SportsGamer is back with another War Room discussion. Tomorrow marks the Thanksgiving holiday, and I’m sure everyone is excited. This week we discuss how has video gaming become a part of your Thanksgiving, along side turkey and the usual Cowboys blow out? Or does your family threaten to stuff your controller with the giblets?
Poutlipper: During Thanksgiving there seems to be a tradition being created with my family. For the last six years when my family gathers together to celebrate the holiday, we end up sitting down and playing Tiger Woods for hours. It's not just those who play video games regularly, but uncles, fathers, even my grandfather plays on occasion. Every year the family arrives, everyone greets everybody, and then all the guys go into the living room and start looking over the instruction manual. Since most had not played Tiger prior to Thanksgiving, reading the manual is a must.
Tdoggy: My Thanksgiving is mostly all about family time. I might play some games with my cousin while dinner is being cooked, but nothing as far as a family event. This year though, I want to get some Guitar Hero going on with some of us, since they might know some of the older songs. Traditions have to be started somewhere.
Masta Solidus: As much as gaming is to me, it is not a big deal in many holidays, particularly Thanksgiving. I consider myself one of the most devoted gamers I know, but I understand that sometimes you have to have human interactions with other humans. Thanksgiving is particularly good for that.
Playing games of touch/flag football with the family, enjoying a big dinner, chilling and watching movies, playing board games...I make Thanksgiving a day about the people in my life. Now, if they want to game, they know who to talk to...
...But I won't suggest it. Not that day.
Plus, Tryptophan makes me a bad gamer. Too groggy.
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LucianoJ: It all depends on who is at the table. The older crowd considers video gaming a waste. One of my wife's relatives tried to talk her then-middle school aged daughter out of buying a PS2 because "video games are for slugs." She got the PS2 for Christmas that year anyway.
If there are little kids in the house and we need to keep them from tearing up the place, we might fire up the console. Baseball games turn into beanballs wars and basketball games are usually half court 3-pointer fests.
Thanksgiving is meant more for food, family, and football...for now.
Mercury53: The answer is no. I might be cold, but not that cold to abandon my family to play video games. While some years I would like too, I just can't bring myself to do it. Even if I could manage to tear myself aware from the riveting family talks, my mother would just call me back in with a stern "get in here". I really don't even tune in to the real games anymore. So my answer is no, they have no become any part of my Thanksgiving Day ritual.
NephewE: Thanksgiving gaming has become big in my family. Normally, after the family's done eating and the women of the family are talking, doing the usual stuff, all the males are running a night long Madden or 2K tourney. Whoever wins usually carries bragging rights for the year and it’s cool because it's something to do after the real football games go off and gives everyone a reason to joke around and talk a little trash until we all see each other next holiday. After that, we head out for Black Friday shopping and it's becoming a family tradition I really look forward to year after year. So yea, I'd say that Thanksgiving gaming is becoming a big part year after year.
Fred: In the past gaming hasn’t been apart of the family gathering for Thanksgiving. That has started to change the last couple of years. With the release of titles such as Guitar Hero, Rockband, Singstar and the Karaoke Revolution games, it’s been much easier to play games with the entire family. I’ve purchased many of these titles for the simple fact that anyone can play them. Thanksgiving is meant to be with family; therefore I don’t see myself playing games like Gears of War, NBA 2K9 and Left 4 Dead alone instead of spending time with family. Thanks to the other options I’ve mentioned now the entire family can have a good time gaming. Sure beats playing Charades.
