Step six: Play a board game

Step six: "Videogames isolate us from human contact. Try playing board games with friends and reap the benefits of being close to people."

I played board games in my youth, but how could they compare to playing multiplayer games online? Have videogames ruined my ability to enjoy more simple concepts?

Out came the classic game Downfall, designed for ages seven and up.

The object is to get all your coloured counters down through the dials and out into the tray at the bottom before your opponent.

It's not as gory as Quake, and my head hurt from all the extra thinking required.

On the upside, face-to-face gaming makes a victory dance much more satisfying -- seeing your opponent's crushing disappointment in real life is a glorious rush.

I was beginning to like the whole 'human interaction' thing. Perhaps the detox was really starting to work...