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What games do you play as a family indoors? Multiple choice.

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Scrabble
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G1llHa1n profile image
G1llHa1n

Boggle and Chihuahua word games

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Activity2004 in reply toG1llHa1n

Sounds fun! I played Boggle, but I haven't played Chihuahua before. How do you play? :-)

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G1llHa1n in reply toActivity2004

it's free to play daily sets of on-line word games chi.lexigame.com/

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Activity2004 in reply toG1llHa1n

Will have to check this out later after dinner tonight! Thank you! :-)

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Traudel in reply toG1llHa1n

Thanks, we Play Bridge on the Internet Fun Bridge or Bridge Base on Line. If you like to play some hands, please let me know,Thanks,

Traudel

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kitchengardener2

Only hubby and me, so we just read, watch tv or chat. xxx

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Activity2004 in reply tokitchengardener2

Those are great activities to do, too! :-)

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HissingSid

I live alone so Solitaire is more appropriate for me. 😊

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Activity2004 in reply toHissingSid

Do you play on the computer/phone or use a deck of playing cards? :-)

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HissingSid in reply toActivity2004

On my laptop. I play Microsoft Solitaire game called Free Cell at expert level. I also play Brain Games designed for people with memory issues.

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Activity2004 in reply toHissingSid

I sometimes play Free Cell on my computer when I have some time. :-)

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HissingSid in reply toActivity2004

I play Free Cell all the time as I’m nearing played 10,000 games and I’ve lost only 6. I may stop or slow down once I’ve reached that milestone.

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Marnie22 in reply toHissingSid

Me too.

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Sops in reply toHissingSid

Me too. Cannot really join in on this. Have not seen my family.

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HissingSid in reply toSops

Yes travel restrictions are keeping families apart and it’s the same for me.

Ps 4 and other consoles

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Activity2004 in reply to

Which games? :-)

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Resident evil series , metel gear solid series , silent hill series ... loads lol

Hb2003 profile image
Hb2003 in reply to

Awesome search the YouTuber CJU games he does lots of horror gameplays

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Phronsias2

call of duty zombies

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Activity2004 in reply toPhronsias2

Is that based on a book series/TV show? :-)

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Phronsias2 in reply toActivity2004

I dont think so, my son played this game on his PS3 and when he got a new PS, I started playing it, I am not very interested in these games but it is very easy to play.

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Activity2004 in reply toPhronsias2

Good to know! I use to have a Game Boy, but gave it to my brother for his children. :-)

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PatsyIpswich

sequence

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Activity2004 in reply toPatsyIpswich

How many can play the game? I haven't played it in a long time. :-)

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PatsyIpswich in reply toActivity2004

we play with the two of us but when the grandchildren are here we play in teams of 2 .. I dont know maxim number

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Activity2004 in reply toPatsyIpswich

That's okay! Playing as a team is great to do, too! Very helpful! :-)

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sashaming1

Rummycub

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Activity2004 in reply tosashaming1

Love it! My mom taught me how to play and all these years now I can win against her.:-)

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Activity2004

That's good! We have a big version that can be used for when you go to the beach. :-)

Just hubby and me so we tend to watch TV and talk/discuss

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Activity2004 in reply to

What do you watch on TV? :-)

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DIY, walking, nature, medical and drama programmes

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Activity2004 in reply to

That's great to hear! :-)

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Love nature and walking😊

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glo42

When I'm alone I enjoy word searches, reading and meditating.

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Activity2004 in reply toglo42

I have a few large print word search books for when I was going on trips and long car rides when I don't have/had a book to finish. :-)

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Doggie123-UK

Live on my own so normally play golf and pool ace on my computer

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Activity2004 in reply toDoggie123-UK

Is the golf set up like regular off computer golfing? :-)

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Doggie123-UK in reply toActivity2004

Its called Golf Ace, one of the better golf games, play it mainly on my kindle fire

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Activity2004 in reply toDoggie123-UK

Thank you for letting me know. My Uncle may like that game for his phone. He loves golfing! :-)

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honeybug

I made a point to have family game night decades ago. Hubby told me it was stupid and we never did it again. 😢

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Activity2004 in reply tohoneybug

Awe! I'm sorry to hear that. Game night sounds lots of fun and it's not stupid as an idea. See what you can do and let us know what happens. What game do you want to do? :-)

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honeybug in reply toActivity2004

I’m losing my eyesight so I’m not doing much these days except tv. I’m doing okay.

Thank you for your caring kind reply.

My best to you and all on this site.

Much love and prayers.

