Play the Game
Brandon Joyner
There are lots of different games. Like video games. Oh, and any kind of games, really. Like sports games. Like board games. Like playing games. Card games. That kinda thing. Oh yeah, there are so many.
Well, you play games, not really by my[your]self. Sometimes I match the diamonds and hearts [suits] by myself. I play them with people, normally; I play them with my friends. I have lots of different games.
I know there are a lot of board games, I just can't think of them. Monopoly is one board game that I like to play. [Did you know there are different types of Monopoly games?] There's only one I know. [There're different themes. Like Avengers or Nightmare Before Christmas or things like Candy...] Oh, now Candy Land, I do remember that one. I shoot over to O (?)
The first game I remember playing was checkerboard, oh yeah... checkers. The black and red board. I don't know really who was there or where I was or even how old I was. I think it might have been Nana. It's been a while.
There are lots of card games too. Card games, like UNO and SuperHero Friends and the dessert game [PopTarts] or Funko Wild Things... there are a couple of those [I have]. And the Disney games that we've been playing too-- Villainous and Small World and Funko.
BlackJack is one of the [card] games. Oh, and Rum Fish. It has to do with playing cards. And you're quiet. Well, you don't show people your cards. You get 5 cards and you don't show anyone what your cards are. And you have to steal from the other team [players]. Like, if you have a 3 or a 2 or something, and you want to get another matching number, you ask whoever's playing-- you choose somebody-- and if they have the same number then you get that card and if they don't then you don't [get it]. If you get the match then you put them both down in your stack in front of you. But, if the other player doesn't have a 2 then that person says Rum Fish [Go Fish]. Y'all call it Go Fish, but I call it Rum Fish. Cause you hold them in your hand without showing them. But then you have to pick a card from the pool in front of you if they don't have it.
Then there's the Black Cards and White Cards [Cards Against Humanity]. There are some you say out loud and some you say quietly. The black card, you read out loud and after you read it, you have to fill in the blank. The white ones you fill in the blank with. You read the black one first and then the white one second. You don't read everything out loud unless it's your turn. Then that person reads their Black Card out loud and then you read all the White Cards that fill in the blanks with those cards that people have selected. It's hard to choose a winner of what card is best. I choose the one that's the funniest. Some cards with longer words are hard when you're reading, but I have help from friends. And, I enjoy doing it. At the end you, count who has the most Black Cards and that person is the winner.
The Captain America SuperHero Game [Super Hero Friends Card] game is one you have to pay attention to the numbers on the cards for powers. And the PopTarts game you get to match. Kinda like UNO but a little different.
SuperMario Brothers, that was one for the TV. I enjoyed playing that one. I think I played some arcade games, but I'm not sure. Yeah! PacMan was another I used to play at the ice cream shop [Ye Old Fashioned Ice Cream Shoppe]. One game I know of but haven't really tried [but would like to] is I think maybe Galaga, but that's too 80's to remember. [I'm told we used to watch Dad play this one a lot.] I'm not too sure I can find one of those now, though. It's like playing SuperMario Brothers or PacMan and it might be harder to play with my hands [dexterity].
The most important thing about games is that they're fun. I like the challenge. And, sometimes I like to win. Games teach you how to read, can be relaxing, and help your brain see things you might not normally see. Games help you by learning and interacting. While some games are not so fun. Most games are lots of fun.
If you've never played a game before, I'd recommend you maybe start with a card game. You can try to learn how on YouTube. Just do your best and try. Some games are easy, some games are hard. And, some games are fun just to play. You just have to find the right game for you!
~ John Joyner