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Down with the Patriarchy! A look at today’s gender roles in games
While it has been a frustratingly slow process, the world of gaming is shifting away from being a male-dominated hobby. That change is being driven both by developers and players. Some developers have begun to correct their mistakes by giving female characters better representation in their games, while there are several successful female gamers that have rallied against the misguided notion that gaming is a predominantly male pursuit. Let’s look at today’s gender roles in games. The character of Lara Croft demonstrates the battles that females have had to fight in the world of gaming. Early depictions of Croft were geared towards an audience of straight male players, something that…
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Nibbled! New Game From Winning Moves Games!! GIVEAWAY!!!
Update time!!! The awesome folks over at Winning Moves Games are giving a Nibbled game to give to one very lucky Peanut Butter and Whine follower!!! It’s game time!! Alice and I have one FUNNY and FUN game to share today. Nibbled. This has to be one of the funniest, easiest games to play for ages 4 and up. Although the game is so easy I think that you could start with a 3-year-old. Nibbled is a new game from Winning Moves Games. Nibbled is a game that requires no reading. Nibbled arrives with a deck of 52 cards, 16 plastic clip on fish. There is also a sheet of eye stickers to…
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Play TIME!! Twister style! GIVEAWAY!
Twister is a game I grew up with. It is one of those games that makes you laugh every single time!! Twister has been around since 1966! That’s a game that has stood the test of time. Did you know that since its release, tons of folks have tried and succeeded in setting records for the most contestants in a game?? I had no idea! There are even a contest with the largest combined amount of Twister game mats. The World’s Largest Twister Mat was put together on June 18, 2010 in Belchertown, MA on the Belchertown High School football field. It measured 244.7 feet X 99.10 feet for 24,156…
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American History GO FISH! Giveaway!
Y’all know I’m a huge fan of games that TEACH!! How about a good ole game of Go Fish? How about if that Go Fish game was about American History?!?! I KNOW!! How brilliant is that!? You actually can play several different card games with this deck of cards. DH and I try to stump each other. Yeahhhhh, I don’t wanna play against him anymore. The man remembers EVERYTHING!! I’m positive he can recite the Gettysburg Address and his junior high school locker combination. I, on the other hand, not so much!! I’m lucky if I remember all my children’s names by the end of the day. These cards are…
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Splash Cards Are AWESOME!! GIVEAWAY!
Winning Moves Games has so many fun games!! From Crocodile Dentist, which Alice now tries to use anyone ELSE’S finger to touch a tooth. (Cracks me UP!!) To Scrabble, which at this very moment I am WINNING!! DH and my ongoing game!! (btw the Scrabble giveaway doesn’t end until May 10th!) Now, you can add Splash Cards to my WOOOO HOOOOO list! We LOVE Splash Cards!! Oh MY gosh! These are the coolest cards!! They are for the water!! Bath time has never been so much FUN!!!!! We have been playing with Splash Cards from Winning Moves Games. These are waterproof! Suds proof, soap proof and kid proof!! The three kids…
