I've really cut back on my game purchases. I believe it was JW's departure from the hobby that made me reflect on my current level of engagement with it. I've culled my BGG Wishlist down to 2 games. I have hundreds of games, so I'm gonna dial way back on purchases. I'm not at all yet ready to abandon the hobby, but I've got way more games than I need (damn "collector" syndrome), so I'm going to divert some of my spending to more useful things, such as women and booze. 🙂 Reminds me of something I say on occasion, "When I was younger, I spent 90% of my money on women and booze - the rest of it I wasted."
It saddens me that ST's participation level has dropped dramatically, but JW was its keystone, so attrition comes with his absence, apparently. 😢
Yeah, still visit ST now and then but never quite connected with it - very little interaction - but that was probably down to me.
Hey, Stimpy. Have a drink on me after one hell of an election! 🙌😀🤣
My level of engagement has dropped dramatically as well. I still made some purchases here and there, but the kickstarters come and go. There are some creators and or game series I may continue to collect from, but ultimately I just focus on other things. I play Dune Imperium on my pc, lots of Spirit Island recently, Through the Ages, even started learning Root digital the other day. Using my pc or a phone works wonders as far as time constraints! I miss all of you guys so I am sorry if I haven’t been that engaged as well. I need to go back and check out some of your threads. Usually I read them then get back to working or just doing other things without commenting and supporting the hobby. 😔
Absolutely, Solitaire Times without JW or Athena is like a hollow shell, even though I am still very glad every time I see a post from the old bunch, as I miss everyone of you.
Maybe just a game of The Great Escape every now and then. 😁