Bored Games

[wil]

I would saybinterfaith exploration is for me somewhat of a "bored" game due to the fact I am interested in the belief systems and those that believe them and how they believe.

Some are aggressive believers, others much more passive, some I would classify as almost holy and others 'holier than thou'

It is the same with board games, I like to play to see how folks play...life's attitudes bleed right into game play...some play to win via punishing the opponent or keeping them from winning, others straight skill others cheat.

I was raised in a WASP game playing family... today it is Homeworlds, Euchre, cribbage, onitama, holdem, bridge, chess, truco, hearts, hive, Azul, splendor, lost cities, the gang, fluxx, volcano... I have more than one friend who are game designers and get to playtest games before they come to market.

How about you?

 

[JustGeorge]

What distinguishes something from a 'bored game' from an actual interest?

 

[Faithfulservant]

I would saybinterfaith exploration is for me somewhat of a "bored" game due to the fact I am interested in the belief systems and those that believe them and how they believe.

Some are aggressive believers, others much more passive, some I would classify as almost holy and others 'holier than thou'

It is the same with board games, I like to play to see how folks play...life's attitudes bleed right into game play...some play to win via punishing the opponent or keeping them from winning, others straight skill others cheat.

I was raised in a WASP game playing family... today it is Homeworlds, Euchre, cribbage, onitama, holdem, bridge, chess, truco, hearts, hive, Azul, splendor, lost cities, the gang, fluxx, volcano... I have more than one friend who are game designers and get to playtest games before they come to market.

How about you?

Hmm interesting post. Im not sure how much my play style is reflected in my faith lol. Im a very strategic player and very few people beat me at games like Chess, Pinochle, Spades, Risk, Hand and Foot. I have a very unique ability to see several moves ahead as i can usually anticipate what my oponents moves will be or i can mentally count cards. I am competitive but not nasty about it. These characteristics make me good at my job as well.

 

[wil]

What distinguishes something from a 'bored game' from an actual interest?

Interesting question. I think my interests lie in making existence interesting. I have always liked entertaining and being entertained. I enjoy a sense of accomplishment for what I err...accomplish. I also enjoy a sense of wonder....but I prefer solvable puzzles....but not to just take up time looking for pieces, I need problems to solve along the way.

 

[Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine]

Hmm interesting post. Im not sure how much my play style is reflected in my faith lol. Im a very strategic player and very few people beat me at games like Chess, Pinochle, Spades, Risk, Hand and Foot. I have a very unique ability to see several moves ahead as i can usually anticipate what my oponents moves will be or i can mentally count cards. I am competitive but not nasty about it. These characteristics make me good at my job as well.

Um, stupid question here: have you ever played either mah jong or go? Both are games from the far east (one's from China and the other's from [I believe] Japan...) I was introduced to mah jong about a score of years ago, but nobody where I live plays it...

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

 

[TheLightWithin]

Like most people with ADHD I am both easily bored and easily frustrated.

I like things to do that are interesting and easy. Intriguing and absorbing without being so excessively demanding that it's brain-busting or flat out tedious.

I did recently discover this little dice game Dice Game which is pretty easy once you get the hang of it, but it does involve some strategy.

I really liked little games when I was a kid, but the adults often were too bored of them to play with me as much as I wanted.

The games the adults liked tended to be things like gin rummy or Chinese Checkers, played where no matter how many players you have you fill the board. The tangle in the middle was so slow it drove me crazy, but everybody else in the family loved it (including my younger sister who also has ADHD)

 

[Faithfulservant]

Um, stupid question here: have you ever played either mah jong or go? Both are games from the far east (one's from China and the other's from [I believe] Japan...) I was introduced to mah jong about a score of years ago, but nobody where I live plays it...

Phyllis Sidhe_Uaine

I know about mahjong and Go but never learned even though i would love to