The Busy Life of a Single Mom

I’ve found a new way to pass the time when I have a million things to do but want to give my mind a break - DirecTV Game Lounge. This is channel 110 on my DirecTV system, and on this channel (for a fee of course), you can play many different games including Monopoly, Uno, Skipbo, Dominoes, and Bejeweled. There also many kid themed games such as Barbie, Avatar, Bernstain Bears, and Nicktoons. And you can do this all with your remote control.

I had seen this advertised for a few months, and finally broke down this weekend and played the trial versions.  It didn’t take long before I was looking up the price and subscribing.  The All Access Pass is $5.95/month. I am not sure if it is always this way, but when I signed up Saturday, I was offered the second month free of charge. Another feature that pushed me into making the decision is that the $5.95 covers all of the receivers in your house (unlike the pay per view movies).

 This has been an instant hit in my house. I think we’ve spent more times playing Game Lounge than watching the TV or even playing the other game systems we own.  There is such a wide variety of games that everyone is able to find something they really enjoy also.  Some of the games, such as Monopoly, allow for multiple players so everyone can get in on the fun.

The only real downside to it I’ve found (except that it distracts me from other things I SHOULD be doing) are that the games are only available at certain times. For example, Uno is only available from 2AM - 2PM so we can only play it on the weekends as we are asleep or at school during these hours.