tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post113882930496378739..comments2024-03-28T05:12:10.477-07:00Comments on Gone Gaming: Gaming with a GrandmaColdfoothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140071131911943682006-02-15T22:25:00.000-08:002006-02-15T22:25:00.000-08:00It reminds me of my own grandma, who did not play ...It reminds me of my own grandma, who did not play much games with me, but taught me a lot, including a number of solitare card games with unknown origins.<BR/><BR/>It appears to be a variation of Yukon, with the same initial layout but card movement similar to (but even more restrictive than) Klondike. I never knew the true name of the game thoughhokutohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08691642420286265217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140049353713547072006-02-15T16:22:00.000-08:002006-02-15T16:22:00.000-08:00I used to play 500 a lot with my Grandmother. We ...I used to play 500 a lot with my Grandmother. We were the only people to play, three handed with a dummy hand. The only gamers in the family I suppose :-)Fraserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09062395288187308895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140024565950815762006-02-15T09:29:00.000-08:002006-02-15T09:29:00.000-08:00I played games with both my grandmothers and their...I played games with both my grandmothers and their sisters. Whist, Pinocle, Aggravation, and some kind of 2-player Solitaire. I don't remember really liking the games themselves. It was more being in the company of adults and interacting with them.ektedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02200891099572736360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140022932226890032006-02-15T09:02:00.000-08:002006-02-15T09:02:00.000-08:00Thanks for sharing your memories with us, Gerald.I...Thanks for sharing your memories with us, Gerald.<BR/><BR/>It makes me wonder if, in 20 years, kids will be dropping by their grandparents house to play a game of Halo or other video games. It's just not quite the same, is it? The lessons learned and the fun & laughter don't seem to be a part of video gaming experience.Coldfoothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11636345146138362966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140022177538529022006-02-15T08:49:00.000-08:002006-02-15T08:49:00.000-08:00I have fond memories of games with my grandparents...I have fond memories of games with my grandparents. From the time I was 5 when we moved to the country until I was in high school and they moved to Texas, we lived next door or two doors down (~1/4 mile) from them.<BR/><BR/>Marbles and yahtzee were the multi-player indoor games that we played most often when I was very young. We also played three generations of baseball and basketball as well as croquet outside. Multi-player solitare, Daytona 500 and Skipbo moved into ascendence later.<BR/><BR/>My daughter was fortunate enough to get to learn marbles (parchesi on homemade board) and Skipbo from my grandmother on our last trip to Texas (too long ago). My grandparents also played a lot of Rook and euchre with my parents and later with some of us grandkids. I remember they also had a Stratego set, but that was used more by our generation than with the granparents. Grandpa would play dominoes and checkers, too. <BR/>I did learn a lot about gracious winning and losing from them as well as my parents. I wish my kids' grandparents lived closer so that they would have the same opportunity to really know them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14856978.post-1140017149508283542006-02-15T07:25:00.000-08:002006-02-15T07:25:00.000-08:00Lovely.YehudaLovely.<BR/><BR/>YehudaYehuda Berlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16038826060312027387noreply@blogger.com