Except that sushi was invented so the dude could keep rolling craps (or, okay, Japanese equivalent thereof) rather than cards -- between that and the sushi, it seems just infinitely cooler somehow.
I tell you I have this theory. It goes where, you're the one who's not my sister. Cuz mom adopted you from a shoe box full of baby howler monkeys, and never told you cuz it could hurt your delicate baby feelings.
Dawn ,'Selfless'
Gaming 1: You are likely to be eaten by a grue
A thread for the discussion of games: board, LARP, MMORPG, video, tabletop RPG, game theory etc. etc. and all attendant news, developments and ancillary subjects thereof, as well as coordinating/scheduling games either online or IRL. All are welcome to chime in, talk about their favorite games or learn about gaming of any sort.
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amych - Apr 26, 2008 5:33:41 pm PDT #180 of 26133
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 5:46:39 pm PDT #181 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
well I don't remember the sushi guy's name but Earl of Sandwich does sound unbearably stuffy.
hippocampus - Apr 26, 2008 6:02:21 pm PDT #182 of 26133
not your mom's socks.
card, board, and strategy games are big over here.
holiday monopoly at his family's place is legend - one uncle's prospective girlfriend ran from the table yelling "you are all cheating!" never to be seen again. Players would rather risk kidney failure than take a bathroom break.
same w/my sister and me wrt spades. and hearts.
do not ask DH to play bridge unless you can also be his partner. And then see if you can play for $. He is Raq, but with the added bonus of being made to sit and play at the table.
scrabble. last week, DH opened scrabble round 3,000 with "death" and closed with a 4x on "jerk".
SailAweigh - Apr 26, 2008 6:03:50 pm PDT #183 of 26133
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
billytea, Acey-Deucy is played the way you were saying. It starts with all the pips off the board. If you roll and one and a two (acey-deucy) you get your choice of doubles and get to roll again.
I used to be a pinochle fiend. I learned how to play when I was stationed in Yuma and then had a regular foursome that played every night on Diego Garcia. I haven't had a regular group to play with for some time, but the Hoyle PC games has a fairly decent version that I just realized I don't have on this computer. Guess I'm going to have to go out and buy it. I also play spades, hearts, euchre and used to play canasta, but haven't in such a long time I don't know if I remember. My grandparents were huge rummy players and no matter how old I got, my grandmother always beat my pants off in that game. She should have played poker, because she had the face for it.
knave - Apr 26, 2008 6:07:12 pm PDT #184 of 26133
"The Head Crusher likes visa cards." The man smiles. "He slathers peanut butter on them and eats them." He shakes his head. "Weird, but then, most everything is weird out here -- present company excepted, of course."
Plugh!
Or, hi! I'm amych's husband, and now a lurker in the gamer thread.
amych - Apr 26, 2008 6:07:57 pm PDT #185 of 26133
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Plugh!
t tacklehug
libkitty - Apr 26, 2008 6:09:37 pm PDT #186 of 26133
Embrace the idea that we are the leaders we've been looking for. Grace Lee Boggs
Welcome, knave!
JenP - Apr 26, 2008 6:10:32 pm PDT #187 of 26133
I think you are, in fact, a poster in the gamer thread.
Welcome, knave!
Laga - Apr 26, 2008 6:10:46 pm PDT #188 of 26133
You should know I'm a big deal in the Resistance.
and now a lurker
yr doin it wrong!
I mean, welcome knave!
omnis_audis - Apr 26, 2008 6:44:50 pm PDT #189 of 26133
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
welcome knave.
Oh, to the Backgammon/Facebook folks. There is a facebook app for backgammon! Anyone game?