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About 35 years ago, my uncle helped my grandmother write her autobiography. He later updated it after her death. The book contains a section on games, talking about how much the Archer family has always enjoyed games. My grandmother used to play dominoes every day, without fail.

I inherited the game-playing gene. My dad and I used to play board games almost every night when I was growing up. I would play games by myself, finding that almost any game can be played alone. When video games and computers came out, I quickly took to electronic game playing.

I am overly competitive. I play games to win. I analyze games more than the average person, studying strategies and tactics for winning. (I remember someone complaining loudly during a Clue game because I was taking notes when it wasn’t my turn) Doesn’t mean that I always win or that I’m always good at games; just means that I take them seriously. One thing I learned to appreciate about computers was they never complain when they lose, and they’ll let you start over if you’re losing.

When my family gathers at Christmas, we always play games. Risk, Monopoly and Stock Market are favorites. (Don’t know why Western Publishing’s Stock Market never caught on more than it did; it was a really good game) Card games are also popular.

So how about you? Are you a game player? What are your favorite games?