Friday 5: Game Time

[cherydactyl]

1. When you were a child, what was your favorite game to play? Pinochle. Because my parents would actually talk to me and play with me and my sisters.

2. What is your favorite game to play right now? Oh, wow. Um, I have to pick *one*? Okay, I guess Ticket to Ride. You realize we have like 6 shelving units full of games...?

3. Can you share a good story about playing with others or yourself? Yes, I can. Do you really want me to show my game-geekiness? Since you insist... I am quite proud of the fact that I came in second at the Origins Ticket To Ride final. And can tell you in great and exacting detail how I could/should have done better, and why my husband got first place. You see, he drew cards for northern-route-across-the-board tickets (Seattle to NY), whereas I drew LA to Miami and therefore blocking him was difficult for me to do without screwing myself... Do you really want me to keep this up?

How about this one instead: I knew my daughter S (now age 7) was a gamer when she came to me, unprompted, to tell me that she had trounced her dad at Uno by going out in a hand he got more than 200 points for. At age 5. A true gamer geek. I am so proud. Then, this past weekend at Origins, she made it to the second round in the Set tournament, playing against older kids and adults. The youngest player ever to do so in the history of the tournament. Go S!

4. What do you do for play time fun now? Play board games at the local club, compete in board game tournaments at conventions, play online (mostly TTR online at Days of Wonder, but also Wizard and others), play board and card games with my family...

5. If you were able to invent a game, what would you call it? Um, that would depend on the game, wouldn't it? If you mean, what's a cool name for a game I would like to develop/invent... Chaos. Or how about Chimera?