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By Thistle, on July 9th, 2010
Step aside Bourne. Move over Bond. Make way for Spy Dog, the Sean Connery of canine espionage!
Spy Dog
Might be overdoing it a bit there, but Spy Dog and, yes, Spy Pups are just the kind of ‘confidence builders’ to spark an interest in spies and secret agents. We gave [...]
By Thistle, on June 26th, 2010
Bluefishworks is a UK-based company offering a range of high-quality art and design posters. They also sell a wide selection of art and design books, as well as ‘art packs’ containing multiple copies of various famous works of art for passing round classes.
Our interest is in the posters, because they look [...]
By Thistle, on June 16th, 2010
Girls generally have more social skills at a younger age than boys. They also tend to be involved in more elaborate pre-school roleplaying than most boys. As girls get older many enjoy videogame RPGs, puzzle games and ARGs. They also take part in fantasy gaming ‘spin-offs’, such as writing fan fiction, visiting videogame [...]
By Thistle, on April 25th, 2010
The iPad is already impressing as a gaming platform. Games such as Need For Speed 2 and Mirror’s Edge are selling well and shared gaming is appearing as a standard feature in suitable games. For instance, there’s a very slick Scrabble application for the iPad, with the extra option of letting everyone keep [...]
By Thistle, on April 22nd, 2010
The BBC report on further evidence that Brain Training software is of very limited value is here. This may sound like bad news for encouraging the use of games in homes, schools and libraries. It is to some extent, because the headlines may be remembered and held up as evidence against any use [...]
By Thistle, on April 16th, 2010
The Harry Potter books have to be commended and congratulated for getting so many kids interested in reading and fantasy books. However, they’re far from the only ‘Wizard School’ books suitable for kids of roughly 7-13.
The following titles offer much the same boarding school formula as Harry Potter but without serving [...]
By Thistle, on March 24th, 2010
The continued success of Sony’s massively multiplayer online RPG (MMORPG) Free Realms is linked to providing their youthful audience with a regular supply of new content. So far, the site hasn’t disappointed and those who can pay a bit extra are now enjoying access to new pets and companions. Dragons which let you [...]
By Thistle, on March 22nd, 2010
Recent postings at tabletop RPG forums ENWorld and RPG.net have talked about how to make better commercially published RPG scenarios and modules. Most of the replies on the topic have either discussed cosmetic changes to existing AD&D module formats or offered general requests for greater emphasis on roleplaying over combat.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, [...]
By Thistle, on March 14th, 2010
Lego has helped to entertain and challenge millions of young kids between the ages of about 3 and 7. Many kids will make little use of Lego thereafter, as a vast range of quick and easy alternatives take up most of their time.
However, for some kids the large, themed Lego sets [...]
By Thistle, on March 14th, 2010
Kids’ favourite Lego is often best bought by the kilo or pound on e-Bay. The essentials are a large flat base and plenty of basic bricks. Even if you’re buying everything new it makes sense to purchase bulk packs in standard sizes, because much of the fun comes from [...]
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