Do you have a game board crashing on alerts, missing pieces, or completely mutilated? Quality toys made for kids got more and more flimsy in construction and many were short lived. They also love my children games and they could fall apart in the next few years long before we are free . . (With […]
Tag Archives: Boggle
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Jul
Jul
Ever since inventor William D. Middlebrook received a patent for paper clips (the ones we use today) in 1899, they have become a household word. There were other ideas for bent metal fasteners, but Middlebrook’s invention was the one that stuck. Besides gluing paper together or making big thin chains, here are 6 unusual uses […]
Phookas are evil creatures from the Realms of Fae. What is a Phooka? Would you know one if you saw one? A Phooka is a very dangerous and often violent shape-shifting trickster from Celtic myth, known for their ability to change into great fearsome black animals so that they can scare humans. Some Phookas take […]
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Oct
Oct
There are a lot of vocabulary games (word games) out there that just aren’t games because they are based entirely on vocabulary. Whoever has the bigger vocabulary will win. The games below attempt to level the playing field by adding additional dimensions to gameplay. Even people who don’t find Scrabble or Boggle exciting should consider […]
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Aug
Aug
Most of my favorite free online word games can be found on a site called Jay Games, Casual Games. This website contains a large number of free online games for almost every interest. As a former English major and lover of words, I usually choose to play word games, such as the games listed below. […]