Next Question!
Games
night at my house could be Scrabble, every single time.
I
love the challenge of setting those tiles down to spell fancy, unusual,
tight-fitting and big-scoring words. I'm pretty good at it. Much better than I
am at sports.
Many
board games at my house came from the church garage sale over the years. This
year I'm giving them back to the same sale. Turns out, I love Trivial Pursuit,
but don't have the patience for a board game. My family indulges me as I just
hold the cards and ask questions to the general population. No scoring, no
competition and we all learn something and have a laugh.
This
month I'm speed reading questions from several varieties of the game. I’ve
got to read them all before the sale! Here’s some versions I have:
- Original - Some of these topics and
answers seem very old and outdated. They’re hard to play with “younger”
folk.
- 80s – I’d like to say these are my
specialties, but some of them are tough! If they deal with pop culture,
I’m on it. Game pieces look like a computer, CD and Mead notebook.
- Saturday Night Live – These pieces are
fashioned like famous characters, including Land Shark, Mary Katherine and
Mango. I remember some of the sketches way back to Gilda Radner, and I’ve
had fun looking up sketches I’ve missed over the show’s more than 50
seasons.
Pros
and cons of “vintage” boards
- You can really tell your age by
recalling when some of these subjects actually happened.
- This is actually learning in disguise.
- Learn more about friends when they
share their experiences behind the questions and answers. It's a
"Where were you when" kind of thing.
About
the game
Canadian journalists released this game in 1981 and created it
after discovering they were missing pieces from a Scrabble set. Categories played
to different strengths. Sports fans could play with movie buffs. They were:
·
Entertainment
- History
- Arts & Literature
- Science & Nature
- Sports & Leisure
THE SNACKS
Culinary
Thrill Seekers want their snacks. On a board game night, try dry popcorn and
pretzels so no one gets their greasy hands all over your nice clean game.
If
you are a frequent game night kind of host, you’ve got this down. When I hold
the cards, we might be snacking on the following:
* Sprite and wine
punch, with frozen cubes of fruit floating around in the bowl
* Chips and dip, but make it “extra” like blue
corn tortilla chips and your own salsa.
* Hot and spicy
pickles on a crystal platter
* That go-to of
pepper jelly over cream cheese and good crackers
* Mixed nuts
* Roasted
chickpeas
* Edamame
* Cheese tray
* Veggies and
hummus
* Fruit tray
Game Night
Pasta Ideas
“101
Things to Do With Pasta”
is for any level of cook. Donna Kelly has beginners covered. Skilled cooks will
love the reminders and ideas. If you’re ready to host a game night or any other
type of gathering, You’ll be pasta perfect with this read.
Everything
Bagel Spaghetti is in my lineup. I have a jar of Everything Bagel spice that
has more flavor than I have ideas for. It’s going on my pasta with bacon and
eggs, cream cheese and Parm.
Confetti
Pasta Salad will come together quickly as a meal before game night. Try tiny
shells with frozen peas, diced carrot, red bell pepper, onion, cheddar, mayo
and Italian salad dressing. You’ve got color, texture and taste for the masses.
Cheesy
Pasta Crisps with Pesto Dip is warm delight with help from Greek yogurt. Mason
Jar Asian Noodles is a good-to-go peanut butter and sriracha mixture you can
make ahead to take to work the day after your gathering.
Every
page in this book has ideas and they come from all regions of the globe. Pasta
is an easy fix everyone loves!
Darragh Doiron is a Port Athur area foodie who
thinks if it’s about food, it’s not trivial at all! Share your foodie fun facts
from your own game of life via panews@panews.com
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