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* Big League Hockey Manager (Garber review) ****
Here's a locally created board game for all those hockey fans who have gone hoarse yelling at the refs, the linesmen, the players and most of all the managers for bad calls, bad trades and just generally for sometimes being %&$@&! idiots in not playing the game according to our rules! Four stars.
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Dinner Games & Activities (Garber review) ****
Now it's okay to play while you eat, which does make for a family mealtime in which everyone shares some of the spotlight. A new "family game" brings entertainment to the table.
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Let's blast video violence *
As more violent games are linked to adolescent aggression, parents alone can't tackle the problem, says psychologist DOUGLAS GENTILE.
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Robert Bateman claims kids are withdrawing from the real world *
Drawing on his personal observations, Canada's foremost wildlife artist insists something must be done to inspire children to return to some important touchstones of the natural world.
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Family Fun Time Meals *
FamilyTimeFun Dinner Games & Activities provides easy to play games for families to enjoy while they eat.
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How to win at Happy Families *
There is a card game called Happy Families. The rules involve assembling the 11 families extant in 44 cards so that each has a mother, father, daughter and son. The player asking for a card must say "please" and the receiver "thank you," or there's a penalty.
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Robert Bateman 'Get to Know' interactive CD (Garber review) *****
This game teaches kids to identify different animals and to pay attention to their own surroundings in a way that games and television cannot provide.
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