My Online Monopoly

If you grew up in the early to late 60s you remember watching Vic Morrow in the great series Combat. You were so taken by the his performance that if you were a normal kid, you wanted to be Sergeant Saunders. And you got the chance to do it too. The toy […]

The development of federal statutes and the underlying reasons that led to the criminalization of psycho-active substances in American society began at the turn of the twentieth century. Society reacted to the detriment that resulted from unchecked promotion and use of heroin and cocaine by addicts, paving the way for the government to begin […]

Even before last week's announcement from Sony (SNE), it seemed nearly certain that company's dominance in the PlayStation 2 generation of video game consoles would give way to a much more level playing field for the PS3 generation. This time around, Sony faces much stiffer competition from both Microsoft (MSFT) and Nintendo (NTDOY).

While the Nintendo […]

?Intellectual Property (IP) 101?

IP includes patents, trademarks, and copyrights. A patent provides an exclusive right to an invention. A trademark provides an exclusive right to an indication of source of a product. A copyright provides an exclusive right to an original work. A service mark provides an exclusive right to a service or origin of […]

With online games becoming the new well-liked hobby, it is no wonder why educators are taking learning to a different level. It?s always been a frustrating job for parents to con their children into playing educational games. The last thing anyone wants to do is push their kids farther away from learning. Luckily, computer game […]

We were watching the news the other night and couldn?t believe it when they did a story on Express Monopoly. Yes, you did read that right, Express Monopoly. Apparently families can?t take the time for a full game night anymore, plus we are told that they get bored and a game will only hold their […]

Let me describe the way my house looked a few weeks ago. My younger children (six children from 6-18) were on winter vacation and by five o'clock at night and the children were BORED. You know what that means: some were fighting, some were ignoring the others, and some were simply obnoxious.

If this sounds like […]

I have become an expert in kids games in the last few months. Well, I may not be an expert in traditional terms. However, I managed to come up with a good majority of the ones played in my home all on my own. The problem is that only a few games for young children […]

Board games have evolved massively over the years. As a child my memories of board games were Monopoly, Draughts, Cluedo, Guess Who and many many more. All games that we could play as a family to pass the time away. Hours of fun was had by all.

My favorite game was Monopoly a game that […]

When you think of skateboarding you think boys clad in helmets and knee pads doing impressive acrobatic-like moves with a board. Skateboarding may seem like a boys sport, but, according to Barb Odanaka, author of Skateboarding Mom, back in the 1970s both girls and boys did skateboarding and it was no big deal. When in […]