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My New Game Addiction: Candy Crush

Lori Crofford — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 17:27:45 +0000

I play a few games here and there. I always have a constant Word With Friends game going on with several people. I play Matching with Friends. I used to play a ton of games on facebook, Gardens of Time, Farmville, etc. However, this one game has sucked me in. It's like game crack. One time and you are hooked. Candy Crush is my nemesis.

Hasbro Kicks the Iron Off the Monopoly Board and Welcomes Its New Token: The Cat

Cassandra Rose — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:05:31 +0000

In an attempt to be more relevant, Hasbro recently revealed that it would be ousting one of its long-standing tokens from the classic board game Monopoly and replacing it with a new token of the internet's choosing.

So ... farewell, iron! Hello, cat! (Don't act so surprised that an internet poll resulted in a cat victor.)

People are Advocating for Hide and Seek to be Banned From Childhood Play

Lori Crofford — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 15:51:20 +0000

Back in the day, before 1,000 channels on TV, internet in the palm of your hand, game systems in every shape and size, kids actually had to play. Some of the games that were created we actually fun games. Red Rover, Duck, Duck, Goose and Hide and Seek were a few of those games you could play with your friends in your neighborhood. However, it seems that some of those games can be dangerous.

Monopoly is Retiring One of the Iconic Game Pieces

Lori Crofford — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:37:36 +0000

What is this world coming to when a classic board game is changing its iconic game pieces? The Horror! Monopoly will be retiring one of their iconic pieces very soon and introducing a new game piece. We are talking about the thimble, shoe, wheelbarrow, top hat, iron, battleship, car and dog. Yes the same pieces [...]

Soon-To-Be Real 'Hungry Hungry Hippos' Movie Gets Fake Trailer

Jeremy Taylor — Mon, 08 Oct 2012 12:41:32 +0000

One would think after the 'Battleship' debacle there'd be a reluctance to base movies on board games. Alas, Hasbro recently signed a deal with Universal to bring more games to the big screen, including (yes, this is real) 'Hungry Hungry Hippos.'

Arcade Claw Machines are Rigged — Please Fake Like You're Shocked

Ernio Hernandez — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 12:29:33 +0000

An arcade owner and operator in central California admitted, in an IAMA session on Reddit, that those addictive claw machines — wherein you endlessly attempt to grab a plush toy, fake sports jersey or other random goodie with a three-pronged claw that you maneuver via a control on the outside of the glass — are fixed! Our world is crumbling!

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Remember Freeze Tag? 5th Graders In Minnesota Have Started "Rape Tag"

Lori Crofford — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:56:48 +0000

Remember when you were in grade school playing at recess and one of the games you would play would be freeze tag. The person who was "it" had to touch you to freeze you and to be unfrozen you had to have friend come and touch you. It was all good clean fun. However, what once was a fun game has turned into something that is downright disgusting. A group of 5th graders in a Minnesota Elementary Schools have been playing "Rape Tag."