In my family we almost always play Scrabble with no points, where the goal is to make the coolest words possible.

Ooh. Very interesting... Easier with the actual board game since the points don't add up on their own but this might be how we can play with my MiL on holidays or some such. Hmmm.

Scrabble don't get all that metaphysical.

This? Hilarious. DH tried a similar argument the other night during Lexulous. I'ma tell him that tonight.

It's very hard for me to resist multiple-word plays in Scrabble even when it isn't the best move.

I hate your kind. I will open up the board on principle and lose because of it.

I also get caught up in using up all the letters in my rack. I've had games where I've done that two plays in a row and still only squeaked out a win.

Where's Polgara? She's a little bit competitive.

I miss sitting around and playing board games too. I'm just not sure where it would fit into my sicky life.

I miss sitting around and playing board games too. I'm just not sure where it would fit into my sicky life.

And I have board games at home I can't get people to play!

We have started having board game days at the various libraries. It is interesting to see what happens. Some of the compouter gang goes in and plays board games for hours.

I am so not a game person, but I really believe that board games are important. there is a lot to learn from them -- and part of it is the quiet time / slower pace

Where's Polgara?

Watching quietly.

I hate your kind. I will open up the board on principle and lose because of it.

remember that box we had going on fb? goodtimes.

And I have board games at home I can't get people to play!

I would totally play you! And bring my Superscrabble (it has quadruple letter/word squares) that I've never even opened. My weekends are such writeoffs though.

Watching quietly.

::poke:: ::poke::

And I'd bring Polgara.

speaking of, anyone who likes playing should start a game of whatever the fake scrabble is called on fb with me. I LOVE having games to play at night to de-compress and have no games going since the holidays.

ok - off to pick-up my very late Ethiopian food.

remember that box we had going on fb? goodtimes.

Those were good times! I'm such a slacker these days it would be irresponsible.

Most of my game playing came with my high school friends when we played penny poker, or Casino or Monopoly pretty regularly.

There was no cheating, lots of good-natured swearing, plenty of kibbutzing and mostly fun.

We also went bowling a lot which was much the same.

Some of my friends were more competitive and took losing harder, but we could usually just needle them about it.

It was a tricky adjustment going from my high school friends to my college friends. My HS friends were all quick witted and sharp tongued, and giving each other shit was a form of affection. The formulation being sort of, "I know you and your flaws and I love you anyway." Whereas my midwestern friends in college would look hurt at a quip which wouldn't even draw blood in HS.