What Games Are You Playing?

[Freddyt]

I taught my students poker and on their own they quickly learned Texas hold em. We play in homeroom with Monopoly money. Thank you for teaching about the odds—I bookmarked it! I want to teach them that. Are there any other math tricks related to poker you can share? Or books/videos?

I can't take credit for that one it was from Phil Gordon's Little Green Book. One of the best most complete books on Texas Hold Em I have read.
He's big on math and strategy. Plus there's lots of good basic stuff - like, if an opponent looks at their hole cards after the flop, or turn, - they are looking at suit. Our brains are wired where we remember its a 10, 9, and black but not if its Clubs or Spades.
If you want to add more math fun - have them give you their odds - as in 33% is 1 in 3, etc.
(One of the cool kinds of things teachers can do to teach that kind of stuff IMO) Gives them some real world use of fractions......

A lot of my other books are on reading people. It's great skills - but I don't know how great for kids. It can definitely help in life and in career's. Caro's book of poker tells is a good one.
There's stuff in there even my T uses. The best one is - your feet never lie (unless you read the book and are a good actor.). So yeah - my T does that "what are your feet doing" thing with me now......

 

[8888]

I’ve been enjoying Dappervolk.

 

[Freddyt]

The Half Life 2 series.......waiting patiently for Half Life 2 RTX (Ray traced graphics) to come out.

.....of course that means playing Portal series too......

 

[mszl]

Valhalla Hills.

 

[FFnerd]

Final fantasy XV
surprise surprise lol

Also pool every friday usually!

 

[Freddyt]

Final fantasy XV

Hey whatever works. I frequently find games involving enough to break up rumination really well.

 

[FFnerd]

Hey whatever works. I frequently find games involving enough to break up rumination really well.

Exactly, some involved quest/task based games give me a bit of a sense of accomplishment too which is a bonus. I'll even start playing a game when I'm restless/ruminating at night, and it usually tires my brain out just enough to go back to sleep.

 

[8888]

Wajas

 

[Rose White]

Sudoku. I got a book for my students because I thought it was an easy game. I can do the easy level. So I thought I could do the expert level. Not even close. Then I got progressively chopped down. Difficult level? Nope. Hard level? Nope. Thought it was a careless mistake, tried hard level again. Nope. So I did medium level with coaching from a YouTube video. Got it. But… there was a strange feeling as I was closing in on the game. Hard to explain… like I felt bad that it couldn’t best me. That I had conquered it. I felt sorry for it. Weird. In the tutorial the coach talked about “taking the kills”. I didn’t get to use any advanced techniques in the medium level, but I did get *very* organized and payed close attention. I look forward to trying the hard again. I did not realize that sudoku is such a sophisticated game!!

 

[Freddyt]

I did not realize that sudoku is such a sophisticated game!!

Thats what makes games like that fun.......simple to learn and can be more and more challenging.

 

[Rose White]

Very much agree @Freddyt ! I feel like a door has been opened!

 

[BuildingSelf24]

The Wolf Among Us.

I’m replaying it since Season 2 is supposed to come out this year. Procrastinating on finishing the last chapter. I don’t want to beat it until there’s a set release date.