Stephen Smith
United States
Columbus
Mississippi
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First Game: Halli Galli
We had just finished dinner and were waiting for our gaming guests to arrive when my eldest daughter requested that we have ago at this game. Immediately, daughter number two chimed in wanting to play as well. We have actually played this game before. However, the girls found it much more fun to hit the bell than actually play the game. Granted, the younger one really couldn't count. However, the older one was able to count.
This game went pretty much like the others that we have played in the past. We each lay cards down until there is a group of five on the table. Then I hit the bell and the girls giggle. Tonight was a little bit different than the other games. For one, I was awfully jumpy and hit the bell early a few times, giving cards away to the girls. In addition, Hope was unable to contain herself and hit the bell several times. I went ahead and enforced the one card penalty. I don't think she particularly liked that, though. It did have the desired effect to keep her from randomly hitting the bell. Grace did manage to get to the bell ahead of me one time. Perhaps this is a sign of better things to come. Needless to say, I ended up winning this game.
Final Result:
Stephen defeats his young padawans
So far, the girls are not really much competition at this game. However, we still have a lot of fun playing -- mostly because they get such a kick out of the bell getting rung. In fact, we will generally play several games in a row. I guess it is nice that they can have fun without needing to win. I hope that is something that they never lose. That might be difficult considering how competitive their father is  At any rate, I look forward to many more games of this in the years ahead. Total game time was about 10 minutes.
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