Games for togetherness?

March 2, 2009 2:58 PM

Good online game for LDR?

Partner going to law school, looking for a way to have fun together while not physically together.

No MMO / FPS or massive system specs. Computer based, not platform.

Turn based strategy (chess) or word games (boggle) are good, but looking for the wisdom of askmefi.

Thanks!

posted by emptyinside to Sports, Hobbies, & Recreation (8 answers total)

Previously.
posted by meerkatty at 3:12 PM on March 2, 2009

http://www.wordsplay.net/

Have you tried this site for Boggle?
posted by December at 5:28 PM on March 2, 2009

Diablo II and Lexulous. Those were my LDR games of choice...
posted by limeonaire at 5:38 PM on March 2, 2009

Scrabble
posted by East Manitoba Regional Junior Kabaddi Champion '94 at 6:19 PM on March 2, 2009

Go is fun, and the game space isn't so small that one of you will consistently dominate the other.
posted by voltairemodern at 7:42 PM on March 2, 2009

How complex are you thinking? I would recommend cyberboards version of Twilight Struggle for instance if you appreciate more complicated strategy.
posted by Carillon at 8:24 PM on March 2, 2009

As mentioned in the previous question linked above, give Quadradius a shot.
posted by allkindsoftime at 11:18 PM on March 2, 2009

ISC.Ro is a brilliant way of playing Scrabble - it's very sexy to see your other half wielding their intellectual might, and there is the option to chat at the same time while you think. It's be better if I knew how to turn off the helpbot chat, though.
posted by mippy at 8:33 AM on March 3, 2009