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theholmanherd · August 2014

GTKY Thread! We have had an influx of new people, so I think this is the perfect day for this. What is your favorite game to play? It can be computer, xbox/ps3/wii, sport, board game, anything! What makes it so special or fun for you?

tweetyknicks · August 2014

Favorite game right now is Lego Harry Potter on my 3DS. I wish I got to play it more. For physical activity, I'd say jujutsu, though it's not really a game or a sport.

theholmanherd · August 2014

Here's my answer: The Sims 3. I'm fully aware this makes me a major dork, but I love this game. I've been playing it since it came out. It's fun to create new sims and story lines. Plus, it's the only game that can hold my attention for a long period, so on days when I really need a break from life, that's what I play.

Pintobean39 · August 2014

I'm old school .... Spades, Rook, skipbo, gin.... Or any card game.

When I was growing up my mom loved card games and we always played together. In high school my house was the hang out and we played with her. My friends would even come play when I wasn't there. My friends want to start a monthly spades game because they loved those days with my mom but I don't want my husband as my partner, no matter how hard I try he doesn't get it. I'm too competitive to have him on my team. Yeah I know I'm a bitch!

shirleymaeby · August 2014

I suck at computer/video games. No hand/eye coordination or something. The only thing I can play is Tetris because it only involves a couple of buttons.

I do love Apples to Apples, Cards Against Humanity, and Scrabble though. I especially love Scrabble because DH isn't that good at it and I beat him all the time. He beats me at basically everything else though so I'm not a total bitch for saying that.

@buttmonkey34 - I used to love jigsaws but my dogs make it effing impossible to do them anymore. They are always trying to jump on the table when I'm doing them and eat all my pieces.

JericaLH · August 2014

I am a huge fan of board/card games. Rummikub and Rum 500 are at the top of my list at the moment. Just learned how to play Triploly the other day! I have to say my favorite board game is one I don't even own. Settlers of Catan! Played it on free days in high school and LOVED IT! Wish I had it &/or had someone to play it with... lol Seems like no one has time for board games anymore.

JericaLH · August 2014

Oh! And another naughty new fave is Cards Against Humanity. It's the most fun if you've had a few drinks and your friends are a little twisted. Really not a game to play with discerning company!

Pintobean39 · August 2014

Oh I forgot ... I love Monopoly!!!!

True story. I dated a guy once and we played monopoly and he cheated. I never saw him again.

I'm a very competitive bitch!

lebradford · August 2014

My husband and I love to play games. We especially like nerdy games like The Castles of Burgundy, Carcassonne, Pandemic, and stuff like that.

For the Super Bowl we had a "Stupid Bowl" which was a gaming competition between the two of us complete with brackets and about 10 games. It ended with me drunk, making snow angels in the backyard by myself. :-D

AnnaClaire256 · August 2014

I am a total word nerd! I love any word games. Scattergories is one of my all time favorites! I also love Bananagrams, scrabble, up words, boggle and outburst! Also, I play a mean game of Uno and Sorry!

ETA: Yahtzee!! How could I forget Yahtzee?!?

theholmanherd · August 2014

DarcyHermione said:

I'm team Sims for lyfe. I was obsessed with the 1st one, obsessed with the 2nd and obsessed with the 3rd. I'm looking forward to the 4th one (although terribly upset that they are not adding certain features to it...).

I also have gotten into Skyrim a lot lately. But Zelda:Ocarina of Time will be my all time favorite game forever.

I preordered the Sims 4. I'm so pumped! LOL What features are you referring to?

jessimi06 · August 2014

theholmanherd said:
Here's my answer:

The Sims 3. I'm fully aware this makes me a major dork, but I love this game. I've been playing it since it came out. It's fun to create new sims and story lines. Plus, it's the only game that can hold my attention for a long period, so on days when I really need a break from life, that's what I play.

I love the sims! I've been playing since the original one and can't wait for the sims 4!

