Things Mike Does for Fun

• Card Games - I've been playing real card games since I was about 5 (closer to 2 or 3 if you count UNO). It's one of my family's primary activities, and a big part of my life today.
  
• Board games - I play board games as well, although not as much anymore as I did when I was in college. I hope to play more frequently in the future. Here I have documented my favorite board games and a quick review of each of them.
  
• Word Games - I enjoy both Boggle and Scrabble, although I don't play either very much anymore in person for lack of opponents. I am intermediate level at scrabble (meaning I would get my ass kicked by anyone good), but I'm apparently very good at Boggle. Read about my Boggle Challenge
  
• Computer Games - I spend much of middle and high school playing computer games of various sorts, in particular turn-based strategy games like Civilization. At this point in my life, I have a random desire to play one of these games once every few years that will last for a week or so, and then go away. In college I spent a lot of time playing Starcraft, as well as a few FPS games. If you don't know what FPS stands for then you're probably much cooler than I am.
• Sports - I grew up playing baseball, but I learned how to play a number of other sports well both in my youth and in college. I ran track in high school all 4 years, and I still run recreationally today. My other favorite sports are ping-pong, volleyball, and ultimate frisbee, but I also enjoy and am at least competent at basketball, football, racquetball, and tennis.
  
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