Games indeed

So I've been thinking about games, and the type that we play out in the northwest. There is a definite meme out there about hipsters and wanting to replay every childhood game because it is some sort of ironic thing to do. "Look at how crazy I am, I'm a grown man playing 4 square!"

But I think this meem misses something. With dodgeball season starting up next week, I think I would equate it more to work softball leagues back in the day. 

Back when baseball was America's past time, everyone had some basic understanding of the game, and could probably play if you made the ball bigger and threw underhanded (i.e. softball). People just want to get out and play with each other. I imagine this is still going on in places with large baseball fanbases, although I'm not sure.

But that is not an option for us, so we play dodgeball, or wall ball, or 4 square. Because it is an accessible game that everyone can play and knows how to play. Furthermore, the veterans of these games have only been playing for a few years at most. This isn't the same impossible hurdle as trying to get into a pickup game of basketball or soccer, where most people on the court/field have been playing since they were six. 

People want to play games, and that doesn't stop as we get older. The reason these games were awesome in the first place is that there pick up and play factor is through the roof. Except in outdoor games, which are obviously roofless. Then the play factor is just really really high.