Can you win Gamer Mom?

In Gamer Mom is it possible to convince at least one member of your family to play with you? How?

Solution 1:

So I've been looking through the source code of this game for a while now, and I think I've found out how to beat the game, although it's probably not what you're expecting. There may not even be a true way to 'win', just various different endings. Spoiler alert:

In order to "beat" the game, no one else in the family will actually play WoW. The mom will just think that she's persuaded the father, and will leave the table happily (when in fact no one may really be interested).

Here is the process:

1. ...it might just fix everything!
2. go for it
3. Repeat
4. Continue
5. this could work
6. Introduction
7. Chapter 1: My Friends
8. Rethink approach
9. Engage them in chitchat
10. School (x4)
11. Work (x2)
12. i think it might be safe to ask
13. I'll just ask.
14. Be Subtle
15. They need more fun
16. Give up
17. He's Interested! (x2)
18. Set up the game
19. <3 (x2)
20. Set up the game
21. <3

You can, in fact, get the dad to play (which if I think may be what you are actually asking, forgive the above), but his phone will ring and he will leave the game no matter what you do:

1. ...it might just fix everything!
2. go for it
3. Repeat
4. Continue
5. this could work
6. Introduction
7. Chapter 1: My Friends
8. Rethink approach
9. i think it might be safe to ask
10. I'll just ask.
11. Go all in
12. Present the vision
13. Don't slow down!
14. "big"
15. We'll start on Thursday
16. Get out now
17. Run!
18. Avoid them until Thursday

After this point, no matter what you do, the dad's phone will ring eventually and he will get up and leave.

The author of the game left a lot of comments (some very personal) in the javascript code of the game, almost like diary entries. The quote he left when you get the "heart" ending of the game is what led me to believe it's the game-winning ending:

/*Kyler entirely changed the meaning of this ending: I had intended it as one of the most depressing endings, and he turned it into the most hopeful. The way I pictured it, the husband and daughter are just stunned at her sudden energy. The running, the whisper and the kiss all seem from their perspective to be coming from out of nowhere. So there would be this dissonance between an adorably cute little heart-button, and the visual of them holding blank expressions on their faces. She runs out of the room thinking she's managed to pull the family together, and actually no such thing has happened. But Kyler chose to take the cuteness at face value, and I'm not arguing with him because it's a valid interpretation and god knows the game could use some cheering up. As an amateur actor myself, I respect the pursuit of personal interpretations. Maybe there's hope for this family after all! */

Solution 2:

I haven't managed it yet. I've been playing for ages...it's really irritating.

I almost got the husband to play once, but then the daughter told him not to give in to my "crazy" demands.

I've taken to just smacking the husband repeatedly since I can't win.

Solution 3:

Skip all the small talk, go all in, pitch the big vision, wait til next Thursday, and avoid them til then.