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Games

I never was a gamer. I remember playing pong and a few other early games but nothing since really. The kids had some when they were young, but I didn’t play much at all.

I enjoyed pinball and foosball when I was younger. But mostly we were outside playing games in our youth. We made games up, we played traditional sports games. We rode bikes a lot before there were special bikes meant for riding trails and doing jumps. We road skateboards that were a flat piece of wood with wheels so thin it required massive skill just to stay on let alone do tricks with.

Store window in Ellicott City. Photo by Mike Hartley

I have nothing against the games except they aren’t done in moderation and mixed with other activities like getting outside and off the floor or couch. I’m glad my children found a good balance, and I think they will teach their children a good balance.

Maybe when I get very old and can’t get off the couch, I’ll take up gaming. Till then, I’ll pass.


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Are you game?

What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why?

I’m going with ping pong as my favorite game because it’s a miniature form of tennis which I love. Favorite card game is black jack and favorite board game is chess.

Did I hear someone say next? Photo by Mike Hartley

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Game me

What’s your favorite game (card, board, video, etc.)? Why? – A fun question today from the Daily Writing prompt.

Being a bit older I grew up playing board games. Chess, Risk, Scrabble, Monopoly, Sorry, Trivial Pursuit. I never got into video games much. I played a little with my children when they were young but that was decades ago and I couldn’t remember a name of a game.

Did I hear someone say next? Photo by Mike Hartley

I just remembered something fun from my youth I haven’t thought about in a long time. The game of speed chess. For some reason, I always played stronger at the speed version.

My favorite game is Ping Pong. We played endlessly as kids. As I got into my teens I got into pool for a few years.

Now that my grandchildren are getting older, I’ll be spending a few more minutes with some board games. Or learning the new video games. I probably won’t have to fake being bad at it.

In another year or two I’ll be setting up the ping pong table again for the grandchildren.

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