The Game Room (every good lair should have one):.

But it’s got great stories, awesome visuals, a Mass Effect-eque soundtrack, and DLC that will probably address most of my complaints (once there’s a Steam sale). Exploring the galaxy is great, but diplomacy is a little lacking and managing dozens of worlds in the end game is boring. It reminds me of Master of Orion and it devoured a huge chunk of time.

Ken’s been playing the heck out of Stellaris, a 4X-style, galactic empire management game.

Stellar Cartography (no, it’s not staffed by whales … we think).

Ken’s fond that getting out of bed has become its own mental battle so has running after the sun has set. And suddenly, it’s gotten very, very dark: it’s pitch black at 6 a.m., and not much lighter at 5 p.m.

Venturing into the Chamber of Infinite Darkness:.

Episode 10 sees Ken figuring out how to deal with the long, dark, tea time of the soul known as November, while David fends off allergies while contemplating where all the good role-playing game communities went after Google+ folded.

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