I'm a battlefield 4 junkie and I play on the ps4. Yes, I am that closeted gamer girl haha

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ETA: as far as regular/board games go I love catch phrase and cards against humanity- and they're great group party games.

SweetieShellieH · August 2014

theholmanherd said:
Here's my answer:

The Sims 3. I'm fully aware this makes me a major dork, but I love this game. I've been playing it since it came out. It's fun to create new sims and story lines. Plus, it's the only game that can hold my attention for a long period, so on days when I really need a break from life, that's what I play.

Me too! Though I haven't played it in a while. It's on DHs desktop in the basement and I prefer hanging out upstairs!

jessimi06 · August 2014

iPutKetchupOnKetchup said:
...do drinking games count?

I vote yes. I have shot glass roulette

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AnnaClaire256 · August 2014

iPutKetchupOnKetchup said:
...do drinking games count?

Heck yes they do! I'm tempted to go back and add Presidents & Assholes to my list!

SweetieShellieH · August 2014

Oh and Clue! But no one wants to play with me. I'm too good. I told DH my secret to winning and apparently, what I've been doing is "counting cards" which according to him is cheating. I didn't think I was cheating? Not my fault if I can figure out what's left by keeping track of what other ppl are playing!

dancerspose · August 2014

iPutKetchupOnKetchup said:

...do drinking games count?

I sure hope so because beer pong it one of my favorites even though I'm way past college age. I like to play with wine now that I'm a "grown up." It's classier and gets you drunk faster!

@kmdecoux @Buttmonkey34 I second Apples to Apples! I love that it's easy (and almost necessary) to play in a big group of people...you really get to know someone's sense of humor playing that game!

Pintobean39 · August 2014

iPutKetchupOnKetchup said:
...do drinking games count?

What's the name of the game? Thumpers
How do you play it?
Fast as shit
Why do you play it?
To get fucked up!!!?

theholmanherd · August 2014

@DarcyHermione‌ No pools or toddlers? WTF? That's so random.

theholmanherd · August 2014

@DarcyHermione‌ Yeah, my H is already anticipating me buying all the expansions. I have all the Sims 3 expansions haha.

theholmanherd · August 2014

If you want to be more involved with your sims' careers instead of just sending them and fast forwarding, ambitions is great. Has some cool ones, too. Late night is alright. I like the town it comes with because it has apartments, but it's not great as a long term city to "live" in because none of the places are very big. I think late night introduced vampires, also. That expansion was lackluster compared to the others. Edit to tag (oops): I was talking to @DarcyHermione‌

BunnyBerry · August 2014

@rainbowbridge14 @kmdecoux @annaclaire256 I am so with you three on the word-related games! Scrabble, Scattergories, Upwords, Taboo...no one can come close to beating me most of the time (except Scrabble - Mom and Dad beat me now and then. But I especially love word related games at showers so I can sweep the prize table). Of course, we have to take turns and then I get crushed at Monopoly or Stratego.

@lebradford How fun, that reminds me of one day with my sister. We love to decide on doing ridiculous things and then go through with it. One morning on Christmas break we decided to spend the entire day playing as many games as we could find and then keeping score. It lasted until midnight and in addition to the basics included some outdated nature flashcard quiz questions, rock paper scissors, thumb wars. I'll always keep that scorecard!

@sweetieshellieh Ooh, I'm so jealous! I've always had a nagging feeling that there must be a way to keep track that way, but can't do it in my head. Every game I try to come up with a method for recording this kind of thing on those little checklists that come with the game, but no luck yet. Do you do it all in your head? I'm so impressed.

Kcheese · August 2014

Any euchre fans out there?! I LOVE it! I like card games in general. Also a huge fan of taboo & scattagories!

Pintobean39 · August 2014

FFFC I've never played Sims.

AnnaClaire256 · August 2014

BunnyBerry said:
But I especially love word related games at showers so I can sweep the prize table.

