Ok, who has played farkle on facebook? I know I have, and I love it - I'm constantly battling myself to get higher scores than all my friends. The thing I hate about this game on FB, though, is I want to play against my sister, but we can't seem to. We can both be logged on at the same time, but we can't see each other. We thought perhaps it was a geographical thing, but I have played against people in England and France, so I don't think that holds water. FB says in their info about it that they are working on being able to just challenge your friends, and we are eagerly waiting for that.
The coolest thing about this app on FB is it reminds me so much of playing this fun dice game as a kid with my grandparents. I mostly think of Grampa, though. When I roll the 6 dice, if I get a 3-of-a-kind of deuces, I put them back and think "gotta grow 'em up." Or when I'm about to roll, I'll say "come on aces, show your faces." I'm sure there are people on FB who don't know Farkle has been around for a long time. You can actually buy a Farkle game nowadays, but why do that when all you need is a cup, 6 dice (or 10 to play Greedy), and a notepad and pen to keep score. I don't think Grampa would be able to play the game like he used to, but the way he would play, and the things he would say, will always be with me, making me smile as I roll the dice.
Does anyone play something today that makes them think fondly of their childhood? Thanks for taking time to read today - I know I don't post often. At least this time I didn't get the "ahem" from the fam damily.
love and peace
Denise
8 years ago
3 comments:
Hi Denise!
I play Greedy Greedy and it reminds me of playing "Greedy" with my grandmother when I was younger. It's basically the same but it uses cards and dice. This combination allows you to earn even more points and creates constant points of interaction among the players. We have a blast with it.
Did you and your Grampa play anythign else?
greedy greedy is just that. He has a different lie about his game everytime I see it.
If you want the real thing, you get play Farkle with you sister on-line or download a great mac version at:
http://bestbackgammon.com
I only remember my grandparents on my Mom's side and they were quite a bit older and lived in FL while we lived in Ohio. But I do remember one time one afternoon going to the bar down the street with my Grandma and she would sip a tiny glass of beer. I would be the only kid in the bar.
But the best child hood memories were from my Dad's uncle John who would take all 8 brothers and sisters to the county fair every year. Those were the times.
I know it's not a game, but it's great memories none the less!
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