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Camus’ “The Stranger”, “The Fall”, and “Myth of Sisyphus” are great, but the one that needs more attention and is my favorite is “The Plague”.

And if you like the Existentialists and that kind of depth psychology, then please check out Dostoevsky’s “Notes from Underground”, one of my favorite books of all time (and it is much shorter than his other great books).

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That is brilliant…You stole my line and made it better. -Jeff

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Hi Katie,
Oh, I would love to be in your shoes, getting to try Coda for the first time. You can’t really go wrong there, but my go-tos are the Banh Mi sandwiches. And my favorites are the BBQ tuna, the egg, and the fried tofu (tofu is hard to do well, but they nail it).
-Jeff

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I can second Sienna’s recommendation of O’Brien’s “The Things They Carried”. Put it this way…we recently drastically downsized our life and so I had to give away hundreds of my books, and “The Things They Carried” was one of the 300 I kept.

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Brianna,

Yes. Quacks, Wingspan, Pandemic, Codenames, Mysterium, and Azul are great. The Crew is one of my all-time favorites.
I have Bohnanza but still haven’t gotten enough people together to play it…dang it!

My 2-player recommendations for you, based on your list, would be Targi, Battle Line, and Lost Cities.

-Jeff

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Chantell,
You are definitely on my team…reading (always), playing board games (obsessively), puzzles (often). Take a peak at my recommendations on the other topics about books and games. And if you want to see lists of book recommendations, click on the “Propaganda” link below the banner on my website.
If your group works well with Scattergories and Cards against Humanity, you should try “Say Anything”…it’s like an open-ended Cards against Humanity with judging like Scattergories.
Thanks, Jeff

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Cami!
Wow, you just went big! You are a serious board gamer. Shhh…don’t tell anyone, but I am too. I mean, I love playing games of every weight, but my buddy and I play mostly heavier games. Right now we’re playing “Slay the Spire: The Board Game” and “Lost Ruins of Arnak”. And our next games will be “Spirit Island” and “Search for Lost Species”.

I haven’t played “Brass” yet, but I keep wondering whether to grab it for my group. The trouble is two of us like heavy and longer games, but when it’s the four of us the group wants to play quicker and less competitive games like “The Crew”.

My wife and I used to play “splendor” but she gets sick of games quick. Her favorites are “Battle Line”, “Lost Cities”, “Pandemic”, “Targi”, and “Quest for El Dorado”.

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Spencer,
Yes, Pho Bar is great. And they might take the trophy for portions…their large Pho is the size of kiddie pool. And just down the road from there is VietRice, which is also great. If I lived in that area, I would eat at those places weekly. You’re lucky.

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Subnautica is actually the game I’ve been playing right now. So good. (And I’ve already praised Slime Rancher and Satisfactory above.)

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Linnea,
Yes! Wingspan is loved at our house. When you’re ready for a new one, try Pandemic or Viticulture…they are as good as Wingspan, about the same medium level of complexity, and so satisfying. Modern board games are so so good.

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Thanks Chris! Slime Rancher is such a gem. If you are that person that loves to organize things just right (yes, I’m talking to you, Minecraft and Stardew Valley crazies) you may love Slime Rancher. Getting the right breeds in the right places and making the farm work like clockwork … until the cat ones escape and breed with the wrong slime and go psycho…)

ooh…I just bought an early access version of Slime Rancher 2, but I haven’t tried it yet.

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I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

Hidden food joints: Arirang Korean, Coda Vietnamese Bakery, Magokoro Japanese (closed for now), Viet Rice, Gyros Mediterranean, Thai Cuisine, Don Choche, Curry Leaf, Tako Ten, Tap N Taco, Federidelfos, Il Vicino.

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I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

Everyone should read Fromm’s Sane Society, Epictetus’ Encheiridion, Chomsky’s What Uncle Sam Really Wants, Milgram’s Obedience to Authority, Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning, Holloway’s Godless Morality, …and hundreds of others…go read some books now!

(If you want a fuller list of book recommendations, click the “Propaganda” link in the header above and you’ll find a bunch of categorized lists of my favorite books.
Thanks, Jeff)

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I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

My nerdiest interests are philosophy, psychology, political theory, history, books, and languages. My geekiest interests are video games and board games.

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I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

TV shows you’re missing: Rectify, Silicon Valley, Newsroom, Happy Endings, Ted Lasso, Masterchef Australia, and the best show of all time: West Wing.

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I’m Jeff Salbato (your teacher), but I prefer Jeff. You only need to introduce yourself in one of these sub-topics, but, because I’m the supposed leader here, I’ll post in all of them…

Video games no one talks about that are genius: XCom2, Train Valley 2, Slime Rancher, Creeper World, Shapez, Defense Grid: Awakening.

Video games that are popular and deserve to be: Portal, Borderlands 2, Far Cry 3 & 5, Monster Train, Saints Row the Third, Stardew Valley.

2 player board games my wife and I love: Battle Lines, Targi, Arboretum, Pandemic, Lost Cities, Viticulture, Quest for El Dorado, Wingspan, Santorini.

3-4 players: The Crew, Azul, Pandemic, Las Vegas.

For groups: Wits & Wagers, Balderdash, Scattergories, Say Anything, Taboo, Pictures.

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