Games provide hours of fun and pleasure but they can become addictive which isn’t always the best thing. Most games have some level of skill and luck involved with their play but all should be enjoyable. You can also use games to help young children with learning, or puzzles and games can help to keep the elderly alert.
The first game that most of us start with is the simple card game Snap, we then graduate to other card games, puzzles, board games and computer games. Or we may like to play physical games like football, rugby and cricket. My personal favourite physical game is Snooker but I also enjoy the odd game of Pool.
You can learn from games, my father taught me to think one or two steps ahead when we played Snooker. That was learning about strategy and consequences of your actions. The worlds most popular board game Scrabble teaches you how to spell.
I read that the worlds first graphical computer game was created in 1952 – can you believe that? The inventor was A. S. Douglas and it was a version of Tic-Tac-Toe. ‘The game was programmed on a EDSAC vaccuum-tube computer, which had a cathode ray tube display.’
It doesn’t matter how old you are to enjoy games and puzzles. Youngsters learn to count through games and interact with other children in their play. Older folks use games to keep their minds active besides enjoyment. I love games!!
