An exciting game of food balance challenge greets our gang for the Turkey month warm up. A cardboard waiter holds a teetering tray and discs with pics of various
delectable treats are placed on the plate. Sounds simple but look out! When the waiter tips and the food hits the floor the last player who placed loses a buck. Final contestant with cash wins. At right we see Dr Kirby balance king non pareil and clear winner of this classic skill test. Ages four and up.
delectable treats are placed on the plate. Sounds simple but look out! When the waiter tips and the food hits the floor the last player who placed loses a buck. Final contestant with cash wins. At right we see Dr Kirby balance king non pareil and clear winner of this classic skill test. Ages four and up.Second up: "Zathura! Adventure Awaits!"
Beauty graphics and interesting game pieces make this a visual treat. The gimmicky "control panel" that pops cards out adds to the t
hrill-a-second atmosphere. Unfortunately it's all wasted on a game of "communal effort" where everyone wins if no one loses. Hmm ... smacks of pinko-ism to me! Maybe the game should have been called 
"Communist Conquest of Space". At right we see the sole evil robot who ranked as barely a bother. A few more evil robots would have been nice or even some blaster ray gun action or photon torpedoes. Or even better some hot leggy Space Nymphs, I mean, we are talking about a game of team effort here where everybody wins, right? Well, here at left we see our sole winner, the first to reach the Planet Z. Could he be happier? I think so, with a few of the aforementioned additions to this half a snore bore.
hrill-a-second atmosphere. Unfortunately it's all wasted on a game of "communal effort" where everyone wins if no one loses. Hmm ... smacks of pinko-ism to me! Maybe the game should have been called 
"Communist Conquest of Space". At right we see the sole evil robot who ranked as barely a bother. A few more evil robots would have been nice or even some blaster ray gun action or photon torpedoes. Or even better some hot leggy Space Nymphs, I mean, we are talking about a game of team effort here where everybody wins, right? Well, here at left we see our sole winner, the first to reach the Planet Z. Could he be happier? I think so, with a few of the aforementioned additions to this half a snore bore.Third and final: "The Mob"
In spite of the late Mr Hoover's insistance of it's non-existence we can clearly see t
hat there is at least a game of "The Mob". It's your basic Monopoly rip off with gangsters subtituted for run of the mill capitalist climbers. Players try to corner "rackets" and are able to "muscle in" on certain territories. Flaw one: The Muscle-able properties change hands repeatedly while others never do. Flaw two is that like it's elder legitimate counterpart, the game tends to drag into infinity as there is no slow or fast way to eliminate opponents. After over an hour of play there where still several properties unpurchased simply because no one ever landed on them. At right we see our capo di tutti capo smugly contemplating his ill gotten gains. Below Dr Kirby tries with all his might to muster up some swag for the finale but ...too little too late. Youse all should try dis game. The gang ag
reed that the absence of any mention of prostitution and drugs made it suitable for all ages but unrealistic. Flaw three: The game could be improved in a major way if there were some mothod of "whacking" other players. Still a most successful game night. Can't wait until December!
hat there is at least a game of "The Mob". It's your basic Monopoly rip off with gangsters subtituted for run of the mill capitalist climbers. Players try to corner "rackets" and are able to "muscle in" on certain territories. Flaw one: The Muscle-able properties change hands repeatedly while others never do. Flaw two is that like it's elder legitimate counterpart, the game tends to drag into infinity as there is no slow or fast way to eliminate opponents. After over an hour of play there where still several properties unpurchased simply because no one ever landed on them. At right we see our capo di tutti capo smugly contemplating his ill gotten gains. Below Dr Kirby tries with all his might to muster up some swag for the finale but ...too little too late. Youse all should try dis game. The gang ag
reed that the absence of any mention of prostitution and drugs made it suitable for all ages but unrealistic. Flaw three: The game could be improved in a major way if there were some mothod of "whacking" other players. Still a most successful game night. Can't wait until December!
