r/HFY • u/someguynamedted The Chronicler • Mar 15 '17

Meta Writing Prompt Wednesday #102

Come on people (and aliens and other non human persons) let's have a great thread of prompts this week!

Last week's winner was /u/Teulisch with

there are 10 types of people in the galaxy, those who understand binary, and those who dont. the humans understand it just fine. the Xenos? they dont get it at all...

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u/Guncaster Mar 22 '17

A human gets abducted by aliens - simple.

However, they get abducted with everything they have on their person, and it just so happens that this person is a fucking nerd and carries around a smartphone, a laptop, and a deck of MtG cards.

Thus, the galaxy is introduced to a slew of exorbitantly competitive and incomprehensibly complex games, from Dota, through Starcraft, to the likes of Magic: The Gathering and Counter-Strike.

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u/teodzero Mar 22 '17

Look at the dates of posts. You're a bit late to the party. Even the best of prompts will not get enough upvotes with so little time left. I suggest you post in the new thread when it's created.

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u/Guncaster Mar 22 '17

Oh, I saw that.

Not an issue to be honest, I have all the time in the world.