Sample Answer 1

• What the game was?

Undoubtedly, childhood is a golden phase of everybody’s life. And, talking about all those memories make me nostalgic. During my childhood, I was quite an active player. I was engaged in plenty of outdoor and indoor games, including chess, monopoly, building blocks, puzzles, and more. One of the games that I played a lot was Ludo.

• Who did you play it with?

I vividly remember how my dad taught me to play this board game when I was around 5 years old. Thus, my father was one such person with whom I played this game the most. Apart from him, I also used to play with my mother and cousins.

• How did you play it?

• Where did you play it?

Ludo is quite a famous strategy board game that can be played by two to four players with four varying colors of houses, such as green, yellow, blue, and red. Each player gets four pieces that they must run throughout the board and get into the finish zone. You get to start your turn by rolling a dice and moving the tokens accordingly. I played this game in my house a lot.

• And explain why you liked playing that game.

I relished this indoor game more than any other as I could play it anytime without getting bored. Moreover, it was my favorite during summer vacations as I used to play with my friends and cousins during get-togethers.

Sample Answer 2

An indoor game that I liked to play when I was a child was badminton. I started playing the game when I was in the 6th grade. At that time, I was living near my uncle’s house. Every morning, he would take me and my cousins to the sports center near our house. We attended a badminton class.

So we had teachers and other students too. We practiced badminton for an hour every day. During the summer holidays, we would stay for another half an hour. Just like tennis, you can play badminton as a singles match or a doubles match. The rules are pretty much the same as tennis.

The only difference is that the badminton shuttlecock is lighter than the tennis ball, thus, it requires less strength. Due to my short-sightedness, I was not very good at playing this game but I enjoyed it anyway. It helped to keep me fit.

In addition, I could train my eyes to look further and faster, and it quickened my reflexes. I was never an outdoorsy kid and vastly preferred playing video games and board games too. Unlike many video games, which can be played solo, board games require at least one other participant.

Monopoly is no exception. It was one of my favorites because it combined strategy and lighthearted fun. One of the last times I played Monopoly was with a best friend from school. He had a reputation for being a sore loser, but I decided to give him the benefit of the doubt and play with him anyway.

We started the game and it seemed to proceed as normal until his luck nosedived and he started to lose. It was obvious he was becoming visibly upset, having gotten too invested in the game. In spite of this, I tried to enjoy it without antagonizing him. His facial expression quickly contorted further and he did something I’d never seen him do before: flip the board.

All the pieces went flying and it was clear the game was over. It took a few moments for it to sink in. I couldn’t believe my eyes. Without saying a word he stormed off, leaving me to clean up the mess he’d made. A few days later I saw him in school again. He sheepishly apologized for what happened and suggested we try to find different non-competitive activities to do together instead.