Finally, you can claim experience points for housework

July 20, 2007 10:18 AM

Chore Wars: Finally, you can claim experience points for housework.
posted by Cool Papa Bell (19 comments total)

Ahh, so cleaning house is like excercise?
posted by Laen at 10:32 AM on July 20, 2007

The inevitable result.
posted by Faint of Butt at 10:36 AM on July 20, 2007

OH GOD DAMN WHAT A GREAT IDEA.

I just signed up. I'm gonna CLEAN THE SHIT OUT OF SOME ORCS

Where THE SPACE UNDER THE STOVE is used for all values of SOME ORCS
posted by Greg Nog at 10:38 AM on July 20, 2007 [1 favorite]

I was always advised never to keep score between myself and my wife, and having been happily married 8 years, it appears to be good advice.

I'm going to try this anyway, eh? Ha ha! Plus this might help my two older boys get their chores done; probably better, less negative help than threatening to throw the Wii away, anyway.
posted by Brocktoon at 10:40 AM on July 20, 2007

I hate these faction grinds. And for what? An epic mount?
posted by Verdant at 10:52 AM on July 20, 2007 [2 favorites]

I can't speak for anyone else, but I bet if I finally clean the crap off the bottom of the fridge, my roommate's gonna want to give me an epic mount.
posted by Greg Nog at 10:55 AM on July 20, 2007 [1 favorite]

Clever. I like. Not that chores are an issue between my husband and I but I can see this being a good thing for the kids in a few years time.
posted by Zinger at 11:15 AM on July 20, 2007

You strike bathroom mold with dual wielded Scrubbing Bubble and Lysol melee attack for a critical hit, +5XP

/Equip mop

You are not able to do that yet!

Back to grid paper and shiny star stickers for me...
posted by prostyle at 11:21 AM on July 20, 2007

I hate these faction grinds. And for what? An epic mount?

Are married people that hard up for wild sex?
posted by Pope Guilty at 11:32 AM on July 20, 2007

Luckily, my girlfriend's too busy doing chores to log them on some website.
posted by klangklangston at 11:45 AM on July 20, 2007

I can't wait to send my wife an invite to Helen Keller Sound Machine, the heroic party on a quest for Near-Godliness!
posted by JeremiahBritt at 11:53 AM on July 20, 2007

I'm perfectly happy losing at that game.
posted by antifuse at 12:08 PM on July 20, 2007

Playing it would merely add to my list of chores. I can barely keep track of how much toilet paper we have left, (never enough) much less log my points online.

It might be worth it if winning enough points won you a housecleaning robot.
posted by emjaybee at 2:06 PM on July 20, 2007

This is great, except in my apartment one of my roommates is well known for cheating at role playing games (He'll fkae attributes and dice rolls). I have a feeling this will be no exception, and he will be creating BS campaigns or clainign full XP when he only half-assedly cleaned the kitchen.

Man, I sound bitter.
posted by piratebowling at 2:19 PM on July 20, 2007

Finally, a game around here that I can totally OWN.
posted by msali at 2:34 PM on July 20, 2007

These points are backdated, yes?
posted by desjardins at 3:51 PM on July 20, 2007

Looks great! I just signed up.
posted by arcticwoman at 9:24 PM on July 20, 2007

Penny Arcade nails this one...
posted by Aquaman at 11:19 AM on July 22, 2007

That Penny Arcade strip is TOTALLY what happened in my house yesterday, I'm told. My little brother washed all the dishes because he didn't want my mom to get the XP points!
posted by rosethorn at 12:16 AM on July 23, 2007