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My 13 hour flight just got delayed 7 hours, I'm stuck at my second airport, and I dont think I'm gonna make it. I have some movies and audio books on my phone, but really only anticipated having to burn the flight time via napping and some media, not 7 hours leading up to it, and I'm pretty sure I'm gonna mentally burn out on passive media.

  • I have media on my phone - movies, shows and audio books, but I can only do about 2-3 hours at a stretch before I burn out on those things.
  • I have wifi and power both on the ground and on the plane, although I'm sure the connection once we get going isn't going to be performance enough for online games.
  • I have a phone and headset but didn't bring a laptop because it was just extra bulk I didn't think I'd need. I don't have a switch or steam deck or anything neat.
  • I have access to the airport lounge, so drinks are free, and I get free drinks on the plane. I don't want to get wasted or have to pee constantly, so my plan is to jim lahey it.
  • I'm intrigued by mobile games, but every one I've tried has felt too gimmicky with gambling or freemium BS mechanics. Also tried started valley but it never got me hooked either. I have an android and will buy games if they're worth it.
  • I'm open to any other ideas that could somehow mentally (or physically while on the ground) stimulate me.
  • I'm a dude in my 30s with a family and kids, but I'm currently traveling solo.
  • I've already killed 2 hours on a plane and 2 more on the ground (my planned connection time) doing nothing, I was saving my media trying to avoid burning out on shit before I get on the plane.
  • I suck at sleeping when on the go.
  • I'm on my 3rd mimosa and bored as fuck.

Help.

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[โ€“] LiveLM@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Do you like Roguelikes? Slay the Spire is really good and it's on Mobile.
It's a port from PC, so no microtransactions or garbage like that, one purchase and done.
There's also Mindustry. It's a mix between Tower Defense and Factory game. This one also has no MTX since it is a Open Source game. Free on Android, 2 Bucks on iOS.

[โ€“] shinysquirrel@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 year ago

You could try Plants vs Zombies 2 or it's other mods they are really great

[โ€“] Fizz@lemmy.nz 2 points 1 year ago

Old school runescape mobile

[โ€“] Tetra@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

It's not gonna last you 20 hours, but last I checked the official Sonic 1, 2 and CD ports are all free on mobile (and they're really good).

[โ€“] Chozo@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

You could watch The Terminal 9 times back to back, and have just enough time left to be disappointed by some overpriced meal at the Wolfgang Puck.

Bloons Tower Defense 6 is a really good game that you could sink time into! It is paid, but I highly recommend it

[โ€“] jordanlund@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Buy books? 20 hours man, I could burn through at least two.

[โ€“] cobra89 2 points 1 year ago

Omg right? It's like no one knows how to get lost in a book anymore.

[โ€“] PatrickYaa@lemmy.one 2 points 1 year ago

As for android games, if you're into tower defense, give infinitode a try :)

[โ€“] StinkySnork@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Unsure of your preferences with games, but Shattered Pixel Dungeon is free, offline, no ads, and the only purchases are for aesthetics to support the app. It's an 8-bit rogue like, and never the same game twice.

[โ€“] Rentlar 2 points 1 year ago

Have a 2 hour phone chat (with spouse?)

Buy a note book and write a diary to remind yourself of everything that has happened in the last year.

Puzzle books? I like to play with variety puzzle books, commonly sold near magazines :3 Crosswords (and varieties thereof), word searches (+varieties), crypto puzzles of various sorts, number puzzles of various sorts, the funky neat ones where some of the words share some letters (like, a letter fills a vertical region to be shared by one or more words), uhhh... oh also I like to write the solutions in Thorass :D https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Thorass_alphabet Though the numerals are garbage. D'ni numerals are far, far better ๐Ÿ‘

Also, I daydream for hours at a time. ... But probably you don't or else you wouldn't be asking for ideas I guess ๐Ÿ˜…

[โ€“] SecretPancake@feddit.de 1 points 1 year ago

There are very good mobile games without subscriptions, virtual coins, loot boxes and shit. Some examples on iOS:

  • Sawblades
  • Ollies Arcade
  • Knotwords
  • High Rise
[โ€“] Ascend910@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Play some chess on chess.com

[โ€“] Morphior@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

Lichess is better.

play some games on You're phone

Is there nobody else there with the same issue?

[โ€“] SRo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

Twist your thumbs

[โ€“] letsgo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

Learn Factorio.

Oh wait, you said 20, not 2000. Never mind.

[โ€“] someguy3@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Airports usually have all kinds of distractions. Gym, arcade, shops to browse, bookstore or at least a magazine rack, pod to nap (easier than on a plane).

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