Decide Which Gaming Hobby to Invest Your Time in This Year

Board games, video games, tabletop RPGs, wargaming: each of them has enthusiasts who will tell you it is the best use of your time and none of them will mention that their hobby assumes you have two to four hours available on a weeknight and a regular group. This compares your options for your specific situation, how much time you have, how you will play, and what you are actually looking for, and tells you which one is likely to give you the most of that.

I have limited time for hobbies and I am choosing between [list two or three gaming options: board gaming, video gaming, tabletop RPGs, wargaming, or another type]. My situation: I have approximately [number] hours per week available, I am most likely playing [alone / with a regular group / with whoever is available], and what I most want from a gaming hobby is [fun without investment / deep strategy / social experience / storytelling / collecting / something else]. Compare the options for my specific situation, tell me which one is likely to give me the most of what I want in the time I have, and be honest about which ones are a poor fit given my constraints.