SEC - S5W6. "My Favorite Games "

My town in 10 pics while I am playing one of my favorite games!

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“Please, sir, I want some more.” This is probably the most famous quote from Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.

These days all I hear is, “Please can I have some more time.” This is from my stepson asking for more screen time so that he can play his Xbox games.

Games… games… games…

For decades scientists have been trying to figure out what the impact of playing games is on humans. Maybe they should start by looking at why we are playing games. Is it because of the need to do something, to inspire creativity, to compete, or plainly because of boredom?

I cannot help but wonder what drives each one of us to throw balls, collect coins, build houses, and snipe aliens until the early hours of the morning.

Myself, I play games for two reasons.

Board games – for those family times

Online games – To pass the time, for the challenge plus I am too old to run outside playing “Ring a ring of roses”.

Gosh, do kids still play these kinds of games?

My only and favourite games

I only have two games on my phone and I’ve been playing them for many years, GardenScapes and now you better hold onto your chair or you will fall off… Pokémon.

Which one is my favorite game? I like both of these games. I’ve maxed the levels of Gardenscapes and also Pokémon with the result that I can swap between the two if I get bored or if I have to perform daily tasks.

I’ve always said that I am lucky as every day I get a new beginning in the games I play.

In a previous challenge engagement, I told you all about GardenScapes therefore today I am going to tell you about Pokémon.

My kids grow up collecting Pokémon cards. A Pokémon is a character with many secrets. These characters came alive in the TV series and then also later in a free-to-play online game, Pokémon Go and lately, they’ve invited us into the movie houses.

Some of these creatures live among us at Pokestop and Pokegyms and some of them live in the wild. What is nice is that you can catch these creatures by throwing a ball at them. Once caught you can take them “home” with you and store them in your Pokedex.

The aim of the game is to not only collect these Pokémons but to also have a good balance of them.

There are more than 800 Pokémons and they can be classified into 18 groups. One of the most famous Pokémon is Pikachu which is classified as an electric type Pokémon.

How do you play Pokémon on your phone

Pokémon Go was released by Nintendo in the same year as Steemit, 2016. The app uses your smartphone's GPS and augmented reality to engage you in the game. It is still growing strong and year after year it is rated among the top-earning games.

There are 6 easy steps to get you going;

1. Download the application
2. Create a Pokémon Trainer Club account
3. Once logged in there will be tutorials on how to get started and how to play. Professor Willow will also give you advice as you play along
4. Look for those Pokémons at various places, Pokestops, Pokegyms, or in the wild
5. Start catching Pokémons either by throwing balls, battling other Pokémons or for completing tasks
6. Make friends and start enjoying the game!

What makes Pokémon interesting is that there are a variety of things to do.
You can power up and evolve your Pokémon turning them into better Pokémons by feeding them candy. Just like with STEEM and STEEM POWER you can increase the Combat Power (CP) of your Pokémon.

You can also play with other trainers, battle these trainers, complete missions or research tasks, earn medals, send your Pokémon friend's gifts, and recently released you can build an album of places you have visited to find Pokémons.

This then answers the question of how many people can play the game. You alone and also you and plenty of other trainers from all corners of the world. Some of the Pokémons are too strong for you to battle on their own therefore you need friends to join you in what is called a “raid”. Up to 10 players are allowed to participate in a raid. The beauty is that someone in Japan can invite me who is in South Africa to help battle a Pokémon near him.

With the release of the game, trainers were encouraged to play Pokémon outdoors. With COVID-19 this has changed and you can now play from your couch.

PokeStops and gyms are real-world landmarks or locations displayed on a map in the area where you are located.

This is where I invite you to come on a tour of “My town in 10 pics through the world of Pokémon Go.”

I bet you that you cannot do this with your favorite game!

All that remains is for me to tell you about my achievement.

At the end of 2021, there were 71 million active trainers on Pokémon Go.
As a trainer, you get various levels. By playing the game you build your XP, get stronger, and your level increases. The maximum level in Pokémon is level 50. To reach this level you need 176 million XP.

The Pokemon Go 41-50 level requirements are a tough climb. It's probably the hardest part of the entire game, as the experience points needed to get anywhere close to 50 are huge. So anyone who is level 50 has played enough to earn level 40 almost 9 times over.

12 October 2021 I reached level 50.

I said earlier that I play online games, to pass the time, for the challenge and that I am too old to run around.
With Pokémon Go, I can add more reasons. I learn a lot about historical places, and places of interest and I get to explore and know my town while I am making new friends.

“We do have a lot in common. The same earth, the same air, the same sky. Maybe if we started looking at what’s the same, instead of looking at what’s different, well, who knows?”

The words from Meowth, one of my favorite Pokémon.

I invite:
@shamimhossain
@sumon247
@neukyan

Notes:
All images except for the main image are my own, either screenshots or photos take with my iPhone.

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