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#Adventures of @DustyCPollyD: Game Playing
#TalkNerdyToMeLover’s Polly Dixon
I have a serious problem with game playing. And that is in every aspect of my life. I’ve been known to play A Bug’s Life on Nintendo DS for an entire 24 hours before my mom cut me off. When I play CLUE, I write down everyone’s questions in order to analyze the hell out of the game until I come up with the winning combination. I’ve (unfortunately and I’m not proud to admit it) pulled at the heart strings of some boys – gave them the run around. I dominate beer pong tables. I cannot stand when I am on the losing Pictionary team. Whatever it is. I love game playing. Something about the competition.
Imagine my surprise and delight when I learned about WORDS WITH FRIENDS is NOW AVAILABLE FOR ANDROID!!!!! AND you can play cross-platform. And there is sound and notifications. I. AM. SO. EXCITED!! It’s like Scrabble but on your phone. You make up a screen name – sign up – and invite friends. If you don’t have friends, the App will select a random opponent for you. You can have conversations – aka trash talking-- with your opponent while playing the game. There is no time constraint. The game can end within an hour OR it can go on for days. I’m currently in the middle of several games. I’ve gone hours forgetting about the game when I get too busy. You can play up to 20 games at a time. The only downside is that after every play – an ad pops up – but I can deal with that for now. There is also (apparently) a paid app without advertisements but I’m fine right now with the Free App.
SO whenever I have a down moment – besides scrolling Facebook or Twitter, I will be developing my skills on Words with Friends, meeting new peeps and just geeking out over it. I’m obsessed. In fact, I was even busted trying to play last night in the middle of a private party at a bar for the premiere of Survivor: Redemption Island (where one of my friends is a contestant). FAIL. Solid #nerdalert!!
If you want to play find me on Words with Friends – Screen Name: POLLYDIXON. I promise to put my best game forward. Yay for Game Playing.