He must have been walking on eggshells all through Star Trek IV, just waiting for a riot to break out.

The one I always feel like I need to warn people about is the treatment of Rand in The Enemy Within. Particularly since that happens so early in the series.

Is it any better if it’s poker?

Technically it would have to, wouldn’t it? But the typical experience is more like LARPing.

What about someone using the holodeck to play chess?