Ha!! I could've written this! Every time there's a word game at I shower I just mentally pick my prize. Word scrambles? Word searches? Crossword puzzles? I've got that on lock!

SweetieShellieH · August 2014

@BunnyBerry at first I think I did it in my head and then I just started using the check sheet and using the whole thing for one game, and as other ppl played I tried to figure out what cards they had by what suggestions they were making.

Autumray · August 2014

I am a WoW (World of Warcraft) I have played for about 8 years. I am currently taking a break though until the expansion comes out. (Havent played in a couple months summer is usually my break time anyway)

Me and DH love board games and card games. I love phase 10, uno, monopoly, A2A, our Current new game is Star Fluxx! SO much fun, We also like to watch TableTop (if you like board games or are nerdy like me and havent seen it yet you MUST

Wil Wheaton) to give us new suggestions for games.

athlete010688 · August 2014

Sport wise - I LOVE to play softball. I try and play as much as i can!

I also got into the Sims 2 & 3 Games. DH and I will also play Call of Duty, but we haven't played in forever.

Chasity08 · August 2014

Aw man...if Sims makes a nerd then I don't want to know what I am! Haha!

My most favorite game EVER is called Eternal Sonata. Everything in the game has a name with a music reference and it has this back story about Frederic Chopin and you are in his dream world. I don't really understand the whole dream part (even after playing it all the way through like 10 times) but it's the greatest thing ever. :-)

theholmanherd · August 2014

My brother played Eternal Sonata! I've never met anyone else who did. I'm not good at controlling the characters on console games, so I didn't play, but it seemed like a cool game.

Ashlee8809 · August 2014

Wow! I didn't realize there were so many gamers here!

My afternoon is full of the sounds of Titanfall coming from the living room, and a D&D game my DH is hosting.

For video games, my all-time favorite is Dr. Mario. We live about an hour from Funspot ("The Largest Arcade in the World") which we visit at least once a year, and I would sit and play the Dr. Mario machine all day if I could. Recently, I've played Diablo 3, Gone Home (AMAZING indy game), and I'm a sucker for Peggle. We're looking forward to a lot of the Xbox One releases coming this fall!

I also love board games - I actually managed a store that sold exclusively board and card games during and right after college. @lebradford - Pandemic is my favorite!! I also love Forbidden Island (it has very similar mechanics, but way easier to set up and teach). Settlers of Catan is also a go-to for us, and I was addicted to the Ticket to Ride iPad game

catlover790 · August 2014

@AnnaClaire256‌ I also love the word games at showers! I can usually win something!

For board games I love scrabble and clue. I wish we could play clue at home more but since you need at least 3 it's not one we can play just dh and me.

I don't really play any video games on a regular basis. We have a wii, play station, and all the old systems (my h likes them) but I only play on occasion. Usually Mario games when I do though!

RNCrystal · August 2014

I can't really get into video games like my husband but we are really into playing dominos with our friends- he's from Jamaica where he played growing up so has taught me to play, we also play a loodie board (jamaican game) which is simple and fun! I play a ton of uno at work with my patients as well.

theholmanherd · August 2014

I'm so excited that there are so many gamers on here. I didn't want to be alone in my Sim world :P For those that do play Sims, has any ever completed a 10 generation challenge? I've started a few times, but never finished. I'm hoping 3rd time's a charm

Edit: punctuation.

theholmanherd · August 2014

DarcyHermione said:

theholmanherd said:

I'm so excited that there are so many gamers on here. I didn't want to be alone in my Sim world :P For those that do play Sims, has any ever completed a 10 generation challenge? I've started a few times, but never finished. I'm hoping 3rd time's a charm Edit: punctuation.

I've gotten up to 13 generations before I got bored. I tried to do a generation challenge that I found online with specific career paths, but my game freaked on on generation 9 and I lost my family tree .

