Hi Charles: I had a similar experience growing up. For many years my mom, some family friends, and I would have game nights every Friday or Saturday night where we would play one card or board game well into the night. Especially during the winter when it was too cold to do anything outside. We played Monopoly, Yahtzee, Poker, Uno, and so on.
The thing I remember most is the interaction between everyone. We sat around drinking cups of coffee or hot chocolate, munched on chips, and talked. We told stories, exchanged jokes, and added the occasional tease when someone screwed up or won big. The thing is playing computer games just does not have the community interaction or same fun as playing against human opponents. Cheers! On 12/4/13, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote: > One computer game that has been referred to as "sort of like Monopoly on > steroids" is Mississippi. > > Tom: You are absolutely right about the importance of board games when it > comes to human interaction. We used to do a lot of summer vacationing on > the Colorado river. Pinochle cards, a tactual version of Monopoly, and a > copy of Yahtzee were always taken. I kept my score using a slate and stylus > > and blank braille paper, the cards were brailled, and we had fun during the > > evenings if the weather was bad. This was before I found computers or games > > played on them. Later on, a chess set was added. > > --- > Shepherds are the best beasts, but Labs are a close second. --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
