Recreation - Hobbies (Esparcimiento - Pasatiempos).

billiards bíliards billar
bowling bóuling juego de bolos
brainteasers bréintísers adivinanzas, acertijos
camping cámping campamento
canoeing kanúing piragüismo
card games cárd guéims juegos de cartas
carpentry cárpintri carpintería
checkers chékers juego de damas
chess chés ajedrez
computing compiúting Informática

sculpting skálpting esculpido
sewing sóuing costura
singing sínging canto
skating skéiting patinaje
skiing skíng esquí
stamp collecting stámp colékting filatelia
surfing sérfing surf
video games vídiu guéims videojuegos
yoga ióga yoga
cooking kúking cocina
crossword puzzle crós-uérd pásl crucigrama
cycling sáikling ciclismo
dancing dáncing baile
darts dárts juego de dardos
dice dáis dados
dominoes dóminous dominó
drawing dróing dibujo
embroidery embróideri bordado
engraving engréiving grabado

Hobbies
There are ten hobbies in The Sims 2: FreeTime. Each offers different unlockable benefits or new activities and also a pass to enter into secret lots. Doing an activity which is related to the specific hobby increases enthusiasm to that hobby. Enthusiasm can even briefly be gained as a Sim sleeps and dreams about a hobby activity. As enthusiasm increases for each hobby, there are a number of new actions introduced to the Sim in that area, this includes reading about the hobby in the paper, jogging, hiking and getting protein shakes from the fridge, blogging about your hobby, teaching about the hobby and more. These rewards and benefits will stay constant for your Sim provided the hobby enthusiasm is kept high enough to warrant them. The highest reward is to be in 'The Zone' (as described above).

The Arts & Crafts hobby centers around activities that are related to creating and discussing artwork, such as painting, and introduces two new Talent Badges: Pottery and Sewing. In addition, an activity table is available allowing toddlers and children to paint and play with blocks (playing with blocks supports tinkering hobbies while drawing supports arts and crafts).

Cooking, watching cooking shows and having meals are activities related to culinary. Cuisine hobby allows Sims to unlock new foods: chips, cheese and appetizers. Moreover, Sims may now enter a food contest by submitting a dish to be judged. Finally, a new nectar table is available in buy mode.

The novel writing system on the computer has been revamped allowing players to choose the cover, title and plot. Players may now choose which book for their Sim to read instead of reading a single generic book. Sims can also discuss books they have read, and a variety of films can now be viewed on the television.

Other than working out, swimming or performing Yoga, Sims with a high enough interest in Fitness can go jogging, get protein drinks out of their fridge, and can use an exercise bike. In addition, athletic outfits have been given a greater selection from more than just sweatsuits and children are also given athletic wear.

A variety of digital games can now be purchased and are playable on Sims' computers and consoles. All of these games are actual EA games, namely Spore, MySims, FIFA 08, The Sims 3 and Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Other games such as pool and chess also contribute to the hobby enthusiasm. Sims can also challenge each other in a video game competition in community lots.

Sims can now play the violin and the synthesizer as well as the piano (and guitar, bass and drums if University is installed). They can also practice ballet on the ballet bar, enter dance contests and also teach their toddlers nursery rhymes. A new soundtrack features the Natasha Bedingfield song "Pocketful of Sunshine", and also includes artists They Might Be Giants, and Datarock.[5]Finally, players can create custom radio stations for their Sims stereos (though all songs added to custom stations must be in MP3 format).

Nature-loving Sims find gardening, fishing, bug collecting and birdwatching interesting. If your Sim goes hiking there is a chance they will find an unusual bug which will start a bug collection. This can be hung on a wall or put on a table. When hiking your Sims also run the risk of being followed home by angry swarms of bees. Sims also gain enthusiasm for Nature by studying the cleaning skill.

Science hobby items gained with Freetime include an ant farm and new telescope interactions. Sims can now choose to search for planets, constellations and UFOs. Sims can also choose to summon aliens. When they use this interaction as an adult, they get abducted, regardless of their gender, but only adult male sims will become impregnated with an alien child. Your Sim will also gain Science enthusiasm by watching the Weather Channel on television.

Tinkering allows Sims to tinker various electronic devices in the house and also restoring a car to sell it for profit. The restored car can also be used as the family car with the ability to paint it a different colour daily. There is also a new train set which your Sim can decorate and design to enhance their tinkering hobby skill.