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The Monopoly house thing is a bit of a dick move, but I wouldn't feel bad about the Civ one--that seems legit.

Back when Words With Friends was big, I developed a reputation among my friend groups for being very good. I wasn't terribly good, but I noticed there was no penalty for misspelling a word. So each turn, I'd try a bunch of high-scoring combinations that seemed like they might be words, and eventually one would work.

My family plays heavyweight games, and enjoy strategy (whether it's a "strategic" game or not). We mostly get along well (though we've had to ban a couple games that got too heated too often), but we're quite competitive and we put a lot of thought into games when we play.

My wife's family is the polar opposite. They seem to enjoy passing cards or pieces around without much reason or goal (they often play pure-luck games). The first time I sat down to a game of Rummykub with them, I won the first three games in a row, and it wasn't close. Fortunately I had the sense to pull back a bit, but then it was super boring. Finally I gave myself a new goal--each game, I mentally chose another player at the table and would subtly play to see if I could get them to win. I had about a 3/4 success rate on that, and the whole experience was more enjoyable for everyone.

Oh yeah, in that case I'll echo the other commenter that suggested Mint.

How much RAM? My go-to would be a light Linux install, ideally Debian w/XFCE if you think it has enough oomph for that. Otherwise, there are lighter distros that will still feel nice and snappy.

This one. I've bought several over the years, they're great and often available at your local electronics store, if you prefer that.

I miss the physical sensor from my 4a. Enjoy the time while it lasts!

How is it that technology has gone backwards in this area?

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"Fine, we can bone, but I'm gonna be grumpy the whole time."

The Brave Little Toaster. It's a bit endearing until the LSD trip goes bad.

Bite your opponent's ankle to win by default

Yeah, I was referring to the incest.

If it's not "slam", it'll be something else just as bad. Be careful what you wish for, or it might be replaced with "obliterate" or "wreck" or something worse.

Instead, how about we get news outlets to stop writing ambiguously abbreviated headlines as if they still needed them to fit on a page? "Stud Tires Out" could mean two wildly different things, and you can easily fit a couple more words into the 80% of the screen you've filled with ads.

Over the years, controllers have gotten more standardized and are generally well supported. I have a few, and have never had issues with them in Steam (both Mint and Manjaro).

I've gotten a few from 8bitdo and they've all been solid. If you have a favorite console from your childhood (or adulthood), they probably have one that resembles it.

For most of the games I play, I prefer to have the left stick above the d-pad (like the Xbox, as opposed to the PS). I also recommend getting a controller that has trigger throttles (similar to Xbox or GameCube), as those can be nice to have for many games. This one seems pretty good (I have an SN30 Pro, but don't love the left stick position).

I was going to argue that it could go the other way, but then I remembered Ghengis Khan.

For me, outside correlates with an open world, and underground correlates with a linear progression. I generally prefer the vibe of open world stuff. Underground stuff can sometimes have a lot less variation as well, which can get tiring. The general vibe is often designed to have a somewhat oppressive feel.

Another difference is the sense of being cut off from a safe place (whether real or imagined)--outside feels more flexible with retreating to safety or restocking supplies while dungeons can limit your ability to "return to home base" as it were. I disliked dungeons a lot more when I was younger, turned out to be a generalized anxiety disorder. I enjoy a wider variety of games these days.

Out of curiosity, have you played Baldur's Gate 3? There's a large area that would be interesting to see what you think of it.

Wait, I've seen this one before

Or they named it after the Irish doctor who documented it, Men O'Pause.