Board Games

[wordsmith]

I was wondering, do some of you boys play also a Board Games and which ones are your favorite?

I happened to play Arkham Horror some time ago and it was amazing game

[pariah]

I don't much like board games, because the A.I. is quite lackluster, but i do like Sorry!. I have the P.C. version, which actually has A.I. capable of moving the pieces, but it won't run properly on my computer.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Personally, I love chess. Only chess, but no other boardgames. I rather play it in RL, so no Computer chess.

[pariah]

Why is that? I don't like physical Chess because it's so easy to make a mistake. It's so frustrating when you make a move, only to realize a few moves later that it was illegal. I much prefer it on computer because it's impossible to fuck it up.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

So your opponent can also fail doing what you decribed. It's just like a strategy game, only with fewer action

[pariah]

Yeah, your enemy can fuck up just as easily, so what? The fact that it's not possible to make an illegal move on a computer (unless the game has the option to be able to move pieces anywhere) makes it much easier to play.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

...but surely kills the "oldschool" and "the way it's meant to be played" feelings 

If you don't know how to play chess properly, then I have to say: Shame on you

[pariah]

Not if you're playing on a NVIDIA card!

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

My f***ing 9800GTX+ broke after two years of use..
Then I bought an ATI HD6950 mewhahahahaha 

BTT: Digital chess sucks. Over and out. 

[pariah]

Sorry to hear that, man.

But you haven't stated a logical reason why physical Chess is greater that electronic Chess. Just stating something sucks doesn't really do it for me.

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Ok, you got me by the tail. Now I have to think of some reasons quickly:

- You can cheat in electronic chess. Means: Undo moves, set AIs difficulty (ok, doesn't really match cheating, so what)

- You can't feel the chessmen/-board, which is killing the oldschool feeling of chess (what it used to be)

- You can't face you opponent, you can't watch his eyes hushing from left to right, observe him planning his next move -> lonely and boring

- RL>PC

Ultracombo 

[pariah]

- You can cheat in electronic chess. Means: Undo moves, set AIs difficulty (ok, doesn't really match cheating, so what)

You can undo moves in real Chess, if you both agree to it. And depending on the computer game, it may not be possible to undo moves. Or you may choose not to.

- You can't feel the chessmen/-board, which is killing the oldschool feeling of chess (what it used to be)

Not a problem for me.

- You can't face you opponent, you can't watch his eyes hushing from left to right, observe him planning his next move -> lonely and boring

In my case, i can't see my opponent in real Chess anyway, because the only person i would have to play with is me. So playing with an A.I. is FAR more fun.

- RL>PC

Not if you go outside... God no...

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

Are you kind of a loner? 

[pariah]

Haha, you finally figured it out!

[Max 'DonXavi' von B.]

That's.. actually.. sad. Then, why join us?