What is your favorite form of game?

[EWright]

Card games: I'm a real Texas hold'em fan both in real live and on the computer. I was pretty upset when they outlawed online gambling here in the U.S., even though it can be addicting, the extra income was pretty nice.

 

Video: I like alot of the computer games as well as XBox and PS3 games.

The graphics are unbelievable.

 

My personal favorite though is Disneys online "ToonTown".... an interactive site used around the world. I purchased the membership for my granddaughter and I ended up addicted to it too!

 

Hey C,

 

They have not outlawed online poker here in the U.S. I'm still playing for a living, and primarily online. The law that was passed only prohibits financial institutions from doing business (ie, money transfers) with online gaming companies. I never deposit to online gambling sites anymore, as I tend to only make withdrawls (thankfully), which I can get through my Neteller ATM card.

 

It sounds like you were probably playing on PartyPoker, Empire, Pokerroom or one of the sites that pulled out of the U.S. gaming market after the bill was passed. However, you can still play at PokerStars (best tournament structure IMO), FullTilt(Best game selection), UltimateBet(best single table sitngo structure), TruePoker (best graphics), WPEX (No rake), Poker.com, AbsolutePoker, DoylesRoom, and a few others.

 

The difference is that the sites that pulled out of the U.S. market are publically traded, and pulled out due to concerns of some sort of financial backlash in their respective markets, NOT because the U.S. said so. All of these sites are located off-shore and the U.S. can not prohibit them from doing business with U.S. customers.

 

The sites that chose to continue to support U.S. players are privately owned and are interpreting the law as they see fit. Again, it targets U.S. financial instituations, NOT the players. The law also does not go into affect until 270 days after it was signed. This should be around July. However, keep in mind some financial instituations such as Neteller aren't really stating their position on what they plan to do at that time; and may find cause or concern causing them to discontinue doing business with U.S. customers at that time.

 

However, all sites will allow you to still remove any funds even after closing to U.S. markets. And if Neteller isn't an option for some reason, you can always request a check. But given that this is a multi-billion dollar business, my guess is U.S. supporting sites will find a way to help you make money transactions efficiently if Neteller and similar companies pull out (like Firepay did), even if it means setting up their own means for you to do so.

 

Oh, I voted for card games by the way. Poker can both be fun and provide a means of income to those who take the time to learn to play it well.

[Mercedes Benzene]

“Keys to the Kingdom”

 

Oh my gosh. I thought for sure I was the only one who had ever played that game before. It's definitely my favorite board game... at least back when I used to play them.

 

Currently, I mostly only play computer games.

[Loricybin]

card games, board games.

 

by card games, i mean your regular 52 card decks. they are very portable and the list of possibilities is endless.

 

board games, well, i dig 'em.

(anyone ever played darkworld? dibs on the dwarf!)

[Freddy]

Card games: (poker, cribbage, pitch)

[Pyrotex]

I really love Contract Bridge!

 

Having said that, one of my favorite games of all time is Gomaku.

 

It is played on a Go board with black and white Go beans. However, the winner is the first one to get 5-in-a-row. (Hor, Vert, or Diag). On a large enough board, someone is almost certain to win eventually.

 

When I worked at Texas Instruments in the 70's, I invented a version of Gomaku played on a 7 x 7 board. There were no "edges" to this board--that is, the left edge was contiguous with the right edge and the top was contiguous with the bottom. I called the game, Moebius.

 

For example, here is a board with a perfectly legal "win" for Black (:

. . . . . B .

. . . . . . B

B . . . . . .

. B . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . . . . .

. . . . B . .

 

The string of 5 "wraps around" twice!!!!

 

This is a fiendishly difficult game to play, requiring the ability to visualize in 2.5 dimensions. :hihi:

 

Too bad we don't have someone around here who can program up a working Moebius board. [sigh]

[CraigD]

…one of my favorite games of all time is Gomaku.

Though this is my first encounter with Gomoku, it seems a very cool game. Pyro’s 7x7 wrapping board variation, Moebius, looks extra-cool.

