When kicking back in camp, what are your favorite games?

Dominoes

POR QUE????

backgammon

Can toss???

Spin The Bottle!!!

Dk you brought back a great memory

When we lived in Mulege we would have dinner and then clean up and play a couple games of Jenga. Then we would pour ourselves our favorite drink and Mike and I and our next door neighbor Morris would take our chairs our in front and count satillites. We had to see ten before we went to bed. Some nights were easy some nights we were up later than usual. We'd tell stories and have a little local gossip thrown in for good measure. I was a wonderful relaxing time. Made sleeping real easy. Life was good.k

Really, a great game to play is Bocce Ball. You toss a lime to mark your spot and then use oranges or grapefruit as your bocci balls. Great fun on the beach.
One great thing about bocci ball is you always have a free hand to hold your beer.

Bob H

[Edited on 2-26-2007 by Bob H]

I was just about to add Bocci Ball to the list, especiaslly fun when played in sand dunes! For "sit-down" games I love a good game of Dommies!

My campo crew is somewhat disfunctional. Down deep in the swamps the best game was "survivor". Getting down and dirty before the coffee is ready. Nothing like a knock-down-drag-out before sunrise. Beats the heck out checkers.

I hope the drinks were good, and plentiful

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Originally posted by Keri When we lived in Mulege we would have dinner and then clean up and play a couple games of Jenga. Then we would pour ourselves our favorite drink and Mike and I and our next door neighbor Morris would take our chairs our in front and count satillites. We had to see ten before we went to bed. Some nights were easy some nights we were up later than usual. We'd tell stories and have a little local gossip thrown in for good measure. I was a wonderful relaxing time. Made sleeping real easy. Life was good.k

Satellite spotting

Serious satellite spotters utilize lounge chairs so they can recline supine and avoid the crick-in-the neck that's so common amongst the Beachchair viewing participants.

Prime viewing time in the Baja Sur summer begins around 7:30, with the last stragglers of the night fading in and out til about 9pm.

The game begins whenever the first "satellite!" of the evening is exclaimed. A spotter may have to give the trajectory or sky landmarks to allow "Confirmation" of the siting by the other players. Clues such as " it's now approaching the lid of the Broken Box" or "coming up on the shiny, twinkly one" are helpful locators.

Not to toot my own horn, but I am very often the beach or camp champion satellite spotter. My specialty are the the Geostationary ones that riddle the night sky in the Baja desert.

SPOTTING SATELLITES

This is one of my favorite things to do also. I've sat watching for them for hours in San Felipe. I have spotted as many as 25 in one evening. And, I've been able to spot them until at least 9 or 10 pm. As oladuce pointed out, if you're in a match to see who can find the most, it's sometimes very difficult to give directions so that your opponents can see and verify them.

Miguelamo

Favorite Game???

THINGS I LIKE TO DO WHILE KICKING BACK IN CAMP…or AT HOME

I wrote in an earlier posting that I enjoy a relaxing night of Satellite Spotting. And, while I enjoy an evening relaxing around a camp fire with a cold Pacifico, there’s also a couple of GAMES which I enjoy playing with friends and family.

Our family has been playing these 2 games for about 20 years and we play them EVERY time we’re together for any type of family get together. They’re both SIMPLE to learn and very FUN. Another GREAT thing about both these games is, that you can still visit and socialize while playing them. And, for those of you who want quality family time, both games can be played by the whole family - including young kids. Over the years, we’ve taught these games to many friends, and they’ve all enjoyed them..


DICE GAME - There’s no fancy name for this game, our family has always just called it DICE. It can be played by 2 or more players - we’ve played it with 10 or more players at one time. While fun and easy to play, it can still be very competitive.

TO PLAY - The game is played with 6 dice. You score by rolling the dice, and points are scored based on the value of your rolls. We play to 10,000 points.


POLISH POKER card game - The title of this game may not be politically correct, but it’s another fun and simple to learn game. It can be played by 2 or more players - with multiple decks, we’ve played with 10 or more. Kids as young as 4 or 5 enjoy playing it.

TO PLAY - Each player is dealt 4 cards, but picks up only 2 to start. You draw and discard, trying to get the lowest possible score - based on the values of the cards. The game ends when a player reaches 100 points. The winner is the player with the lowest score.


Miguelamo

Amo, In your dice game, do you need to roll a 1 or 5 to keep rolling? If so, it is another of my favs and we always called it "farkle".Thats what ya say when you do not roll a 1 or 5! Fast moving game makes it fun!

Mostly we just sit around smoking cigars and watching the moon:

Ken, your picture brings to mind a certain Concrete Blond song.

Can't seemto think of the name of it though....

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Originally posted by Paula Ken, your picture brings to mind a certain Concrete Blond song. Can't seemto think of the name of it though....

Paula - does it involve a moon??? ++Ken++