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    Predict final Western Conference standings (Kings Finish)

    Teams that will finish above the Kings: Too many. I don't care which ones. Teams that will finish below the Kings: Too many. I don't care which ones. Other games we could play --> Predict whether I will get league pass this year. Hint: the odds go up with our passes per possession...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Games I would have considered picking had I stayed in: The last of us. Hitman. Wingspan. Cities skylines. Super mega baseball. GTA V. It's been an interesting experience going through this. I have a young family and am working nights a lot because I have a lot of grant applications due...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    @macadocious will be taking my pick
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Kingdom Rush. Android. Tower defence game. I'll come back and write something more later. More: One of the most innovative games, it changed ... no that's not right. ... I was feeling real vulnerable ... no not that either. ...There's an interesting story behind this game. I woke up and...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    NBA Street Vol 2. Yay basketball. Yay fun. And yay Bobbito Garcia aka Kool Bob Love aka DJ CucumberSlice called the games.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    My history with hockey games: i) I used to rent out a game (no idea which one) for SNES and the one thing I remember is the 'crossing the blue line' commentary; ii) I had one of the EA NHL games (prob around 1998?) and played the hell out of season mode with the Sharks. Never seen a real hockey...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    I remember hiring this out from the video store and being really bad at the multiplayer.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    I would have picked this at some point. I remember an assessment we had in 8th grade English was just to present an argument for something, anything. A friend argued that Bulbasaur was the best Pokemon.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Nope happy for you to do it. Maybe I go to 8 and you can do the last 7?
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Never played v3 but v2 was great.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    I wonder if there is anyone who would like to take over from me from around halfway/ the 8th/ 10th pick? I can keep going if needed but feel by then I would have expressed my gaming self as completely as I can.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Football Manager 15. PC. I did some pretty wild things before I had a family. Like ... Consecutive promotions with Hartlepool. And ... Premier league return for Derby ... all the way to ... Top 6? I think back on this game and I'm like, was it fun? Or did I just get that brain response that...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Overcooked 2. Xbox One. 2018. When lockdowns arrived in Melbourne, I spent most weekdays at my then girlfriend's (now wife's) small apartment, where we worked and took things sort of seriously. But Friday nights and Saturday mornings were at my place, streaming crappy TV in the evening, then...
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Stardew Valley. Android. One lonely Saturday afternoon I downloaded this simple looking game and was transported to a wholesome world of growing flowers, making cheese, fishing, foraging, and befriending townsfolk. Not too different from what I would like to do if my research funding runs out.
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    The 2025 Desert Island Video Game Draft

    Final Fantasy IX. 2000. PS2. This would have been a Christmas present in my mid teens but I replayed it on my phone a few years ago and still loved it. Doesn't take itself too seriously and has fun characters. My faves: Steiner, the steak shaped knight, and Quina, the frog eater.
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