Paddy loves joining the family for a game of Skip-Bo. He enjoys teaming up with his big sister.
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Games. Show all posts
Friday, March 3, 2023
Friday, December 23, 2022
Christmas Ornaments
Puzzling our way towards Christmas with a little help from grandchildren..
We love a jigsaw.
Thursday, December 6, 2018
Rubik's Challenge
Although our grandson can solve a Rubik Cube's challenge in well under a minute Robert has been trying to solve the puzzle he got as a gift for several months.
Tonight while on board ship somewhere off the coast of Africa he finally solved the puzzle. As one can see from the accompanying image he was rather chuffed.
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| Robert and his cube |
Sunday, November 20, 2016
Saturday, January 10, 2015
Friday, January 2, 2015
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Monday, September 16, 2013
Words with Friends
As a child I loved playing Scrabble with family members whom I now realise probably let me win more than my fair share of games. I was very excited when someone in my Dad's family gave me my very own Scrabble set (which I still have) as a birthday present when I was about ten.
Over the years I haven't played much Scrabble probably because Mr Geniaus doesn't share my enthusiasm for word games but I have always enjoyed wordy activities. Before I retired I mentioned to a friend that I might join a local Scrabble Club for a spot of activity but I never did because Words with Friends came into my life. It is a Scrabble type game that one can play on an iDevice, an Android device or via Facebook on a PC.
I love WWF because I can get a Scrabble fix without ever leaving home and I can play it in my own time and at my own pace.
My elder daughter got me hooked, then I started playing with her Mother-in-law; that would have been over twelve months ago. My list of playmates has grown but is not huge and contains a nice mix of people from my life. Among them is a colleague from work days, a distant cousin of my mother, my best friend, my 12 year old grand-daughter and her younger brother, a couple of geniemates and now my younger daughter. Because of spelling issues I don't play with any of my friends from the US but restrict myself to opponents who use The Queen's English.
We all play at different times and at a different pace, with some opponents I have multiple games on the go and with others just one. Some mornings when I open up the app I find that I need to play a dozen moves and sometimes there may be only one or two. I usually check the app first thing in the morning and last thing at night and, depending on my activities, once or twice during the day.
I can recommend Words with Friends as a great way of giving the brain cells a workout.
Over the years I haven't played much Scrabble probably because Mr Geniaus doesn't share my enthusiasm for word games but I have always enjoyed wordy activities. Before I retired I mentioned to a friend that I might join a local Scrabble Club for a spot of activity but I never did because Words with Friends came into my life. It is a Scrabble type game that one can play on an iDevice, an Android device or via Facebook on a PC.
I love WWF because I can get a Scrabble fix without ever leaving home and I can play it in my own time and at my own pace.
My elder daughter got me hooked, then I started playing with her Mother-in-law; that would have been over twelve months ago. My list of playmates has grown but is not huge and contains a nice mix of people from my life. Among them is a colleague from work days, a distant cousin of my mother, my best friend, my 12 year old grand-daughter and her younger brother, a couple of geniemates and now my younger daughter. Because of spelling issues I don't play with any of my friends from the US but restrict myself to opponents who use The Queen's English.
We all play at different times and at a different pace, with some opponents I have multiple games on the go and with others just one. Some mornings when I open up the app I find that I need to play a dozen moves and sometimes there may be only one or two. I usually check the app first thing in the morning and last thing at night and, depending on my activities, once or twice during the day.
I can recommend Words with Friends as a great way of giving the brain cells a workout.
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
It amused the kids...
...and it's not an electronic gadget or game. It's my newest board game, Blokus.
What I love about this game is that I have played it with kids aged 5 to 12 as well as adults and everyone has a chance of winning. The rules are simple, the game can be over in around 15 to 20 minutes and even the littlies have a chance of winning. In fact, on the weekend, I was beaten by a six year old and a twelve year old in their first few games.
This game isn't kids play or a game of chance - it needs skill. The game requires some spatial skills and assists in the development of strategic skills.
I love Blokus.
Thanks to my schoolfriend who brought her set away on a weekend trip and got me hooked.
What I love about this game is that I have played it with kids aged 5 to 12 as well as adults and everyone has a chance of winning. The rules are simple, the game can be over in around 15 to 20 minutes and even the littlies have a chance of winning. In fact, on the weekend, I was beaten by a six year old and a twelve year old in their first few games.
This game isn't kids play or a game of chance - it needs skill. The game requires some spatial skills and assists in the development of strategic skills.
I love Blokus.
Thanks to my schoolfriend who brought her set away on a weekend trip and got me hooked.
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
The 500 club
I hope that a screenshot counts as a photo.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
County Fair
23 October 2012
The ship's crew requested that all passengers leave the pool deck by 2:00 pm so that they could set up for the County Fair. At the appointed time of 3:00 pm the 650 adult kids on board the Seven Seas Mariner were allowed back onto the pool deck to join the fun of the fair.
Gone were the deck chairs, tables and chairs to be replaced by what we in Australia call Fete stalls. Each stall was hosted by a department of the ship: casino, waiters, housekeeping, beauty salon, bar staff, galley etc. At each of these stalls was a different game or challenge; those who were successful at the challenge were awarded a yellow raffle ticket for each "win". At the conclusion of proceedings 15 lucky people won a prize when the captain drew their tickets from a barrel.
Mr Geniaus netted one of the best prizes of the day - he won me a bottle of Vera Wang "Truly Pink".
There was a great carnival atmosphere on board as most of the passengers engaged in the simple activities on offer in the quest of the yellow tickets. It was great fun.
The crew members go to an enormous amount of trouble to entertain the old kids in their charge.
The ship's crew requested that all passengers leave the pool deck by 2:00 pm so that they could set up for the County Fair. At the appointed time of 3:00 pm the 650 adult kids on board the Seven Seas Mariner were allowed back onto the pool deck to join the fun of the fair.
Gone were the deck chairs, tables and chairs to be replaced by what we in Australia call Fete stalls. Each stall was hosted by a department of the ship: casino, waiters, housekeeping, beauty salon, bar staff, galley etc. At each of these stalls was a different game or challenge; those who were successful at the challenge were awarded a yellow raffle ticket for each "win". At the conclusion of proceedings 15 lucky people won a prize when the captain drew their tickets from a barrel.
Mr Geniaus netted one of the best prizes of the day - he won me a bottle of Vera Wang "Truly Pink".
There was a great carnival atmosphere on board as most of the passengers engaged in the simple activities on offer in the quest of the yellow tickets. It was great fun.
The crew members go to an enormous amount of trouble to entertain the old kids in their charge.
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| The old girl with white hair won the stewardesses relay |
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| Helmeted for American Football |
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| The beauty salon game required women (while blindfolded) to apply makeup to their men |
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