What kinds of games do you like to play

**dogopoly** · 01-08-2005, 08:38 AM

Are computer games the only ones you play, or do you still play other kinds of games?

What genre do you prefer?

Post types of games and some of their names...

**dogopoly** · 01-08-2005, 08:44 AM

I like the convenience and animation of GOOD computer games.
Some of the video games these days are pretty tedious.
I still have fun getting together with the game a few times a year for (board) game night.
And an occassional card night is fun too.
As for sports, I wish my friends would get together for flag football again--I need to work off some of these holiday pounds.

**BigJon** · 01-08-2005, 08:47 AM

video games...definately....go outside?!?! Hahahaha!!!

**dogopoly** · 01-08-2005, 09:05 AM

Originally Posted by BigJon

video games...definately....go outside?!?! Hahahaha!!!

com'on..that avatar looks like a linebacker...how about some football!? Video football just don't cut it!

**oblongmelon** · 01-08-2005, 10:59 AM

nothing like a heavy duty scrabble game to get your brain moving.

**~~Cantacuzene~~** · 01-08-2005, 12:02 PM

I voted for all of the above options.

**Joeymad** · 01-09-2005, 09:30 AM

I only like computer and video games. When I'm not playing games, I'm browsing the internet.. and when I'm not on the computer, I am at school or sleeping.

**SecretIkon** · 01-09-2005, 11:04 AM

I vote for all of the above.

**Maarchk** · 01-09-2005, 01:26 PM

I voted all the above. Consoles are nice, but its hard some days to get a group together. Also the challenge of setting up card games and board games. Internet games allows for easy group play, but i dont like having to upgrade my system daily to do well. So i like old school counter strike or civ 3 or something chill like that that lest us all play together even with the older stuff.

Word.
Mark

**dogopoly** · 01-09-2005, 01:49 PM

I guess I'm not surprised that a bunch of computer-forum visitors would like computer games, but I'm a bit surprised that not everyone said "all."

So what types of games do you all like?

Action games, shoot-em-up, adventure, competition, mystery, solitaires, multi-player internet, etc?

**Bires** · 01-09-2005, 01:53 PM

All of those...especially if "other" is mind games.

**Memo** · 01-09-2005, 02:25 PM

I like playing all kinds of games. Trivial Pursuit, Scrabble, Taboo, all those games are awesomely fun. I do play computer games but I'd much rather play a board game with some good friends. One of my favorites is Facts in Five, it's a REALLY REALLY REALLY old game, maybe some of the old folks around here remember it.

**hapoo** · 01-09-2005, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by Bires

All of those...especially if "other" is mind games.

its amazing, i can't tell you how many times i've come to post something really random to find someones beat me to it.

**ski** · 01-09-2005, 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by hapoo

its amazing, i can't tell you how many times i've come to post something really random to find someones beat me to it.

I just checked back to post mind games....

**kei2** · 01-09-2005, 04:39 PM

Card: Texas Hold 'Em, Omaha, Big 2, used to play Magic and Overpower
Board: Axis & Allies, Risk, used to play Marvel HeroClix
Sports: basketball, football, baseball
Computer: WarCraft 3, used to play Diablo 2 and CounterStrike
Video: lots of Xbox games, incl. Halo 2, KOTOR 2, NFL Street 2, Fable...

**dogopoly** · 01-13-2005, 10:19 PM

anyone remember space invaders?
I once taught my class how to write once of those in VB6! It was decent fun for a 3.5 hour class.

**Merlin** · 01-14-2005, 04:58 AM

I like to play hide the salami.

**TERRIBLETOM** · 01-14-2005, 05:21 AM

Right now it's snood...

**Daversinger** · 01-14-2005, 10:32 AM

computer! not really into console games their fun but the graphics and plots aren't adicting enough.

hmm.

Far Cry
Counter Strike
all Steam games
first person.....

**BrewMaster** · 01-14-2005, 11:37 AM

i play them all, but Scrabble rules it all. we've had some good scrabble battles in our house.

**kei2** · 01-14-2005, 06:28 PM

Scrabble I don't enjoy, but Speed Scrabble I think is fun.

If memory serves, each player receives 16 random tiles. At the start signal, you flip over 8 of the tiles and try to arrange them into interconnected words (using all the tiles). Once you do that, you call it out and everybody turns over another tile (so each person is working with 9). It continues until each player has all 16 tiles face up, and whoever arranges them into interconnected words first wins. A lot more frantic, and it's not about making high score words, just making words with whatever letters you are dealt.

**dogopoly** · 01-14-2005, 07:27 PM

Originally Posted by Merlin

I like to play hide the salami.

Me too, but my girlfriend thinks that game is a lot of baloney...

Originally Posted by kei2

Scrabble I don't enjoy, but Speed Scrabble I think is fun.

If memory serves, each player receives 16 random tiles. At the start signal, you flip over 8 of the tiles and try to arrange them into interconnected words (using all the tiles). Once you do that, you call it out and everybody turns over another tile (so each person is working with 9). It continues until each player has all 16 tiles face up, and whoever arranges them into interconnected words first wins. A lot more frantic, and it's not about making high score words, just making words with whatever letters you are dealt.

That sounds like fun!

My biggest issue with regular scrabble is the dictionary that you use. I think there should be a list of "common" words that 80% of the population can recognize, and those are the only valid words--none of these 6-letter words with no vowels or the ones that have Q without a U or those that include Q, J and Z in a single 7-letter word that nobody ever heard of--not even the person putting it down!

**nate el bueno** · 01-16-2005, 05:44 PM

Originally Posted by BigJon

video games...definately....go outside?!?! Hahahaha!!!

haha that's funny. i only go outside if the sport im playing requires it

**yippiekiyeh** · 01-17-2005, 04:58 AM

I'm always down for a little competition. Sports (Flag Football, Golf, Softball, Basketball), Board Games, Party Games, Computer Games... you name it, I'll try it!