“Populus duassoluto res anxius optat: bread and circuses!” (or: “the people anxiously desire only two things: bread and circus games!”), said Juvenal in his Satire X. And if it is true that today it is no longer customary to attend games such as gladiator fights, chariot races and animal fights, it is equally true that the people continue to feel an unbridled attraction for the game. And how can we blame them, if in such a chaotic historical period they desire to indulge in ever more deserved moments of leisure?
And so we go from solitaire, easily playable at home, alone, simply with the help of a deck of cards, to games that require the presence of another (or more than one) person: briscola, scopa, poker, burraco.
And, again, with the same company of friends we can then decide to start playing board games like Trivial Pursuit (if we are fans of quizzes), Battleship (if we are passionate about strategy) or Cluedo (if we are fans of detective stories). Not to mention all those more recent board games that require the collaboration of a large group and ensure unparalleled fun, such as Lupus in tabula o Yes, dark lord!.
In short, a huge choice (to list them all we would need a week), which for some years has formed a partnership with another entertainment that "the people" can no longer do without: the internet.
And so, over the years, the choice of games to "play" online has grown exponentially.
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Role-playing games have seen a real boom; from the most famous, with a fantasy setting, such as World of Warcraft, to those dedicated to cinematic masterpieces such as Star Wars or literature such as The Lord of the Rings and set in narrative universes inspired by them. In practice, these are games in which the player takes on the role of an imaginary character who acts in a fictional world, interacting in a very adventurous way with other imaginary characters like him, together with whom he creates a compelling story.
These are games that boast top-notch graphics, capable of attracting the user on multiple levels: it is difficult, when you embark on an adventure like this, to avoid returning - at least once a day - to that fantastic setting where we can do everything that we are not allowed to do in real life.
One thing we can do in real life, however, is to play, again, games like roulette, slot machines, baccarat or blackjack. But you would have to go to a gaming hall or a casino: and so, once again, the web comes to our aid, allowing us a moment of leisure from home. There are portals, in fact, that allow you to play all the casino games online. The online blackjack It is among the most requested games and you can even choose various game modes just like in a real casino.
Zero effort, and all fun, with nothing to envy of the Colosseum and Circus Maximus of ancient Rome.
With all due respect to Juvenal and his Satires.
