Very unique and unpopular opinion, I know, but I hate watching ads during a show. Fuck the advertisers; I refuse to pay attention.
Rather than doom scroll, I’d love to hear what you think I should do when ads are on.
To make things challenging:
*often I’m pinned to the couch by my senior dog who I’m loathe to move unnecessarily, so getting up and doing squats is often out
*loud activities are probably out, see above
*be specific, ‘I play games on my phone’ - but what can you play casually, for 30s at a time (for example) and then happily go back to watching your show?
*use adblockers bla bla, not always possible and not in the spirit of my request.
That being said, all suggestions are great - I’m sure we’ll all get something from it. Stick it to the man!
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They said during ad breaks. I think OP still wants to watch the show
You can play 1 blind during an ad break. Whether or not they have the self control to is another question
I suppose that goes for most suggestions, including my own. Balatro feels like such a ‘one more turn’ kind of game I’d have a hard time pausing during a run
Lovingly hold the dog and do dog-weighted squats
Lift hand weights. Boardgame apps on your phone. Cat lady or any of the clever games spring to mind.
Can you tell me more about the games you like? I have lots but I’m pretty bored with most of them.
Sure! Can you give me some examples of games you’re board with?
What is your experience with board games? I’m very deep in the hobby, so some I enjoy may be too much or too boring for you. Do you have specific mechanics you enjoy or dislike? Are themes important to you?
There are many individual apps for specific games, but there are also a couple of websites where you can play tons of board games online
They should both have nice guides on how to play the games before you get started. I haven’t personally used Tabletopia, I just know it is fairly popular. I have used Board Game Arena tons and have even had the subscription at times to support them and allow me to host more games. You can still join premium games, and there are plenty of completely free games. If I remember correctly BGA even has a more passive mode where it notifies you when it is your turn
As for individual games, I’m going to go with Wingspan. It is a birdwatching game. You collect bird cards, gain food for them, add eggs to their nest, etc. It is a super chill, entertaining game that you can easily grab a couple turns during ads
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I’ve been playing Pokemon Emerald Rogue thanks to another user’s recommendation in a separate thread. It’s Pokemon the Roguelike. It is absolutely perfect in my eyes. With it being turn based you can easily set it down and pick it up. It’s ridiculously modernized and customizable as well. Lots of love went into that ROM hack and I can’t recommend it enough
I don’t have any ad breaks.
That’s cool. How was your day otherwise?
Ad free.
Anything else doing?
Not watching ads
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The way I try to approach these threads is to try and pretend there’s a bunch of people sitting around having a conversation.
If you’re familiar with the dynamic, and you emulate it here, you might enjoy yourself more. Or you could do this I suppose?
Each to their own.
If we’re in a room, and we’re comfortable enough to carry out a casual conversation, I’m gonna tease you for clinging to a bad take.
Offline Chess, Minesweeper, Sudoku etc. on your phone?
Using an RSS reader and catching up on news?If you watch it with an Arr there will never be advertisements but my guess is just play something good like slay the spire that you can quit and come back without losing a lot of progress
Do the dishes. Make it a challenge, you touched the lava floor if you dont finish in time so take on only what you know you can squeeze in just in time
Mute the ads
Better then muting - pause and then fast forward.
Already muted compadre
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Not an option for OP - think they’re talking about TV
Do body squats every ad break.
Keep a musical instrument nearby. I have an acoustic guitar an arms length away. That might not work for you due to your lap dog. A harmonica or jaw harp would work better
make a grocery shopping list (or any to-do list)
Stretch your legs by raising them straight (still sitting down) and rotate your feet
Stretch your arms up and move your neck, rotate your shoulders
Think what went well today
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Have you ever played on boardgamearena? It’s a website where you can join a bunch of board games with people around the world. When it’s your turn, you have a certain number of hours or days to make your move (kinda like old timey chess by mail) and then go back to your life. You can be in many games at a time.
Oh that’s cool, I’ll check it out - thanks!
