A big part of our friend vacations is playing computer games. These include classic titles such as Starcraft, Left 4 Dead, Age of Empires, God of War and Counter Strike. It’s a tradition that started in our teenage years, with LANs, and has continued during our getaways.

Part of what makes it so entertaining is that you’re transported to another world for a little while. You’ll be a survivor in a zombie apocalypse and, alongside your friends, you must fight to escape the hoards. Or you’re an alien race building a big military base in an effort to defeat other civilisations.

Whatever the game is, it allows us to escape reality, and interact with one another in the virtual world. And once we finish a game, we’ll talk about the battles as if they actually took place.

We play computer games far less than we used to. But it’s still a great way to unwind and to connect with friends

Image is of the loading screen of Counter Strike, one of our favourite games

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