tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post4917934282478092767..comments2024-01-11T15:15:15.016-08:00Comments on Point Counter-Point Point Point: The Sorry State of Sorrywondertwinpowershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03696461592297807101noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-89918001792704716482014-05-20T13:19:12.185-07:002014-05-20T13:19:12.185-07:00I have found that kids today are not really fond o...I have found that kids today are not really fond of board games, since they can't play them on some sort of screen, so I get why the manufacturers would change things up to make them more enticing. But honestly, I don't care what the rules are, I always played by the rules I wanted to, anyway, so it doesn't matter. It used to drive my brother crazy. All the more reason!Kinley Danehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02648398736837020249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-63326286088956346652014-05-14T11:37:36.649-07:002014-05-14T11:37:36.649-07:00My husband is still mourning the "new" L...My husband is still mourning the "new" Life game. We've had it now for almost 15 years. It's going well.Meredithhttp://www.themomoftheyear.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-44865069993943879962014-05-14T09:38:48.296-07:002014-05-14T09:38:48.296-07:00Isn't Sorry the one where you can choose to ru...Isn't Sorry the one where you can choose to ruin other peoples' progress, and then, you say, "Sorry!", like the name of the game? I am similar to Pat in that I just don't have that competitive, cutthroat approach and this game made me uncomfortable.Carrie - Cannibalistic Nerdhttp://www.cannibalisticnerd.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-88320905721598335902014-05-10T19:32:39.157-07:002014-05-10T19:32:39.157-07:00I already pour maple syrup on everything. Includin...I already pour maple syrup on everything. Including my games. You wouldn't believe how much more fun naked Twister is when you include a healthy portion of maple syrup. Also I love Sorry, but mostly with clothes on. Also, also, naked drunk trivial pursuit is awesome, with or without syrup. Also, also, also, if you play naked drunk Trivial Pursuit you should make sure every one knows you are flip mcflipersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03075014395015492293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-84075216903063890432014-05-08T01:08:52.827-07:002014-05-08T01:08:52.827-07:00Now, say you're sorry.<b>Now, say you're sorry.</b> Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-52322117021519333032014-05-08T01:07:37.120-07:002014-05-08T01:07:37.120-07:00I like your liking.<b>I like your liking.</b>Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-21687346100644766632014-05-06T16:20:00.565-07:002014-05-06T16:20:00.565-07:00The one single thing I did think that could improv...The one single thing I did think that could improve SORRY was the addition of killing virtual prostitutes. Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-38460958651368538912014-05-06T16:17:06.260-07:002014-05-06T16:17:06.260-07:00I still have a game going, on a board that doesn&#...I still have a game going, on a board that doesn't have the Americas on it because they hadn't been discovered yet.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-28763725661958414662014-05-06T16:15:16.580-07:002014-05-06T16:15:16.580-07:00Well I hope you like maple syrup on your sliders (...Well I hope you like maple syrup on your sliders (<- this actually sounds delish!)Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-35287485516746065562014-05-06T16:14:10.453-07:002014-05-06T16:14:10.453-07:00Just to be clear. The new version of SORRY! does n...Just to be clear. The new version of SORRY! does not come with any condoms.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-60419107933440275332014-05-05T13:51:08.928-07:002014-05-05T13:51:08.928-07:00I like how even though the post is about SORRY eve...I like how even though the post is about SORRY everyone is chiming in on sliders. I like to think this is what PCPPP is all about.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-6288388821571873372014-05-05T13:50:12.895-07:002014-05-05T13:50:12.895-07:00Did they mess with LIFE too? Although to be honest...Did they mess with LIFE too? Although to be honest I don't know if I have ever played LIFE like it was intended. As a kid I just drove the little cars around the board like it was a race track.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-52177057959577021122014-05-05T13:48:53.976-07:002014-05-05T13:48:53.976-07:00Krystal? There is so much more to this little hamb...Krystal? There is so much more to this little hamburger lifestyle that I have yet to learn.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-67356727471755650322014-05-05T11:23:45.552-07:002014-05-05T11:23:45.552-07:00I never really played board games. Except... we ha...I never really played board games. Except... we had Chutes and Ladders, I think. And Trivial Pursuit. And the one where you tried to pick up WC Field's funny bone without getting electrocuted. <br /><br />That was a game, right?