HALLIE EPHRON: I used to make fun of people who play online games. Not so much now, since I spend far too much time playing games myself... though I’m far from a “gamer.”
“Did you get today’s Pangram?” That’s the question my daughter and I share daily. Pangrams are the bonanza words to find in the daily SPELLING BEE game in the New York Times. I find a Pangram about one day out of ten. (I did not get yesterday's.)
Word and logic games are my sweet spot. Sudoku: not so much. Still, I play most of the games available the New York Times, Washington Post, and Boston Globe web sites.
I also play online bridge (Bridge Base). Solitaire or as a foursome, networking in my sister and her husband (in Manhattan) and a friend (in Wales.) Playing online while we have our phone lines tied together via Facetime, we can easily while away two hours.
Are you a daily game player (notice I didn’t say “game addict")? What are your favorite games and where do you find them.
Count me as one of the game-players . . . I enjoy word puzzles and play several of the New York Times games . . . .
ReplyDeleteI used to play sudoku but stopped. Once in a while, if I am listening to a really good book, when I finish doing all the things I must do in the evening, I'll play a few hands of solitaire while I continue to listen.
ReplyDeleteIn addition to baseball and basketball, I played solitaire and jacks as a child but have not played many games as an adult. I have never played a video game or an online game. Boy, I seem to be a cheerless person! In fact, I get the same pleasure of honing my wits against a challenge in my historical research. These days you can sit at your desk and comb remote archives all over the world, or read (or request on ILL) books long out of print. For me figuring out "what really happened" during a small historical event is addictive. It's a search for tiny puzzle pieces and then the challenge of fitting them together. Who might have written about this event? To whom might he/she have written and if it survived, where might that letter be? What was the weather? Every week or two I will crow to my husband, "I am so clever!" and he will look up with indulgent smile: "What did you find? What mystery have you solved?" Of course, no one cares about these mysteries but me. Still, the rush with success is definitely addictive. Even the search is addictive. Temple Grandin has written about the "seeking" system of the brain and how pleasurable it is. I can attest to that. (Selden)
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ReplyDeleteThat's a lot of games, Hallie! Sudoku just confuses me. I play Wordle every day before I go downstairs for my second cup of coffee, and Hugh and I compare results. I know I would love to play Spelling Bee, but it takes up too much time. I'm wary of getting sucked into too much online viewing. The bridge with loved ones while Facetiming sounds fun, though.
ReplyDeleteWe play cribbage every afternoon, always have a NYT Sunday puzzle or two going on a clipboard we pass back and forth, and I play solitaire with cards while listening to shows like Wait Wait or The Moth on weekends, but those are in real life.
I subscribe to a gaming site out of Seattle called Big Fish. My game of choice is a Hidden Object called Midnight Castle. Started it over 10 years ago. My total playing time is. 113 days 6 hours and 57 mins. Not too bad for a gamer. I like the hidden object game/ is like a jigsaw puzzle in real like, triggers the dopamine. I art is gorgeous and the plot is well.. filled with dread monsters, ghosts and stuff to click on. mindless and soothing. and NO ADS.
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