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The honest way to tell if gaming has become a problem

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GuideDean Shaw22 Sept 20265 min

The games worth your evenings, and the ones that waste them

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Gaming limits that survive contact with a real household

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Set up parental controls on every console in twenty minutes

Xbox, PlayStation, Switch and Steam each hide the important switch in a different place. This is where they're and what they miss.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20266 min

The voice chat settings worth changing on your kid's console

Ten minutes in three menus gets you most of the way. The rest is knowing where the wall has a door in it.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What game age ratings actually tell you, and what they miss

The letter on the front of the box is the least useful part. The small icons on the back are where the real information lives.

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Flight and driving sim gear that fits an actual desk

What to buy when you have a desk and not a spare room, which upgrades you'll feel, and the mounting problems nobody warns you about.

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Where does your best time with your kids happen?

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to play when your reflexes are gone and your evenings are short

Turn-based games you can pause mid-move, five that teach you something, and the honest problem with Civilization's late game.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Running a role-playing game for your own kids

Forty minutes, one problem, no character sheets on the first night. What actually works at the kitchen table, and what quietly kills it.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What to buy when you only get forty minutes a night

Resume time matters more than frame rate. A practical look at handhelds, consoles and the games that actually fit a short evening.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

What esports scholarships actually pay, and what they cost

The roster spot is real. The money is usually partial. And the most useful part of a school program is the part nobody gets recruited for.

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Family game night on the console, without the arguments

Four controllers, rounds under twenty minutes, and a handful of games that work whether the youngest is six or the oldest is seventy.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

The retro consoles worth keeping and the ones to sell

Flip the Wii over before you list it. Model numbers, dying save batteries, and the honest way to price what's sitting in your closet.

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How loot boxes work on kids and how to shut them down

Randomized rewards, points currencies and limited-time shops are built to beat a ten-year-old's self-control. The fixes take about twenty minutes.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

Set the time you stop, not the hours you play

Hour budgets fall apart the moment a queue pops. A fixed stop time doesn't care what's happening on screen.

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How to learn chess properly at forty

Play 15+10, not bullet. Do fewer puzzles, slower. And stop memorising openings you'll never reach.

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GuideDean Shaw23 Sept 20265 min

The board games that survive contact with a real family

Start with one short game, one fixed night, and a basket for the phones. Most of the work is logistics, not game selection.

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Is your money actually in order?

Six questions. No email required, no sales pitch at the end.

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The co-op games worth buying a second controller for

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How to tell a great game from a second job

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GuideSam Ortiz22 Sept 20265 min

Stop supervising the game and pick up the second controller

Sitting in the same room while your kid plays isn't the same as playing with them. The difference is one controller and about forty minutes.

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Be player two instead of the referee

The fastest way to have real influence over what your kids play is to pick up the second controller and stay in the room.

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From the Gaming archive

The games worth your evenings, and the ones that waste them

How to set up a desk and chair that won't wreck your back

Gaming limits that survive contact with a real household

Spend your first PC build money in the right order

Worth an hour of your evening

Quiz yourself, then your friends

Set up parental controls on every console in twenty minutes

The voice chat settings worth changing on your kid's console

What game age ratings actually tell you, and what they miss

Flight and driving sim gear that fits an actual desk

What to play when your reflexes are gone and your evenings are short

Running a role-playing game for your own kids

What to buy when you only get forty minutes a night

What esports scholarships actually pay, and what they cost

Family game night on the console, without the arguments

The retro consoles worth keeping and the ones to sell

How loot boxes work on kids and how to shut them down

Set the time you stop, not the hours you play

How to learn chess properly at forty

The board games that survive contact with a real family

The co-op games worth buying a second controller for

How to tell a great game from a second job

Stop supervising the game and pick up the second controller

Be player two instead of the referee