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How It All Started: Solo Board-Gaming & TTRPGs

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It all started with a climbing injury... So, a fun fact about me is that I am absolutely passionate about bouldering (more generic term, climbing... bouldering is essentially climbing up rocks without any ropes... yes, it can be quite scary).  I got into bouldering June 2023 and fell in love with it. I went bouldering every week, tracked my progress, trained and worked on my weaknesses, got obsessed with "projecting" (another way to say I guess, analyzing) hard routes. Looking at the routes felt like a real-life puzzle. I'd ask myself "How can I climb this route in the most adequate way possible?" or "What would happen if I stepped on the side instead?" Whenever people are asking for fun physical activities, I always recommend climbing! I was making all this progress til I sprained my left knee and I took so many months off from bouldering. I will admit, I was quite sad. So, I was trying to find activities that tickled my brain the same way bouldering ...

2 Board Games for the 2024 Spooky Season

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Here are 2 board games you MIGHT want to add to your collection this October 2024! 1. Witchcraft! - 25th Century Games  (2023) " Witchcraft!  is a fast-playing, card-driven solitaire game where you lead a coven of witches in a fantasy world where magic is real–and so are the monsters. Building on the hidden / revealed mechanism of  Resist!  you will decide when to use magic to defeat the challenges you face–revealing yourself to your fellow villagers and being imprisoned for witchcraft. As you complete missions and defeat enemies you will try to prove to the villagers that magic is not evil, and convince a jury that you are protecting the village. Three jurors will decide your fate and their conviction is strong. Can you persuade them? Or will evil overcome you and the village?" - Directly from the Publisher This is a great game for the solo adventurer! It is a solo-only card game with great replayability, BUT I will say that is a very challenging game. I have yet t...