| If you're an avid gamer, you' probably enjoy most | | | | Kid's Games |
| genres of games and puzzles. Someone asks if you'd | | | | All of my gamer friends said that they came from |
| like to play, and you immediately say, "I'm in!" In an | | | | game-playing families, and that they started playing |
| admittedly informal survey of avid gamers (and after | | | | games when they were very young. Aside from card |
| some very heated discussions), here are the games | | | | games like Old Maid and Crazy Eights, most ranked |
| that they claimed were among the most addicting | | | | Chutes and Ladders, Sorry!, and checkers as all-time |
| games on the planet. | | | | favorites. Those with kids said that some of the newer |
| Video Games | | | | games for kids, like Cranium Cadoo and Pictionary |
| When it came to addicting video games, many of my | | | | Junior, were big hits at home, although one said that |
| gamer friends voted for the Legend of Zelda: Twilight | | | | her daughter loved jigsaw puzzles more than any |
| Princess (for the GameCube) and WarioWare: | | | | particular game - and had over 50 in her collection! |
| Smooth Moves (for the Wii). The guys in the crowd | | | | Strategy Games |
| were partial to the Burnout Series and the Gran | | | | When the subject of strategy games came up, there |
| Turismo series (for the Playstation). And those who | | | | was an intense discussion of the merits of checkers, |
| were into role-playing games were vocal in their | | | | chess, and backgammon. The chess players in the |
| support of Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (on the | | | | group dismissed checkers as too simple, while the |
| Xbox 360). | | | | checkers players argued that the chess players were |
| Board Games | | | | just brainiacs. Everyone did agree, though, that |
| All of my gamer friends love to play board games, and | | | | backgammon was one of the most addicting games |
| most named Monopoly as one of the most addicting | | | | on the planet. |
| games on the planet. Other traditional board games | | | | Party Games |
| that ranked high included Scrabble and Risk. Some | | | | Naturally, all of my gamer friends often attended |
| mentioned unique board games, such as Axis & | | | | "game night" parties, and all agreed that 25 Words or |
| Allies and Starfarers of Catan, while others stuck with | | | | Less and Taboo were two of the most addicting |
| Pictionary and Trivial Pursuit. | | | | games on the planet. For more organized fun, many |
| Card Games | | | | voted for Bunco, a mindless dice game played by 12 |
| When it came to card games, more than a few of my | | | | or more players. Everyone vouched for the fact that |
| gamer friends admitted to having stayed up all night | | | | Bunco allows you to visit with friends while rolling the |
| playing poker. Several owned high-end poker chip sets | | | | dice, accumulating points, and periodically screaming |
| and planned their activities around their monthly poker | | | | "Bunco!" |
| games. There weren't any bridge players in the group, | | | | Obviously, every gamer is unique and has his or her |
| but several mentioned learning old-time card games | | | | own personal list of the most addicting games on the |
| from their parents and grandparents. The fondly | | | | planet. But if you haven't dabble in those that my |
| reminisced about playing card games of canasta, | | | | gamer friends recommend, give them a try - you might |
| rummy, hearts, and spades as they were growing up. | | | | find them addicting as well! |