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Vik-Thor ([personal profile] vik_thor) wrote2015-12-06 10:07 pm
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LJIdol MiniSeason 10 Week 1: Trust Everyone, but Cut the Cards

Trust Everyone, but Cut the Cards

I used to play cards quite a bit more than I do now. I would play UNO with family, Spades and Hearts with friends through college years, and Cribbage with my step-mom. I remember parents playing Pinochle with the neighbors, but that is a game I never learned. Occasionally I would play Solitaire (of some sort, since there are so many variations.)

Seph would play Solitaire quite a bit, and had several decks. I even bought him a couple, including one from The Devil's Panties. He has taken to playing several Solitaire games on Facebook lately.

I bought a Cribbage board a couple of years ago, to try to get us into playing, but we never did. And of course, with our current work schedules, we don't really get much time to play games together. Our main cooperative game now is bowling. I joined a local league back in fall of 2014, and we both joined it this year. He is looking to put together a web presence for the league again. (They used to have one, but it seems to have gone inactive sometime in 2013.)

I've occasionally tried doing meditation with Tarot cards. And even recently backed a new Tarot deck on IndieGoGo. However, I've never been very good at that. And obviously never tried doing any readings for anyone else.

Most of these decks can all be shuffled the normal way. With or without a cut at the end. However, I have played Cards Against Humanity a few times, with enough expansions that the deck can be up to 12" tall. For 'shuffling' that, I will just do lots and lots of cuts.

[identity profile] murielle.livejournal.com 2015-12-08 11:54 pm (UTC)(link)
I really enjoyed reading this. A well written account of the genesis and evolution of your game playing experience. Bravo! Well done! (I wrote another comment, but Kindle ate it...who knows it may show up after all.)

[identity profile] eternal-ot.livejournal.com 2015-12-09 07:18 pm (UTC)(link)

A nice memoir :)

[identity profile] halfshellvenus.livejournal.com 2015-12-09 07:40 pm (UTC)(link)
Spider Solitaire (online) is the thing I'm most addicted to now, though I also like Free Cell (which is now too easy).

I've never heard of anyone trying meditation with a Tarot deck, which could be kind of interesting. Perhaps reflection on whatever the drawn cards of the day represent? I'm not terribly good at deliberate meditation myself, since I lack the patience for it. Kind of self-reinforcing, really. ;)

[identity profile] prog-schlock.livejournal.com 2015-12-10 09:11 am (UTC)(link)
I find that I can only play card and board games with certain people in certain situations. I get so uncomfortable when people take it too seriously and I'm always afraid things are going to turn south. How fortunate you are to have a rich gaming life!

One of my favorite songs by Supercar is called Lucky (https://youtu.be/KFLuZubqizI?t=42s) and that's the song I heard in my head reading your entry. :D

[identity profile] bleodswean.livejournal.com 2015-12-10 01:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Ha! I hadn't even considered "Cards Against Humanity"!!

[identity profile] whipchick.livejournal.com 2015-12-10 07:16 pm (UTC)(link)
Neat to get to know you a bit!