Old School Games

[Guest Shelley]

How many of you out there actually know how to play a good game of backgammon, or chess? Those are the games I grew up with. Also, card games like Eucher. (similar to Spades, only different).

I might be showing my age... oh well.

[Guest Elizabeth K]

How many of you out there actually know how to play a good game of backgammon, or chess? Those are the games I grew up with. Also, card games like Eucher. (similar to Spades, only different).

I might be showing my age... oh well.

Hee hee - not as old as me, I bet. Played chess when I was younger and in college - THEN I played a math major... learned I was NOT gonna be a chess master! He beat me 26 times in a row... I never came close, and I thought I was good!

Backgammon - I learned it, but was never a real contender.

How about The Game of Risk? NEVER pick Russia - ALWAYS pick Japan and go defensive.

Spades - oh my - so many grade points lost playing spades in college!

Try playing Hearts once you mastered Spades - impossible!

Lizzy

[Guest Robin Winter]

How many of you out there actually know how to play a good game of backgammon, or chess? Those are the games I grew up with. Also, card games like Eucher. (similar to Spades, only different).

I might be showing my age... oh well.

I used to play Chess a lot. I'll never be a Susan Polgar, but I love the game. I also really enjoy Canasta, but I rarely get to play because it's a lot more fun with at least 4 people, and I'm rarely in a situation where there are 4 people that even know how to play.

[Guest sarah f]

I love to play chess. I used to play against the computer in hard mode. It was hard for sure but I liked the challenge.

[Guest Donna Jean]

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Played chess in school....

I loved the game...I haven't played in years, though!

Donna Jean

[Guest Shelley]

I tried to play chess against a computer, but would always lose.

[Guest KimberlyF]

I like the concept of chess but I don't like games I either always won at or always lost at and chess you had to find a good match to make it interesting.

My wife and I love playing board games...well we used to prior to the kids. Candyland and Shoots and Ladders just does nothing for me.

Kim

[Milly]

I like mousetrap and alot of those archaic games from eons ago but chess is lots of fun too its just more fun in karazhan

[Guest Sotha]

Oh I love board games.

Chess of course, though it is awfully difficult to find anyone who wants to play me (other than my grandpa, but he ALWAYS wins c:).

Shogi is amazing. I learned how to play a few years back, and I loved it, but I didn't have the chance to get good enough to really do very much. I should get back into it.

Go is, of course, the most strategic game out there. And it is also ridiculous. I tried to learn it once, and then I gave up after the very basics. I should also try at it again.

My family has always had backgammon sets, but never knew how to play. Not even my mother, or grandmother for that matter ever cared to learn, so I did earlier this year in fact. I like it, there isn't enough strategy for me, kind of like Parchisi, I suppose. I do enjoy making walls (if that's what they are called).

I've never really been one for card games though. I don't know why not.

Actually, it's kind of funny. A few days ago, one of my friends taught me a game they call "Mow" (or 'Mau', I do not know). It is like Uno, but the person who starts the game makes up three rules. When someone does not follow one of the rules, they get a penalty and are handed an extra card. The goal of the other players is to figure out those rules so that they are able to empty their hand, at which point they make up a new rule. The game ends when everyone goes so crazy trying to follow all of the ridiculous rules that they just start throwing their cards at each other. c:

And as far as made up games go, I actually invented a checkers-like game that really is not very similar to checkers outside of the idea that your goal is to eliminate the other player's pieces, and that it uses the same equipment. But it is rather strategic, and is quite fun. I could post the guidelines if anyone would like.

Kate

[Guest TaraD]

How about The Game of Risk? NEVER pick Russia - ALWAYS pick Japan and go defensive.

Lizzy

I actually held Russia once for the whole game. Have never done it since. I prefer to hold Australia myself.