Board Games
By ARM
@responsiveme (22923)
India
July 30, 2016 12:52pm CST
This isn't a write up of power play by influential people taking over companies!
I am talking about the games we used to play before internet and computers took over.
Every society has their own variety of board games. Many such games have now been reincarnated in their digital form.The old varieties have been discarded or pushed into some corner.
A fellow my lotter @marlina had remarked on the fun she was having playing scrabble with her sister. So, when I recently went home for a visit I dug out our old scrabble board and we had an enjoyable time playing it.
Board games that we played a lot were Ludo, Snakes and Ladders and Monopoly.
What about you all? What games did you all play and do you still play them now?
photo: mine, for the mylotter crowd.
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23 responses
@jaboUK (64346)
• United Kingdom
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme I don't fancy playing online.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
I am glad you liked the photo.I played scrabble after a longtime .:) There is an online variety now here you can play with someone you don't see.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
@jaboUK me too, thats why i never did the transition.
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@Vivenda (583)
• Portsmouth, England
30 Jul 16
We used to play more than we do now. I often play Scrabble when I go to see my mother - and she often wins, despite being 95 years young! My husband and I never play chess, though. In the comparatively early stages of our 44-year-old marriage he told me I was the worst player he'd ever played against - and promptly received board and chessmen over his head, along with derogatory comments about his performance at bridge! In retrospect, I have to admit that we were both probably correct...
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@Vivenda (583)
• Portsmouth, England
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme No, we don't play either game now! At least, I have been known to deal out four hands for bridge and try to forget each hand as I bid for the dummy, but it gets very confusing. Rik has been known to play chess on line, too.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
Ha Ha both the chess armies went into battle together with your husband.
So do you both play both the games now?
I don't know either.My younger son is a very good chess player but I haven't ever got the hang of it.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
30 Jul 16
We don't play board games but we play dominos and cards.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
30 Jul 16
I would love to learn how to play dominoes
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
what card games do you play?We played dominoes too, and after the game would stack them against one another and flick one end and the whole stack would fall.
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@BelleStarr (61463)
• United States
2 Aug 16
@responsiveme We play setback, hearts, penuchle and blackjack among other games.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jul 16
On line I play words with friends with my sister and a couple of other games on FB. When at home with people who want to play I love scrabble, Rummykub (favorite) Canasta (cards) and Parcheesi.
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@PainsOnSlate (21845)
• Canada
31 Jul 16
I have a ton of painting to do but not so much I have to do it right now. Parchieesi is a very old borad game, I played as a kid and still play. Rummycub is new and soooo much fun!
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
You do play quite a lot of games.. I haven't heard of Parcheesi. Hows your projects coming along?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 Aug 16
@coffeebreakwhatever I remember Chinese Checkers
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@DianneN (254949)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme Things have been crazy! That's why I haven't been here much.
I last played a game with my son and a group of people. My daughter-in-law even bought it for me. I can't remember the name of it, but it's in our vacation home in Florida. Fun game, whatever it's called. Lol! We all had a good time. I'm sure you felt the same.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
@DianneN yes we enjoyed ourselves too.
you have a very busy life :)
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
thats what happens but it was nice to have a game after long.
How are things at your end?
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
8 Aug 16
@responsiveme Now that I'm living alone it's hard to play a board game by myself.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
5 Aug 16
Glad you liked the photo, yes I did it just for you all.
Maybe you can start it once again, the comments show that it is fun family time.:)
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@GardenGerty (169406)
• United States
4 Aug 16
My favorite was dominoes. We had some boards our parents made of a game called Yahoo. It used dice and was much like parchesi. My extended family will still play card games when we gather.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
4 Aug 16
thats the best part of board games...family time.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
5 Aug 16
the kids like to play online games but these physical ones make for great family time. I hope that I get them to play on the occasions we manage to meet.
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@wiLLmaH (8801)
• Singapore, Singapore
31 Jul 16
I bought monopoly for my nephews and niece. They all enjoyed it. It is better than iPad version as they say. :)
I played with them and it is really fun.
When I was a child I play snake and ladders, boggle, scramble, and millionaire's game :)
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
Glad they liked the gift.yes, board games also make for bonding among players instead of the online variety.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
I know ,you are the inspiration for me to have dug out our scrabble board.It was a good time , iplayed with my mother and son. thanks.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
7 Aug 16
Thats nice , to be able to have family time together.
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Lately we've been having card night...the grandkids come over and we play different card games and it's lots of fun and laughs
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@Marilynda1225 (91013)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme it is fun but sometimes it does get loud with all the laughing. Now that my grandchildren are a bit older we can play games and I enjoy their company
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
That must be really fun .I can imagine the excitement among the kids specially.
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@rachz_kisses (3838)
• Philippines
1 Aug 16
We used to play scrabble, the four of us (my family) and it was fun. But now that we have smartphones and gadgets, we play on our own. My Dad plays soduko, my Mom plays candy crush, my sis is occupied with FlowFree and I, whatever game is available. No Pokemon go yet.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 Aug 16
thats what is happening everywhere but the old fashioned way is fun too:)
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@stifler0207 (514)
• New Delhi, India
30 Jul 16
i luv to play scrabble ludo, and business.. so much having fun in my childhood times...
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
do you play these on the computer or in the old fashioned way?
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@stifler0207 (514)
• New Delhi, India
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme obviously in a old fashioned way... having a board and dices....
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
20 Sep 16
I love Scrabble & I love the photo you took :) I never tried Ludo, Snakes, Ladders but I love Monopoly too.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
20 Sep 16
thanks,,,it was a sudden flash of inspiration..the photo.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
i don't know about the last two you mentioned but played monopoly too
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
7 Aug 16
We played Monopoly, but not very often... A lot of the time we played Sequence, but most of the time we played Gin Rummy. Once in a great while we played Skip-bo or Spades...
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@DaddyEvil (174208)
• United States
7 Aug 16
@responsiveme I am sure you have! If you can find it, I really recommend Sequence! It is a board game that I really like! Let me look...
I have no clue if you can get it in India or not, though. Skip-bo and Spades are both card games. No board involved.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
7 Aug 16
I know only Monopoly and rummy, the rest are not known to me.:) I've heard of so many new games in this post.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
8 Aug 16
@DaddyEvil not available here.Will keep a look out.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39503)
• United States
31 Jul 16
love the pic! yepperz, i adore board games 'n aint too fond'f those digital varieties - although i've gotta do such fer word games (gotta keep that mind sharp, eh? lol) 's there's nobody here to play with. i used to like scrabble 'n monopoly. sometimes when the youngest'n his wife come we'll whip out a board game - great family fun :)
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
1 Aug 16
the old fashioned way makes for family fun.:)glad you liked the pic.
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
30 Jul 16
My favorite board game was Clue. I loved figuring out who killed Mr. Body, with what, and in what room. I was pretty good at it when I was a kid (if I do say so myself haha).
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@puddleglum (1380)
• United States
31 Jul 16
@responsiveme I do too, I think that's why I loved that game.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
@puddleglum who is your favourite detective writer?
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
I would love to play that.I like detective stories very much.
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@ValueAdder (409)
• Philippines
30 Jul 16
I like the positioning of the tiles on the scrabble board. It speaks of how you really like this site. It's good to know you like board games. I do like many of them like chess and scrabble. I played ladders and snakes with my kids. It's a lot of fun especially for them and develops bonding as well. I do play these board games when I have a qualified playmates. Hope to play more when i get older. It's good recreation activities for the whole family.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
31 Jul 16
Thanks.I don't play chess but my sons play it especially the younger one.
You are right about the family bonding time.
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