Vocabulary Words 9-26-11: What is your favorite childhood games?

Although many teenagers are obdurate about the fact that board games are childish, I still become ebullient whenever I play them. Different board games require different artifices in order to beat the other players. However, whenever I lose I feel like it is the nadir of my day. My favorite childhood board game is Life. I always loved thinking about how awesome my future life would be.