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...you fear meteors may be sentient.

You know you've played too much Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind when...

... you memorise the music that pops up whenever you see a Silt Strider.

You know you've played too much Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion when...

...you check online to see which is correct: Rindir's Staffs or Rindir's Staves. (I'm still not sure.)

You know you've played too much Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic when...

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:25 pm ...you check online to see which is correct: Rindir's Staffs or Rindir's Staves. (I'm still not sure.)

The shop is called Rindir's Staffs. But even the proprietor of the shop is not sure.

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:25 pm You know you've played too much Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic when...

... the front of the box starts to look like someone playing a guitar.

You know you've played too much Monopoly (in any of its iterations) when ...

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:21 pm

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 5:25 pm ...you check online to see which is correct: Rindir's Staffs or Rindir's Staves. (I'm still not sure.)

The shop is called Rindir's Staffs. But even the proprietor of the shop is not sure.

I think the reason this was a topic of conversation for the NPCs was the correct plural of "staff". I'm also not sure about the correct pronunciation of "staves" here. NPCs use the pronunciation that rhymes with "caves" (which I believe is how "staves" as in musical notation is pronounced), but should it instead rhyme with "halves". This would make the comment NPCs make a little more sense since "staffs" and "staves" would be almost homophones.

Hmm. Not that it has much to do with staffs vs. staves, but IIRC, when Tolkien wrote "The Hobbit", he called Thorin's friends "dwarfs". But later, in The Silmarillion, he changed it to "dwarves". *shrug* Then Gary Gygax came along with the first edition of D&D, and it was "dwarves" all the way.

Dwarfs or dwarves?
Staffs or staves?
Who really knows?
And does it matter?

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Sun Jan 31, 2021 10:21 pm

You know you've played too much Monopoly (in any of its iterations) when ...

... the Justice Department actually tries to shut you down for being one.

You know you've played too much Chess (in any of its iterations) when...

... you become a fairly strong chess-club player (as I have).

You know you've played too much Checkers (in any of its iterations) when...

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:14 am You know you've played too much Checkers (in any of its iterations) when...

You wear plaid shirts because it reminds you of a checker board.

You know you've played too much "Mouse Trap" when...

... you fail to realise that your house is full of mice because you forgot to lay out mouse-traps in real life!

You know you've played too much "Operation" when ...

...you are arrested for performing surgery without a license.

You know you've played too much "Life" when...

...you neglect your own life (e.g. paying the rent) and get thrown out into the street.

You know you've played too much "HeroQuest" when ...

(I played it once. It was boring)

...you personally funded the entire crowd funding campaign for the remake.

(I just checked this out. So Hasbro has webpage for crowd funded games and toys. Can't they just, you know, make them instead of having people pre-pay for something months in advance?)

You know you've played too much "Candy Land" when...

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:49 pm I just checked this out. So Hasbro has webpage for crowd funded games and toys. Can't they just, you know, make them instead of having people pre-pay for something months in advance?

It what? "HeroQuest" is a board game - I played it in something like 1991 or so. (IIRC, it was made by Milton Bradley). What is Hasbro making now?

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:49 pm You know you've played too much "Candy Land" when...

... you somehow appear in the land of chocolate -- and take a bite out of a chocolate dog.

You know you've played too much "Furious Avians" ( ) when...

Rath Darkblade wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 2:18 am

notbobsmith wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 7:49 pm I just checked this out. So Hasbro has webpage for crowd funded games and toys. Can't they just, you know, make them instead of having people pre-pay for something months in advance?

It what? "HeroQuest" is a board game - I played it in something like 1991 or so. (IIRC, it was made by Milton Bradley). What is Hasbro making now?

https://hasbropulse.com/products/heroquest-game-system