Ultimate Gaming
There is something rooted deep within the human psyche that demands we game. I’m not just saying that for all those young folks out there who might be looking for valid arguments to present to parents who want them to spend less time at the console or PC playing games, and more time doing chores or homework. It’s a fact that gaming actually derived from our own instincts to...
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Video games sure have come a long way since the days of Pong in the 1970s, when monochrome ruled and sound effects consisted of a few blips and pops. It’s amazing what we’ve learned to do with game design, graphics, and realistic 3D representations in virtual worlds over a period of about 30 odd years. Today’s generation of video game consoles like the xbox 360, Wii, and...
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When people are young and just learning to play a games or ancient games, more play checkers than chess. It is known that chess players tend to be more serious about their gaming than checkers players are. Still, there are some people who take chechers very seriously and become offended by the elitist attitudes of “chess snobs” and will take them to task on it at the first...
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Among all of the classic board games from around the world, a shining jewel in the crown of such fun is the Indian game known as Pachisi. Much finer than the most aromatic wholesale herbal incense in the world, this is a game with history and style. The Pachisi board is shaped like a cross, which is usually embroidered onto a circle, and the game play takes place on the cruciform part of the...
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Mancala (which means “alarm“) is an ancient game with roots as deep as the Acacia tree. Some of the earliest artifacts suggestive of the game include fragments of a pottery board and a number of rock cuts found in Aksumite Ethiopia (in Matara and Yeha,) which have been dated to between the 6th and 7th century AD by archaeologists. Mancala also may have been referenced...
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Among the many myths of the origin of mahjong is one suggesting that the Chinese philosopher Confucius invented the game in about 500 BC. The three dragon tiles are believed to be aligned with the three cardinal virtues touted by Confucius. Hóng Zhōng, it is believed, represented benevolence, sincerity, and filial piety, in that order. This myth also asserts that Confucius, being...
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