My
family loves games, games of all kinds: card games, board games, group games,
strategy games—you name it. One game my family loves to play is called
Sequence.
We
didn’t bring any games with us to Cambodia, but last June our family sent over the
game of Sequence. It’s easy to learn and addicting to play. Don’t believe me?
Consider “Exhibit A”…
It
all started out when a young Khmer couple came to our house one night for
dinner. Towards the end of the meal one of us suggested we try out our Sequence
game, and our guests agreed. After a simple, five-minute tutorial of the rules,
the four of us were locked in a grueling team game that lasted until the
landlord was ready to lock the gate to our building.
Soon
after, our friends returned, this time with a friend, and the five of us played
another rousing series of Sequence. A few days later, our friends asked if they
might borrow the game over a week-long holiday at the beginning of October.
They proceeded to teach their relatives, friends, neighbors, and family members
how to play.
The
fire had started.
The
young couple was married the first week of November, and as a wedding present
from another American friend of theirs, they received a brand new Sequence
board.
It
is now nearing the new holiday season, and with the onset of our family members
coming to visit, requests have been made for more Sequence games. We
underestimated the power of all those little colored chips; they appear to have
completely entranced our friends and neighbors. Students in our building
regularly come to play it with us and our neighbors across the street are nearly
riotous as they battle it out on the Sequence board.
Where
is this new phenomenon headed? Who knows. One thing is for sure, though, and
that is the fact that when something takes off in a Khmer community, it really
takes off.
-Ryan
Love!!!
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