I still play games, but not computer games. I prefer games that show some form of status that can be gained from participation.

I never really understood the computer game craze, although it was spawned from the very games I played as a child (Role Playing Games, Wargames, etc.)

I think in those games, there is some status to be gained as one shows that there is skill beyond pushing buttons in a particular order, and there are other skills that accompany the old-school games (in my case, I can show off artistic skill in miniature painting and sculpting).

I also think that wedrifid, below me, has a misconception about status that can be attained from LessWrong. We, here, are attempting to gain status among each other, which can then be curried beyond this group by our social networks, which in some cases might be rather impressive.