I teach a lesson on interpersonal conflict where we used to have the students arm wrestle one another. Unfortunately, arm wrestling is a little too violent. I'm looking for a substitute game.
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posted by eisenkr
on Oct 23, 2010 -
18 answers
My dorm is interested in doing a video game marathon for charity. Advice?
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posted by LSK
on Oct 21, 2010 -
12 answers
I'm retooling my
Arkham Horror game-board as a vertical, wall-mounted surface, so that I'll actually have room in my apartment for people to play without spending part of their turn sitting out in the hall. Help me figure out the best way to do this effectively, affordably, and awesomely.
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posted by hermitosis
on Oct 20, 2010 -
26 answers
Hooookay. So I've been asked to play in a charity poker tournament. I'm fierce at craps and was a pool shark in my past life so it appeals to me, but I've just never had a weekly poker game or anything... truth is I haven't played poker in years.
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posted by miss lynnster
on Oct 18, 2010 -
16 answers
Has there been a good racing video game that allows you to build your own tracks?
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posted by zzazazz
on Oct 15, 2010 -
9 answers
When I was in high school my friends would play this game that involved the following: take a wooden broom; saw off the head; saw the remaining stick into two pieces, one long and one short (about 4"); whittle the short end into a spike. Then to play the "game" you would dig a small hole into the ground and position the sharp end of the stake over it, hit the tip with the longer piece of the broom and whack it on the way up.
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posted by staveitoff
on Oct 8, 2010 -
11 answers
I'm trying to find a little Japanese flash game I found in either 08 or 09. It was a cute, quirky thing where you were a little sumo and you had to smash small things to build up your strength - eventually going to to smash very large things like temples and bits of mountain.
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posted by ninazer0
on Oct 4, 2010 -
3 answers
Can you help me remember the name of an old Macintosh game where you played as a pre-historic Homo Sapien?
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posted by yellowlightman
on Oct 1, 2010 -
3 answers
Entering a 'friends with benefits' relationship and looking for fun and sexy ways to get to know each others kinks.
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posted by anonymous
on Sep 30, 2010 -
4 answers
i want to copy the starcraft 2 voice mp3s esp tychus in the odin but the sc2 file is one big file i cant open i would appreciate any help i could record it during gameplay i guess but it wouldnt b quite as good
posted by quseio
on Sep 20, 2010 -
8 answers
When I was a kid I played a DOS game that involved a man running through mazes and avoiding man-eating worms to collect pieces to build a knight. The game ends with the completed knight fighting a dragon. Does anyone have any idea what this game was called?
posted by jordanian2
on Sep 19, 2010 -
5 answers
I feel like learning how to make some simple Flash games, moving up to more complicated ideas later on. I've downloaded/installed ActonScript and Fixel's stuff for programing. Where's a good source for tutorials/guides for learning to do the basics?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Sep 15, 2010 -
9 answers
I need a video game that will allow me maximum headshot gratification while requiring minimum video game skills and money. Help me find the game I am looking for. More details follow.
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posted by shortskirtlongjacket
on Sep 11, 2010 -
32 answers
Just spent ages playing a geography game (
Globetrotter XL) and my understanding of the globe is now way better.
What are some other great online games I might learn something from playing?
posted by MetaMonkey
on Sep 4, 2010 -
10 answers
Playing the translated Russian game 'Pathologic' on the PC. One immediate problem - I cannot for the life of me figure out how to trade items.
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posted by FatherDagon
on Aug 29, 2010 -
1 answer
I'd like to play the board game Clue either through a web browser or an iPad/iPhone app. Ideally I could play against a friend or friends where we sign in/sign up and AI fills in as the other players as needed. If the playing-against-friends part isn't possible, then playing against random people online or AI would be fine. I've seen a Clue game on the App Store, but it's "Clue" in name only, not the actual board game. Maybe there's a Clue ripoff somewhere that follows the same room/weapon/character whodunit format? Any recommendations? Thanks in advance.
posted by jroybal
on Aug 26, 2010 -
1 answer
Do you know of a free, online typing game that works for a kid who mostly knows the keyboard but is still very slow?
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posted by serazin
on Aug 21, 2010 -
10 answers
One Hen, Two ducks, radio test/memory trick VS. alternate version - Are you a Turtle?
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posted by bartleby
on Aug 17, 2010 -
6 answers
Are there any online fantasy stock market simulations that let you invest in international stocks? Or, if not, Asian stocks? I currently use Vritual Stock Exchange, which is limited to NYSE stocks.
posted by dkleinst
on Aug 14, 2010 -
2 answers
Got a transcontinental flight in a couple of hours with two adults, two kids and two iPhone 4s. What games or apps will delight, entertain, educate and otherwise keep a 5 and a 7 boy year old occupied?
