tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467099364886978693.post3804923215703800207..comments2023-03-23T23:06:53.425-05:00Comments on Cold Brood: Game DayAaron Gudmunsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00387485565850518972noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467099364886978693.post-31542644855134331232011-10-03T12:15:30.527-05:002011-10-03T12:15:30.527-05:00Sorry and Life were also staples of Game Days, alo...Sorry and Life were also staples of Game Days, along with Trouble, Uno, Skip-bo, and various card games. Being the father of a pre-schooler and a toddler, Candyland and Chutes & Ladders have made a recent resurgence (talk about tedious...what we won't do for our kids!). <br /><br />Perfect analogy regarding power tools vs. hand tools. Old technology is rarely rendered FULLY obsolete. Good news for our aging population of baby boomers. Heh.Aaronhttp://www.coldbrood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467099364886978693.post-49926520741682256722011-10-02T23:24:04.264-05:002011-10-02T23:24:04.264-05:00I always had fun with Clue and Scrabble. Monopoly...I always had fun with Clue and Scrabble. Monopoly is ok but I remember it becoming tedious in longer stretches. Ive never heard of the Ungame or played Stratego, but I'll take your word when it comes to those. I remember playing a few others as a child, like Sorry, Candyland, and Life. I think for the most part, video games on consoles, computers, and phones have taken the place of the board games that we grew up with. Having grown up in the early days of video games, but with board games still being popular, I had an appreciation for both. Unless we make an effort to expose our younger generations to board games, its likely that they wont really have much opinion of them. I still see board games being made and sold, but they have significantly less relevance in the digital age. It's another example of newer technology moving forward but not completely eliminating the old. For instance, power tools are widely used in manufacturing, but the old manual hand tools are still bought and have their uses.Aaron Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467099364886978693.post-39628559914728816142011-10-02T16:10:13.104-05:002011-10-02T16:10:13.104-05:00Outside games will be the subject of a future post...Outside games will be the subject of a future post. No doubt pleasant days and nights were owned by Hide 'n Seek, Freeze Tag, and Monster. But rainy days and winter eves belonged to board games. :)Aaronhttp://www.coldbrood.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7467099364886978693.post-52332127657634932262011-10-02T15:55:52.891-05:002011-10-02T15:55:52.891-05:00My Family didn't play board-games, or anything...My Family didn't play board-games, or anything the like because we spent little time indoors-- however, one game I did love that I played often with my many cousins was Hide and Seek. I still love that game, lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com