Sleeplessness after Boardgame-Nights Sleepless due to…
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Sleeplessness after Boardgame-Nights
Sleepless due to board games? I have an unusual question for you. Time and again, I’ve experienced that when I spend an evening playing board games with others—often people I don’t know very well—and we play an intense, expert-level game like \*Grand Austria Hotel\* or \*Terraforming Mars\*, I simply cannot fall asleep afterward. I’m tired, I lie down, I try. But my mind is still racing. It’s not just about the game itself—it’s the entire experience. My head is filled with thoughts about the game: not just snippets of conversation, but images, strategies, questions, and even the voices of the other players echoing in my mind. It’s as if my brain replays moments from the evening, analyzing moves, considering alternative strategies, or even just pondering the dynamics of the group.
And it’s not just about the specific game we played. It’s about the broader theme of gaming itself. My mind keeps circling back to the hobby as a whole—thinking about other games I’ve played, games I want to try, or even the culture and community around board gaming. It’s like my brain can’t let go of the topic, no matter how much I try to wind down.
My body doesn’t seem tired enough to fall asleep, even though I feel physically exhausted. This can go on for hours. I lie awake, staring at the ceiling, and I’m starting to feel desperate because I don’t want to give up this hobby. Board gaming brings me joy, challenge, and connection, but I also can’t afford to lie awake for hours every time I play an intense game with someone, only to pay for it with exhaustion the next day.
Does anyone else experience something similar? I haven’t been playing for very long, so maybe there’s an adjustment period that will pass. But right now, I notice that the more involved I am in the game—and the more my mind engages with the broader world of gaming—the worse I sleep afterward. It’s almost as if my brain is stuck in "game mode," unable to switch off.
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Sleepless due to board games? I have an unusual question for you. Time and again, I’ve experienced that when I spend an evening playing board games with others—often people I don’t know very well—and we play an intense, expert-level game like \*Grand Austria Hotel\* or \*Terraforming Mars\*, I simply cannot fall asleep afterward. I’m tired, I lie down, I try. But my mind is still racing. It’s not just about the game itself—it’s the entire experience. My head is filled with thoughts about the game: not just snippets of conversation, but images, strategies, questions, and even the voices of the other players echoing in my mind. It’s as if my brain replays moments from the evening, analyzing moves, considering alternative strategies, or even just pondering the dynamics of the group.
And it’s not just about the specific game we played. It’s about the broader theme of gaming itself. My mind keeps circling back to the hobby as a whole—thinking about other games I’ve played, games I want to try, or even the culture and community around board gaming. It’s like my brain can’t let go of the topic, no matter how much I try to wind down.
My body doesn’t seem tired enough to fall asleep, even though I feel physically exhausted. This can go on for hours. I lie awake, staring at the ceiling, and I’m starting to feel desperate because I don’t want to give up this hobby. Board gaming brings me joy, challenge, and connection, but I also can’t afford to lie awake for hours every time I play an intense game with someone, only to pay for it with exhaustion the next day.
Does anyone else experience something similar? I haven’t been playing for very long, so maybe there’s an adjustment period that will pass. But right now, I notice that the more involved I am in the game—and the more my mind engages with the broader world of gaming—the worse I sleep afterward. It’s almost as if my brain is stuck in "game mode," unable to switch off.
#games
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