I was sitting here at work and randomly
thought of all the different games I used to play growing up. No, not
board games because when someone I knew as a child did have one all
kinds of pieces would be missing or no one quite knew the rules so
people would cheat like crazy or we'd make rules up as we went along.
It wasn't until I was about 30 that I played a real game of Clue. Who
knew you had to match the weapon to the killer in the proper room?! I
didn't.
In this Kids These Days I'm gonna write about some of my favorite
ones. I wonder if kids even play most of these anymore or if its
something 31 year olds and up fondly remember. Or maybe not so
fondly. People got hurt!
Hot Hands. This was a game of speed and also a good excuse to whap
the shit out of someone without getting in trouble. My brother used
to play this with me all the time which in hindsight sucked because
he was faster than me. In this game you would hold your hands palm
down over someone else's open palm and try to yank your hand away
before they slapped the shit out of yours. My brother used to
destroy me at this but with my long fingers there was no child that
could escape my whip-like digits. I would get accused of cheating so
much that I learned to play this with my eyes closed to prove that I
was playing fair. The rounds wouldn't switch until someone had their
hands hit once or sometimes three times. Cheaters would use their
middle finger to tickle your palm to get you flinchy and just as you
were about to protest they would smack you. Good times.
