Gaming
Board/Card Games
My wife occasionally gets me off the computer long enough to play actual physical "games" as they are known - some of our favorites are:
Phase 10 (Nasty card game from the depths of hell)
Trivial Pursuit
Chinese Checkers
Risk
Computer Games
I mostly enjoy flight sims - right now I am playing Jane's USAF. These are some of my favorites:
This is a hyper-realistic simulation of the F-15E Eagle. I like it because it is so complex, not just a shoot-em-up video game. I like flight sims in general, and in F-15 you have to do a lot of flying before you see any action, which I like.
Jane's Fighters Anthology
This is a classic - not so realistic, but a lot of variety and online multiplayer fun.
DID EF2000 V2.0
A great sim with it's dynamic campaign. A little older but still a lot of fun.
Test Drive 5
This is a great racing game - lots of cars and lots of tracks to race them on. I happen to like the soundtrack too, with the likes of Fear Factory, Pitchshifter, KMFDM, Gravity Kills, and Junkie XL. I was having trouble with unlocking all the tracks and cars and such, so here are some cheats I found to get at 'em.
At the Options Menu, type (with spaces):
Cup of Choice - unlock all cup races
I Have The Key - unlock all cars and tracks
That Takes Me Back - unlock all backwards tracks
Thief
This is a neat twist on 1st person shooters - you have to be quiet and avoid people, instead of killing them (unless absolutely necessary). A lot of fun, and really creepy...it has scared the crap out of me several times playing at night...