Editor in Chief Bill | 19 Jan 2012 9:58 a.m. PST |
Is too much caffeine a problem when you are wargaming? |
Lentulus | 19 Jan 2012 9:59 a.m. PST |
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Martian Root Canal | 19 Jan 2012 10:10 a.m. PST |
What? Huh? I need to roll
hey wait a minute! There's a chicken over there! |
Atomic Floozy | 19 Jan 2012 10:32 a.m. PST |
Not at the price of a soda at some venues. |
anleiher | 19 Jan 2012 10:34 a.m. PST |
Trick question. There is no such thing as over-caffeination. |
lclapp | 19 Jan 2012 10:35 a.m. PST |
Not for me
the other members of the group may not agree.. |
War Artisan | 19 Jan 2012 10:44 a.m. PST |
Not when judiciously countered with appropriate quantities of alcohol. Keeping the Universe in balance is the key to happiness. |
richarDISNEY | 19 Jan 2012 10:45 a.m. PST |
Nope. Tipsy
Sometimes.
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Cardinal Ximenez | 19 Jan 2012 10:46 a.m. PST |
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paulkit | 19 Jan 2012 10:55 a.m. PST |
Consider (courtesy of T Pratchett) if you do not like cut and paste read no further. After 4 very strong coffees in 3 hours this morning I was approaching the state of `knurd'. Consider the following scale: Being drunk is to be intoxicated by alcohol to such an extent as to be unable to perceive the world clearly through the senses. Being sober is to be able to perceive the world clearly through the senses, yet humans are quite capable of giving themselves illusions and little stories to make life more bearable. Being knurd is to be (un)intoxicated with (Klatchian) Coffee to such an extent that all such comfort stories are stripped away from the mind. This makes you see the world in a way 'nobody ever should', in all its harsh reality. People generally find being knurd excruciating, as their comfortable illusions are stripped away and all of life's terrors are exposed. When accidentally knurd, people hurry to get alcohol into them to restore the balance. In fact, they generally go too far, getting very drunk in order to a) make certain they aren't knurd, and b) get so comfortably illusory that the mind can't recall those terrible realities. There are some unfortunate individuals (for example, Sir Samuel Vimes of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch) whose body does not make enough natural alcohol, and is consequently slightly knurd all the time until he has had a drink. Since he's promised Lady Sybil he'll stay off the sauce, this lack of comforting illusion is probably the reason for his core cynicism: whereas most of us nurture the hope that the best and happiest outcome is always an option, he knows things aren't going to be any good and all he can hope for is to make them least worst. Mis-dosing in an attempt to treat natural knurd-ness can lead to pathological alcoholism, or merely pathological violence as in the case of the Luggage, when given a handy chimera or basilisk to take its anger out on, following a prolonged session of getting knurd on coffee with orakh chasers (the Klatchian method favoured in the city of al-Khali). Knurd is, of course, "drunk" spelled backwards. I am now going home to have a drink to bring me back as close to normal as I ever get. |
skippy0001 | 19 Jan 2012 11:02 a.m. PST |
this is why I drink hard cider. |
CeruLucifus | 19 Jan 2012 11:07 a.m. PST |
Generally no although if I catch myself talking too fast or shouting I try to calm down a little. |
Flat Beer and Cold Pizza | 19 Jan 2012 11:21 a.m. PST |
Not for me; I can drink tea all day long with no noticeable side effects. |
Dynaman8789 | 19 Jan 2012 11:35 a.m. PST |
> Trick question. There is no such thing as over-caffeination. Ditto. A game without Diet Dr. Pepper is not worth playing
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wrgmr1 | 19 Jan 2012 11:43 a.m. PST |
No, I drink water during the game
.usually. |
The G Dog | 19 Jan 2012 11:44 a.m. PST |
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McKinstry | 19 Jan 2012 11:58 a.m. PST |
Not possible. Caffine is the root of much goodness. |
WarWizard | 19 Jan 2012 12:09 p.m. PST |
No such thing as too much caffeine, or too much money. |
Non Irn Bru | 19 Jan 2012 12:19 p.m. PST |
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Mako11 | 19 Jan 2012 12:39 p.m. PST |
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Given up for good | 19 Jan 2012 1:22 p.m. PST |
Not a problem for me. My wife on the other hand – feeds me caffeine free drinks despite having spent all day drinking tea and coffee at work! |
Shagnasty | 19 Jan 2012 1:40 p.m. PST |
What is "over-caffeinated?" On Sundays I start with 6-8 cups of strong coffee and then drink Diet DP during the game. Going home I smoke a victory/defeat cigar. Seems normal to me. |
Striker | 19 Jan 2012 2:11 p.m. PST |
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The Monstrous Jake | 19 Jan 2012 2:14 p.m. PST |
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skinkmasterreturns | 19 Jan 2012 4:22 p.m. PST |
What's with the coffee/caffeine topics? Somebody in withdrawal? |
GoGators | 19 Jan 2012 4:29 p.m. PST |
Yeah. When your heart explodes. That is not compatible with life. ;) |
JRacel | 19 Jan 2012 7:58 p.m. PST |
Not for me. Without caffeine I am not sure I function anymore. I can drink 32 oz of Mt. Dew and go right to sleep. Jeff |
PygmaelionAgain | 19 Jan 2012 8:49 p.m. PST |
I've experienced a few times where being overcaffinated whilst gaming lead to bad times not gaming afterwards. It's a great feeling to have that hairy eyeballed excitement when dice are flying and lightning fast decisions are paying off. It's less good to wake up an hour after you finally dozed off a day later, late for whatever it is that isn't gaming. |
gamertom | 19 Jan 2012 9:07 p.m. PST |
It's the frequent trips to a certain small facility to relief myself of all those caffeinated drinks that's the downside. I'd swear that for every one I drink, two come out. 'Course caffeine is a diuretic. |
Jerry Lucas | 19 Jan 2012 9:30 p.m. PST |
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MST3Klover | 20 Jan 2012 4:21 p.m. PST |
Is not enough caffeine a problem when you are wargaming? |
Grizzlymc | 20 Jan 2012 5:08 p.m. PST |
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brass1 | 21 Jan 2012 9:07 a.m. PST |
There are certain combinations of syllables that convey no meaning. "Too much caffeine", "too much bacon", and "that redhead's bikini is way too small" are among those combinations. LT |
Gunfreak | 21 Jan 2012 9:22 a.m. PST |
I'm an caffeinebased life from. I actualy need large quanteties of caffeine to live, most are carbon based, but not me, I'm from the planet starbucks in the galaxy of energi drink. I need so much caffeine, I actualy cruch caffeine pills into my juice, and whisky and wine. |
SaintGermaine | 21 Jan 2012 12:43 p.m. PST |
Skippy will verify that I am always my gentile, humble, plesant, and polite self no matter how much caffeine I've had [NOT} |
redbeardseattle | 22 Jan 2012 4:44 a.m. PST |
The only problem with caffeine and gaming is when you have to pee too frequently. |
SaintGermaine | 22 Jan 2012 9:44 a.m. PST |
Redbeard
. add being over 60 to that and it is a real annoying problem |