Colorful games
I like games. I like games with bright colors, a need for strategy, and an element of randomness.
Tetris was my game of choice in college. I attribute the surgery I had for tendinitis at the age of 21 to Tetris. Tetris had bright colored squares, you had to use a bit of strategy when dropping the shapes, and the next shape was more or less random.
Conquer was fun too; but it didn’t have bright colors.
I’ve gone in and out of game addictions over the years. For a spell I liked World of War, a Risk-like game. I’d have 20-30 games going at once, and it took a lot of energy to play. Additionally, it was turn based and not usually played live. So, it took forever to finish a game. It met the requirements though. It was colorful, had die, and involved a fair amount of strategy.
Kingdom of Loathing is fun too. Despite the lack of colors, it does have randomness and strategy. Plus, its content is cool and has spoofs on everything from pop culture to obscure computer games from the early eighties. Kingdom of Loathing is a game that you play a little bit everyday for a few days or years, depending on how much you like the game. This game can eat up a lot of time. For instance, my husband thinks about this game all the time, researches the game, and thinks about every turn he makes. Kingdom of Loathing is a very long-term game.
Sometimes it’s nice to play a game that’s over in an hour or two, or in an evening. There’s a board game called Settlers of Catan that’s fun to play in groups. It has the bright colors, strategy, and die. The game lasts about four hours when you play with people and an actual board with pieces. If, however, you play the game online, you don’t have to set up the board or place the hexagons. Online, this game can be played in less than an hour. There are multiple online variations, but I like asobrain the best.
Asobrain had a cool game for a while called “Brainiac,” but they had to take it down for legal reasons. Now that game was fun. The bright colored shapes looked like candy. I think it was based off a board game called Ingenious. I have never played the actual board game. While the game took about a half hour to play online, I think it would take hours to play it with a board and pieces.
I don’t have any friends with Ingenious at the moment, but I do have a friend with a game called Ticket to Ride. Each player gets 45 train wagons and based on the cards drawn, tries to complete rail routes.
Ticket to Ride is my latest addiction. It’s even better because my husband likes the game too, and we can play together. I think my daughter might be able to play the board game with us. My son might need another year or two.
I’m NewtMommy. If you try any of these games out and see me, say hello.
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