Board Games · by Mariana Costa · 2026-10-08

I tried doing cards the boring way and it worked with a cozy constraint

I tried this in Nairobi with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

I tried this in Cape Town with a friend and we both noticed the same thing: the social part mattered more than the perfect plan.

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Camille Dubois · 4 likes

You explained the tradeoff really clearly. It reminds me of a very specific conversation near my desk.

Iryna Melnyk · 3 likes

My version of this was messier, but the conclusion was similar.

Mariam Said · 4 likes

Now I want a spreadsheet.

Maya Putri · 0 likes

Totally agree, especially for beginners.

Gentle Fern · 2 likes

I would pin this if I could.

Rohan Mehta · 1 likes

Helpful correction.

Gentle Fern · 1 likes

@rohanreads Short answer: yes. Long answer: also yes.

Sleepy Fern · 0 likes

I am curious what changed your mind.

Priya Nair · 1 likes

My wallet felt that.

Avery Johnson · 0 likes

Small caveat: context changes the answer a lot.

Mariana Costa · 0 likes

This is the kind of disagreement I like.

Yui Tanaka · 1 likes

Could be regional too.

Valeria López · 2 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Mango Mango · 0 likes

Same here. It took me too long to learn.

Amelia Hughes · 1 likes

I think both things can be true.

Solar Lantern · 3 likes

Useful intention, poor execution. The ambitious constraint is probably the real story.

Brave Orbit · 1 likes

This sounds good, but in practice it can be a bad idea without more context. This would have saved me a lot of trial and error.

Minji Kim · 1 likes

Anecdotally, this tracks with what I have seen. I care less about the perfect answer and more about repeatability. Backlog guilt is a shared cultural experience.