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Husband and Wife Computer Games?

Posted by Cliff on from the not-as-a-substitute-for-physical-interraction dept.

An Anonymous Coward asks: "I have a home network, and my wife and I each have our own computers (plus a few extra). My wife has a fear of computers, and uses hers as little as possible. In an attempt to get my wife in front of her computer more, I am looking for games we can play together. My question is, what networkable games out there appeal to the female gender? Quake-like games are definelty out. Too bad Sims isn't multi-player..." I've gotta echo the sentiment about the Sims not being multi-player, however lately I've noticed a few husband and wife couples out there on a few MMORPGs. Are any of you couples out there playing games together? If so, which ones?

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  1. One data point... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My wife and I tend to play [together]:
    - Anarchy Online (and formerly Everquest). She's really into AO now and plays even when I'm not around. Worth noting is that we 'hooked up' as a result of playing a MUD... geeks in love, indeed.

    - Age of Empires/Kings. The only RTS that I've seen women play, with perhaps the exception of Starcraft.

    The key here is that she likes to play cooperatively. We have never found a competitive game that we both liked. I'm seriously into FPS's and she won't touch them. Again, exception to the rule: Team Fortress Classic. She plays with me as a 2 person fireteam, we support each other well.

    I must state for the record that my wife is a CS major, so we both come from a long history of single player games. She plays a significant amount more than I do!

    - Zoldax

  2. Maybe Strategy by paulywog · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Maybe your wife would enjoy strategy games like WarCraft. Playing networked WarCraft II was one of the first things my wife and I did together when we started dating. She likes to game, is good with computers already, but it certainly isn't a major hobby. Still after a few years together we still play WarCraft II every once in a while. (And if FreeCraft supports network gaming -- not sure -- you can even play under Linux!)

    Just for some insight, what she likes about WarCraft II is two things:
    First, that the graphics are kind of cute. Not tulips and roses cute, but cartoon cute.
    And then, the fact that it's a real-time strategy. Just the right combination of real-time action and strategic planning.