So Very Wrong About Games

Some randomness is accepted nearly uncritically by many gamers. Conventional deckbuilders have exceptionally high variance as a rule, but no one bats an eye. We accept that anything martial might have mixed results, even after repeated attempts--in fact, many protest when the wound-making is too deterministic. Tiles from a bag? Sure. The instant that locomotion is involved, though, your typical gamer gets all shirty.  Magical Athlete would like a word. Games Played Last Week: 02:52 -Don't L.L.A.M.A. Dice (Reiner Knizia, AMIGO, 2021) 06:00 -Lacuna (Mark Gerrits, CMYK, 2023) 08:25 -Picky Eaters (Tanya Basu and Avi Setton, Le Fou, 2024) 14:42 -Spirit Island: Nature Incarnate (R. Eric Reuss, Greater Than Games, 2023) 15:43 -Time Barons (Jon Perry and Derek Yu, WizKids, 2014) 19:07 -Kemet: Blood and Sand (Jacques Bariot & Guillaume Montiage, Matagot, 2021) 21:40 -Shards of Infinity (Gary Arant & Justin Gary, Stone Blade Entertainment, 2018) 25:36 -Merchant of Venus (Richard Hamblen, Avalon Hill, 1988) News (and