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posted by digitalprimate
on Aug 14, 2010 -
16 answers
Computer game with pumpkins and witches, ~15year old, probably Atari or Amiga?
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posted by oxit
on Aug 13, 2010 -
10 answers
I have been trying to get a job in the game industry, I'm close but I need to take the next step. Thing is, I'm not sure what that is.
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posted by hellojed
on Aug 10, 2010 -
10 answers
I have an idea for a real-life game involving herding animals. Has this been done? and how should it be done?
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posted by anonymous
on Aug 3, 2010 -
20 answers
There's some game on the 360 that exists or was in development at some point in the past year that is a strategy game using hexagon shaped "towers" of land as a board. I think it was turnbased and used words (but not sure about the words part - but I think it involved a scrabble like setup) Somehow you would "stomp" the hexagon shaped towers and they would slowly lower until a certain point then they would fall making the play area smaller. Anybody know what I'm talking about?
posted by symbioid
on Jul 28, 2010 -
4 answers
My 16-month old loves when I sing "The Itsy Bitsy Spider" and he will mimic the hand movements. What are some other songs or activities I can do that involves this kind of interaction?
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posted by zardoz
on Jul 21, 2010 -
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[Askingforafriendfilter]: I played a text adventure game on the Apple IIc (Apple //c, Apple ][c) years and years ago that my father probably got off the bbs at work or something. It may or may not have been on the same disk as the text adventure "Planet of the Robots", a text adventure which I was actually able to complete at age 10 or so.
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posted by zizzle
on Jul 13, 2010 -
3 answers
What are the best multiplayer Wii games, especially for a family that loves causing havoc in co-op mode (be it in an FPS, or in a third-person hack-n-slash RPG)? We already have the Wii Sports/Resort games and aren't really interested in Super Smash Bros or Super Mario.
posted by flibbertigibbet
on Jul 9, 2010 -
12 answers
xbox 360-filter: looking for games that either a) have good 3 (or 4) player co-op or b) have good multiplayer (versus) mode for 3-4 players all on the same xbox
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posted by knockoutking
on Jul 7, 2010 -
15 answers
After reading
this answer, I tried playing the programming-esque game
Manufactoria. I loved it immediately. The first two levels were perfectly simple and didn't require a second of thought, but I keep futzing with level three (Robolamps). I seem to get very close to success over and over, but after 2 days I can't get a proper solution. I have no programming experience at all, but I seem to have an unnatural amount of patience for trying to figure this out, and think the basic concepts aren't challenging at all yet, at this completely basic level-- I just think I might be missing a crucial concept or two.
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posted by thegreatfleecircus
on Jun 29, 2010 -
17 answers
I am restoring/customizing an old table hockey (rods that slide players around) game. Lots of questions inside! Bring your imagination.
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posted by battlebison
on Jun 28, 2010 -
3 answers
Looking for a mid-90s PC puzzle game based on a cube. Holo or Light or something -- New age/tribal music... I don't remember exactly how it worked, but you try to get the marked side of the cube to land face down on a specific square on a grid (I think the location kept moving, though I'm not sure). Anyways, it might have come with my old IBM Pentium as a prepackaged thing. Any ideas?
posted by symbioid
on Jun 21, 2010 -
5 answers
Can you help me remember this early computer game about Viking raiding, pillaging and edutainment? Maybe its even online somewhere?
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posted by Bwithh
on Jun 14, 2010 -
6 answers
Are there any online multiplayer web/PC racing games in the style of Mario Kart? I remember reading about such a game a couple of years ago, but I can't seem to locate it now.
posted by iamisaid
on Jun 11, 2010 -
8 answers
Do you remember an old Mac game where you play as a wizard's apprentice who goes to a magic store?
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posted by Gordafarin
on Jun 5, 2010 -
10 answers
Is there a board game that relies on building sentences for game play, but not in a "teach people how to construct sentences" way and is not Mad Libs?
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posted by Brandon Blatcher
on Jun 4, 2010 -
12 answers
Help me identify two beats from The Game - 400 Bars (Skeemix), in which The Game raps 400 bars over 50 beats.
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posted by JamesJD
on May 25, 2010 -
9 answers
I need to figure out the best format/logistics for a “summer fun challenge” for my friends. What's the best way to do this, probably on Facebook?
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posted by thebazilist
on May 25, 2010 -
3 answers
I'm planning on going to a Washington Nationals game on Thursday with a group of about 10 people. Should we buy tickets ahead of time? We just want the cheap $10 seats.
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posted by bluefly
on May 17, 2010 -
7 answers
Which is the version of Warcraft 2(?) where I can play different maps against computer opponents?
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posted by andoatnp
on May 17, 2010 -
9 answers