 

One of my favorite games (and my son’s favorite of the genre) is the Gomoku variant Pente. It’s a bit like a combination of Gomoku and Go. The object of the game is either to form a line of 5 stones, or capture 5 pairs of stones.

Too bad we don't have someone around here who can program up a working Moebius board. [sigh]

I can’t believe such an application has never been written.

 

There are many “shared whiteboard” applications (eg: Whiteboard Tool) that let 2 people share a simple graphical drawing board that would work for simple games like Gomoku, they’re a bit clunky. A simple “put a stone where I click/remove a stone I click” app would be ideal (as with a physical board, only the players need to know the rules) but I’ve not been able to find such an app.

 

Is anyone aware of such an app? If, after a day or 2, nobody is, I’ll write one.

[Pyrotex]

Though this is my first encounter with Gomoku, it seems a very cool game. Pyro’s 7x7 wrapping board variation, Moebius, looks extra-cool. One of my favorite games (and my son’s favorite of the genre) is the Gomoku variant Pente. ....

I love Pente. Haven't played it in years, because I can't find anyone who ever heard of it. [sigh] It was the only board game I ever played for money. I won quite a bit of money. :hihi:

[HydrogenBond]

I like a game called "where's the rabbit" taught to me by an indian gal (part indian). It is a game men and women play that starts as muzzle to muzzle snuggling and leads to the rabbit's den.

 

I used to like playing the Ages of Empires assortment. It was fun using the level editor to make my own scenarios. My favorite was 1 against 7, with me well foritified on a hill, in a easily defensible position. Talk about carpal tunnel after a few hours of relentless attacks.

 

I also liked a game called Sacrifice. The level editor community came up with so many original levels that it was tough act to follow. It never got a long anticipated sequel. I think the x-box should bring it back because of its unique gameplay.

 

I used to play Richocette which is a modern version of one of the original video games, i.e., pong. This game also had/has a strong level generating community with hundreds of extra levels.

[Sacri Sankt]

other.

 

for me its far and away mind games. i play lots of the other options, like roleplaying, board and card and video games, but the real pleasure always comes from the interaction of minds. its about the most thrilling thing of all for me, theres nothing i like more than an intense discussion.

[Sacri Sankt]

also, i love the idea of that moebius game, someone with some kind of skills should definately make that. as for shared drawing, what about webdraw?

[IMAMONKEY!]

Video Games is what i chose because that's what i do now mostly. Some of my favorite games (get ready because this will be long):

 

Gunz: The Duel

Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds

Star Wars Battlefront

Flyff (Fly For Fun)

Runescape

Age of Empires

CIVILIZATION BABY!!! :hihi:

Axis and Allies

Counterstrike source

Freelancer

Mechwarrior 1, 2, 3, and Vengeance Edition

Heavy Gear 1 and 2

Quovadis

Shogun Full Metal

Black and White

Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided

 

and there are several others but I honestly cannot remember them all. Most are computer games and quite a few are MMORPG's lol

 

I play Halo alot too. But i don't own it so it does not count. :shrug:

 

Other then computer games i play card games occasionally and every once in a while a good game of tag. :lol: which usually ends up in a different situation with whomever I am playing it with. hehehe..

[TheFaithfulStone]

I used to play the Battletech paper war-game pretty regularly.

 

Two things that get me instantly hooked on a game.

 

1) Excessive Record Keeping - are there six sheets of paper you need to fill out to start and twelve sheets you need to keep track of once you start playing? I'm in.

 

2) More prep than play - Do you spend fifteen hours setting up a game, picking your pieces and devising your strategies only to have the game over in an hour or two. Sounds fun to me.

 

Of course, maybe I'm just a horrible dork.

 

TFS

[jungjedi]

i used to love games of all kinds.my favorite was a game called diplomacy,which was very similiar to risk.both sold by milton bradly(copyright).

as ive gotten older i find that i dont like games as much,and for some reason,that really bothers me.ive tried a few computer games,but i cant get into them

[sanctus]

If juggling is defined as a game then it is definitely that. If not I love board games, cards and computer games...