At my job, we have neither signal nor wifi in certain places (bathroom in the basement). So would appreciate tips on apps to kill five minutes.

        • WetBeardHairs@lemmy.mlEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Once you get the hang of it, you can win like 95% of the games.

          In the first ten levels, starve yourself and only eat at 30% hp.
          Use corners and other obstacles to your advantage to get sneak-attacks. Don’t equip any unidentified equipment if possible - especially if it is suspiciously high level for the area. It is probably cursed. Save up your upgrade scrolls until you find some tier 4 or 5 weapons and armor. If you’re a mage, just dump them in your wand of fire from lvl 1 with no regrets.
          Learn how the bosses attack. The slime hits really hard after charging, so figure out how to dodge or get out of range.

          • 27myths@lemm.eeEnglish
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            11 months ago

            I one trick mage class. I always upgrade my staff as soon as I find a scroll. Once I feel comfortable I’ll then imbue my staff and continue to upgrade it.

            Is that a bad idea? I’ve always felt comfortable doing that because I know that my staff will always be my primary weapon.

            I’ve never beaten the game. Only got past the gnome king a handful of times.

  • milicent_bystandr@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’ll be the old stodger voice and mention that taking 5 minutes from time to time to not be stimulated is good for mental health, and apparently creativity too.

    … And then I’ll put in my vote for Simon Tatham’s puzzle collection. (In F-droid as Puzzles, app by Chris Boyle)

    • LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Just a nice collection of quick, simple puzzles. A perfect time killer. It’s a staple that I’ve got on all the devices in my old 2000s PDA collection since it was also built for Windows Mobile and PalmOS.

  • Alien Nathan Edward@lemm.eeEnglish
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    11 months ago

    pixel dungeon series is very pick up and put down-able. they’re all roguelikes, f/oss, with different variations for different game experiences. right now i’m playing Experienced Pixel Dungeon because it introduces a character class I really like (the duelist: rather than being a straight fighter or a caster it’s a melee weapon fighter where each type of melee weapon comes with a different special attack).

    The fun in these is that for each variation the gameplay will be similar, but have different elements added. There are some that have skill trees, some that have new PC classes like I outlined above, some that are just basic nethack/rogue clones with a GUI, and a bunch that I haven’t tried yet. And they’re all offline, turn based, and let you save at any point so you can just pinch it off and get back to whatever you need to do in an instant.

        • dillydogg@lemmy.oneEnglish
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          11 months ago

          Would you ever recommend Factorio to someone who asked for a good 5 minute game!? One of my favorite games, but doesn’t fit the bill for me

    • enkers@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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      11 months ago

      Tatham’s puzzles are great!

      Also in this vein, PySol FC has an exstensive library of solitaire card and tile games. Definitely worth checking out.