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Date Posted: 05:56:09 11/15/01 Thu
Author: Sean
Author Host/IP: dialup-64.158.123.101.Dial1.Portland1.Level3.net / 64.158.123.101
Subject: in defense of geek games
In reply to: Miss Eku Egao 's message, "Those kids are fun too." on 05:22:11 11/15/01 Thu

>Little space cadets who devote their time and effort
>to studying extensive books that will, in the long
>run, never ever help them in life.
>*teehee*
>Eku~

Most of my friends in high school would argue the same point about calculus/history/economics/etc... I recognize that most of it HAS helped me, albeit unconsciously for the most part. I can have a decent go at politics and ethical debate because I studied history and I wrote a lot of essays: people who never write essays are the kind of people who's arguments consist of 'shut up! that's why!' vs someone who can actually support their point of view.

But I digress: I never got much into role playing games in school, because I was never that into escapism: I had a perfectly happy life, outside homework, and didn't want to pretend I was someone else. But I got into computer games, and magic the gathering which is still the best card game, IMO. Everyone else is just imitating the masters...

In defense of such things, playing magic and warcraft all through high school taught me strategy, and now I can play chess, which I couldn't do before. Chess is good.
Magic is good too, it's a thinking man's game. D&D is too much just people playing at social interaction: 'I want to talk to him!' 'okay, roll your dice... Ah, sorry, he doesn't want to talk to you.'
Magic doesn't bother with pretensions of plot, it just cuts straight to the combat. The skill comes in knowing what cards work against what other cards: developing a plan of attack and predicting your opponents next move.
My friend Stuart wasn't much on personality, but he could kick anyone's ass at magic, risk, 40k, virtually every game we played he usually won. Greg was more well adjusted, he had more fun playing the games which was good.

I haven't really seen either of them since graduation though... I see both around occasionally, but it's always 'hey, we should hang out sometime!' then I tell them to come by the KOIN, but they don't. No one ever does. It's kinda lame how many people I've told to come see movies who never do...

I don't do much gaming anymore, but I have to give some credit to all those games I played, because now I can read the Art of War and not be totally lost.
nowadays I'm more into the whole roleplay bit, because I'm disatisfied with my life and depressed. Half Life is a great stress releiver, but working on my comic has been far more therapeutic. Until I start seriously thinking about starting it and putting it out for the world to see, then I start second guessing myself and get depressed again.

Sean
don't do drugs!

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