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mxtiffanyleigh Dec 13, 2022

"The train ride south buzzed with enthusiastic, non-Quiet Car chatter: someone lamenting their forgotten lucky D20; a hot take argument about octopus familiars; a long soliloquy titled 'The Three Perfect Story Arcs of Andor.'"

I wrote about my experience at #PaxUnplugged this year (including My Games of Note) at Turn Order/Goonhammer!

https://www.goonhammer.com/pax-unplugged-2022-its-kind-of-a-fun-story-turn-order/

PAX Unplugged 2022 (It’s Kind of a Fun Story) – Turn Order

I was in Penn Station waiting for the Amtrak’s Keystone Service train to take me ninety miles to PAX Unplugged, a three-day board game and tabletop gaming convention which takes place each December…

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mxtiffanyleigh Dec 13, 2022

More from the article (where I dunk on the low-hanging fruit that is Cards Against Humanity):

"It’s safe to say that Cards Against Humanity is the Nickelback of party games. CAH has not aged well. It’s less of a party game, or even fun social experience, than it is a starter kit for encouraging unmoderated, toxic behavior that fosters abuse, harassment, racism, and sexism."

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Tyler Hayes

@mxtiffanyleigh God, that game. When we moved to the East Coast we had to donate or throw out a lot of stuff including some board games because we simply couldn't keep it all (and it was pre-vaccines, mid-COVID so we couldn't safely do a flea market or something); CAH is the one thing we got rid of with absolutely no qualms.