TCG games just attract people that are 150 pounds overweight and smell like cat piss.
Hey that’s not cool! Being smelly is a strategy for winning! It throws your opponent’s off! If I want to stink, I should be allowed to! /s (Joking)
I stopped attending local MtG events many years ago because of this one cadre of assholes who not only had obnoxious personalities but also smelled like they carried old onions and dog shit in their back pockets.
What’s with TCG players and hygiene? I remember my MtG days when you couldn’t attend a single tournament without at least two of your opponent smelling like spicy corpses.
I read that as “drug free” at first but now it makes more sense.
A tale as old as time or at least a couple decades.
is it that they dont’ shower, or is it that they just sweat so much they smell no matter what?
Just poor bodily hygiene in general. You can shower all you want but if you don’t wash your clothes or don’t know how to do it properly, it won’t matter.
Same as aversion to deodorant for whatever reason. Even here on Lemmy there’s lots of people that are against it for some reason.
We survived a few thousand years or so without deodorant.
If you shower daily and wear clean clothes, you shouldn’t need it.
We survived a few thousand years without showering daily and clean clothes. We had different lifestyles and different expectations.
So you’ve acclimated to your own stench, got it
I have a mild allergy to most deodorant so I need to pick my battles, because if I wear the stuff that actually works daily, I’ll end up with a pretty sensitive rash and unable to wear anything at all. So most days I’m either wearing nothing or the crystal stuff which last like 45 minutes. If I’m getting on a plane or in a crowd I throw on the good stuff. Also I’m not paying $20 for Native BS I’d rather just smell bad.
Have you tried Zero Sweat? I don’t know about your specific skin but I’ve gotten pretty inflamed armpits a number of times from various causes including deodorants (specifically the white powdery kind that actually somewhat stops you from sweating), but this stuff never bothers me and works better.
I find modern deodorants to be a bit overkill on most days. They are slimy, they irritate my skin, cause acne and take forever to wash off later. Antiperspirants are even worse. I really only use those types of products if I’m outside in humid heat after not showering for a day or two, once the stank has had a chance to build to noticeable levels. And yes I’ve checked with other people who have no problem providing critical feedback.
For me, those products are a solution looking for a problem, but for others, they might be essential. Some have need for even stronger versions that might need a prescription. Everyone produces different levels of stank. It also depends on the social expectations where you live, your climate, activity level, and diet.
After weighing the various factors, your decision to use any product that goes in or on your body is a personal one. People don’t have to use products that don’t actually help. It’s also good to listen to feedback of those around you, but the products available at your average store might not be the universal solution you think they are.
Bro you stank
There he is
Idk who needs to hear this, but some people have body oils that react to the ingredients within various deodorants that makes the smell worse rather than masking it (which might be why some people are adverse to it). Some people who have had poor hygiene in the past have difficult bacteria cultures that won’t go away just by soap and water.
Try changing deodorant to antiperspirant. Minimize any perfume or scented products. And if soap isn’t working, acne face wash works great (just don’t use it every time or it dries you out).
Yes Its a real pandemic. This particular bacteria strain has infected my local Comic Books Stores, every CGC Anything, and of course the Anime conventions - they are super-spreader events.
It’s truly an enigma.
Isn’t it just the cards they didn’t wash after doing something? Just suggesting possibilities here…
“You are expected to be clean when you enter a tournament,” the official Yu-Gi-Oh Tournament Guide says.
At the time, this policy was welcomed among players,…
wait, so, it’s not now? are they against showers now??
…and Chronos Games & Gifts is similarly receiving praise from local attendees for keeping its venue stench-free.
what a weird way to put a sentence.
“Yeah I used to be for people showering before tournaments… I still am, but I used to be too.”
As a bigger guy, I started to get that “fat person” smell even after showering. I realized that the smell was coming from not being able to get all the soap off using just a regular showerhead. I got a handheld shower and haven’t had that issue since then. So, that could be part of the problem.
What kind of soap are you using? Irish Spring 56-in-one?
During the very early years of a local fandom convention, there was a similar problem.
Then, one year, gift bags with toiletries were handed out.
The hint was taken, and the convention has smelled better ever since.
I took my step daughter to a My Little Pony con (Trot-con) about 10 years ago. I’d never been to a con before other than GenCon way back in the day so I was a little surprised as well as pleased when the people running the con gave a little welcome speech including the announcement that attendees needed to shower regularly and that “Con-Funk” would not be tolerated.
To be honest, I was relatively young in my GenCon days. I hope I wasn’t one of the ones who reeked.
The 6-2-1 guide for all conventions: 6 hours of sleep every night, 2 meals each day, 1 shower each day. It’s a vacation for a lot of people sure but that doesn’t excuse bad manners and not taking care of oneself.
also known as the “e621 method” :3
(the “e” stands for “every”)
Squints at
I went to an anime con back in like 2004 or so, there were flyers handed out that talked about hygiene.
There were also placards and signs about not touching people without permission. (Focusing on women and girls in costumes)
The early-mid 2000s were a wild time at anime conventions. Glomping, the yaoi paddle, pornography just sort of everywhere…
and that “Con-Funk” would not be tolerated.
I’m not really into R&B … but what did that band do to them?
Con-Funk is what a prison band plays.
That guy got banned for harassment.
But all he did was highlight the lack of hygiene and care that players who came to these events had.
Safe space is one thing, but I’m glad butt crack guy exists and we need more public (or private) shaming about basic hygiene.
Go to a comic and game store every saturday for tabletop or board games. Sometimes as a big guy it’s hard to find shirts that cover everything up when leaning over. I still try but man some people have no shame.
Tank-style undershirt. Tuck them and its practically guaranteed to prevent plumber’s crack or that thing where the bottom of your gut hangs out that a lot of fat dudes seem oblivious to.
If only there were some device to keep your pants at your waist… (Although really your pants should just fit - a belt is an accessory, not a utility).
Being an odd shaped person I’m to the point in my weight loss I need just a light belt to keep them from going down a little. Though most of the reason for back and butt showing is typically shirts that don’t fit right.
Try to find Big Tall shirts. Highly recommend them.
Aye it’s what I generally look for. The problem is that there’s issues with some are loose and thus good while others fit more to form which I do not like while also leading to the riding up issue.
It’s a bummer that something like this even has to be enforced.
Bingo halls were doing that way before even the transistor was invented. There used to be decorum standards before we lost our collective ability to feel shame. I do not include those that need assistance. You should help those that need assistance.
I’m happy to assist people to feel ashamed.
The stereotype is real
You can tell the quality of game shop by the funk. A slight musk of stinky gamer is a sure sign of a good shop.
The entrance to the event should just be like a car wash, but for people.
There should be a bouncer who refuses entry to anybody who stinks.
That makes me wonder, does a bouncer at a club do that? I don’t think it would come up often at a club because people who go to those try to be as appealing and attractive as possible. As a result, the bouncer is keeping out people who are badly dressed, too drunk or high, who are looking for a fight, etc. But, maybe occasionally someone is trying to seem super masculine and doesn’t put on deodorant?
Use the hose in the back
