I've played games since I could understand the rules. I started by playing card and board games with my Mother. My older brother wasn't much for games of that sort, so I quickly learned the art of playing most games by myself. During the summer, we had a community out at the lake, and would have games of euchre, rummoli, cribbage, epic Monopoly games that went on for days, and some of the weirdest croquet set ups.
In high school, I experienced two things that would change my gaming life forever: video game consoles, and Dungeons and Dragons. My best friend had a Mattel Intellivision, and I would always try to get over to his house after school to play Astro Blaster or Tron. And he had a finished rec room in the basement, where a group of us would gather for weekend-long D&D adventures. I'm not entirely sure how I passed Grades 11-13 as I'm pretty sure I wasn't doing any work.
In the 20-odd years since, I've always had games in my life. Mostly computer games, since they are largely designed for single players, and have very immersive game play. When my son was born, I got to re-discover some of the joy of games while teaching them to him. A few years ago, after much mocking of those who did so, I ventured into the world of MMORPGs (that's Massively Multi-player Online Role-Playing Games for the uninitiated) with World of Warcraft, and continue playing it, off and on, to this day. I've even made some RL (Real Life) friends through that virtual world.
I guess the point of this blog is to explore my history and relationship with games, and explore where they're going, what I'm playing, what I want to play, and even how they can be used in other parts of our lives.
So grab a seat, pick your playing piece (I'm usually the dog in Monopoly, just so you know) and roll the dice with me.
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