robzo100 said:
Reasonable said:
richardhutnik said:
There are plenty of places to play chess, backgammon to play over the Internet against other people. Also, Backgammon picked up some of the steam poker had due to you being able to play it legally for money over the Internet, because it is classified as a game of skill.
Is it that you prefer the human face to face interaction, and not just playing against a human for their skill?
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Yeah I think I prefer the face to face interaction with Chess. Sounds funny but I also like the tactile feel of the pieces. Just doesn't feel right virtually. I always fee like I want to have a physical borard, pieces and some sitting opposite me.
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The giant chess board isn't portable like people said. But it's not just that. Why don't people like playing poker online as much as in person. Poker is all about the personality in the room and reading each others feelings. Chess is that kind of game as well to a degree.
CoD or Halo is not like that at all. It's not a slow game that is turn based. It's fluid in real time and so there is no time for reading expressions. These old games of mano-a-mano need a closeness that is against what video games are all about - you focus on the screen.
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Chess doesn't have to be a slow game...you can play online games where you have 1 minute each for a timer, and no time gets added with each move...and it is actually an extremely fast and challenging way of playing it.