EJ 😊🤗♥️🥰🙏🕊🌿🌸🦋

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Activity2004 in reply tohoneybug

You're welcome. Thank you for the reply, too. What shows do you watch on TV? :-)

Adlon57 profile image
Adlon57

Mah Jong! Great craic for the family!👍👍👍👍

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Activity2004 in reply toAdlon57

My Aunt and Grandma had played that with some of their friends before COVID started. :-)

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Adlon57 in reply toActivity2004

Yes with my two sisters and nephew used to play most weekends, before covid! 🥴🥴

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Activity2004 in reply toAdlon57

Did you ever go to tournaments with them for Mahjong? Before COVID, my Aunt and Grandma would do this, as well. :-) They would go in/out of town for games.

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Adlon57 in reply toActivity2004

It started back in the 70's my brother bought a set of Mah jong, we always played on that one set, everyone grew up, then when I moved to my present house, two of my sisters and nephew started playing again and me for the foursome, another of my nephews moved to Edinburgh, I sent him a set, [spread the word?] Apart from us "Mah jong, what's that?" usual reaction around here!🙄

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Activity2004 in reply toAdlon57

I know a few people who play Mah Jong, but they mostly play like if it's cards. Not sure how they do that when it's tiles. :-)

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Adlon57 in reply toActivity2004

You can play it with cards or rows of tiles, I prefer it with the tiles, four sides, north, south, west and east, for each player, beyond that it starts to get complicated?🤗🤗🤗🤗👍

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Activity2004 in reply toAdlon57

It’s possible. I never played too much with the ones that played like cards.😀👍🌈

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Adlon57 in reply toActivity2004

It can be very addictive, back in the 70s-80s we would play until 2 or 3 in the morning at the weekend! Squirill logs, cheese and onion crisps, bits of chocolate stuck to the bamboo and plastic tiles, yuck! My big sister could not understand what all the fuss was about, she now lives in Devon with her poor husband, poor fella!😗😗🤗🤗🥴😆

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Activity2004 in reply toAdlon57

Does he watch the game?

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Adlon57 in reply toActivity2004

He used to like playing, but Devon is a long way! You always get one in a large family, it had to be my big sister, she is more into listening to the "Archers!"🤪🥴

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Buzzytruk

Oooh la la......! Trying to get my rescued amazon blue front to trust me.

Jo. 😊

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cindyching

Mahjong

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Activity2004 in reply tocindyching

How long have you played? Is it once or more times a week? :-)

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cindyching in reply toActivity2004

Not been able to play for last 2 years. I play the common 4 players mahjong. There are only 3 of us now so not possible to have mahjong. We settle for chess but I’m lousy at it. 😁

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Activity2004 in reply tocindyching

Do you do the Chess more than once a week? :-)

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cindyching in reply toActivity2004

I commit to at least twice per week, will play more if I’ve free time. I need to play with a beginner 😅. My opponent is too good!

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Activity2004 in reply tocindyching

Is there a few people who can do that?

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cindyching in reply toActivity2004

Yes there are. Wait till pandemic over, will gather them.

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Adlon57 in reply tocindyching

You can play 3 hand mahjong which we used to do before covid, when one of us could not make it, trouble was it was always much better scores, although when one of us got a chow, almost blacklisted? [good for the maths scoring!]🤗🙄🤗🤗👍

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cindyching in reply toAdlon57

Thanks for your suggestion Adlon57. 👍

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Madmolly

Wordwheel

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Activity2004 in reply toMadmolly

Is WordWheel like Wheel of Fortune on TV? :-)

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Madmolly in reply toActivity2004

No it's a wheel made up of 9 mixed up letters. There is one nine lettered word and you have to see how many more words you can make out of it. Got to be 4 letters or more and no plurals allowed you will find them generally in the daily paper. I also like the crossword

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Activity2004 in reply toMadmolly

That sounds good! :-)

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willow80

We have just taught ourselves the card game Canasta. Not easy with just two but lots of fun. I also play WordWithFriends2 on an app.

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Activity2004 in reply towillow80

My Aunt plays Words with Friends on her phone, too. :-)

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Frenchhouse3

I love “Would I lie to you?” It has me in fits of laughter!

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Activity2004 in reply toFrenchhouse3

How do you play? I never heard of the game before. Is it a board game or on the phone? :-)

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Frenchhouse3 in reply toActivity2004

It’s a board game, so you need to have around a minimum of four players. Ideal after Lockdown. I bought it from John Lewis to play at Christmas a couple of years ago. It really is hilarious!I also play Words 2 on my phone - like scrabble. I do forget time when I’m on it though so have to limit myself!

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Joliv61

Addicted to soduko puzzles too.

