Comments on: Playing from the Heart http://corvus.zakelro.com/2008/10/playing-from-the-heart/ hoc ludite quasi carmen Wed, 28 Jul 2010 21:10:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: Stu Andrews http://corvus.zakelro.com/2008/10/playing-from-the-heart/#comment-82234 Stu Andrews Mon, 13 Oct 2008 00:03:16 +0000 http://blog.pjsattic.com/corvus/?p=2275#comment-82234 Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories of playing games. We played a fair bit of Monopoly and Careers as kids. Also Greed was popular, although it was a newer game, iirc. Never knew about Masterpiece. Will have to check it out. We played "Sword and Skull" with our two older kids (7 and 6) yesterday. Was a pretty interesting experience. Lots of fun. Thanks for bringing back some awesome memories of playing games. We played a fair bit of Monopoly and Careers as kids. Also Greed was popular, although it was a newer game, iirc.

Never knew about Masterpiece. Will have to check it out.

We played “Sword and Skull” with our two older kids (7 and 6) yesterday. Was a pretty interesting experience. Lots of fun.

]]> By: Daniel Purvis http://corvus.zakelro.com/2008/10/playing-from-the-heart/#comment-82226 Daniel Purvis Sat, 11 Oct 2008 02:43:16 +0000 http://blog.pjsattic.com/corvus/?p=2275#comment-82226 We never had "family-gaming-nights", however I had a great fondness for Boggle, a game which I previously excelled at -- for my age. Thankfully, my parents used to quite enjoy the game as well, so I could turn any Saturday afternoon into lesson in ass-whooping. Then there was Mingh, a card game very similar to Mahjong, and dad really enjoyed playing Backgammon. I like that you turned a game such as Masterpiece into a role-playing game. I often find that many games, including many PC games, lack a soul. Many focus on wealth accrual or domination and usually for no other reason than to win. Some are really a hollow experience, which you appear to have provided depth. I've been thinking about this a lot, recently, how some people can make more of a game -- investing themselves in it -- and thus heighten their own enjoyment of it. You've just provided an excellent example. We never had "family-gaming-nights", however I had a great fondness for Boggle, a game which I previously excelled at — for my age.

Thankfully, my parents used to quite enjoy the game as well, so I could turn any Saturday afternoon into lesson in ass-whooping.

Then there was Mingh, a card game very similar to Mahjong, and dad really enjoyed playing Backgammon.

I like that you turned a game such as Masterpiece into a role-playing game. I often find that many games, including many PC games, lack a soul. Many focus on wealth accrual or domination and usually for no other reason than to win. Some are really a hollow experience, which you appear to have provided depth.

I’ve been thinking about this a lot, recently, how some people can make more of a game — investing themselves in it — and thus heighten their own enjoyment of it.

You’ve just provided an excellent example.

]]> By: Kameron http://corvus.zakelro.com/2008/10/playing-from-the-heart/#comment-82225 Kameron Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:05:57 +0000 http://blog.pjsattic.com/corvus/?p=2275#comment-82225 Great post. Our family game nights (more common around the holidays) usually included Monopoly or Risk, with Pinochle added during my high school years. I preferred Risk, playing Black and starting in North Africa, imagining myself as a tribal warlord uniting my people to take over the world. My stuffed animals substituted as opposing players when my family didn't feel like indulging my obsession with the game. I didn't even know about Pit until some friends introduced at a party a few years ago, but I have to agree with your assessment. Great post. Our family game nights (more common around the holidays) usually included Monopoly or Risk, with Pinochle added during my high school years. I preferred Risk, playing Black and starting in North Africa, imagining myself as a tribal warlord uniting my people to take over the world. My stuffed animals substituted as opposing players when my family didn’t feel like indulging my obsession with the game.

I didn’t even know about Pit until some friends introduced at a party a few years ago, but I have to agree with your assessment.

]]> By: Michael Abbott http://corvus.zakelro.com/2008/10/playing-from-the-heart/#comment-82224 Michael Abbott Fri, 10 Oct 2008 15:58:20 +0000 http://blog.pjsattic.com/corvus/?p=2275#comment-82224 Ahh, Masterpiece! I remember that game with great fondness. When I was a child we played it on Saturday nights with my aunt and uncle. I still recall the rush of delight I felt whenever I conned my sister into purchasing a worthless forgery for large sums of cash. :-) My wife and I played it with my in-laws last Christmas, and the joy of the con had not lessened one iota. It may have been even better, since the victim was my Momsuch! ;-) Thanks for the memories. Ahh, Masterpiece! I remember that game with great fondness. When I was a child we played it on Saturday nights with my aunt and uncle. I still recall the rush of delight I felt whenever I conned my sister into purchasing a worthless forgery for large sums of cash. :-)

My wife and I played it with my in-laws last Christmas, and the joy of the con had not lessened one iota. It may have been even better, since the victim was my Momsuch! ;-)

Thanks for the memories.

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