Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - December 5, 2000, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Fri 2000 a9 bored computer games stuff those stockings with techno gear i i Vian in tier in int in Naan mra Hoe by Liz Katynsky theres nothing like a game to bring friends and family together for some qual Ity not a computer but rather a Board or card Ray owner of bad Hall Holiday shoppers be open to exploring new they dont have to be the old England people often hesitate to try games with no track but there Are Many great games out there that dont get a lot even the great tried and True games were new at one there Are two main types of explains England games of Chance and games of some classic strategy games include and an ancient Oriental Pente won the Best new abstract strategy game 2000 award from games 100 Maga players move Glass pieces to capture those of their oct was developed by a Yale University players capture their opponents pegs through Complex in mouse the Maze changes As you play and each player tries to get their hidden cheese before the others 9 minute Morris is an old English parch Eesi or Ludo is a race game of Chance where players try to get their pieces Back to Home base each England discovers fascinating new this year he found a hockey simulation Board game with it encourages players to apply mathematical concepts to perceive the cooperative game is a rather new players work together to achieve a common a former Manito ban now living in Jim has developed several cooperative eng land for Ages three to seven there is Harvest time Community is geared towards Ages nine to adult Eagle Eye a detective is for 12 to these games Are simple but bad Hall Doest carry monopoly or but they do carry alternative playing 221b Baker Street is an evening of fun sure to Lead to Good he Scot land Yard is made by Ragensburger of Ger a company England highly recommends As a great name in trivia games like Winnipeg created scr or dictionary Are also available in a variety of categories or when choosing a England suggests shoppers Bear in mind that children under three years Are not ready to Good games overwhelm any of the play and players have to enjoy the social aspect of playing Many kids dont know what its like to play Board As opposed to the games you play when interacting with the com kids today just Arent always exposed to Board games and they cant respond to what they have not been exposed but games do make great at Hans Christian toys in Kildonan place shopping themed versions of the old classics Are becoming monopoly special editions include Marvel coca Harley Lascar and x says salesperson Amanda even the Board game clue now has Alfred Hitchcock and Simpsons Stevens likes the problem solving involved in mind and for the Little blues Little Bear and mouse trap Are sure to make great i by Gloria Taylor to a technology and even stocking stuffers have gone i tech these gift anyone by Liz Katynski you dont know what to buy and youre Down to the dont theres an easy Way to ensure the people you Are buy ing for will get something they really want let them pick it out a gift certificate is the perfect Way to show you limit your and offer the recipient the Opportunity to pick something they really this there is no Way that sweater will the jeans wont the Book is they have the no hours of shopping for an item that you can never be sure will be just no feigned no Hurt no return lineups to contend simply take a moment to consider what the person does he treat himself to outings like hockey plays or or a gourmet meal at an upscale restaurant maybe she would love a Mani pedicure or other personal a spa gift certificate might be in maybe this person is collecting movies on vhf or you have no idea what they collect or so Why not opt for a gift certificate from a video if they rent lots of get a gift certificate for their Favourite movie rental store so they can enjoy some flicks at on picking out clothing for that fashion con scions grandma or the wife is not an easy what size Are they what do they like what suits them its not always easy to know or obvious to figure so Why Gamble choose a gift certificate at a store where you know they enjoy if they Are really into Why second guess their interests get a gift certificate and let them enjoy finding their newest addition to the music do the same for the computer enthuse dont worry what the latest game for their system might give them a gift certificate and let them pick out their own games and or put the Money towards a future and if it is too much trouble to discern exactly which gift certificate is appropriate for this Why not opt for some thing with Many options like gift certificates from a shopping that there Are Many stores and Many varied opportunities to spend their gift the Way they the Price tag for the techno stocking stuffers May be a Little health Ier than stocking stuffers of the but there More fun than and fun is the operative radio Shack is a place to buy batteries and audiovisual right but anyone strolling into any one of the outlets in the Days leading up to Christmas will find that radio Shack is also into kids toys in a big at the Polo Park shopping Centre radio Shack sales associate Lindsay Price Points to a Wall full of and some of the technology items Are computer even at an Early kids today Are involved in so Why not give them products that capture their interest for both kids and computer mouses have evolved from Sim ply functional to fancy devices that you