"Do you watch live streamed games?" Topic

I've heard about these from time to time, but I've never watched one, and can't say that I ever would. How about you?

To Editors: Let's keep the choices dead simple:
Yes
No

That's it. Participants can explain their whys and conditionals in the comments section. And, it being TMP, they probably will.

I usually find out about them too late to watch live

Only Baseball and Basketball.

No

No.

No.

Only football, tennis, cycling and athletics.

We do PLAY online games though, and sometimes there are too many players, so some people just observe and chip in helpful comments from time to time. So don't know if that is a yes or not?

I wouldn't want to watch a bunch of strangers playing an online game though.

No

No

I did watch best part of a Napoleonic Black powder game from a British convention a month or 2 ago.

Wargaming is a participating sport. It's not much of a spectator sport.
So, no.

No.

I don't either.

not at this time. Planning on dumping cable as soon as my mother-in-law goes home. So I might give it try, but I hardly watch any games now.

Yes

No

I think I watched a bit of X-Wing nationals games some years ago livestream maybe?

Add a Maybe category and I can vote.
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I like edited battle reports like those by Play On Tabletop

Wargaming. No. College Football. Yes.

I am assuming you mean wargames. If so, no.

I do mean wargames. Strictly wargames. Probably should change that in the title of the poll!

No. Too long. Same when the stream is posted as a regular video.

Played, yes. Was a lot of fun. Watch? No.

During Covid, yes. Anymore, no. Although I have watched games being played on Tabletop Simulator.

Yes I have watched them. I have also watched rules tutorials. I find that game videos are a great way to learn rules and improve your strategy.

About eight or nine years ago I did watch some X-Wing tournament games when I was learning the game. I learned a lot through that format. Any subsequent video watching of any game hasn't done anything for me

No

No

No. Let's be fair, though: I don't watch anything livestreamed.

No, it would be like watching paint dry.