Art of Game

There is no ‘Cheater’s Guide to Bar Trivia’, but here is some trivia games played at a bar that could aid you in your game playing strategies. Some of the trivia may be a question and answer game where five or more bar patrons answer questions that are distributed and graded by a quizmaster. Some of the questions may be common trivia, so brush up on your television, music, entertainers, etc. In order to be prepared you can just go on the Internet, which is a Read the rest of this entry »

If you want to know how to win a staring contest, you must keep a few tips in mind. After you master these tips you will be on your way to defeating anyone that wants to play against you. It can be quite challenging for beginners. You must practice as often as you can. Think of something sad or even something that makes you angry. You have to kind of train your mind so that it doesn’t wander off. This is why practicing Read the rest of this entry »

A competition as o0ld as time itself. A simple game with a very simple objective. Who can win a stare down.Yet even with this there a few clear cut ways that one can be a victor. In fact some may call it cheating but these will be very legitimate. The most obvious way to cheat in a staring contest is to induce and bait the opponent to break the stare by creating a different reaction. One easy task is to induce the opponent into laughter. This can Read the rest of this entry »

America’s favorite game is about to be in season and if you’ve been counting down the days until football odds are you’re part of a fantasy league. If you’re considering starting one of your own consider the following…
You need space: Does your house have a room large enough to host upwards of 20 people at a time? Basements work great as do covered patios but check with the wife first to make sure she won’t mind.
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The professional gambler gambles for business. He earns his living through gambling. However, the average gambler gambles, oftentimes, for enjoyment and leisure. Therefore, would it practical for the average gambler to count cards? If the average gambler is a genius, and counting cards is child’s play, then it would be practical to count cards. However, the average gambler is more or less an average Joe. Therefore, in order to become proficient in counting cards, he must spend a lot of Read the rest of this entry »

In order to win playing craps, you need a good strategy…okay, you could get really lucky, but going into the game with a solid strategy is recommended. Craps is one game in the casino that the player and the house can have a 50/50 chance at winning as long as the player knows how to play craps with a basic strategy.

There are not many games in the casino that will allow these types of odds for the player, which makes the game more appealing to many people. If you play craps without a strategy, Read the rest of this entry »

Battleship, a game of fun, chance and wait, strategy? In what once boiled down to inspired guessing, the mathematicians of the world have optimized an organized guessing pattern greatly enhancing one’s chance at emerging with ships un-sunk. How do you do it? Follow closely:Your first two guesses will need to be spaced out 5 spots (meaning 4 empty squares in between). For example, if you guess A1 to start the game, your second guess should be A5. This allows the maximum possible distance without the potential for overlooking an aircraft carrier (the largest of the ships at your opponent’s disposal). From this point, guesses should proceed in a in a diagonal fashion, like so (numbers represent guess number):1 – - – - 2 – - – — 3 – - – - 4 – - — – 5 – - – - 6 – — – - 7 – - – - 8 — – - – 9 – - – - 1011 – - – - 12 – - – — 13 – - – - 14 – - — – 15 – - – - 16 – — – - 17 – - – - 18 — – - – 19 – - – - 20After 20 guesses, hitting the aircraft carrier is a mathematical certainty. Once the aircraft carrier is sunk, guesses should move to 4 spaces apart (3 spaces in between), as you search for the destroyer, shown below in brackets. Read the rest of this entry »

What is now a popular mobile phone application started out as just a bouncing ball (anything the size of a volleyball or larger will do) and a chalk outline the playground side walk. To begin, simply draw out a square big enough for 4 individual players to move freely. Maybe make it a little bigger than you than you did back in the day, unless you and your 3 friends have Tyrannosaurus arms. Divide the large square into 4 frames, clearly labeled 1 through 4. Square 4 will serve by bouncing the ball to square 2, at which point square 2 can return the ball to any other square. Each player aims to hit the ball after it has bounced in his or her square without the ball sailing out of bounds or landing in the same square a second time. This isn’t a team effort to see how long the group can keep a rally going; it’s a completion to see which player will be eliminated, so if possible, put some spin on the ball and aim for corners and hard to reach places. If a ball lands outside the larger square boundary or inside the smaller square from which it was hit, the last player to touch the ball must either return to square 1 or the end of the waiting line, depending on how many people are playing. If a ball lands in a player’s square and goes untouched before bouncing again, then the player standing in that square is out. Only one participant can be eliminated per turn. Read the rest of this entry »

As people age they cross more and more thresholds, often resulting in a laundry list of privileges little kids can only dream of, whether it’s driving a car, seeing R-rated movies or even making your vote count. Unfortunately, with each passing year many people lose a little more of their youthful zest for life, despite being able to live with a little more choice and freedom. Hopefully, these blasts from the past will help take you back to a better time and restore a little bit of the pep in your step.Pogs Not since pet rocks has a popular fad been so affordable. Of course, if you want to pay more than a couple bucks for a bag of glorified bottle caps, feel free. While Pogs are commonly remembered as widespread collector’s items, some may recall the corresponding game of the same name. To play, stack a tower of pogs, equally contributed from the collection of each player, and send them flying by smashing the stack with a plastic “Slammer” piece. The Pogs that land face up are kept by whoever slammed the stack. Play can continue until one player calls it quits or has no Pogs remaining.Pencil-breaker Any two people with standard 2 pencils can engage in the schoolyard battle called pencil-breaker. Try to select your least chewed pencil, as wooden strength is a key to victory. Play begins with Player 1 holding his pencil out, tip in one hand, eraser in the other. Space out your hands to ensure player safety. Player 2 will hold his pencil in one hand, as if to make the “we’re 1″ gesture, with the index finger running parallel to the pencil. When both players are ready, Player 2 will rear back and smash his pencil perpendicularly across the extended pencil of Player 1. The first person to break the other player’s pencil wins. Read the rest of this entry »

Christmas Light Game Like most major sports, the Christmas Light Game is seasonal, with preseason starting the week before Thanksgiving and post-season play winding down right around New Year’s. Teams are chosen based on who is sitting in what seat, divided along the right and left-hand sides of the car. If someone is seated in the middle seat, he or she may fill in for the driver as it can be difficult to spot Christmas lights while staying in one’s lane and under the speed limit. The competition continues until the end of the car arrives at its final destination, with Team Left and Team Right counting the total number of lit decorations on their respective sides out loud over the course of the trip. A particular set of lights cannot be counted more than once or for more than one team, even if the car gets lost and has to turn around. Christmas trees and menorahs clearly visible through a home’s window may also count towards the grand total. Helpful hint: Read the rest of this entry »