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My name is Sophie and I’m a Born-Again gamer.
Don’t get me wrong, I’ve always played games: board games, card games, video games, the whole lot, but I’ve never really considered myself to be a “gamer.” I’m not getting into discussions about how you define a gamer – that’s a whole other ball game so to speak, I’ve just never felt like a gamer myself. The board games I played as a kid and a teenager are the ones everyone and their aunt has in a cupboard somewhere: Monopoly, Scrabble, Trivial Pursuit, and so on, I’ve also never played many of the “classic” video games series like Halo, Mass Effect, or even Mario. That’s right, I have never played a Mario game in my life. Instead I grew up with my beloved Amiga 1200 playing The Addams Family, Jurassic Park, and Alfred Chicken (curse you Alfred Chicken, you stole too many hours of my childhood).
Recently I decided to start gaming more and I’m going to be sharing all these new experiences here on GeekMom, from new board games (well, new to me anyway) to video games to card games. I’ve recently been playing Portal and also become totally addicted to Skyrim – BEST. GAME. EVER. Outside the video game world I’ve been playing the Harry Potter Diagon Alley Board Game – a lucky second-hand discovery – and Zombie Dice (although admittedly the latter is on my iPhone because the app is free). A friend and I have also been attempting to decipher our way through The X-Files Collectable Card Game, somewhat of a gaming flop from 1996 and the only CCG either of us have ever played. Well, unless you count that one time a guy got me to play Magic: The Gathering with him when I was 16, but that was more about him finding a way to get me into his bedroom so it doesn't really count (nor did his plan work). Anyway, if there’s anyone out there who wants to help us learn this one then please get in contact – no really, we need the help!
I hope you enjoy this new series with its complete mix of all types of games. I’ll soon be writing about the Diagon Alley game but until then you can read through my review of the classic 7th Guest, another game I played as a kid which was re-released earlier this year. If you’re a fan of board games, newbie or veteran, I suggest you check out Wil Wheaton’s new series Table Top over at Geek and Sundry where you can also occasionally see Felicia Day playing some classic video games on The Flog.
