Yes, it is worth getting into video games. Mental quickness, friends, and less Alzheimers are some benefits.

People in this post are making excellent recommendations for quality commercial games.

I can recommend starting out in videogames, by getting into Free Software (Libre) games.

Libre Games cost nothing, have no spyware, and usually have positive, helpful, DIY focused communities.

Here is a post I made that lists a few of my favourite free games on desktop and mobile.

https://lemmy.world/post/20786563

If any on this list are too difficult or hard to set up, just skip.

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Historical note

The Fool’s Errand game, from 1987, sold very well with women gamers. Over 50% IIRC.

It is a tricky puzzle game with Tarot Card theming and an excellent sense of humour.

Fool’s Errand is not Free Software though, and way out of print. It could probably be emulated on a device that you have, PC or phone.

Game detail at Wikipedia

Play original Mac version online

PC version online

The one we didn’t know we needed!

Love it. (c:

Consider donating to an archive.org mirroring effort in a seperate jurisdiction/country.

Is this happening?

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Trisquel is a fully ‘Free as in freedom’ distro.

Zero telemetry now or in the future.

Ubuntu based, so large FLOSS package repository.

Mate UI, simple user friendly layout.

* You will need hardware that works with fully free hardware drivers (for printer, WiFi, GPU etc). Drivers with binary-blobs are not included, due to potential security risks or spyware.

Test your hardware with a bootable USB.

Action Quake 2 - AQ2

An online 90s FPS

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Innovation

Card game - Simplicity and depth, exceptional gameplay. Best at 2P.

For two boardgames about the East India Company:

East India Companies

John Company

For relearning all school-level maths and terminology,

mathsisfun.com

has very concise explanations of maths concepts.

The Austra-Zealand Union is what we should be looking at. Sure, the accent will take a hit, but we will be unstoppable in sports.

Weaveworld was huge when it came out. Great and Secret Show is good too.

For a quality horror experience, read the short story Dread, from The Books of Blood II collection.

No spoilers, read it cold.

you can put down buildings while on pause.

Now this! is a pro-tip. Thanks!

You may also get a feeling of Presque Vu

Possibly also a little

Déjà rêvé

and

Déjà entendu

‘Joh for PM’ stickers sent out in the weekend paper, is peak delusional old drongo.

Netbook - EeePC et al

WAP ( Wireless Application Protocol ) - Internet on mobile phones, before http was available.

Rapid Application Development

Agile Software Development

Bingo!

I invent the 10 day week.

That’s interesting, why do you suppose <S> ?

Tell me more about rubber duck…

Kebab joint in the very centre of our million person town.

Ate it on the day before Xmas, was walking and talking again by mid Boxing Day.

Bleaugh, lie down sweats and toilet yoyo.

The place shut down 5yrs after.

This was 20yrs ago, no kebab related issues since then, all tasty. Sour cream and garlic sauce, add a single felafel too.

Thanks for sharing this moment about the Q&A.

The lack of self-awareness about how ghoulish, and close to grave robbing these ‘reanimations’ are is concerning. Glad to hear that museum professionals are not entertaining it for a moment.