playing games

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Later life enrichment, starting around age 80, focused on activities such as reading, writing, and playing games, along with income from Social Security, retirement, and other sources.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The guidance suggests "screen swaps" - taking screens away to read stories together or playing games.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Similarly, if you’d like to focus the day on playing games and experiencing human-powered carnival rides, I’d recommend doing that first.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

His 24-year-old son, Benjamin Kanter, remembers attending getaways as a child, playing games at the dining table while adults talked business.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

Let us pass over the time I spent alone in the woods that evening, playing games that children invent to amuse themselves.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss