Link for reference: https://stagetour.com/

First I’d heard of it, but yeah same concerns after reading the FAQ.

I don’t use iOS, so I can’t speak to it directly, but some quick searching tells me it supports IMAP, caldav, and carddav. If so, you could just use native apps.

Most of the privacy respecting email services require a paid plan for this, but they are inexpensive.

This doesn’t solve your Google calendar ask, but I pointedly don’t have my work calendar on my phone. I just check each calendar separately when needed, it’s not much extra work.

Not a redundancy option, but I also had my routing setup go in to a bad state while traveling which was a hassle.

I solved this by setting up nightly reboots while away. Both my routing PC and modem are rebooted by smart switches (zwave/ZigBee) controlled by home assistant. Which means they’ll operate without a working network. The routing PC is set to shutdown one minute before the smart switch turns off, and set to boot automatically when power is restored (smart switch turns back on). Which avoids any issues with hanging on a reboot.

Oh Minecraft. She’d get bored with an open world sandbox. Maybe there are mods or something that are more story driven, but that’d ruin my nostalgia for the game. Bit of a pickle!

She won’t like a survival crafter, but I do!

I know and like almost all of these games! Unfortunately I don’t think she’ll like any of them. Maybe some of the early levels of dungeon defenders.

RoboQuest caught my attention. While I generally don’t gravitate towards roguelikes or FPS’s, the combo has my interest piqued!

That looks like a lot of fun! Not sure if she’ll like the builder element but it looks simple enough.

Overcooked: Looks cute, frantic, and fun!

Super mario 3d world: Feeling meh about it.

Limbo: Single player. But looks like something I might like.

INSIDE: Also single player. But somerhingt we both might like.

Maybe. I like a farming sims but I think it might be a hard sell. Though the cute graphics might help. How in the going in to town portion of the game? Does it have RPG elements? While I like that kind of thing, I don’t think she will.

I think she’d enjoy that. And good to know there are several in the series so we can pick up the next ones if we end up enjoying it. Thanks!

I’m not sure I could convince her to play a tower defense style game. But it looks like MY kind of game, so thanks for the recommendation!

Thanks! While I’ve heard of the franchise, I’ve never actually played a Rayman game before. But a local co-op platformer sounds good.

That looks absolutely adorable and I think would be fun. I’ll suggest it, thanks!

Haven’t played that in years but a game I enjoy! I wasn’t aware it had co-op, but I think that’s going to be too slow and involved for her tastes though. But the suggestion is still appreciated.

This looks great! I hadn’t considered a local co-op but I think I’ve got a second controller kicking around somewhere and could make that work.

That is quite the list! I know a handful of these but most are new to me. I haven’t gone through it them yet but I wanted to be sure to say thanks for the effort you put in to your reply.

Hmm. Interesting options! I’m not sure if she’d enjoy these types of games. But I can show her the trailer at least. Thanks for the recommendation!

I wish they weren’t EA games. Split Fiction at least doesn’t require an EA account so I’ll show her that one.

Kind of? I occasionally play them but never finish.

I did take a look at a trailer of the game and it might be something she’d like.

Perhaps there are local classifieds or marketplaces you could use? For example, one of the local news services in my area runs one that’s well known and active.

I like to respond as if they’re trekking me a good story.

“Oh yeah?” “And then what?” “That’s so interesting!”

That kind of thing.