Even from the adults 😂 no problem!

A big +1 for Flip 7, but also Karuba (which may be better with one or two more players), Hive (fun chess with bugs), Azul, Forbidden Island (cooperative games can be a nice break from competitive play, another is Flashpoint), Patchwork, and Canvas is another arty fav of ours! Enjoy!

Interested to know what you get, I upgraded my Yamaha recently (to nothing *crazy* expensive) but it made such a difference to the sound quality and playing experience

Wow! That is such an interesting job description

Thanks Ben! 😊

Ha let’s hope for non fiction! 😁

Who said we’d let you leave?! 😂

Come and say hi! 👋

He hasn’t yet (what I can see from the logged out web view), but I wouldn’t be surprised if it disappears at some point.

And just one more: your argument fails to understand the nuance of work as experienced by a non white male. If you’re female, non-white, trans, disabled, or any other combination of under represented group, your voice is not always heard or valued in the same way. Or are they “bad designers” too? 🙄

I also think you could apply this bogus argument to any discipline "a dev that fails to optimise some code is a bad dev", a firefighter that fails to put out a fire is a bad firefighter, failing to note the constraints they work in. It's a misinformed, one dimensional argument. It's not a good look.

A more thoughtful version of this argument could be:
"Good designers strive to meet user needs and minimise harm within their sphere of influence".

(and any good designer would know to think in these binary terms - creating this sort of false dichotomy - is not the way the world or people work. It's dangerous, and not the inclusive mindset required of a designer to solve problems that meet user needs).

You've created a binary where designers are either "good" (if they find ways to comply productively) or "not good" (if they can't). In reality, there is a spectrum of effectiveness, and a designer's capability should't be solely judged by their ability to navigate external pressures you describe