Hey Bill,
 
The Sims is a game for your PC.  It features an environment which you
control.  You decide how many family members and what their makeup is.
Male , female, child whatnot.  You can also download some things from their
website.  You can also build houses and furbish them in anyway that you
deem appropriate.  A friend of mine gave me the game and I have been
playing this on the weekends.  Hope this helps your understanding of the
game.
 
Rich
 
[Moderator's note: Heard of things like Sim City, Sim Theme Park etc.
Guess this is along those lines.  Oh yes, I like computer games (and
"real" stuff, like pinball... just never got into those.  BIG]
[Posted in FML issue 3359]