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Video games for old people
#311986 - 07/26/13 12:59 AM
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My dad retired recently and he's bored out of his mind. His only experiences with video games involve him telling me to stop playing them. What are some good video games for old people? Not necessarily old games, but ipad games and the like too.
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Peggle, Bejeweled, etc. *nt* Hoyle Card Games if he wants to be an old man
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#311991 - 07/26/13 02:32 AM
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> My dad retired recently and he's bored out of his mind. His only experiences with
> video games involve him telling me to stop playing them. What are some good video
> games for old people? Not necessarily old games, but ipad games and the like too.
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#311992 - 07/26/13 03:37 AM
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> My dad retired recently and he's bored out of his mind. His only experiences with
> video games involve him telling me to stop playing them. What are some good video
> games for old people? Not necessarily old games, but ipad games and the like too.
my Mom plays Words with Friends
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Re: Video games for old people
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#311994 - 07/26/13 04:57 AM
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> My dad retired recently and he's bored out of his mind. His only experiences with
> video games involve him telling me to stop playing them. What are some good video
> games for old people? Not necessarily old games, but ipad games and the like too.
I would probably steer him mostly toward iPad games, if he has one. Touch interfaces tend to be simpler and more intuitive, and the games tend more toward the casual than other platforms.
Assuming he's not going to be interested in twitch games or anything overly cutesy, I'd suggest:
Fairway Solitaire - golf themed solitaire. Presentation is a little goofy, but there are enough twists on basic solitaire to make it interesting.
Words With Friends - As long as he can find people to play with
W.E.L.D.E.R. - Another Scrabble-ish game, but this one is single player and pretty addicting.
The Heist - Puzzle games (some of them challenging) dressed up with a crime caper storyline.
Tetris - Who doesn't love Tetris?
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Re: Video games for old people
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#312084 - 07/28/13 02:17 AM
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> His only experiences with video games
> involve him telling me to stop playing them.
> What are some good video games for old people?
Chess, shogi, go, awari, mahjong...
He might also like the Brain Age games, or maybe something like Countdown (the British game show).
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#312118 - 07/28/13 03:42 PM
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> my Mom plays Words with Friends
Insert mom joke here.
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Re: Insert mom joke here. <nt>
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#312131 - 07/28/13 08:50 PM
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> > my Mom plays Words with Friends
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> Insert mom joke here.
Yo mama so bunk, whenever she's on top of your daddy, she has another dude climb on top of her.
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