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OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts) Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:28 PM 8 hrs ago

So, how many person hours are wasted annually, playing Candy Crush type games?

Been on Tubi watching spooks and there are a lot of phone games being promoted. I wonder how many people spend hours?/day playing games on their phone? Say 30MM gamers averaging an hour per day x 365 days. That's a lot of wasted time yet it does keep that person from confronting reality.

Same with on-line sports betting. Not only do you lose money, but you give up your mind to chase winning bet strategies.

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So, how many person hours are wasted annually, playing Candy Crush type games? (Original Post) OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago OP

I'm embarrassed to say I do a lot of stuff on my iPad...lotsa games, but mostly here on DU and a kennedy 8 hrs ago #1

I can burn time playing wordscape and. sometimes airport. OAITW r.2.0 8 hrs ago #2

I have to use restraint to keep from spending a lot of time... Different Drummer 8 hrs ago #3

Never do that I am a horrible speller......I blame my mother on that......she'll kill me if I get to heaven.... a kennedy 8 hrs ago #4

Wordscape is a great game for young kids and strengthens their vocabulary knowledge....with teacher guidance. OAITW r.2.0 7 hrs ago #6

I play Candy Crush LogDog75 7 hrs ago #5

a kennedy

(32,066 posts)

1. I'm embarrassed to say I do a lot of stuff on my iPad...lotsa games, but mostly here on DU and

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:39 PM

8 hrs ago

now BLUESKY. I do just look on facebook at what people I know are doing…….and it is a lot of time wasted.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

2. I can burn time playing wordscape and. sometimes airport.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:54 PM

8 hrs ago

Airport is a mindless game trying to route planes on runways without crashing into other planes. Wordscape is figuring out word combinations from a group of random letters.

But there a lot of games, like Candy Crush, that I cannot see any value in playing.

Different Drummer

(8,564 posts)

3. I have to use restraint to keep from spending a lot of time...

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 07:56 PM

8 hrs ago

playing the Jumble app on my phone.

a kennedy

(32,066 posts)

4. Never do that I am a horrible speller......I blame my mother on that......she'll kill me if I get to heaven....

Reply to Different Drummer (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:18 PM

8 hrs ago

But she would sit with my 3 older brothers and go through their spelling list of words every week with them. I come along and she never helped me with my spelling words. So to this day I just stink at spelling. Sorry mom. 🙏🏻. Oh wait did you say Jumble??? I thought you meant wordle so sorry. I like Jumble too.

OAITW r.2.0

(28,361 posts)

6. Wordscape is a great game for young kids and strengthens their vocabulary knowledge....with teacher guidance.

Reply to a kennedy (Reply #4)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:55 PM

7 hrs ago

All age groups can benefit actually. There ought to be a cheat feature, maybe when you give up, to show the words you missed.

LogDog75

(97 posts)

5. I play Candy Crush

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Original post)

Wed Nov 20, 2024, 08:44 PM

7 hrs ago

Usually while listening to the TV or waiting in line for something. I've been playing Candy Crush for a couple of years and I'm at level 6511. Yeah, I know I play it a lot but it's something to do when the news is on or a program you don't have to pay close attention to.

I play Candy Crush on my Just Jumble cell phone and Mine Sweeper, Solitaire, and Scramble on my iPad. I don't hold it against anyone playing games because it keeps their minds active.

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