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wahming , vor einem Monat

That's a problem with enforcement, not the law.

wahming , vor einem Monat

What about my statement is brutal? It's not the law at fault, the law is impartial about all religious symbols. The problem is the lack of equal enforcement. Which is essentially what you're saying in different words

wahming , vor einem Monat

? The law has been around a century, current controversy is that it's not being applied equally

wahming , vor einem Monat

Seems like I'm being attacked for something I didn't say. My statement was purely a very minor thing, about how the issue is enforcement, not the actual law. And I certainly did not imply anything with it, but it seems a lot is being read into those few words that were not at all intended

wahming , vor einem Monat

Why would we discuss changing the law, rather than ensuring that it is applied indiscriminately? ANY law and punishment can be used to discriminate, and many are. By your logic if the police started prosecuting murderers in a biased manner, we should remove the law against murder.

wahming , vor 3 Monaten

To clarify, say that BEFORE starting the game. If we're 3 hours into a 4 hour game and you bail because you're not interested, depending on how it affects the game lots of people would get pretty pissy.

wahming , vor 3 Monaten

I just sat there confused as hell for 4 and a half hours while three guys were all talking about strategies

That's partly on you. If you don't understand the game, you should probably be speaking up and asking for help to understand it. I'm a seasoned player who wins more often than not, and I will still ask other players about why certain mechanics are the way they are, or if something doesn't seem to make sense. If nobody's willing to pause things for 5 minutes to help you understand, they're a shit group and you should stop playing with them. On the other hand, if they're trying their best to make you understand, then either:

• They're all shit teachers (this is entirely possible, btw) and you need to find out what games will be played beforehand and do your homework before game night
• Accept that certain game difficulties are way above your head and stick to easier games. This level might change as you play more and absorb game mechanics and strategies.

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Tonight it was Terraforming Mars, where I was told it would be a 3 hour game, but by hour 4 we were halfway done. This time I said “it’s 11pm, I have work in the morning, this will be my last hand” and the host got very passive aggressive with me.

Nothing wrong with that. Ideally you'd want to say that before the game, but I wouldn't blame anybody for going into a game with 3 hours and thinking that was enough time. On a side note, Terraforming Mars is one of those games where it doesn't really matter if a player leaves halfway through, anyway, so they were just being a jerk.

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you are invited to play a game, only to find it's wildly complex and takes 4 hours to finish, and you find yourself not wanting to play it within minute 5?

As for your original question: Start asking how complex a game is beforehand, and how long it takes. Simple. You may need to adjust the answers you get according to the person replying you, or check out game ratings on BGG.

wahming , vor 2 Monaten

If it goes over that usually in my experience it’s because people are fucking around and making it take longer than it should instead of focusing on the game

YMMV. In my experience 90% of game time estimates on the box are utter nonsense.

wahming , vor 4 Monaten

Not interested in being the lead mod, but happy to help with the grunt work

wahming , vor 4 Monaten

I'm currently a permanent resident in Norway, but no worries. I don't have any particular desire to mod, just offering to help if needed.