That's impressive! Sucks about the computer losing your game, though.

Kcheese · August 2014

Hoping4LO I'm from Kentucky. I grew up on Euchre! I remember one time we went to Florida & were playing Euchre in a hotel lobby & strangers kept asking what we were playing & had never heard of Euchre. Before that I never realized it was so geographical.

I'm excited about all these games! Looking into some I've never played to try out!

jessimi06 · August 2014

theholmanherd said:
I'm so excited that there are so many gamers on here. I didn't want to be alone in my Sim world :P For those that do play Sims, has any ever completed a 10 generation challenge? I've started a few times, but never finished. I'm hoping 3rd time's a charm
Edit: punctuation.

I've only ever made it through 5-6 generations. I eventually get bored and will start a new game.

@DarcyHermione‌ - 13 is impressive! At that point, I would think the whole town (or most of it) is related somehow lol.

Chasity08 · August 2014

theholmanherd said:

My brother played Eternal Sonata! I've never met anyone else who did. I'm not good at controlling the characters on console games, so I didn't play, but it seemed like a cool game.

whaaaaaat!!! I've never met anyone else who has either!! We should probably be bffs ;-)

edited for stupid formatting....

theholmanherd · August 2014

Chasity08 said:

theholmanherd said:

My brother played Eternal Sonata! I've never met anyone else who did. I'm not good at controlling the characters on console games, so I didn't play, but it seemed like a cool game.

whaaaaaat!!! I've never met anyone else who has either!! We should probably be bffs ;-)

edited for stupid formatting....

Done!

lebradford · August 2014

Ashlee8809 said:

Wow! I didn't realize there were so many gamers here!
My afternoon is full of the sounds of Titanfall coming from the living room, and a D&D game my DH is hosting.
For video games, my all-time favorite is Dr. Mario. We live about an hour from Funspot ("The Largest Arcade in the World") which we visit at least once a year, and I would sit and play the Dr. Mario machine all day if I could. Recently, I've played Diablo 3, Gone Home (AMAZING indy game), and I'm a sucker for Peggle. We're looking forward to a lot of the Xbox One releases coming this fall!
I also love board games - I actually managed a store that sold exclusively board and card games during and right after college. @lebradford - Pandemic is my favorite!! I also love Forbidden Island (it has very similar mechanics, but way easier to set up and teach). Settlers of Catan is also a go-to for us, and I was addicted to the Ticket to Ride iPad game

@Ashlee8809 We like Forbidden Island too! There is actually a sequel now called Forbidden Desert. You should check it out! We also enjoy Ticket to Ride, but strangely have never played Settlers of Catan. We really need to check it out because I think we would really like it.

theholmanherd · August 2014

DarcyHermione said:

jessimi06 said:

I'm so excited that there are so many gamers on here. I didn't want to be alone in my Sim world :P For those that do play Sims, has any ever completed a 10 generation challenge? I've started a few times, but never finished. I'm hoping 3rd time's a charm Edit: punctuation.
I've only ever made it through 5-6 generations. I eventually get bored and will start a new game. @DarcyHermione‌ - 13 is impressive! At that point, I would think the whole town (or most of it) is related somehow lol.

Sims 3 is funny in the way that they will add families to the town if you aren't producing enough offspring. So actually it was really difficult getting the extended family to produce cousins, etc. I had to go into households and make them woohoo. My game might just be weird though. I know others haven't had that much difficulty with it. I got to the point though where I missed my original family and decided to start over.

I usually build the house so that most of them can stay there until the grim reaper takes them. With the one I just started, I have the matriarch and her (third) husband in a room upstairs, and her two offspring will take the other two adult bedrooms and any of their offspring will share a room with those of the same sex. Five bedroom house, total. I'm only going to allow 2 offspring each for these two, and then subsequent generations will have to move out as needed, but I will keep the oldest of these offspring's families going so there will be 3 generations in the house at any given time.

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