My family are not game players. Growing up, we did not get hours of pleasure sitting around a board game or a game of cards, unless we were in the wilds of Scotland (or Ireland) and there was LITERALLY nothing else to do. Yet the Parent is now a keen Bridge player (and is teaching me and Herself), middle brother plays Poker, Herself and I play lots of Rummy and quite a lot of Trivial Pursuit and now I am addicted to Scrabble on the iPhone.
Herself is dyslexic, so Scrabble is like Chinese water torture for her, poor dear. Although she is bloomin' clever and extremely competitive so if she plays at all she's playing to win and you'd better watch out. The Artist (also bloomin' clever and 'stremely competitive) is a DEMON at Scrabble - verging on unbeatable unless you get very lucky - partly because she is very good at the tactical aspect of the game.
This, it turns out, is key. I play myself on the iPhone (the computer's too good and I get cross) and surprisingly enough the play is pretty even. But I am learning the tactics, and yesterday had my first genuine, unfaultable 90 point word. It was great. So one of these days I might slip out of my cloak of invisibility and play a real game on a real board. Wonder if I'll like it?
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i'm not sure about playing a computer. that means you have to stick to the rules!
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