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[–] maurice1 ago  (edited ago)

It really does bring back great memories, thinking about interactive groups games, played in person. I grew up, my three older sisters and my mother all played all of these games and others with me.

One of my grannies had a few strokes. She was bed ridden. I was around 4 or so. She would play connect four with me.

It wasn't until I got to be around 15, that I started learning to be a good winner and a good loser though. My oldest sister married an airforce guy. Brilliant man. He would play stuff like Mortal Kombat with me. He'd kick my butt so bad, but unlike most people I grew up around, he never bragged or rubbed it in my face. He would give me pointers and cheer me on.

It was really weird until I finally understood what it meant to be a good winner.

We played all sorts of the more advanced table top style games, like WarHammer, MageKnights, Talisman, Axis & Allies.

Anyhow, in high-school is when I learned to throw dice and I loved it. Been playing games involving dice for a few years, due to my bro-in-law and in school some guys taught me to throw dice for change to buy lunch. A couple of girls, same high-school, taught me Domino's.

Man I still love all of these kinds of games, but most I meet and know would rather be staring at screens, instead.

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[–] Wazhappenin1 [S] 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

My kids have a game called left right. They love it. They have no screens! I wish we could all play someday!

The games you mention I know sparingly, but I completely agree. Playing games work family and friends is better then screen time!

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[–] maurice1 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

Funny how all my youth, my mother told me "TV rots your brain". I never believed her until cell phones became so prevalent.

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[–] maurice1 ago  (edited ago)

I an't tell you how many hours I spent learning to paint miniatures with my bro-in-laws guidance, but that was the most fun part of WarHammer, was painting the armies for the battles. The mental escape from life's drama. The connecting with my bro-in-law. He gave me great guidance, but I was so far gone, it didn't do much but it did help me to find constructive ways to calm down and channel my hyper personality. It kept me off the streets for the most part as well.

Life could have went far, far different in some ways.

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[–] maurice1 ago 

Backgammon is still one of my favorite of all games. An old Navy guy I knew, taught me to play, during my teen years as well.