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For the mutual furtherance, now online, a Modest Collection of Simply Pointless Games. Enjoy! Continue

I thought this was magical and beautiful - a compelling interaction that goes along with the song. http://soytuaire.labuat.com/ Interactive but without goal or score - just the joy and experience of being. There is a touch of magic here. NOTE: It does take about a minute to load - but it is worth the wait. You'll know when it is loaded. Continue

I was on a road trip back to (hometown) NewOrleans with two friends and we stopped by one's house to have lunch and drop him off. We had finished lunch and the family was gathered around the table and a young girl suggested playing "Ha!". We weren't familiar with it and the rules were pretty simple. Hold hands in a circle (around the table worked great) You say "HA!" and then look at the person to your right turn right and go "HA! HA!", the next person "HA!HA!HA!" - I don't remember if you went… Continue

In line with Bex's post about solo pointless chore-related games, I find that washing dishes has become something like that for me. Only for me it's kind of like a very, very gentle bungee jump - I suspend thinking and just kind of hang there, dish after dish, fork by fork. And then, when the last pot is scrubbed, the last glass put away, it always takes me by surprise that the ride is over. Continue

Some of the pointless games I play around the house are Home Olympics. Because I am easily distracted when doing boring things I usually try to make a game out of any household chore. Maybe it is laundry-room basketball with socks - maybe it is the dishwasher loading event. While 'pointless' as solo games where I only keep score with myself - making a game out of chores lets me stay on task and have a bit of fun. Continue