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Activity2004 in reply toJoliv61

Do you have a book to do the puzzles or do you get them online for newspapers? My mom does both. :-)

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melbrown

We have a weekly get together with friends on Zoom. Play a lot of Jack Box games, of course I'm spacing on the names of the games we like on there.

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Activity2004 in reply tomelbrown

It's okay! When you remember what the games are, you can always let us know anytime. :-)

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winnabago

No games.

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Activity2004 in reply towinnabago

That's okay. We play games only when my Niece and Nephew are here at my house. :-)

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SORRELHIPPOReading Rabbits

No family, but when did have one, scrabble, snap, chess, , I preferred the solitary stuff like reading and jigsaws to pass the time.

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cljones

We play Yatzee. We can play it with others on zoom. It's a lot of fun. We also play Mexican train and 10,000. We also used to play Rummy but my husband got tired of losing to me.

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Activity2004 in reply tocljones

How do you play 10,000? :-)

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Gisygirl

Boggle, Yahtzee, and trivia games

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Activity2004 in reply toGisygirl

Do you also play a card game called High Low Card Game? :-)

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Floralqueens

We play Cluedo every Sunday evening over Zoom with our children who live in Oslo and London. We have a daily challenge of a game of dominoes.

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Activity2004 in reply toFloralqueens

That's fantastic! Do you play after dinner or during the day? :-)

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ArctoLindy

Chase the laser dot... my family consists of me and two cats 🐈 🐈😂

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Activity2004 in reply toArctoLindy

Awe! My dad sometimes does that with my cat, Bunny now and then, too. :-)

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ArctoLindy in reply toActivity2004

Both my boys like to chase that little red dot, they’ve just got a new laser pointer, a new scratch pad with extra catnip and had roast chicken for dinner as my older cat is celebrating his birthday today.

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Beautifulrainbow

Boggle.

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Activity2004 in reply toBeautifulrainbow

How many words do you end up creating? :-)

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64notout

No family left at home now but before we loved Trivial Pursuit and card games. Happy days

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Activity2004 in reply to64notout

What cards games did you play? :-)

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Herman7275

Play 2 card games Euchre & Hand & Foot

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Activity2004 in reply toHerman7275

How many can play and what are the rules? I never played it before. :-)

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Marnie22

I love all sorts of games but I don't have anyone to play them with.

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Activity2004 in reply toMarnie22

Do you enjoy card games? :-)

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Marnie22 in reply toActivity2004

Yes, I do.

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Activity2004 in reply toMarnie22

Which ones?😀👍🌈

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Marnie22 in reply toActivity2004

I honestly don't remember the names! Such a long time since I played. I shall blame my memory problems!

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Activity2004 in reply toMarnie22

It’s okay. There’s a few games I played years ago that I haven’t played and need to relearn how to play them, again.

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Marnie22 in reply toActivity2004

🙂🌸

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Activity2004

We usually bring the game for the kids to play and if they don't want to play, we use the game board as a blanket! :-)

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honeybug

Westerns Veterinarian Documentaries feel good shows/movies. Human interest. Gone With the Wind Little Women

Titanic The Help old classic movies and my favorite cartoons.

Thank you for asking hun.

Much love and prayers

EJ 🤗♥️🥰🙏🕊🌿🌸🦋

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Activity2004 in reply tohoneybug

You're welcome! Thank you for letting me know. What cartoons do you enjoy? :-)

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Activity2004

How many puzzles a day/night? :-)

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Floralqueens

We always play after our evening meal.

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Activity2004 in reply toFloralqueens

What games? :-)

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Activity2004

Thank you for saying that about the poll, Hidden ! :-) I like playing games and doing puzzles when there's free time. :-)

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honeybug

I’m across the pond. Popeye Bunny Bugs & Friends. Tom & Jerry The Flintstones The Jetsons Walt Disney’s collection and all the old ones from the 30s 40 s 50s.

There are so many more but they aren’t available here now.

EJ 🤗🥰

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Floralqueens

Cluedo and sometimes Boggle as they both work well over Zoom!!!

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Beautifulrainbow

The most I've had is an 8 letter word.

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Hb2003

I like to play tag with my brother or my brother chases me he sometimes puts a blanket on him makes him look like a ghost 😂😊

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kycmary

We also play card games Canasta, Cribbage, Pinochle & other board games too Life is one Tripole is another!

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Activity2004 in reply tokycmary

How do you play Tripole? :-)

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kycmary in reply toActivity2004

It's a card game with a plastic mat it is also a gambling game. Has poker chips & several can play. I need to have it in front of me to remember all the different sets of three & kinds that are played.

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kycmary

Asit is only my hubby & me now we talk watch movies & I read a lot or i'm sewing something.

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Activity2004 in reply tokycmary

What do you sew? :-)

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