Video Games vs. Board Games

I love to play a video game like the next person does. For a while there I was a video game junky. I would play the game all day and night. (Pretty much what I do now with writing and designing on the internet.)

Video games seem to be the most popular among children to young adults. However older adults do play these games too. Living in the electronic age, these games and video gaming consoles are as popular as cell phones and texting.

Board Games have been around anywhere nearly as long as I have, from 5,500 B.C. to 4,000 B.C. According to one site, the first recorded board game goes back to 7,000 years ago, found in Ur (Iran 5500BC).

Being a child from the board game era, it is still my favorite choice.

I grew up on cards and board games. My fondest memory is family game night. We would make popcorn or some other fun snack, unfold the game at the table and enjoy each other's company face to face.

In present time, family holidays and when our daughter is home is the only time I get to play these board games. My husband does not like losing to me most of the time. (Yes, I have let him win a few).

With video games, there is no real interaction with another person. It doesn't matter if there are multiple players in the same room. Everyone is concentrating at the TV screen. The conversations between people seem to be lost.

Video Games vs. Board Games

Monopoly is a greedy game. One tries to buy up all the homes and creates condos from them. Collects rent from anyone that will land with their playing piece on these spaces. And in the end, the one with the most money wins. While doing this, you must bankrupt your opponent.

A game like this can't get any more real to life.

Qwirkle Board Game is a challenging game that the entire family can play, though it is easy to get started and understand the concept of the game. This is great way to get the family together for family night.

For children of all ages, this board game can help build the skills needed for strategic development. It helps prompts the brain to begin with the logical aspects of brain boosting skills.

The game is much like a Scrabble game, but with colored tiles of different symbols within of diamonds, circles, squares and so on. Play your pieces to win with the most points. But be careful to not duplicate the tiles.

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We have an old version of the Game of Life. Doctor's salary is $20,000 a year. We also have a newer version, but both my daughter and I agree the older one is more fun.

Apples to Apples game is the favorite game with family on holidays. Second is Pictionary.

Every holiday I look forward to playing this game with the family. It is a fun age for people of all ages. Easy to learn.

The only drawback with Pictionary is that if pays to know how to draw. Funny when I play this game (must be the pressure) I forget how to draw stick pictures.

Sequence Game, is a game that I was nearly unbeatable. But daughter is catching up to me. I think it is because (though not there yet) I have been having some Senior Moments.

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Board games are a better way of socializing versus video games as far as I am concern.

One advantage that video games do offer overboard games is that a single player can play the many of these. Without my daughter and outside family, it is impossible to play a board game. (I told him that I would let him win more).

A little behind the times with a Playstation 2, Nintendo 64 and newer gaming system Wii, we have spent hours of non-communication in front of the TV.

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This also included the game controllers that will make the best experience with these entertaining games. So many action, fun and entertaining games.

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Wii Fit Plus was a Christmas present, so I could have fun exercising. This comes with the Wii System, balancing board, and over 60 exercising, strength training and balancing games to choose from. My exercising has been more exciting when I do it.

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As a summer park tender this year, Brittany was in charge of a multicultural park (poorer side of the city.) To end off the summer, the Kiddie Parade and Karnival were in full swing. Nintendo was the theme for the park.

The wonderful parents that we are, we volunteered to help make the float and drive it in the parade, eight foot high castle with bright dark green paper mache trees and a volcano, (the tallest float.) Brittany (being an artist) made all the cardboard painted costumes of Super Mario characters for the children in the parade. These costumes were later put around the wall of the Karnival booth. We helped with the games and prizes too. Very long two days, not counting the weeks of preparation, but rewarding.

A shame, to not be able to show off her talent, because her mother forgot to take pictures of the float and characters, though Brittany did pose for the camera in her Mario outfit later on along with a dog with white eyes.

It was rather cool though when a guy with his son came in and bought all the characters around the wall. He had Brittany sign her name to her artwork.