April Roundtable: Games and Social Connection

April Roundtable: Games and Social Connection

by | Apr 30, 2020 | Roundtables, Tabletop Games, Video Games

Since we’re all in social isolation/distancing/shelter-in-place mode, the Sidequest team decided to reminisce about games and social connection: how we’ve used games to foster and grow friendships and relationships in general. (Some of us discuss how we even do that now, all while staying safe!) (more…)

Cui Bono? Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Stardew Valley, And The Fruits of Labor

Cui Bono? Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp, Stardew Valley, And The Fruits of Labor

by | Mar 20, 2018 | Mobile Games, Opinion, Video Games

I am an Animal Crossing newbie; I have never played any of the prior Animal Crossing games. They’re the sort of game that I was peripherally aware of and occasionally had an idle thought of playing, but that thought never translated to action. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp made that final translation easy, by being both free and easily available for my phone.

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