can change As the mood radio Shack Sells a kids version that looks like a this is one of a number of different styles that Are decked out this Holiday season with fancy colours and manufacturers have gone mouse wild and Are even making the rodents in smaller easier for the children to manage and convenient for adults to carry around with their and who says mouse pads have to be steel Grey and Plain kids May appreciate having a mouse pad with a lion or childrens which can also be found at the if stocking stuffers Are More about size than consider the kids by Little at just under the Little digital camera can take and download images of sufficient Resolution for computer screens which traditionally Call for 72 How about a sketch pad with a us connection that plugs into your computer sketches made on the pad then appear on the computer of can be on another computer games run the Gamut from flight simulators to titles like Star there Are also practical Droms with familiar names like Seuss and some Are just Plain while others help kids learn Reading or math in a techno adults might enjoy an digital clock radio in the Price Range a tap recorder key Chain it records for up to 20 a traditional Han size tape recorder in the same Price or a Golf scope that measures the golfers distance to the just look through the viewfinder of the compact Little then line up one of the markers with the Bottom of the pin to get your Range in both Yards and How about an atomic clock that sets the time using shortwave radio Waves through the National Bureau of standards in the just pro Gram the device for the time zone youre in to get accurate radio Shack at online has gone a Long Way toward helping you choose gifts this season by developing a gift finder right on its users get to make choices from a number of Basic categories to get a clearly defined list of gift across the Street at future the mouse Parade continues with a variety of interesting shapes and one log offers an optical wheel mouse that uses an infrared beam for a Cross platform the mouse is suitable for both pc and Mac but it Doest require you to have a mouse Check it future shop is also heavy into software this with hundreds of games and applications Bill sales said some of the Best Sellers this year Are games like nil and a game which follows the life of a digital Sims has been flying off the shelf said we cant keep them on the there so want something to make life easier for Telephone users How about a Telephone head set shoppers can choose from a variety of with some cordless varieties Perehinec said the cordless headsets Are particularly useful for professionals who move around their workplace and want the Freedom to answer their phone from anywhere in the Canadian tire have countless creative Possi Jennifer of the company corporate affairs depart Rahni and Coll it foundation of Canada Fonda Lon Del Matidla i of int main for Volunteer opportunities or to support foundation Contact the Winnipeg chapter 2351653 Viking citizen on a wide selection of sewing machines servers Over in prizes including a Caribbean cruise for 2 i bring in this and to enter Harris sewing Centre Carellas sewing Centre 1846 Portage 620c Academy pm 8883370 pm 4882272 the new eco drive perpetual Calendar advances you into the future with Industry leading technology and Date programmed until the year this collection never needs a Battery and runs forever on any choose from All stainless two tone or solid priced from i i in it a s jeweller y 1099 Corydon 4774653 offer expires cannot be combined with any other said ideas run the Gamut from practical and professional devices to Leisure time she pointed to some items under the for the con tractor or anyone who wants a Quick and reliable Way to measure a How about the dimension estimator by Zircon about the size of a this device uses sound Waves to give you More than one read ing on the size of the users Point it at the ceiling and Walls to pro Gram the Little device for the Drivers might find a digital clock in the automotive Section to be the clock also provides temperature readings and can be Handy in a changeable you Haven tried darts until youve tried the game on an electronic Dart players toss the Dart onto a Board with a Small cd unit at the Bottom which tallies the but an invisible announcer also Calls out the for instance Bullseye the unit comes with six for today increasing number of cell phone there is a Selec Tion of cell phone holders for the person who has you gotta be Scrooge if you dont like the lights and glitter of Christ Canadian tire this year has added a techno spin by bringing in Fibre optics working on the same principal of moving signals by Light the decorations twinkle and weave interesting there Are a number of pieces from tree tops to table in the utterly delightful useful a Winnipeg company has figured out How to solve the age old toilet seat we Haven heard of any divorces Over the but it apparently is an irritant to some to find the seat constantly in the upright Short of changing the plumbing patterns of both the Wenlund has developed the considerate a toilet seat that always goes Down after Handy although you will need a pretty big stocking on the Mantle for this if you want an always Welcome gift for your computer Why not try a 12pack of Blank cd for those techno buffs who own a cd or zip disks for those who can always use More portable Stor age these and Many other techno stocking stuffers can be had at 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