this post was submitted on 10 Jan 2026
285 points (97.7% liked)

Humor

9411 readers
336 users here now

"Laugh-a-Palooza: Unleash Your Inner Chuckle!"

Rules


Read Full Rules Here!


Rule 1: Keep it light-hearted. This community is dedicated to humor and laughter, so let’s keep the tone light and positive.


Rule 2: Respectful Engagement. Keep it civil!


Rule 3: No spamming! AI slop will be considered spam at the discretion of moderators


Rule 4: No explicit or NSFW content.


Rule 5: Stay on topic. Keep your posts relevant to humor-related topics.


Rule 6: Moderators Discretion. The moderators retain the right to remove any content, ban users/bots if deemed necessary.


Please report any violation of rules!


Warning: Strict compliance with all the rules is imperative. Failure to read and adhere to them will not be tolerated. Violations may result in immediate removal of your content and a permanent ban from the community.


We retain the discretion to modify the rules as we deem necessary.


founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 
all 14 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] perishthethought@piefed.social 19 points 3 months ago

Once around 2000, a friend invited me over to play a tabletop game called Talisman. When I got there, we made drinks and then settled into setting it all up. He had the core game plus a lot of expansions in large bins. Two hours later, we had the board and all the expansions set up. I was exhausted by then, but gamely agreed we had to play now that we set it all up. Four hours later we called it a night but we had not actually determined the winner of that game.

So yeah... been there.

[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

"Let's just start, I'll learn the rules better that way."

[–] errer@lemmy.world 8 points 3 months ago

So long as you are ok with just losing your first game I don’t see a problem with just diving in. First game doesn’t have to be perfect.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 13 points 3 months ago

There are YouTube videos that do a better job of explaining the rules very briefly. Better to just put that on the phone.

[–] pinball_wizard@lemmy.zip 10 points 3 months ago

I do find that the rules explanation really speeds up when everyone has died of old age and no longer interrupts it for bathroom and snack breaks.

[–] lowspeedchase@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 months ago

I feel this in my soul... sometime around when Catan got popular I lost all ability/patience/interest to learn new tabletop games.

[–] Exec@pawb.social 7 points 3 months ago

Ah yes, time for some Campaign for North Africa

[–] Gullible@sh.itjust.works 4 points 3 months ago

Played superfight the other day and the 1 minute explanation was delightful. “Draw x cards, pick one of each color, grab a random one from the draw deck, you each have 30 seconds to convince the table that your character is the best.”