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My Thoughts on the Lego Skylines Announcement
LEGO Skylines has been announced at Gamescom. While watching the trailer, I had exactly one thought: “Why is this only coming out now?” This should have been done years ago! I never warmed up to any of the Lego games. I have not really played any of them and just given one or two a…
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Reflections on Different Types of Building Games
I always say that I love city-building games, but I am actually often not sure whether the game really is one or not. Where do we draw the line? Surely, Cities: Skylines obviously is one because you’re literally building a city. But what about a game like Islanders? Technically, you are at least building a…
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My Favourite Civ-Like Games
After writing about all the MMOs I have been playing over the years, I realized that I have also been playing a lot of “Civ-like games”. I decided to make a list. My first thought, fitting to the subject line, was to rank them. However, some of the games are so different from the others…
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From Civ VII to a Drunk Greek Queen
I hesitated to get Civilization VII because I did not like some of the changes they made. But with a recent sale, we decided to buy one copy of the game and use Family Sharing. Between my husband and me, it was rather cheap to get then. This happened when we were visiting family, so…
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Twenty-one years playing MMOs
I haven’t replied to a “Daily Grind” from Massively in ages, but this one immediately got me thinking and making a list: How many MMORPGs have you played to date? I know there were a few more that I tried, but my memory is rather fuzzy about them. So, my list includes the games that…
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It is a good time NOT to play an MMO…
…while still feeling like I do. While in general I prefer to play non-MMOs nowadays, I still get the urge to log into an online world once in a while. Sometimes, I jump into Lord of the Rings Online, because it never feels like I have missed out on anything. I can comfortably and slowly…
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Grids vs. Curves in City-Builders
I am always amazed when I look at the layout of US American cities – especially New York City. The streets are straight lines, like somebody drew them with a ruler and a triangle! German cities, due to the age of most towns, look completely different. So, when I am playing city-builder games and placing…
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My Ultimate Superpower
This week’s Group Project asks us to answer a fun question: Which magical power or super power would you like to have? I initially thought of the classic choice: invisibility. However, what’s the point? If I am invisible, I might hear things I do not want to hear. Ignorance is bliss – I have learned…
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Gaming with my Daughter: Disney Dreamlight Valley
We visited some friends recently, and while we were there, my daughter got to try out Dreamlight Valley. While she does not know many Disney films yet (except for the first Frozen movie… who is surprised? ;) ), she certainly knows Mickey Mouse, Goofy, Minnie, and Donald. She was really excited to see them walking…
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Gaming with my Daughter
Speaking of changes and of Wholesome Games, I am always looking for ideas on what I can play with our daughter or what I can let her play on her own once in a while. She is not allowed to play anything with violence, anything that isn’t age-appropriate, or games with online interactions. It should…
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Wholesome Gaming
In my last post, I mentioned that I prefer playing Wholesome Games nowadays. I am aware that there is no one definition for what a Wholesome Game is. I mostly use this term for games that give me a cozy comfortable feeling with no stress, which means usually no time limits. What I also love…
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Why I am doing Blaugust (and my personal goal)
What made you decide to do Blaugust this year, and what are your personal goals? As I already mentioned, there have been some really big emotional issues in the past few months caused by several factors. I have been in a constant state of emotional exhaustion for about 10 months. Even before that with us…
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Relaxing with City-Building Games
I asked Google AI for ideas what to blog about (yes, it is only day 2 and I am desperately trying to fight my months’ long writer’s block) and it gave me this: The Paradox of “Micro-Management” Relaxation: Why do people who work high-stress, decision-heavy jobs in real life (like psychology) love coming home to…
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Blaugust Day 1
Off we go! Good luck, have fun everyone! For those who do not know what Blaugust is: We come together during the month of Blaugust and will try to write 31 posts throughout that month. But even just a few posts is fine as well. We are visiting family for a few more days and…
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Not a Hogwarts Letter, But Close Enough
The personal struggle with a family member I mentioned before wasn’t the only emotional struggle in my life, our lives. Our daughter just celebrated her 5th birthday, and we are ready for the “next chapter” in her life: This August, she will officially be starting preschool (in her daycare center)! She has been craving more…
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