Games for my dad

[Anaximander]

Shogun/Total War is slow but fun.

Civilization too, but it's easy to get lost in if you want to explore every aspect like in many RPG games.

I've been playing planetside 2 for a couple of days and it's quite fun - the large maps and vehicle make for less of a "twitch based" shooter which is probably good if he's lying down. And it's free to play.

FarCry 3. If you play it sneaky, you've got a lot of time to scout out camps and choose a strategy that suits you. Can be very slow-paced if you choose to play it like that.

XCom. Blast from the past; slow ol' school gameplay, micromanagement and everything.

Torchlight 2. A one-armed monkey could play this game (great if you've got a decent touchpad on the laptop - the constant clicking on stuff is much nicer on your fingers when you can just tap the touchpad), and it's still fun.

Disco. Show him how to afk-powertrade for you