Games for
Locksmiths
Being a locksmith is not necessarily a boring
job. There is the limited interaction with the customers to
keep a locksmith in touch with the human side of the business.
The work gives the locksmith focus. The travel provides
stimulation. The technological changes and education to keep up
with the times provides mental growth. So, what about the fun?
Even these mechanical minded members of our community like to
have fun.
The
challenge of picking locks is viewed as a game for some
locksmiths. As they grow in their experience, they are able to
take on more complicated tasks. It is said that a locksmith
sees a lock as a puzzle.
A
locksmith plays a part in the game called World of War Craft,
unlocking boxes in the trade screen. A game called Crack the
Code allows the locksmith to click on numbers and enter until
the combination is correct. Cleaner Scrape is an online game
featuring Bob the Locksmith. There's also a Kensington Lock
Picking online free flash game. Gridlock is another fun online
game for lock pickers that offers three levels of difficulty to
accommodate beginners to the more
experienced.
A
board game that relates to the locksmith trade is called Break
the Safe. It's a fairly new game created by Forrest-Puzan
Creative. Players have to work as a team to find the keys,
disarm the traps, and evade the guard dogs.
On
a bigger scale, locksmiths can join in a Dutch Open
lock-picking competition in the Dutch village of Sneek. This
offers intellectual stimulation and fun for any locksmith or
lock picker lucky enough to participate. Some of the world's
most accomplished lock pickers attend this
event.
Another large event for lock pickers and
locksmiths is held by the Locksport International. DEFCON 14
held workshops, talks, sales of tools, speed competitions, tool
making, and demonstrations for the enjoyable event that
welcomed amateurs as well as professionals.
A
Lock Picking Pogoda will be held in Cleveland, Ohio in April of
2008 for locksmiths and lock picking enthusiasts. Featured will
be your regular American locks, Chinese knock-offs, cabinet
locks, and high security locks. Safe cracking is also on the
agenda to present a challenge for those who are brave enough to
give it a shot.
Locksmiths aren't the only ones who enjoy the
locksmith events, games, and clubs. There are people who enjoy
learning about locks and how they work just for the fun of it.
It can be gratifying to bust the secrets of the lock companies
and manufacturers. This isn't necessarily a bad idea. It
provides a challenge to show these businesses where their
vulnerabilities lie so that improvements can be made. People
who learn how to pick locks are not just criminally-minded
individuals.
Although this possibility does exist, it is
only a part of the group of people interested in this
trade.
Locksmiths do, of course, enjoy
other activities besides lock picking games and events. Just as
doctors want more fun than just playing the board game called
Operation, the locksmiths are going to be unique individuals
who will want more fun than just that which revolves around
their craft.
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