[dba-Tech] Game advice

Lol - no, not an old fart yet, just someone who has tried the computer games
and found them lacking in social interaction. Eventually I may delve into
online social games as my friend did but for now I like to socialize with
people and sometimes you need something to do rather than just jabber-jawing
:-) Board games make you think but also allow for socializing. Something
like card games but not as repetitive.

-----Original Message-----
From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Arthur Fuller
Sent: Saturday, May 19, 2012 3:05 PM
To: Discussion of Hardware and Software issues
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Game advice

Clearly you're an old fart, John, as am I. My fave games remain chess,
backgammon and Go. But we're swimming against the tide here, and my bro
doesn't enjoy any of these classic games, so I thought to introduce him to
something new, and perhaps more to his liking. Now if he were a serious
gamer, then chess, backgammon and Go would pretty much say it all, but there
aren't enough explosions and bleeding aliens in those games LOL.

Maybe that's what could re-awaken the youngsters into the beauty of chess:
every time you take a piece, much graphic blood is spewed over the squares.
Ya ya ya, when a knight slays an opponent, a head rolls in 3D, and blood
(either Catholic or Protestant) covers several squares, and minions come out
and clean up the mess, much like Wimbledon tennis boys and girls fetch the
netted serves. Yes yes yes. Actually, no no no. Mama sent my game to Rehab,
I said No No No!

It's a long weekend here in Canada, so I'm taking the time to waste some
time on mindless pursuits and conjectures.

Arthur

"If the Nuremberg laws were applied, then every post-war American president
would have been hanged."

-- Noam Chomsky <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2476.Noam_Chomsky>
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