Pokemon Master Trainer Game

I saw a review for Pokemon Master Trainer and thought that maybe there was a new Pokemon board game available.

It's actually from 2001, and they are trying to sell it for $100! We've had a copy of this game for a long time. We found it at a garage sale for $1. Anyone wanna buy it from us for half the price of this other guy?

Seriously, though, it's not that great of a game, but the kids *love* it. So if you can find a cheap copy, and you have a Pokemon fan in the house, it's worth it.

Amazon has some copies for only $15. Maybe that's a good way to go if you can't find one at a garage sale.

Candy Land as a Movie?

Candy Land as a movie? That just seem wrong to me. I feel bad for the people hired to write the script. This seems worse than writing a term paper on the history of cement.

New Year's Is the Holiday for Gamers

We're throwing a New Year's Eve party. Low key. No major event planning. Just games, drinks and food. The food and drink we had to run to the store for. The games, we had plenty of those.

We have board games, card games, Xbox, Gamecube and PS2. We're inviting neighbors and friends. People want to play games? They know the house to come to.

It's not going to be a big crowd. And that suits us fine. Gives us more chances to have a turn playing Rock Band.

Happy New Year's everyone! And happy game playing!

Hungry Hungry Hippos

I guess one can never be too old to play Hungry Hungry Hippos. For my son's 9th birthday, that's all he wanted. He wanted it so much, he asked everyone for it.

I was sure we'd end up with several boxes of the game. So I didn't get him one. Of course, he ended up not getting his game and he was really disappointed. So, 6 months later, we finally got it.

It's loud. It's hectic. The marbles get everywhere. But one great thing about this game is that all three kids are on a level playing field. The 4 year old, 6 year old and 9 year old. They smash it with all their might. And who wins? Who cares? It's all about the smashing.

Hungry Hungry Hippos was a huge hit when I was a kid. My brother and I would play it for what seemed like hours of good fun. My mom must have been extremely tolerant (or deaf) because she never complained about the racket it made. I'm not as strong.

Do you remember Hungry Hungry Hippos? Do your kids enjoy the games that you played as a kid too?