6. Youll Play Casual Games (Cause Your Friends Do)
You may love games more than people, but that doesn't mean you don't want those people to love games too, even if it means debasing yourself to do so. Yes friends, that means willingly taking a jaunt into the ad-supported, nickel-and-dimed hellhole that is the casual games space. Clash of Clans, Words With Friends, Draw Something, and even Candy Crush Saga are wildly popular and massively appealing, to the point where many people playing these games assume Master Chief is a show on the Food Network. And considering it's really hard to get someone to play something who doesn't normally 'game', even the most cynical gamer should get in a round or two of Angry Birds or Hero Academy with a buddy in order to slowly persuade them over to more beefy material that doesn't play the same ad for chewing gum every ten minutes. Part of being a dedicated gamer is understanding that just because something doesn't appeal to you, that doesn't mean it can't have value and serve as a gateway to robust experiences. If you truly love gaming, you will use these opportunities as a chance to expand the minds of friends and family may not know what fantastic adventures await them. And heck, worst case scenario you can buy Heads Up for your iPad, throw back a few beers, and in about an hour you'll be laughing so hard you won't even give a thought to whether or not the game is casual or hardcore, because bottom line - it's fun.
