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I didn't think it would be as easy as it was to make up 1300 achievement points, but there are lists online. I didn't just play anything, though, but games that interested me.

Fractured Minds: I saw this on an easy achievements list but it also looked interesting, me not bring a stranger to mental illness, and it was only $2.

It's a very simple first person simulation game. Each chapter puts you in another challenge that you have to figure out. The situations are intended to simulate various mental states like paranoia, confusion, negative self image and thpughts if hurting yourself. It's not that fearsome or shocking though, just uncomfortable.

I thought it was very effective at conveying those troubling thoughts. It also won an award. I was glad I played it even though it was also.meant to get my friend Mark mad because I caught up with a thousand points in an hour or so.

Tracks: The Train Set Game. I didn't stop there though. Another easy achievement game was Tracks and I already had it through Game Pass so I reinstalled it.

You construct wood train tracks in various simple environments like a living room. Then you dropnin see decor and drive the wood train around.

In chasing achievemnts, I tried passenger mode and found it a lot of fun. Passengers spawn around the room and you have to build a track to them and take them to a station which also spawns. Sometimes I had to build a track up to the top bunk of a bunk bed. After half a dozen or so missions, the room was full of tracks.

I found it very fun. After three hours total today I had racked up 2000 points and was in a commanding lead. Mark was not pleased. I gave a meniacle laugh in response.

Lego Ninjago. Finally back to this, a labor of love trying to find every figure in the game Some of these things are very well hidden. I'm down to about 7 remaining of 150 or so.

The lesson here when frustrated over not find something, even when it is clearly marked on the map, is to just keep exploring. Sometimes I would just wander and come about to the correct location in such a circuitous way, that I never would have found it using logic. It's not time efficient, but it gets the job done, especially if you want to avoid a guide, like I do at this stage.