Who here plays the "intellectual" (board, card) games?

[Csonicgo]

Not to start a tempest in a teapot but...

 

Who here actually plays or has played the more intellectually stimulating 2600 Titles? I mean such games like Backgammon, Casino, Euchre, Bridge, Checkers, Chess, etc.

 

Which ones are your favorites and were these games actually helpful in practising your skills?

 

I really would like to get into these games (espeically Video chess and Activision Bridge) but to be honest, to a person who rarely plays games like these (especially Bridge) the games can be almost cryptic. If you have any pointers on playing some of these games (especially Bridge, since the manual had nothing on how to play, and Euchre's manual was kind of confusing)

 

Thanks!

Edited December 31, 2011 by Csonicgo

[high voltage]

As mentioned in a different thread, I love Backgammon, got a good board too, love to play over and over. Even got it on my iphone, to play at work.

Play Chess sometimes, used to play Strip Poker with my then wife when we was young.

Edited December 31, 2011 by high voltage

[ComputerSpaceFan]

I played the heck out of Video Chess back in the day. I now have a Saitek Portable Chess game which fits the bill for me but in the olden days, Video Chess was my passion.

[krypton85]

I play chess IRL, and chess on the atari was fun until I learned that you can trick the computer every time into a fools mate...

[Cebus Capucinis]

Othello is one of my most-played Atari cartridges.

[zylon]

Same here, Othello is never far away.

[AtariDude]

I remember playing chess back in the dsy. I enjoy playing chess against machines even though i have to play near error free to have any sort of interesting game. I did not have any of the other games as far as i could remember.

[SlowCoder]

Does Hangman count as an intellectual game? I used to play that as a kid.

Of the other games mentioned, as a kid I only ever had Video Chess, but never played it. Never could get the hang of chess.

 

Anyone ever pit Video Chess against another AI chess game to see how they matched up?

[Tempest]

My wife and I are avid Cribbage players, I always wondered why there was 2600 Cribbage game.

 

I played Eucher on the 2600 and found it to be a really nice version of the game. Well worth the price.

[Skylark68]

Does Hangman count as an intellectual game? I used to play that as a kid.

 

It is if you play the Sears version as it is named "Spelling."

[2600 Forever]

 

[+Ransom]

Like others, I enjoy the Atari version of Othello.