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from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick The Game of Life Did you know you can attend
college, get a job, start a family and retire—all while playing one game? The Game of Life celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. But its history goes back to the mid-1800s.
The early game
Milton Bradley was a young draftsman, an artist who makes technical drawings. In 1860, he used his artistic skills to develop a game he called The Checkered Game of Life. His game was a huge success.
The modern game
When the Milton Bradley Co. was getting ready to celebrate its 100th anniversary in 1960, designer Reuben Klamer looked through the company’s
The Checkered Game of Life
archives for ideas. He found Milton Bradley’s original The Checkered Game of Life. Klamer’s new version became popular with kids and families.
Bradley’s other work Bradley went on to be a big supporter of the idea of kindergarten. During
his time, children went straight from home to school, where they were expected to memorize facts and get along well with classmates. Kindergartenwas thought of as away to teach preschoolers through words and play they could understand. It also helped them learn how to behave and work with others.
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The Mini Page provides ideas for websites, books or other resources that will help you learn more about this week’s topics. On the Web: •
www.hasbro.com/monopoly/en_US/discover/history.cfm •
www.hasbro.com/games/en_US/game-of-life/GOL_ FunFacts.cfm At the library: • “Journey to Gameland: How to Make a Board
Game From Your Favorite Children’s Book” by Ben Buchanan, Carol J. Adams and Susan Allison
TM Games
GET YOUR GAME ON!
• What shape will your board be?
• What is the objective, or goal, for a player?
• What type of game pieces will you need?
photo courtesy Hasbro Inc.
• What rules will your game have? You may have to play it a few times to figure out the rules.
The Mini Page thanks John Milazzo, library specialist and head of the Fondren Exhibits Committee at Southern Methodist University, for help with this issue.
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TRY ’N FIND
Words that remind us of games are hidden in the block below. Some words are hidden backward or diagonally, and some letters are used twice. See if you can find: BACKGAMMON, BOARD, BRADLEY, CHECKERS, CHESS, DARROW, DICE, EGYPT, FAMILY, FUN, GAMES, GO, LIFE, MONOPOLY, PARCHEESI, PLAY, RACE, SCRABBLE, SENET, SORRY, STRATEGY, TRIVIA, WIN, WINTER.
TP Y G E J Y L I M A F U N O R E T N IW G S T R A T EG Y EY R R O S E S C R A B B L E FH L R C E C I D S J M O T L IW R C H E C K ER S P A R D LA I C E G V N A C O B R I A DL R N S D E C H N W J D V R GA M E S T E L O C H Z Q I B PL A Y X N O M M A G K C A B
What’s Your Game? Could you invent your own board
game? What would be the theme,or idea? What type of board would you use? Here are some questions to get you started.
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• How many players will play your game?
Family Fun Let’s Play a Game!
Winter means colder temperatures in many parts of the country. Do you play inside more when it gets cold outside? Many kids and families enjoy playing board games together when the weather is frosty. The Mini Page learned more about the history of board games and discovered that a couple of favorites are having birthdays this year. Let’s play!
Ancient play People have been using
boards to play games since ancient times. Around 5,000 years ago in Egypt, people played a game called Senet. This painting
from an Egyptian tomb shows a woman playing the game. Experts think a game called Go
is even older. It probably started in China.
Backgammon, still a popular game
today, is the oldest game in which players roll the dice to find out how many moves to make.
Mini Page photo Family game time Here’s a special holiday gift that you
can give your whole family: Plan a game get- together. Choose a game, make popcorn, turn off the television and turn up the fun! Award a special treat to the winner.
Kinds of games Which board games are your
favorites? People who study games put them into different categories. For example: • Race games include Sorry
and Parcheesi. In these games, the player tries to get all his or her game pieces to the finish. • Trivia games ask players
to correctly answer questions to win game pieces or move ahead. • Roll-and-move games
such as Monopoly have players move around the board according to rolls of the dice. • Word games such as Scrabble allow players to gain points by spelling out words with alphabet tiles. • Strategy or capture
games such as chess and checkers are played in many different ways around the world.
Still,
most games depend on some luck along with knowledge or skill.
November 28, 2010 from The Mini Page © 2010 Universal Uclick
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