noisypine

I have to agree. I love the idea of Matrix, but as someone who pushed his family to use it for the last two years, it is not reliable. Messages not going through, or going through but delayed, or having decryption errors. We moved away from it about two weeks ago due to important messages not making it through on many occasions and the confusion and frustration it's caused.

I use IRC and other DDL methods so, 0.0 ratio?

I'm skeptical of all game and movie adaptations. The fact is, the IP owner almost always a megacorp that specializes in taking as much as possible while giving as little as possible in return. I know that the games are frequently made by known board game designers, but ultimate power over the projects is held by the IP owner and they aren't interested in a good game, only a profitable one.

I don't think it requires lying. I do think you can advance yourself faster by doing some lying, but you should stick to things that aren't actually job related. Length of time working jobs, increasing your previous job titles by a level, making your roles sound more critical are all good ones. Saying you can do something that you cannot can definitely get you in to trouble if they decide to ask you about it, or worse, you get hired and then they need you to apply the skill you don't actually have.

That being said, I have seen people straight up lie about their qualifications, get the job, flounder for a while and then become at least minimally capable and then hold the job long term. If you consider trying this, at least have a fall back plan for if you get fired.

I usually do the setup, then play a mock game by myself as I read through the rules and if the rules are very unclear I will watch a how to video. I find I have a more thorough understanding of the game doing it this way rather than by reading straight through the rules first. I frequently teach games so, getting this sort of understanding, though more time consuming now, means less looking at the rules while teaching and a smoother experience for everyone.

Canned green beans. I love fresh green beans, raw or cooked, but those things that come in can are just vile.

I think you are usually supposed to cook it. Might give it a shot that way.

This is a difficult question for me to answer. I have many perfect games, each perfect for their specific situation. If I had to go with most universal game, probably Ticket to Ride. Simple enough to be taught to pretty much anyone and has enough depth to entertain without being overly complicated or excessively long.

So deep.

Grit. Most people think I have some sort of innate natural ability with everything I do. In reality, I just persevere through difficulty and failure, as many times as it takes to arrive at success. The downside is that I have a decent number of things I have tried that I probably should have given up on sooner.

I toss the inserts, bag everything and store vertically. My games are easy to see/get to and the pieces are organized when I open it. Could go another route, but they would all cost more money but give no additional value to my gaming sessions.

I use system packages for everything unless I need a newer version of a specific package for some reason.