At Last - A Game That Makes Quitting a Bad Habit Fun

At Last - A Game That Makes Quitting a Bad Habit Fun(addictionandsubtraction.com)

12 points by sims 15 years ago | 6 comments

scrame 15 years ago |

It would really help if there was some kind of overview of the game, or at least some demo cards. I have no idea what any of this is, except that they want to charge me $5 to find out more about what they are talking about.

lothar 15 years ago | |

Here's a sample card: http://captaincanuck.com/sample-addiction-and-subtraction-ga...

bostonpete 15 years ago | | |

Anyone know what that card means or why it says "20 min."? If these cards are just repeating common suggestions for dealing with and overcoming addiction, there's something distasteful IMO about charging for the downloadable version...

BoppreH 15 years ago |

Title looks like a personal opinion. This feels misleading.

jarin 15 years ago | |

Probably because it's an account from someone associated with this game and Rejection Therapy (made by the same guy).

http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=sims

Not that there's anything wrong with posting your own stuff on HN, just explaining why the title might sound biased.

Edit: Although there seem to be a few accounts that post primarily on Rejection Therapy-related items. A quick browse around:

http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=pauledwards

http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=lothar (Zero to Superhero is also by the same guy as Rejection Therapy)

http://news.ycombinator.com/threads?id=edburgess

http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=edburgess

I'm not sure sock puppeting is so cool.

pbhjpbhj 15 years ago | | |

>I'm not sure sock puppeting is so cool.

Also illegal if you're running a business in Europe.

scottchin 15 years ago |

I'm curious about whether the creator has had any direct experience with addiction, and if so, whether this type of game has helped him.