On 26/11/2022 15:56, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> On Sat, 26 Nov 2022 13:48:46 +0000, Geoff May
> <
GeoffMay_do...@nospam.com> wrote:
>
>> I was wondering around FB this afternoon and I was presented with an
>> advert that promises to be the perfect gift for all dog lovers.
>>
>> The game is a board game about "walking all your favourite dogs".
>>
>> So you sit on your backside playing a game that is about walking a dog
>> instead of actually performing the deed?
>>
>> Anyone else come across games that make no logical sense?
>
> Madden NFL or any sports game?
> Any flight or driving simulator?
> Any 'real world business' simulators like Lawn Mower simulator? PC
> Builder?
At the moment it is a board game but there are implications that it will
become a PC game.
> I mean, if you get right down to it, pretty much all games can -
> ultimately - be categorized as 'doing something silly rather than
> performing the actual deed in real life'. Even games like Quake are -
> if you get right down to it - little more than ultra-violent
> alternatives to a game of Tag.
>
> And I'm fine with that. Sometimes I don't want to get up. I have a
> nice comfy chair for a reason ;-P
I suppose it depends on what one likes. Personally, I like strategy
because that gives me a chance to try different things and see how they
turn out.
Cheers
Geoff