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I’ve always been a fan of board games like Catan, but lately, I’ve been spending more time on quick, casual games. I’ve found some great options on poki they’re perfect for short breaks.
 
Lately I’ve been into retro games, especially old-school platformers. Found some cool classics and hidden gems through AzFreeGame—it’s been fun trying out stuff I haven’t played since I was a kid. Some of the old puzzle games are surprisingly hard, but in a good way. Great for killing time after work without needing a big setup or long play sessions.
 
Y'all might be interested in what I've been trying to set up.

Linux can be installed on a flash drive instead of on the computer's hard drive. So basically it's a computer system that you can run on any computer with the hardware to run it. Just plug the flash drive in a USB port and boot from it instead of from the hard drive.

Linux can also run steam. And with Steam's proton compatibility layer, steam can run a lot of windows games.

See where I'm going with this?

I might have finally found a way to make a truly portable steam library.

What I expect to happen is, when I plug the flash drive into the second computer and boot, steam will do a hardware scan and think I am trying to steal games. But but I have to try it.
 
I should mention that I have never used steam before. So I'm learning as I go here.

I have used linux, a lot. But I am hitting snags here. All the distros that are specifically made with steam in mind are failing to run. This laptop I'm using is quirky.

Right now I'm testing Linux mint to see how well it will do.
 
Lynx said:
Y'all might be interested in what I've been trying to set up.

Linux can be installed on a flash drive instead of on the computer's hard drive. So basically it's a computer system that you can run on any computer with the hardware to run it. Just plug the flash drive in a USB port and boot from it instead of from the hard drive.

Linux can also run steam. And with Steam's proton compatibility layer, steam can run a lot of windows games.

See where I'm going with this?

I might have finally found a way to make a truly portable steam library.

What I expect to happen is, when I plug the flash drive into the second computer and boot, steam will do a hardware scan and think I am trying to steal games. But but I have to try it.
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Lynx said:
I should mention that I have never used steam before. So I'm learning as I go here.

I have used linux, a lot. But I am hitting snags here. All the distros that are specifically made with steam in mind are failing to run. This laptop I'm using is quirky.

Right now I'm testing Linux mint to see how well it will do.
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OH MY GOSH!!!
SO HAVE I!
Iv'e got steam running, even working well, but the games won't always play correctly or will crash, I've tried switching steam, sorry, proton versions, etc, but so far no success.
I have als literally emulated windows on Debian with Botspot Virtual Machine. Virtually useless, but cool.
I use rpiOS, and lets say, it is NOT supposed to have steam or BVM or any of that. it was terminal gymnastics getting it.

Oh, same, never used steam either.
If mint works or kinda works let me know maybe I'll join the project.
 
enril said:
OH MY GOSH!!!
SO HAVE I!
Iv'e got steam running, even working well, but the games won't always play correctly or will crash, I've tried switching steam, sorry, proton versions, etc, but so far no success.
I have als literally emulated windows on Debian with Botspot Virtual Machine. Virtually useless, but cool.
I use rpiOS, and lets say, it is NOT supposed to have steam or BVM or any of that. it was terminal gymnastics getting it.

Oh, same, never used steam either.
If mint works or kinda works let me know maybe I'll join the project.
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IT WORKS!

Not just Steam on Linux, but Steam on a Linux flash drive that will boot on any computer. And play the game library on any computer. w00t!

So I started wondering... While I'm at it, I wonder if I can use Linux to make a truly portable Steam library. Steam is pretty strict on people not copying games without authorization, so you can't just play your games on any old computer you happen to come across. You gotta go through a lot of signing in and authorizing this computer to play your games, and if you max out your registered computers you gotta delete some...

Linux can install on a flash drive instead of the computer's hard drive. What if I can use this to make a Steam library that will play on any computer that I boot from the flash drive?

So I got an old low-profile flash drive I had lying about, installed Linux Mint (Cinnamon interface, 21.something) on it, installed Steam in Linux, then got two games (Final Fantasy 9 and the Mass Effect trilogy.)

I first ran the games on my old computer, on the w*rkplace wifi. Just now I ran them on my more modern computer, on my phone's hotspot. And IT WORKED!

I was expecting Steam to boot on the newer computer, run a simple hardware check, notice it was on a different machine and say basically "Hey, what are you trying to pull here?" But it didn't!

Chunk all that virtual machine stuff. Just get a good flash drive or external hard drive, install Linux Mint on it, then Steam, then your games. For any given game, google "What proton version should I use for (this game)?"
 
