Playing games will keep your mind sharp. Different games are geared to different areas of the brain causing your brain to learn a skill or to elicit a desired response. Be careful of the games you choose. Choose the games which have positive values attached to them. For the enemy also knows the tools we use and will try and use the tools in a negative way in your life. Note - Games rarely teach just mind game, most cross over into the physical and spiritual realm also. To learn patience is a spiritual tool. To learn to spell is a mental tool. To learn to kick a football is a physical tool.
Type of skills you can attain playing games
1. following instructions
2. counting
3. patience
4. forgiveness
5. problem solving
6. colors
7. strategy
8. being responsible for your actions
Types of games and examples
1. Board games
a. Chess
b. Checkers
c. Candy Land
d. Risk
e. Tic, Tac, Toe
f. Milbourne
2. video/electronic games
a. Mario brothers
b. Final Fantasy
c. Speak n' Say
d.
3. large motion games
a. tag
b. Red Rover, Red Rover
c. Ring around the Rosy
d. Duck, Duck, Goose
e. Baseball
f. Football
g. Jump Rope
4. small motion games
a. Magic tricks
b. juggling
c. marbles
d. jacks
5. Card games
a. Go Fish
b. Euchre
c. Bridge
d. Rummy
e. War
f. Solitaire
6. Puzzles
a. Crossword puzzles
b. Word Find
c. Mad Libs
d. Anagrams