Author Topic: What do you think of Strategy Games? (Read 3670 times)

Dulcamara · « **Reply #5 on:** January 19, 2010, 07:27:44 PM »

I prefer strategy board games... in particular, Go (Igo). lol That game is so bloody addictive it's insane. I don't even have anyone to play it with, and I have fun just plying against myself!

Hmm... but video games... It's true some of them require thinking to some extent, but... lets put it this way. I do a heck of a lot more thinking and planning in a game of Go than I would playing Age of Empires or something. For that matter, in Go, you can even tell a thing or two about your opponent's personality, level of calm, mental capabilities and other things, just by playing with them. I don't think you'll ever get that kind of depth on a computer screen. Plus on video games, you miss out on the person to person interaction.

:rolleyes:

And now for a shameless plug for my favorite game. Anyone who wants to know what the heck Go is...

Sensei's Library - What is Go?

CM · « **Reply #6 on:** January 19, 2010, 09:20:58 PM »

I wish you were in the Catholic Church. I would ask you to teach me to play Go.

Dulcamara · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2010, 10:12:18 AM »

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I wish you were in the Catholic Church. I would ask you to teach me to play Go.

I refuse to argue about the sede issue, but... You must lead a very solitary life with that attitude. So do you just sit in your house and refuse contact with anyone who doesn't share your views, or what?

Every day we have to interact, get services from, learn from and even obey (such as in the workplace, or the police) atheists, pagans, other kinds of so-called "Christians", you name it... but if a Catholic believes in the pope, they're a leper you want nothing to do with?

Wow... And here I thought we were supposed to love... LOVE... even our enemies, and those who hated us...

Lybus · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2010, 03:35:27 PM »

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Come on, Lybus! Rome:Total War is A STRATEGY GAME! Civilization III is for kindergartners!

:rolleyes: Total War doesn't have to take aspects from all of human history now does it?

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Civilization 4 is one of the best strategy games ever produced. Any of the total war series games are also very well done.

Agreed, and I'm sure Catholic Samurai would agree too. Hehe

I think I've heard of Go; it's supposed to be very complicated. You can learn a lot about a person from a computer screen, though. People show a different side of their personality in front of a screen, from what they normally do in real life.

But yea, so it appears that video games are not always an abomination then. I heard in my greek class today that they are actually coming up with technology that allows players to move things on a screen with their mind, or move a robotic arm. Imagine what strategy games will be like in the next 20 years. Moving armies with your mind....

CM · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2010, 07:14:08 PM »

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I wish you were in the Catholic Church. I would ask you to teach me to play Go.

I refuse to argue about the sede issue, but...

Your choice and I won't push it, since it appears you are uncomfortable with your position.

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You must lead a very solitary life with that attitude.

Not so.

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So do you just sit in your house and refuse contact with anyone who doesn't share your views, or what?

Social contact? Yes. But I'm thankful to God that I have friends who share my views.

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Every day we have to interact, get services from, learn from and even obey (such as in the workplace, or the police) atheists, pagans, other kinds of so-called "Christians", you name it...

Not the same thing. Daniel had to live among the Babylonians, but I don't read of him laughing and playing with them, but doing his duties and praying alone in his room.

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but if a Catholic believes in the pope, they're a leper you want nothing to do with?

If a Catholic believes in the pope he is doing his duty.

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Wow... And here I thought we were supposed to love... LOVE... even our enemies, and those who hated us...

What part of my post expressed hatred of you? I don't hate Muslims but I won't laugh and play with them (I work with one at my job and we get along quite well - despite that I have told him he's on the road to hell). I don't hate Protestants, but I treat them the same way. If I hated these people, I'd just let them think they were all fine and dandy.