FReeper Canteen ~ Canteen Kids: What Internet Games Do You Play? ~ March 1, 2006

Feb. 28, 2006 | Goldstar

[Goldstar]

I would like to thank the troops who are fighting in Iraq, Afghanistan, and around the world, protecting us here in America and fighting to save innocent Iraqis from the torture that they used to go through. That is why I chose to participate in the “Canteen Kids” for this week. This time, it’s about games!



I hope that you will like the games that I have found. The last one has an enormous amount of games there, with some that you can edit your own level! And if you get a chance, sign up with Neopets!

Neopets



Parker Brothers

The name "Parker Brothers" is probably familiar in most American households. People know them for at least several popular board games-- Monopoly, Risk, Clue, and Sorry. But who were the Parker Brothers?

George Parker was born in 1867 in Salem, Massachusetts, the youngest of Mr. and Mrs. George Parker's three sons. Although he wanted to be a journalist, Parker was an avid game player and even had an informal game-playing club with several of his friends. When Parker was only a teenager, he invented his first game, Banking, in which players borrowed money from a bank and attempted to make money through speculating.

One-hundred-and-sixty cards determined each player's luck. In 1883, with the encouragement of his friends and older brother, Charles, Parker decided to publish Banking. After being turned down by two Boston book publishers, he spent forty dollars having 500 sets of Banking printed. By the end of the year, he sold all but two dozen of the games and made a hundred-dollar profit.

Milton Bradley

Milton Bradley was a game pioneer, credited by many with launching the game industry in North America. But years before he invented his first game, Bradley enjoyed a successful career in lithography.

Born in Vienna, Maine, in 1836, Bradley chose a career in printing and lithography in his late teens and set about learning the trade. In 1860, he set up Massachusetts' first color lithography shop in Springfield. One of his lithographs, a likeness of Abraham Lincoln, sold especially well, until Lincoln grew a beard and rendered Bradley's beardless image out-of-date.

At about the same time Bradley's lithography business was beginning to wane, Bradley visited a friend who challenged him to a game. Although it hasn't been recorded, this was probably an imported European game using a spinner to determine how many spaces a player moves. Bradley was inspired with a new idea—he would invent a game. Bradley designed a board game called The Checkered Game of Life. The object was to obtain a happy old age instead of financial ruin and a player's luck was decided by a numbered spinner. Players moved game pieces over sixty-four squares, which could be good, bad, or neutral according to their color.

By 1861, Bradley had sold more than 45,000 copies of his game. He formed Milton Bradley and Company in 1864 to print other games and game manuals.

Real Arcade



North Pole





Disney Blast

Student Links





Surf Net Kids




These are a few of the games that my Gramma likes.

Sudoku

Word Search+

Escapa! (try to do this for 18 seconds)

Puzzles, games, trivia

Yahoo! Games

The reason why computer games are played more often than board games these days is because computers are more common.

What games do YOU like to play?

 

[StarCMC]

LOL!!!

[Gucho]

Oh no....NOT ICE!!! I hate ice.


Yep, no time to be driving.

Looks like its pretty cool in Vostok :)

[HiJinx]

I went to Wally-World for laundry stuff tonight, around 8:30, and it had to be at least 65* still.

This has been an unseasonably warm winter for us...and we are not looking forward to summer!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Feel free to steal it! :)

[StarCMC]

It was about 60 degrees at 8 pm here, too. Tomorrow we're looking for a high of 75!!! Then a cold front should move thru and the rest of the week will have highs in the mid 50s -- still warm for this time of year. I am NOT complaining -- cause -- and I'm sure you don't know this -- but I hate winter!!!! LOL

[StarCMC]

Well Friends, time for this chick to hit the hay!
I'll see ya'll in a few hours!!

To all of my heroes out there:  you guys & gals have
my undying gratitude.  I can never repay you for
what you have done for me.  But know this, I
will do my best to keep our country a place
that you want to come home to.

Goodnight, my heroes, wherever you are!

 

[TheLion]

Just tried Escapa for the first time did 33.33 sec after a few tries. Comes from years of computer games.

It is damn addicting!

[trussell]

Awesome Job!! Very well done!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Oh no. OH no.

Wait till I tell him. OH no....





(congratulations..!)

[TheLion]

Thanks, I bet I can get more time on this game. It does come from playing computer games for the last 20 some years.

[trussell]

Hi MS.B! Hugs!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL! This is going to drive him nuts when he hears your score. He was SO happy tonight when he broke 20 something!

:)

[TheLion]

Can't wait to try it sober....lol!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Shhhhh.....



;)

[TheLion]

Do you know the record for this game? I got up to 53+ sec.

People aren't playing enough computer movement games.

I was a master at Missile Command in the 70's, and not bad at Asteroids, about the same time. Then, you had to go to a game arena at the mall or somewhere else. I remember they used to have them on the tables at some bars.

I have played Doom for years and got through Doom 3 which is awesome. Play games like Doom for awhile and you take in various things that are going on with ease.

[Brad’s Gramma]

You. Got. Up. To. 53+. Seconds.






Oh my.

Doom? I don't think I want him playing that one...I'm gettin' paranoid about a lot of stuff out there, affecting our kids.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

hey lady!
*HUG*
Sorry I have been so quiet..
Reviewing recipes on the Canteen cook off..
Announcements (Winners) will come sometime tomorrow!
Ms.B

[Kathy in Alaska]

YIKES!!!!!Tis a little cool.

[trussell]

Excellent! I look forward to seeing what you choose. :)
Will you post the recipes that win, or just post the name of the dish and the person who posted it?

[trussell]

Hello!!