<br /><br />I suppose they're in steep competition with video games now. It's tough to keep kids' attention on rolling dice or something when they can be Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16323871207793126503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-85676315463278176052014-05-05T07:44:02.070-07:002014-05-05T07:44:02.070-07:00Like Joy Christi, I always heard them called slide...Like Joy Christi, I always heard them called sliders because they slide right out of your ass immediately after eating.<br /><br />Parker Brothers changed the rules to speed up some of their games? Can we get someone to do that with Risk? I have a game from 2007 that's going strong.A Beer for the Showerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17029139745335325356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-88857738728560552112014-05-03T12:20:51.023-07:002014-05-03T12:20:51.023-07:00You raise good points, Christian, but I like maple...You raise good points, Christian, but I like maple syrup. I'm going to have to sLide with Pat on this one. SORRY. <br /><br />xoRobynRawknrobyn.blogspot.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997241410192066577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-59047826811598878762014-05-02T14:46:33.965-07:002014-05-02T14:46:33.965-07:00This game still exists for poor people, as all the...This game still exists for poor people, as all the Goodwills are filled with them. My 2 yr old wants to eat the cherries also, so this game is usually hidden, and probably heading back to Goodwill soon.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170306739961711124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-73032728575686222202014-05-02T14:43:56.731-07:002014-05-02T14:43:56.731-07:00Sorry! was all a lot of kids I know could handle. ...Sorry! was all a lot of kids I know could handle. Fire & Ice can block sperm, bit I'm not learning new rules to a simple game. Nice Connect Four commercial reference, one of my fave 80's jokes.<br /> "I win!" <br />"Where I can't--"<br />"Here DIAGONALLY." <br />You get the picture.<br />My old man told me they're called sliders at White Castle Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15170306739961711124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-69391951179727911642014-05-02T07:27:11.100-07:002014-05-02T07:27:11.100-07:00I hate it when people change core rules. Pepsi doe...<b>I hate it when people</b> change core rules. Pepsi doesn't taste the same either. It's called reinventing the wheel at a lower cost. Sliders slide down your throat. It's really disgusting. They don't even care to ask your permission or say.... Sorry.Blue Grumpsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03106493133778319165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-48936091332191136142014-05-02T03:49:50.170-07:002014-05-02T03:49:50.170-07:00I am so SORRY to hear this!!! I had barely gotten ...I am so SORRY to hear this!!! I had barely gotten over the changes to the game of LIFE. Slides > ladders...agreed!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01294308714313220666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-77585959873884482402014-05-01T20:31:03.876-07:002014-05-01T20:31:03.876-07:00I never played SORRY! probably because I didn'...I never played SORRY! probably because I didn't go to boarding school, so I can't really comment on that. <br /><br />But if you sold t-shirts with "what the pansy fuck??" on them I would buy several. 10,000 points for Christian and 7 for Pat because little hamburgers are stupid unless they're from Krystal (the southern cousin of White Castle).Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15477759880480781308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-24209648087173394752014-05-01T15:19:27.619-07:002014-05-01T15:19:27.619-07:00Oh man I haven't thought about Hi-Ho Cherry-O ...Oh man I haven't thought about Hi-Ho Cherry-O since I was a kid. I so much wanted to eat those plastic little cherries.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-80988729938204056582014-05-01T15:17:48.355-07:002014-05-01T15:17:48.355-07:00I think there was also something in there about re...I think there was also something in there about recommending you wear a helmet while playing.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-20665774320595667992014-05-01T14:28:22.773-07:002014-05-01T14:28:22.773-07:00When Pat mentioned sliders I did a little googling...When Pat mentioned sliders I did a little googling and learned about White Castle etc. Interesting. And how did you know I'm drunk?Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4650701492083749500.post-82361201641769359242014-05-01T14:27:10.982-07:002014-05-01T14:27:10.982-07:00Sorry is terrible!? You are dead to me.Sorry is terrible!? You are dead to me.Christian at Point Counter-Point Point Pointhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11447821094473597560noreply@blogger.com