Historical November–December 2017 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
Thanks to all of the game recommendations we received in response to September’s Kids Corner.
With the colder months coming here are a few ways to “unplug”, gather around some snacks with friends and family and enjoy some tried and true favorites from you very own community. You may have some of these collecting dust in a closet or a good reason to update your game collection (Christmas gift ideas too). Without further ado here they are: John Sison likes chess because it is fun to play and he can play with his dad. Maggie Sison’s favorite game is Zingo because she gets to pick the chips. Lizzie Sison likes to play Crazy Eights because her grandma and grandpa taught her how. (All three 1st graders) Isabella Knese’s favorite card game is Kings Corners. Chloe Knese’s favorite board game is Aggravation. (4th graders) Gretchen Boxdorfer says one of her favorite games to play is Scrabble! “It’s a big family game and we play every year on Bender Beach Week.
We have super intense tournaments that get very competitive, and it’s always a fun time! It’s always interesting to see what made-up words people will throw down in times of desperation, sometimes they end up being real and we all learn a new word!
Another one of my favorites is Uno.
It seems super simple at first, but there’s actually a lot of hidden strategy to I.
My college friends and I have spent hours playing this game, and it always ends with screaming and fits of laughter. (College student) My personal favorite games are Blokus, 10 Days in Europe, Doodle Dice, Yahtzee, Rack-O and Rummikub. (Big kid). And a great place to purchase and even play games is at our very own Wizards Wagon shop in the Loop.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, November–December 2017.
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Archival transcription note: Gretchen quotation prints strategy to I and lacks clear closing quotation mark; source retained rather than invented restoration.
Original source: SD_Times2017_11.pdf, printed page(s) 5; PDF page(s) 5.
