Isn't it ironic that

[--Pete]

Hi,

Well, not everyone who plays games is a "gamer" in my opinion. I guess my views were shaped from before video games when "gamers" would gather every weekend at a common location, dust off our RPG characters, or painstakingly re-establish the positions of their pieces in some Napoleonic campaign, or Naval battle, and then take turns discussing die rolls and obscure rules until 5am Sunday morning, when all would disperse to sleep. "Gamer" to me means something far more committed (and by that I mean somewhat certifiably insane) than owning an XBOX. So let's differentiate Gamers from Gamerz.

1. Gamers are interested in knowing and following the rules
2. Gamers are dedicated understanding the strategies needed to become excellent in playing the game
3. Gamers are committed to fair play, and insuring that everyone is on the same page
4. Gamers may find less sophisticated players boring, but will accept challenges to help them learn
5. Gamers don't quit in a huff if things progress badly for their side, and end the game with a handshake

I guess the prolific spread of gaming did to the word "Gamer" what the prolific spread of computers did to the word "Hacker".

Yes!

Or clear out a lab over the Thanksgiving holidays to play Juteland on the floor at ship marker scale.

"And I say now these kittens, they do not get trained
As we did in the days when Victoria reigned
They never get drilled in a regular troupe
And they think they are smart just to jump through a hoop.

--Pete