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It's not all computer games around here.
Far from it, in fact.
You see, I'm pleased to report that there's still a place for pastimes a little less hi-tech.
There's our fast-growing board game collection, for example, these, in the main, offerings from Orchard Toys, our favourite manufacturer.
Snap is also rather popular, be the cards Timmy, In the Night Garden or Peppa Pig-themed.
Then there's Top Trumps.
The eagle-eyed might have noticed that, when last I mentioned said pursuit, the cards in the picture were not, in fact, Top Trumps, but the lesser-known Ace Trumps.
You see, when it comes to The Trumps, we don't discriminate.
The basic game, the same: appraising values in various categories and then using them in an attempt to outscore your opponent.
Like the ZX Spectrum, The Trumps are something that I remember from childhood.
Like computer games, they've stood the test of time.
Like computer games, they've stood the test of time.
The B, in particular, is enjoying these at the moment and, much like the online activities that have consumed several hours in recent times, there is an obvious educational element involved.
These are great for practising numbers and, in particular, for learning about sums a little larger.
The Kawasaki ZXR 750, for instance, 14,200 revs per minute.
Priceless knowledge for a four-year-old.
The Kawasaki ZXR 750, for instance, 14,200 revs per minute.
Priceless knowledge for a four-year-old.
Depending on the cards chosen, it is possible to acquire information about various subjects.
In the main these are vehicular, but we've also got a dinosaur pack in our collection and are hoping to expand our horizons further in the coming months.
The Top Trumps that our local stockists sell are, at the present time, a little too TV-orientated for me, although, that said, The B's Cars 2 deck is proving popular.
The preferred brand, Ace Trumps, no doubt about it.
Racing Motorbikes, Supercars, Commercial Planes and, our most-recent purchase, Farm Vehicles, Ace Trumps are a class apart.
Countless hours can be spent doing battle over maximum speeds, cylinder numbers and the lengths of various combine harvesters.
In fact, the more I think about it, the more I'm starting to realise that computer games are perhaps not all they're cracked up to be after all . . . .
The Top Trumps that our local stockists sell are, at the present time, a little too TV-orientated for me, although, that said, The B's Cars 2 deck is proving popular.
The preferred brand, Ace Trumps, no doubt about it.
Racing Motorbikes, Supercars, Commercial Planes and, our most-recent purchase, Farm Vehicles, Ace Trumps are a class apart.
Countless hours can be spent doing battle over maximum speeds, cylinder numbers and the lengths of various combine harvesters.
In fact, the more I think about it, the more I'm starting to realise that computer games are perhaps not all they're cracked up to be after all . . . .
I used to adore top trumps and my 4 year is just discovering them. Beats computers hands down plus I now know all kinds of strange facts! Lucinda
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