I really like Magic Arena because I am horrible at math, like I can't even try to subtract 13 from 21 in my head, so I appreciate that the game does the math for me. Our kid used to be very into it, but then he said he was sick about the expectation to buy expensive cards for the Perfect Deck and now he's just casual. He's been teaching some friends at school how to play (I don't know if I mentioned that he DMs a regular D&D game for classmates during the school year. He's trying to get a one-shot going this summer but everyone's schedule is kind of crazy).

I think having a teenager is a little bit like remembering what it was like to be a teenager. It also helps that we're both on the spectrum, though I learned early on that it doesn't mean we think exactly the same way (even though the joke is that he's an exact copy of me).

(oh and d'oh, happy belated birthday!)