A Gamer's Survival Guide to the Family Thanksgiving

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  • RaychelSnr
    Executive Editor
    • Jan 2007
    • 4845

    #1

    A Gamer's Survival Guide to the Family Thanksgiving

    Thanksgiving week, a time to eat like a king, spend time with family, let everyone know what you're thankful for -- and a time where your precious sports games collect dust.

    I remember when I was younger, Thanksgiving week meant three days with no school, and an endless amount of time to catch up on my fledgling video-game collection. It was a much simpler time back then. I had no responsibilities, and I sat at the kiddie table.

    At the kiddie table, there was nothing better than talking with your cousins about how you were going to pull off a 1080 in Tony Hawk Pro Skater, all while devouring mashed potatoes drenched in heavy gravy. The older I got the more of a downer Thanksgiving started to become in the gaming department.

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  • Crash Davis
    Banned
    • Jan 2008
    • 1321

    #2
    lol this is priceless!! cool article, im canadian so it doesnt apply today for me, but these tricks could work for any holiday

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    • RAZRr1275
      All Star
      • Sep 2007
      • 9918

      #3
      Rock Band works wonders. I got EVERYONE involved in that last christmas
      My latest project - Madden 12 http://www.operationsports.com/forum...post2043231648

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      • Wiffyjustus
        Rookie
        • Oct 2008
        • 378

        #4
        You are a Jedi among Padawan...

        A Yoda among younglings.

        I only hope this sage advice can permeate our tiny minds.

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        • Hooper15
          Rookie
          • Nov 2008
          • 97

          #5
          Re: Generic Viagra

          Great article Chris!
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          • Bumble14
            Producer - EA Sports
            • Dec 2004
            • 808

            #6
            Wow, what's up with this article getting spammed with ads? Can we get those deleted?
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            • bighurt27
              Rookie
              • Feb 2008
              • 116

              #7
              I played the Rock Band card as well. Went over swimmingly with the folks.

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              • sixtydashone
                Rookie
                • Sep 2008
                • 220

                #8
                heh, this is one of the most entertaining articles I have ever read on here.

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                • Jgainsey
                  I can't feel it
                  • Mar 2007
                  • 3362

                  #9
                  Haha! Great article man. It's even more funny because I've used almost all of those strategies the last couple of years. My wii has never seen as much play time as it did last Thanksgiving. So much so that my girlfriends parents and grandparents both ended up buying one before the end of the year.

                  I thought this year was going to be trickier. Neither of us had family coming over so my girlfriend invited a bunch of her girlfriends that weren't doing anything for Thanksgiving. It's no easy task getting a bunch girls in their early 20's to play video games. Besides, they already have their own boyfriends that spend too much time playing whatever system they have.

                  Though right before dinner started my girlfriend pulled me aside and told me her 16 year old little brother was coming too, and she wanted to know if I could spend some time with him. The wheels began to turn...

                  A few hours later her little bro shows up with his own 360, COD: WaW, and NCAA 09. System linked Thanksgiving gaming bliss ensued. We played for a few hours, pigged out on turkey, played for a few more hours, pigged out on pie, and then wrapped up the day with a Buzz TV tournament that everyone got in on. All in all, I don't think things could have gone any better for me.
                  Now, more than ever

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                  • EnigmaNemesis
                    Animal Liberation
                    • Apr 2006
                    • 12216

                    #10
                    ROFL ... Great article. Thanks.
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