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We've been playing together since childhood. He still wins in games that require patience rather than reflexes.

Half of the discs haven't played in five years. I keep them not for the games, but because I remember where I bought them.

Forty attempts and not a single one was closer than the last. I passed the next day on the first one—I just slept in.

I haven't learned anything new in all this time. And I think I finally understand why I'm coming back.

The worst possible position. Your neck will feel sore all day, but that's how you play best.

After midnight, my reaction drops, but it seems to increase. I checked it on the recording—the numbers are more accurate than my feelings.

It took three years to stop feeling guilty about it. I'll tell you what changed.

A bigger screen doesn't make a game better. It makes a better evening when you're not playing alone.