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:: nods with Pete regarding Sean ::
Pete, I'm so glad I followed your advice to buy Orange Box! Pretty cool game. And it might sound hokey, but the coolest feature is you can save at any time!! I like how you need to think to get past obstacles (wash machine counter weight!).
Last night we had a card game night over a Drew & Kristin's (Kristin was, unfortunately, out of town, but other firends were over).
We played Apples to Apples, which is fun, despite the fact that it's about the most arbitrary game ever.
Then we played a couple of games of Zombie Fluxx. I have decided that Fluxx (especially Zombie Fluxx) is just a stupid ridiculous amount of fun.
For those who don't know, Fluxx is a card game where every single card changes the game somehow. It's very silly and fun. And it's a game that can sometimes feel like it's NEVER going to end, and then suddenly someone has won.
I hate Apples to Apples. Subjective games and me are definitely non-mixy things.
I also played Zombie Fluxx at the K&D household. I keep forgetting I need to buy that. It is very fun.
Fluxx moves too fast. Not in a bad way, but the German side of me that likes order and rules gets a little flummoxed playing it. It won't keep me from playing, mind you. Just messes with my head.
Now that my apartment is more in order, I need to start thinking about having a game night.
I hate Apples to Apples. Subjective games and me are definitely non-mixy things.
megan, I used to feel exactly the same way about Apples to Apples.
I don't know why I turned around on it. Really, I haven't. I still think it's arbitrary to the point of wondering, "why someone needed to pay money for the set and does this even really count as a game?" I've just found a place where I can shut the hell up and enjoy myself along with everybody else.
Which is NOT to say you should too! It actually makes me happy to know that you're stronger than I am, and still able to hold on to that refusal to acknowledge Apples to Apples counts as a game.
Now that my apartment is more in order, I need to start thinking about having a game night.I'll bring the chips!
I wouldn't say it's not a game, I just have no interest in playing it. The idea that one person, or the group, is deciding arbitrarily what the "right" answer is kills me. See also, Imaginiff...
It bugs me too.
Fluxx moves too fast. Not in a bad way, but the German side of me that likes order and rules gets a little flummoxed playing it. It won't keep me from playing, mind you. Just messes with my head.
Fluxx makes the baby Jesus cry. In a really, really fun way.
Fluxx makes the baby Jesus cry. In a really, really fun way.Yes! YES! Sean with the shorter, better way of putting it. Brain not working still. Just want this week to end.