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5 Signs You're a Sore Loser (And How to Stop Being One If You Are)

You Might Be a Sore Loser If… We all know at least one person like this—and that person might be you. Whether you’re playingCS:GO,Rocket League,Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, or any other competitive game, the more you start losing, the quieter you get. As victory slips from your grasp, you clam up. Teammates ask you for information, or just want to chat, but you shrug them off. This was me as a sore loser—and it’s the worst....

5 Signs You've Outgrown Settlers of Catan (And What to Play Instead)

1. You Dread How Long It Takes Sure, there are plenty of excellent board games with playtimes longer thanCatan. It isn’t the playtime itself that’s a problem—it’s the fact that so much of the playtime is empty downtime. Yeah, most turn-based games have downtime when it isn’t your turn. But it’s particularly bad inCatan. You can’t plan ahead because your next play depends on what everyone else rolls, so you have to sit around and twiddle your thumbs while everyone else goes....

5 Tabletop RPGs You Can Play Without a Game Master

5.Microscope Microscope is a fun game that’s actually somewhat similar to Downfall. It’s about exploring long periods of time in a single session of gameplay without a DM. It’s not so much about destruction, though. You’ll be hopping through time out of chronological order, which is quite an interesting way to make the game stand out from the crowd. You won’t need to waste hours preparing, as you can just hop in and play....

5 Things to Know Before Your First Dungeons & Dragons Session

1. Join a “Beginner Friendly” Game The most important thing you need to do before you show up to play your firstD&Dsession is finding out whether the game is accepting of new players. Sure, it would be nice if every singleDungeons & Dragonsgame was happy to take on new players, but that’s just not the case. So, to save yourself a trip, make sure the game is accepting of new players before you go....

5 Underrated Crime Movies That Were Box Office Failures

1. The Local (2008) The Localis a low-budget but relentlessly brutal tale. It follows its heroine addict protagonist Noname (played by writer/director Dan Eberle) as he tries to stay clean while barely navigating and surviving his daily existence as a bottom-rung drug runner for a group of unhinged Iraqi war veterans. Noname is offered $5,000 to rescue the estranged, heroin-addicted daughter of a desperate rich man from the drug apartment of his ex-military bosses....