December Daily: games

[resonant]

summerstorm - because it puts me in mind of blackjack, do you play any card or board games regularly? Or videogames? top 5 games?

Unfortunately I haven't found 2-player board games that are much fun. Even when the spouse is with us, he isn't a board game/card game fan.

When I was in high school, all my guy friends played D&D, and they wouldn't let me play with them because I was a giiiiiirl. I'm still pissed about that.

5. I like puzzle games on the phone. I've played a million hours of things like Bejeweled and Zuma. I get on a kick, play one game for years and years, and then abruptly don't want to play it any more and move on to the next thing.

4. Did you know the AARP website has games? If I have the urge to play a game that's advertised online, I go see if I can play it there, because I figure it's aimed at old folks like me and probably puts a lot of effort into not having viruses. I like to play Ballistic there.

3. I stopped playing Wordle when one day it wouldn't let me in because I didn't have an active network connection even though I had wifi. I don't know what it was doing with my network connection, but nothing good, I'm sure.

2. But then I discovered Squaredle! I'm still in the early stages of obsession with this one, but already enthusiastic enough to have paid for the subscription.

1. Logic puzzles. Feel like IQ tests. I like the ones on the Puzzle Baron site.


Upcoming prompts below the cut.






23 fox - Top five Advent carols, maybe
24 fox - Top five Christmas carols
25 break for Christmas
26 ride_4ever - top 5 dS fanworks other than fic (arts, podfics, vids)
27 azurelunatic - 5 reasons you enjoy a party in the dark times of the year
28 james - Top 5 places in the past you would like to visit. Top 5 places in the present you would like to visit.
29 laurenthemself - Top five snack foods (sorry, the requested date got taken between the time you posted and the time I edited)
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31 mergatrude - what five complements/encouragements would you give your young self.

Comments

[celli]

Squaredle sounds interesting! I only peeked briefly because I'm afraid I'll get interested/obsessed, heh.

[resonant]

I find it kind of obsessing. Paid for the subscription to get access to the archives because apparently a puzzle a day isn't enough for me.

[heuradys]

I love Squaredle. I'm actually replaying the entire archive for a second time because there's not enough of it.

[resonant]

Wow. Yeah, I can see myself doing that when I've gone through them all.

[cathexys]

I can't believe you send me toward a new game. I just played squaredle, and I may be kind of hooked :)

Damn you!!! LOL

[resonant]

I don't even remember who laid the curse on me, but here I'm passing it on.

[clevermanka]

Those dudes missed out. I don't know much about standard boy childhoods, but most girls have been playing make-believe (house, Barbies, etc.) for a good long while--of course we're good at it!

[resonant]

Looking back, it seems like the primary appeal for them was sneaking into places they weren't supposed to be so that their games also had the thrill of a little light trespassing.

[nnozomi]

Logic puzzles. Feel like IQ tests. I like the ones on the Puzzle Baron site.
I'm almost ashamed of how much time I spend doing these! There's something very soothing about the way they use your brain but let you stop thinking at the same time.

[resonant]

Yes! You can brood while playing Bejeweled, but logic puzzles demand concentration. I have a noticeable jump in speed if I can talk to myself while doing it: "Sonia isn't Honey Blonde, Sonia is EARLIER than Honey Blonde."

As a dejected Boggle player

[jesse_the_k]

... nobody wants to play with me .... Squaredle is catnip!

Re: As a dejected Boggle player

[resonant]

Aww! I'd love to play Boggle with you! If we ever do real-life Wiscon at the same time, we should play.

Re: As a dejected Boggle player

[jesse_the_k]

Absolutely --- but I'm not counting on another real-life WisCon in my lifetime. (No inside info, just ... it's a lot of work and the current concom crop are tired.)