteins? Isn't that a game, somewhere?
0. The State of California "Budget Challenge" simulates exactly what it says on the tin, and I might try it at my next visit: https://www.budgetchallenge.org/
This seems weird. Do they not watch tv or play video games? I try to play board games over either of those where I can because I am spending time with my friends.
Board games have the right form-factor (sit around the table, colorful pieces dedicated to the simulation, clear rules easily referenced) but the wrong teleology. Any suggestions?
Edit: Heck, something like "doing our nails" might be seen as having sufficient utility.
Edit2: Folding proteins? Isn't that a game, somewhere?
0. The State of California "Budget Challenge" simulates exactly what it says on the tin, and I might try it at my next visit: https://www.budgetchallenge.org/