Is the Juice Worth The Squeeze?
Two weeks ago I celebrated a pretty awesome one year milestone, and this summer I'll be hitting the big 3-0 ~ This all still feels surreal given there was a time it was looking like I wouldn't even make it to 20 (and that was if I was lucky). Getting told my days may be numbered at 9 definitely reframed how I look at the time I have (had?) left and the things that ate it up. It's a reason I have a pretty low tolerance for games that actively exist to pass the time rather than to enrich that time in a meaningful way. It's also why I'm so harsh on tabletop games, games which by and large take a lot of time and planning to play (even in the scope of a one-shot). It raises a question I often ask, for which it felt appropriate to finally have a blog post for: IS THE JUICE WORTH THE SQUEEZE? Or to put it another way: Does the effort and energy required to play out a given mechanic (or game) result in a unique and interesting enough experience to be worth that effort. Whil...
