That's funny, we watch movies as a spectator sport—the home version of MST-3K...

I can relate though. We can get laughing so hard playing parlor games that we can't catch our breath, the tears roll down cheeks, our facial muscles ache, we get stomach cramps....

.. and then the "laugh magnet" (Ol' Furface) gets into the act. He has no clue what's going on, but every dog we've had has been the same way—the harder we laugh, the harder the tails wag, and they're all over us, making us laugh even harder...

Doc

This is precisely what happens to us too. Our dog is a big puppy (1yr old) and it's halarious how he has to get involved in the laughing action. And that makes us laugh all the more.

Thank you all for sharing your gaming stories. It helps me to know I'm not the only big kid around here. lol.

Ohhh, and Dr Smith & Suzanne, it's funny you both mention chess. I teach junior chess, part time. When I used to play, and study it, my mind would be immersed for hours. It was a wonderful distraction. Problem is, I find since taking medications my chess is rubbish! The theory is in my head, but I can't make the tactics play out over the board. Strange!

So glad that others have discovered how games and movies can distract our brains and bring fun to our lives.

Huh? Not me—I'm with Byron (Henry James Byron—not the other one)... "Life's too short for chess."

Doc

Sorry, my mistake. It was this....

I used to be a consummate gamer—board, video, RP, skill & action...

Being a chess player means that when I see the words board game, I immediately assume chess.