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FReeper Canteen ~ Canteen Kids: What Internet Games Do You Play? ~ March 1, 2006
Feb. 28, 2006 | Goldstar

Posted on 02/28/2006 6:17:46 PM PST by 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a likeness of Abraham Lincoln, sold especially well, until Lincoln grew a beard and rendered Bradley's beardless image out-of-date.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?

 


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To: Fawnn
 

.....this post is NOT for Princess Potty Mouth Fawnn...(I'm not talking to her)...it's for her poor, sweet Mother

 

Good Morning, Fawnn's Mom!

 

261 posted on 03/01/2006 4:07:57 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: txradioguy; Jet Jaguar; Laurita; Old Sarge; AbnSarge; CMS; BilboB; OneLoyalAmerican; The Sailor; ...
God bless and keep safe our troops worldwide.

Good night.


Statler Brothers ~ How Great Thou Art


262 posted on 03/01/2006 4:09:48 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: Old Sarge

Morning/afternoon, Sarge!


263 posted on 03/01/2006 4:09:50 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: tomkow6
Good morning and good night, tom! Good morning, Patriotic Pattie!


264 posted on 03/01/2006 4:10:40 AM PST by Kathy in Alaska (~ www.ProudPatriots.org ~ Operation Easter and Passover ~)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Goodnight, Ma!


265 posted on 03/01/2006 4:10:54 AM PST by tomkow6 (Canteen CooCoo Consultant, and CookingWithLARD.com person Lard greases the way for tomorrow)
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To: tomkow6

Howdy, Tom.


266 posted on 03/01/2006 4:11:54 AM PST by Old Sarge (Fobbit = REMF ... how do you like me now?)
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To: tomkow6
Today's fabric-free entertainment, brought to you by:


267 posted on 03/01/2006 4:17:01 AM PST by Fawnn (Canteen wOOhOO Consultant and CookingWithPam.com person - Faith makes things possible, not easy.)
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Hey, Kathy!! How ya doing? :-)


268 posted on 03/01/2006 4:50:05 AM PST by Howie66 ("America will never seek a permission slip to defend the security of our people.")
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To: MS.BEHAVIN; Old Sarge

ROFL - what a perfect picture. I'm gonna laugh myself silly thru exercising today!!


269 posted on 03/01/2006 4:54:44 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: Goldstar; Brad's Gramma
Well, how do you like it?

Great job kiddo. If Ethel ever gets caught up on her homework, I might let her try out some of the games :o)

270 posted on 03/01/2006 4:56:13 AM PST by glock rocks (This site is best viewed with Crown Royal)
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To: Moshikashitara

Darn it now I have another speed to beat! LOL!! (AS IF!!!)

Welcome to the Canteen!


271 posted on 03/01/2006 4:56:39 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: tomkow6
Good Morning Tomkow :)
This is just a joke right? I'm not sure with the way the credit companies are now a days. :)
272 posted on 03/01/2006 4:57:34 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: MEG33

oooooh! Lovely!!


273 posted on 03/01/2006 4:57:42 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: StarCMC
STAR!!!

Glad to see you woke up!

274 posted on 03/01/2006 4:57:52 AM PST by Old Sarge (Fobbit = REMF ... how do you like me now?)
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To: Goldstar

I have a iMac. I go to Macplay.com and play text twist. (I am not a kid, but I play games on my 'puter.)


275 posted on 03/01/2006 4:58:05 AM PST by mathluv (Bushbot, Snowflake, Dittohead ---- Bring it on!!!)
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To: StarCMC

Good Morning Star :)


276 posted on 03/01/2006 4:58:10 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: Old Sarge

Hello Old Sarge :)


277 posted on 03/01/2006 4:59:12 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: Fawnn
Hi Fawnn :)
278 posted on 03/01/2006 4:59:40 AM PST by GodBlessUSA (US Troops, Past, Present and Future, God Bless You and Thank You! Prayers said for our Heroes!)
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To: E.G.C.

Good morning EGC!! Hugsbackatcha!


279 posted on 03/01/2006 5:00:20 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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To: devolve

Thank you for that devolve.


280 posted on 03/01/2006 5:00:56 AM PST by StarCMC (Old Sarge is my hero...doing it right in Iraq! Vaya con Dios, Sarge.)
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