tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post4688534184730372394..comments2023-09-29T05:32:04.308-07:00Comments on StrangePegs: Middle School MunchkinsAndrew Leonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-63779428477384894452014-01-22T11:32:10.237-08:002014-01-22T11:32:10.237-08:00RG: Well, yeah, of course, it's "we."...RG: Well, yeah, of course, it's "we."<br />Board games can be tough, especially with kids. It's difficult to make there be time when school/work/whatever wants all the time.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-4686674377660437842014-01-21T19:30:00.996-08:002014-01-21T19:30:00.996-08:00Awww, now I'm nostalgic, we used to do family ...Awww, now I'm nostalgic, we used to do family board games all the time. Then we stopped. :(<br /><br />I just asked Chelsea why we she thought we stopped and she said we grew out of it. <br /><br />'WE' grew out of it...Remembering Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760441035721518260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-23755908138623242782014-01-21T11:01:54.859-08:002014-01-21T11:01:54.859-08:00Jessica: I'm actually pretty sure that twitter...Jessica: I'm actually pretty sure that twitter is just a game of Donkey. You know that scene in Shrek where Donkey is jumping up and down saying "pick me! pick me!" Yeah, that's what it is. Where people hope that celebrities will respond to a tweet that is a response to a tweet.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-83581813069724907932014-01-21T04:39:43.983-08:002014-01-21T04:39:43.983-08:00Glad you introduced them to a fun game~ that sort ...Glad you introduced them to a fun game~ that sort of thing always feels like a victory when teens are involved.<br /><br />I just followed you on Twitter~ as for people responding to your tweets, they might not always do that sort of thing. If they follow a ton of people, sometimes tweets get lost in the shuffle. I use it mainly to follow industry folks who give advice and writing/reading fans who sometimes offer recommendations or give heads up info about contests. I follow some sports people just to see what they have to say. And I follow my favorite authors because they sometimes have news about their books and such. I didn't even tweet at all for quite awhile~ I just kind of stalked people to see what they had to say and then eventually I started being a little more active.Jessica Lawsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08916560941871741885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-72801713879276426822014-01-20T18:19:38.507-08:002014-01-20T18:19:38.507-08:00ABftS: The gender change cards never came up. It w...ABftS: The gender change cards never came up. It was upsetting.<br /><br />I am noticing that about twitter. I have not had a single response to anything I have just tweeted. What, exactly, is the point?<br /><br />Jeanne: So far, I'm not really seeing the appeal.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-78577670610698026802014-01-20T15:35:49.241-08:002014-01-20T15:35:49.241-08:00Electric crack. Probably the most apt name I'v...Electric crack. Probably the most apt name I've heard for it. I'm still not giving it up, though. And you are on Twitter now. You're even more plugged in. Soon you will be one of us.J E Oneilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-71922849518944475212014-01-20T12:40:53.583-08:002014-01-20T12:40:53.583-08:00It's true, Munchkin is the most fun when every...It's true, Munchkin is the most fun when everyone's willing to backstab each other. Or, I guess, gender change one another with reckless abandon.<br /><br />Also, we would tweet with you but we gave up on Twitter long ago. Our Twitter feed is a graveyard of lost thoughts that almost no one pays attention to, like Google+.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-61440129631853132662014-01-20T11:34:52.617-08:002014-01-20T11:34:52.617-08:00ADSL: Okay! I did!
Alex: We'd play more if we...ADSL: Okay! I did!<br /><br />Alex: We'd play more if we didn't so quickly run out of hours.<br /><br />Lexa: >sigh< They do.<br /><br />Briane: I think electronic games are fine, but we don't have the equipment for all of them to do the same thing at the same time. Unfortunately.<br />And, yeah, I don't play games with pieces with little kids. Or games with cards. Disaster.<br /><br />JeffO: I love board and card games. The main issue here is the time one.<br /><br />Rusty: We've never had a whining problem over playing (well, except sometimes with my daughter), only with losing. In fact, we quit all games for a while because one of the kids was having a tantrum issue whenever the losing was happening.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-20108517105333104762014-01-20T06:10:08.891-08:002014-01-20T06:10:08.891-08:00We used to play board games here some, but the boy...We used to play board games here some, but the boys typically whined the whole time. Risk, Settlers of Catan, anything that took more than 30 seconds per turn was impossible. We ended up giving up on them. <br /><br />I think I talked about Munchkin already. Great game. <br /><br />And now the boys typically just want to use out place as a storage facility for thier crap and little else. So I do miss the days when they whined - but at least were here. Rusty Carlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09887821877521181811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-11206606002846222502014-01-20T05:42:22.749-08:002014-01-20T05:42:22.749-08:00Board and card games can be great fun. There are a...Board and card games can be great fun. There are a ton of great games out there, but most people don't take the time to learn them (some of them are quite complex). <br /><br />Good for you for getting those guys to sit down and unplug for a while!JeffOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07947660745120963286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-24543339754789918982014-01-20T05:12:04.391-08:002014-01-20T05:12:04.391-08:00Yours is about the only electronics vs. non-electr...Yours is about the only electronics vs. non-electronics rule that makes sense: not having them if they isolate people rather than play together. I don't mind that. Otherwise, I get annoyed when people proclaim that "real" games are better than "electronic" games. I LOVED board games growing up, Risk and Stratego and then Axis & Allies and such, and we even played them well into our adulthood.<br /><br />But nothing makes them 'better' or 'worse' than electronic games: Electromonopoly uses the exact same amount of energy/skill/imagination as regular Monopoly. It's like "books vs. ebooks," or people who rant about 'screens'. <br /><br />And electronic versions of games might be better: have you ever tried to play Risk with little kids around? I HAVE. It's awful. I'd play electronic Risk, though.<br /><br />Anyway, that's MY rant. Your party sounds fun. I'm sorry your kids are growing up, but as someone who's had 60% of his kids grow up, i can tell you, they can be equally interesting when they are older. Not MY kids, of course. They seem to have simply turned into walking bundles of legal questions ("Can you sue _____ for me?" is typically written into my birthday cards). But OTHER PEOPLE's kids, I understand, manage to become fully-formed, functioning adults.Brianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01616494058636881575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-5175719224879569192014-01-20T04:28:23.591-08:002014-01-20T04:28:23.591-08:00What a fun story! I can't imagine entertaining...What a fun story! I can't imagine entertaining a group of MG boys, but you had it all under control. And the no electronic rule is so smart! You're right - enjoy these years because they pass too quickly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735576044552810103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-42682344018664017972014-01-20T03:58:29.177-08:002014-01-20T03:58:29.177-08:00At least they got excited about playing a game tha...At least they got excited about playing a game that wasn't electronic. My wife and I still play board and card games. (And we don't even have kids.)Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7658526372996117205.post-34742449521900774682014-01-20T01:26:33.531-08:002014-01-20T01:26:33.531-08:00See you on Twitter!See you on Twitter!A Daft Scots Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01922985143036647579noreply@blogger.com