In retrospect Mass Effect was a poor choice for a test. It was very cheap - like, less than ten bucks for all three games - but I had to jump through hoops to get through EA's account horsecrap. I had to use a different Proton version just to get their stupid launcher to run. Then I had to make an account, and give the code they sent my email, then sign in all over again, and give the code they sent my email AGAIN, and... Bleh.

But it still worked. On both computers. Yay!
 
Lynx said:
IT WORKS!

Not just Steam on Linux, but Steam on a Linux flash drive that will boot on any computer. And play the game library on any computer. w00t!

So I started wondering... While I'm at it, I wonder if I can use Linux to make a truly portable Steam library. Steam is pretty strict on people not copying games without authorization, so you can't just play your games on any old computer you happen to come across. You gotta go through a lot of signing in and authorizing this computer to play your games, and if you max out your registered computers you gotta delete some...

Linux can install on a flash drive instead of the computer's hard drive. What if I can use this to make a Steam library that will play on any computer that I boot from the flash drive?

So I got an old low-profile flash drive I had lying about, installed Linux Mint (Cinnamon interface, 21.something) on it, installed Steam in Linux, then got two games (Final Fantasy 9 and the Mass Effect trilogy.)

I first ran the games on my old computer, on the w*rkplace wifi. Just now I ran them on my more modern computer, on my phone's hotspot. And IT WORKED!

I was expecting Steam to boot on the newer computer, run a simple hardware check, notice it was on a different machine and say basically "Hey, what are you trying to pull here?" But it didn't!

Chunk all that virtual machine stuff. Just get a good flash drive or external hard drive, install Linux Mint on it, then Steam, then your games. For any given game, google "What proton version should I use for (this game)?"
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I never have understood the reason for the epaulettes in quasi-futuristic clothing. Seems they would be quite restrictive.

Also that is one doggone thick head of hair for someone of his apparent age. Or her apparent age. Hard to tell. Still a lot of hair at that age.
 
Besides Flight Simulator, which isn't really a game, my favorite "game" was The Sims. But I spent all my time building dream homes for my sims to live in.

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zeroturbulence said:
Besides Flight Simulator, which isn't really a game, my favorite "game" was The Sims. But I spent all my time building dream homes for my sims to live in.

iu
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I hope you were able to hire somebody to keep up with the pool filters. That would be a full time job!
 
Subhumanoidal said:
Well rest assured I am not one of those people to yell demon about everything. While I do believe they exist and affect the world and people, it seems viable that people's sin nature is more than enough to ruin the world without blaming demons for everything.
But using that statement isn't ideal. Those who will freak out won't listen, and those who won't freak out may take offense. No worries. I didn't think you had bad intentions. Just passing along some helpful advice.

And I'm well aware of the beliefs many Christians have about DnD. They were saying the same things when I was your age. And before that even. Basically since it became popular.

As a Christian you'll encounter many Christians quick to criticize, dismiss or demonize many things. Just say what you have to say and see how people react. If it's unfavorable then take that as knowledge about that person and limit what you discuss with them. Those who are favorable, or even willing to share with you calmly why they believe something is bad, give them a chance. They may have insights that have not occurred to you.
But people that freak out, don't listen to them.
From my experience as someone who has had tastes in things many Christians disagree with i have found this approach is best download traffic rider mod apk ios. So hopefully you can learn from my experience and save yourself some trouble in the future.
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Yes i see
 
Did I reply to this one? I thought maybe in miscellaneous.

Anyway I like Scrabble. Taboo is another good one. Some Trivia games. Charades. Pictionary.
I HATE monopoly...! Sorry I don't mean to be a hater.

Card games even simple ones like last card (uno) gin rummy, patience...snap, go fish
 
Oh video games..back when I played on Sega master system lol

I liked Sonic the hedgehog, Lemmings,
I remember one that had Michael Jackson in it and you could make him do a spin or the moonwalk. There was also one that was like Aladdin and was kind of set in a Middle Eastern/Persian palace?

On the ipad - I liked The Simpsons and you could play for hours recreating Springfield.

On the computer - pinball, hangman ..the very basic games the first computers had lol
 
Oh sorry to take up all the thread space, these games probably don't exist anymore...but I remember Angry Birds, and Lasagna from Heaven, which involved Garfield eating lasagna which would somehow fall from the sky...

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Ludo except it was called Trouble with the popping dice
Twister is a fun party game.

I could not get into complicated ones like Settlers of Catan.
 
One I played last Christmas was quite fun called Articulate. It was kind of like Taboo with lots of people. My extended family had teams playing each other.
 
Oh and last but not least Chinese Checkers.

A very good game I cannot play anymore is Chess. Because Chess got me banned from the library. The kids wanted to play, I let them, and I got in MAJOR trouble for allowing chess in the library.
 
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