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a likeness of Abraham Lincoln, sold especially well, until Lincoln grew a beard and rendered Bradley's beardless image out-of-date.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?

 

[MEG33]

We can get a freeze here when everything is blooming and the day before one did not wear a wrap or sweater.

[MEG33]

Morning Mrs. Nooseman.

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Everyone. Good morning to our

Military, our Allies, and their families.

Thank you, Goldstar, for preparing the Canteen for today’s activities. My fav online game is Mahjong Solitaire. I also like Collapse. I don't get to play much these days.

Another cloudy day in DC Metroland. It is suppose to clear up later and be a little warmer today.

You guessed it........I'm running late again. It's been one of those mornings when I've had visitors almost from the time I poured my first cup of coffee.

Thank goodness for lunch time. At least I can get in and post during that time.

And, to put icing on the cake..............

To all newbies and lurkers

Gotta make my rounds before times up. But, you stay right where you are. Don't touch that dial. Don't change that channel. Put down that remote. Don't leave the room. Keep your eyes on your monitor. Cause...............I'll be bock!

Now remember, the Canteen is ALWAYS

So, come on in and sit for a while. There's always plenty of coffee, pancakes, conversation, silliness, and plain old BS

REMEMBER THEM

DEFENDERS OF FREEDOM

FR CANTEEN MISSION STATEMENT

Showing support and boosting the morale of our military and

our allies military and the family members of the above.

Honoring those who have served before.

[Kathy in Alaska]

wh!!

E.....#250!!
acad.....#300!!

[darkwing104]

Good Morning Canteen FReepers!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, acad.

Boy, oh boy. Was this a set-up or what? LOL

[BIGLOOK]

Good morning, Night Owl!



.....but I've got to run....

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, dangerous one.

To be really nosy this morning I was wondering whatz happening with you lately? Did you find that home? Did you land the job of your dreams? Doing much traveling? Still collaborating with Burkaman? This kind of thing.

[Mrs.Nooseman]

Morning Beachy!!!

{{{HUGS}}}

[beachn4fun]

WHAT? I just got here and haven't had a chance to say.....HI

HI

[beachn4fun]

Good morning and (((HUGS))) Mrs. N

[darkwing104]

To be really nosy this morning I was wondering whatz happening with you lately? Did you find that home? Did you land the job of your dreams? Doing much traveling? Still collaborating with Burkaman? This kind of thing.

I have a really cool job converting aircraft maintenance manual into a computer format.
Starting to get financially set to buy a house and talking to OWC to start school this spring.

[beachn4fun]

[beachn4fun]

That's great news. Sounds like things are going real well for you. I'm glad!

Ok, now I'll keep my nose out of your business.......for a while....anyway. LOL

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hellooooooooo, beachy!!

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, MEG

HUGS

[beachn4fun]

Morning, Ma

Garfield has a lot of wisdom, IMO

[beachn4fun]

Good morning, Mr. Tonk

GUESS WHO?

[Romad Wife]

OH I could have use this, this morning!! But a quick swerve to the right and I was in front of him this morning on the bike! "whew"

[MEG33]

Pelicans off the coast of South Padre Escape in your mind! ;)