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Bought my brother a pretty fancy travel box backgammon set for Christmas and he loves it.....and one of the family chess set (pieces) container box fits inside of it. So between backgammon, checkers, and chess, he's pretty well set up.
As things go, Chess has been a standard in my family and several of the boards are in my possession, include the 3D one. Further, as a child, I was given a Neo Chess set https://www.etsy.com/listing/2085175...age-chess-game
and over the years, I have been given various styles here and there.........just never had anyone to play with.
I still play a game that I bought way back in 1977. It's called Rescue because players help each other to rescue people who are stranded.
I use it as a Buddhist exercise because in the game Nobody wins or loses, because the players help each other. The reason I use it with Buddhism is because Buddhism teaches to eliminate any pride, which is what I get from the game, because in Rescue, it's Non-competitive.
The game came as one of many inserts inside a book. Game sheets for several different games were in the book, so if a game is played, one of its sheets had to be torn out, and then the game is played with paper and pencil. Once a game is played by using the pencil with the sheet, then the sheet is no longer useable. So since each game had of course a limited number of sheets, I had to obviously make Xerox copies for more games. About twice a year, I go to the downtown print-shop to run off a hundred copies. It's worth it, though, for not only the social enjoyment I derive from it with my friend but also the spiritual benefit of Buddhism.
I don't remember the name, but there is a game that I played with some friends where you get to pick to be one of several eccentric characters (mad scientist, creepy little girl, etc), then you build the board (which is a haunted house) as you go along. At the end you have to decide who is Satan in disguise, or something like that. It was a macabre, kind of dark game. Super, super fun. I played it a few times with friends around 2011-2012.
We like the game Pit - it's easy to learn, fast and fun. Left, Right and Center (LRC) is another fun and quick game, we play it for quarters, some play for dollars and there's plastic 'coins' that come w/ it that you can play w/ it too (no $ involved). Backgammon is another game we like a lot but it's been a while since we played and it's limited to only 2 ppl (would need a refresher course) but it's quick to learn too and I hope to play it one of these days.
Looks like nobody's playing dominoes anymore. I'm not surprised. My grandmother taught me how to play in the '60's, but she's the only person I've ever played dominoes with, and I've long since forgotten how.
Looks like nobody's playing dominoes anymore. I'm not surprised. My grandmother taught me how to play in the '60's, but she's the only person I've ever played dominoes with, and I've long since forgotten how.
My ex was very good at Dominoes. I think Cribbage is another game I only ever seen played in the nursing home, these days.
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