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Online Gaming for Couples?

Posted by Cliff on from the games-for-long-distance-relationships dept.

psuedo_samurai asks: "My longtime girlfriend recently had to move to complete her studies at a University, which is nowhere near where I live. Talking on the phone is quickly becoming old, as I'm a typical guy and hate being on the phone longer than 3 minutes, but I try. So I was thinking - I like games, she likes to talk, why not combine the two? So are there any online games suggested for couples using a headset? I can't see Counter-Strike or Rainbow Six working, but I was thinking maybe DDR Ultramix on Xbox Live? How about PC titles with headset support? Any suggestions?"

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  1. Civilization... by bc90021 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    My girlfriend and I were in a similar situation. We played Civ:CTP (via email). This had several advantages:

    1) Being that it was via email, we could do it "asynchronously" as needed.
    2) While we were chatting online (which we both prefer to the phone), we could still play, and it was easy enough to do since it was still email based.
    3) It was a fun game!
    4) We could "show off" to each other based on our Civilisation building skills. (Hers were always better.)
    5) I played it on Linux, and she played on Windows, and there were no problems!

    All in all, it was a good experience, and allowed us to game together while far apart.

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  2. More seriously.... by raehl · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Invest in webcams.

    My girlfriend lives a bit under 2 hours from me. We see each other on weekends and sometimes during the week, but not as often as we'd like.

    I was always getting in trouble by misinterpreting things said on IM, so I got us two webcams for Christmas. The visual interaction beats anything you'll get in an online game.

    Now, if I can just figure out how to best conform to Valentine's day....

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