Nathan and Heater were here overnight. We just finished playing several games of Chinese Checkers. We just let Nathan play as he wished, and Heat was really trying to learn the game and doing well when Angela came to get them.
It was fun and reminded of the many hours Gloria, Cleve and I played Chinese Checkers. I'd like to challenge the two of you to a game or two just for old-times sake. Or anyone else who thinks they can beat me. :) !!
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It sounds as if you take your Chinese checkers a bit too seriously for me to challenge you, Aunt Ada!
I love playing games with my nieces and nephews. When Mom and I took JM and Jeffrey on an overnight trip to Nashville a few years ago, we each got to choose a game to play in the hotel. I think Mom chose Rummikub, one of the boys chose Quiddler, and I chose Pit. Not sure what the other game of choice was.
Nah! I don't really take it that seriously - but it is more fun with an oponent who knows how to play, right?
I'm just glad we're out of the Don't Break the Ice phase of life! It seemed to go on forever!!! I don't believe in letting kids win all the time, but I do try to be a good aunt and let them win most of the time until they can win for real.
One early morning I was playing that stupid game with 3-year old Jeffrey over and over and over letting him win about 2 out of 3 games. Mom was watching for awhile when she looks at me and asks, "Are you letting him win?" Thanks for the vote of confidence, Mom!
I bought a Chinese Checkers game at a thrift store. I thought it would be a fun one with the kids, but the littler ones I tried it with did like Nathan...moved the marbles wherever they felt like. I have to say, I can't quite get the movement going, or it just doesn't flow like I remember it did as a kid. I might need to play you one, Ada, just to get the hang of it again.
Don't be fooled. Aunt Ada did, and probably still does, take winning (and losing) seriously. I do recall the fun playing both Chinese and regular Checkers with Ada & Gloria, but it goes back a long, long time. Even moreso, I recall playing with the Wiegie Board which caused a little consternation among our parents, but we enjoyed it nonetheless.
From my standpoint, there's no point in playing unless your in it to win. I always struggled to let our kids win. I want to win. It's not my fault they can't play well (paraphrase of a Jimmie Johnson quote). Kids need to learn to loose too you know.
And the unspoken Knobloch rule seems to be that if you can cheat and get away with it, go for it. EDK
Now, Eric - I'm not sure about the cheating!!
And yes, Cleve, I do like to win, but I take losing graciously these days. I remember the weegie board when we accused each other of moving that thing around the board. I still wonder today if it was really magical or if we were moving it?!? :)
What was our record in number of times hitting the ping-pong ball across the net, Cleve? I think we were pretty even players at that - would be interesting to try it now. Do you have a table?
From the time she was very little, Mary Lee has always played for blood. VERY competitive. Guess it came through her K. genes.
Ada: I just bought a used ping-pong table for the grandkids when they come. I've long forgotten our record of consecutive hits with no fumbles - down in the far basement room of the Homeplace. As for the Weegie Board, it moved magically on its own, but was wrong on predicting the man you would eventually marry....
(Now I maybe started a family argument. Sorry about that.)
ha ha Cleve. Don't worry, no family problems here - as long as you don't say who the prediction was! (actually I don't remember so you can tell me privately sometime :)!)
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