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What do you all do for play?

by xwowsersx 4y ago

nonrandomstring 4y ago
Music
- xwowsersx 4y ago
  Music is huge. Listening and playing. I find that playing guitar provides an outlet unlike anything else. I assume the same goes for any musical instrument.
abujazar 4y ago
Urban exploring, card games, flight sim. Currently, that is, and open to more opportunities for play : )
- xwowsersx 4y ago
  What card games are you playing?
Etheryte 4y ago
Code golf [0] can be a fun outlet if you want to learn a new angle of something you already know. Similarly, I've recently taken to building extensions for things, e.g. a simple utility for Chrome [1], since it allows you to go from nothing to something useful super quickly. Outside of coding, any form of art is beyond liberating — music, dancing, photography, etc. You use your mind in a completely different way and it feels like a fresh breeze blowing through the hallways of your head. [0] https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/ https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/ [1] https://github.com/Etheryte/right-click-opens-link-in-a-background-tab https://github.com/Etheryte/right-click-opens-link-in-a-back...
state_less 4y ago
Explore non-conformity.
Aachen 4y ago
OpenStreetMap is easy but has as much satisfaction as Factorio for me because it actually is helpful and has directly tangible results. Makes it feel somewhat game-like after you've done a couple edits and are just doing the routine things (not having to look up details about how to map a feature you're not familiar with). It's just the right amount of challenging to be enjoyable for me. Forest walks, books, coding games or simulations, playing games like Creeper World 3 or Parkitect or Geographic Adventures, those are more common things I guess
- ZeroGravitas 4y ago
  Similar to OSM, there's a bunch of other open data projects where tidying up or improving some unloved corner is a similar mental state as doing a jigsaw.
johnsillings 4y ago
Play games online – sometimes with friends, sometimes with strangers. These days I've been playing mostly browser-based games. My current rotation: * https://colonist.io https://colonist.io (Settlers of Catan) * https://really.boring.website https://really.boring.website (Scattergories) * https://geoguessr.com https://geoguessr.com (it is what it sounds like) * https://skribbl.io https://skribbl.io (Pictionary) * https://thewikigame.com https://thewikigame.com (wikipedia racing game)
- xwowsersx 4y ago
  How do you play the wiki game? There's no instructions anywhere lol. I don't get it... EDIT: oh I see: > The game, at its most basic, presents players with a Challenge: that is a Start Article and Goal Article that must be connected via clicking article links, during a given Round. > Different game modes require players to connect articles the fastest, with the fewest clicks, or other combinations and variations.
dangwhy 4y ago
Ski weekends and occasional weekday. Balance practice here and there during the week.
sbmthakur 4y ago
civ 6, gym, squash
danenania 4y ago
I got into surfing a couple years ago and try to go as often as I can now (usually a few times per week). I don't care that much about getting better, though of course it happens naturally with time. I just like being in the ocean and how it forces me to be present. It never fails to bring me a sense of peace while I'm out there, and I feel great after a session. The downside is that the places I'd be happy living in are now greatly reduced.
kevmarsden 4y ago
Disc golf. I started playing during COVID. It's the first new hobby I've picked up in over a decade. If you have a course nearby, it's a really accessible sport because all you need is a couple of plastic discs. It's a great way to get outside and walk a couple of miles. Plus it has a lot of nerdy elements (disc flight numbers, release angles, form, plastic types, etc.). And for me, it's fun whether I'm playing by myself, with friends, or with my kids.

What do you all do for play?

nonrandomstring 4y ago

Music

xwowsersx 4y ago
Music is huge. Listening and playing. I find that playing guitar provides an outlet unlike anything else. I assume the same goes for any musical instrument.

abujazar 4y ago

Urban exploring, card games, flight sim. Currently, that is, and open to more opportunities for play : )

xwowsersx 4y ago
What card games are you playing?

Etheryte 4y ago

Code golf [0] can be a fun outlet if you want to learn a new angle of something you already know. Similarly, I've recently taken to building extensions for things, e.g. a simple utility for Chrome [1], since it allows you to go from nothing to something useful super quickly. Outside of coding, any form of art is beyond liberating — music, dancing, photography, etc. You use your mind in a completely different way and it feels like a fresh breeze blowing through the hallways of your head. [0] https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/ https://codegolf.stackexchange.com/ [1] https://github.com/Etheryte/right-click-opens-link-in-a-background-tab https://github.com/Etheryte/right-click-opens-link-in-a-back...

state_less 4y ago

Explore non-conformity.

Aachen 4y ago

OpenStreetMap is easy but has as much satisfaction as Factorio for me because it actually is helpful and has directly tangible results. Makes it feel somewhat game-like after you've done a couple edits and are just doing the routine things (not having to look up details about how to map a feature you're not familiar with). It's just the right amount of challenging to be enjoyable for me. Forest walks, books, coding games or simulations, playing games like Creeper World 3 or Parkitect or Geographic Adventures, those are more common things I guess

ZeroGravitas 4y ago
Similar to OSM, there's a bunch of other open data projects where tidying up or improving some unloved corner is a similar mental state as doing a jigsaw.

johnsillings 4y ago

Play games online – sometimes with friends, sometimes with strangers. These days I've been playing mostly browser-based games. My current rotation: * https://colonist.io https://colonist.io (Settlers of Catan) * https://really.boring.website https://really.boring.website (Scattergories) * https://geoguessr.com https://geoguessr.com (it is what it sounds like) * https://skribbl.io https://skribbl.io (Pictionary) * https://thewikigame.com https://thewikigame.com (wikipedia racing game)

xwowsersx 4y ago
How do you play the wiki game? There's no instructions anywhere lol. I don't get it... EDIT: oh I see: > The game, at its most basic, presents players with a Challenge: that is a Start Article and Goal Article that must be connected via clicking article links, during a given Round. > Different game modes require players to connect articles the fastest, with the fewest clicks, or other combinations and variations.

dangwhy 4y ago

Ski weekends and occasional weekday. Balance practice here and there during the week.

sbmthakur 4y ago

civ 6, gym, squash

danenania 4y ago

I got into surfing a couple years ago and try to go as often as I can now (usually a few times per week). I don't care that much about getting better, though of course it happens naturally with time. I just like being in the ocean and how it forces me to be present. It never fails to bring me a sense of peace while I'm out there, and I feel great after a session. The downside is that the places I'd be happy living in are now greatly reduced.

kevmarsden 4y ago

Disc golf. I started playing during COVID. It's the first new hobby I've picked up in over a decade. If you have a course nearby, it's a really accessible sport because all you need is a couple of plastic discs. It's a great way to get outside and walk a couple of miles. Plus it has a lot of nerdy elements (disc flight numbers, release angles, form, plastic types, etc.). And for me, it's fun whether I'm playing by myself, with friends, or with my kids.