We hope you enjoyed the February 2022 issue of This Awful Awesome Life. Thanks for reading! Next month we will be tackling storytelling. Did you know March 20-26 is World Folklore Tales and Fables Week? What makes a compelling story?

Who are some of the most famous stories and storytellers? Some singer-songwriters are known as storytellers. Their songs may be based on a story idea or real-life events.

Linda Cahill will have some delicious recipes for St. Patrick’s Day and the coming of spring. Our vegetable for March in the Twelve Months of Vegetables will be leeks in honor of St. Patrick’s Day.

Orlando Bartro and Lilly Kauffman will be back sharing stories for this special issue, and we’ll be celebrating Women’s History Month. We’ll have a new quiz and reading recommendations, plus much, much more!

Until next month, stay safe; stay well; you are important, and you are loved! 

All my best, 

Fran

 

Answers to our February 2022 “Do You Have Game?” Quiz:

1.       This game uses lifelines to allow contestants to come to their final answer. Who Wants to be a Millionaire?

2.       This game uses 28 rectangular tiles. Each player draws 7 tiles at the start of play. Dominoes

3.       Players compete to be the first to send four pieces all the way around the board by clicking a plastic bubble on the board containing dice and moving their pieces according to the dice. Players can send other players back to start by landing on their game pieces. Trouble

4.       This game played by locating a hidden figure on a page of objects is a fun and easy way to occupy kids and help them become more observant. Where’s Waldo?

5.       This Japanese video game debuted in arcades in 1980. This franchise has evolved to include arcade games, home console games, handheld console games, and PC games. Pac-Man

6.       Players receive a card with letter and number combinations in rows. Players win by filling in a diagonal, horizontal, or vertical row on their card by matching the letter/number combinations to the combinations selected at random. Bingo

7.       Players group the 10 cards in their hand to make minimum combinations of three cards of the same rank or runs of the same suit. Gin Rummy

8.       X’s and O’s make this simple game of strategy addictive and hours of fun! Tic Tac Toe

9.       Players use letter tiles of varying values to create words on a game board. Scrabble

10.   This Japanese high fantasy video game franchise centers on the various incarnations of Link and a princess. The Legend of Zelda

11.   Two families compete to guess the most popular responses to survey questions. Family Feud

12.   In this action-adventure game, players complete missions in a story by driving, shooting, role-playing, and stealth. Grand Theft Auto

13.   A card game you play all by yourself. Solitaire

14.   This game requires no reading as players select cards (color-coded or with images) to advance their game piece trying to be the first to get to the Candy Castle. It’s one of the first games children learn to play. Candyland

15.   Players win the most books of cards in this simple card game. Books are any four of a kind such as four 4s, four Jacks, or four Aces. Players ask other players for cards and if they have the requested cards, they must turn them over. Got any 3s? Go Fish

16.   Players must phrase their answers in the form of a question in this popular trivia game. Jeopardy

17.   Players use a special deck of cards. The winner of this game is the first player to score 500 points by playing all their own cards and scoring points for the cards still held by other players. UNO

18.   This popular video franchise from EA Sports is named after a famous coach and commentator. Madden NFL

19.   Players move black or white game pieces on a square board of eight rows and eight columns. The object of this game of strategy is to put your opponent’s King in check. Chess

20.   This video game series usually features two brothers out to rescue a princess in the Mushroom Kingdom. Super Mario

21.   In this popular card game, one card is removed before play begins, so one card in the deck will be left with no match. Players discard any pairs of cards they have face up then take a card from the player on their left to see if they have any more matching pairs. Play continues until no more matches can be made. The player stuck with the card that can’t be matched loses. Old Maid

22.   Players take turns acting out the titles of books, movies, or phrases without saying words in this classic word guessing game. Charades

23.   In this popular TV game show, a panel of celebrities hears a phrase/sentence with a word left out. Each celebrity writes down the missing word. Contestants try to choose the word most answered by the panel. Match Game

24.   Players roll dice to advance up the board trying to be the first to reach the top spot while avoiding pitfalls that slide them down the board. Snakes/Chutes and Ladders

25.   This military science fiction media franchise is set in a distant future where humans and several alien cultures have colonized the Milky Way galaxy using technology left behind by an advanced precursor civilization. Mass Effect

26.   Popular real estate board game. Monopoly

27.   In this popular TV game show, players are paired with a celebrity & try to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions given to them by a teammate. Winners compete in a bonus round known as the Winner’s Circle where they win money for each match made. If all six blocks are matched, they win a large sum of money. Pyramid

28.   This card game can be played for money, candy, clothing, or matchsticks. Players wager over the best hand. Poker

29.   Players explore a blocky, procedurally generated #D world with virtually infinite terrain. They discover and extract raw materials, make tools and other items, build structures and simple machines. Minecraft

30.   A game of strategy consisting of diplomacy, conflict, conquest, and world domination. Risk

31.   This fantasy tabletop role-playing game originated in 1974, It is a series of miniature war games. A DM serves as a referee and storyteller. Dungeons and Dragons

32.   Players answer general knowledge and popular culture questions to advance their game piece around a game board. Each correct answer allows the player to continue their turn. Trivial Pursuit

33.   Players spin for money as they guess consonants and buy vowels trying to solve a word puzzle to win the game. Wheel of Fortune

34.   Players move their pieces diagonally trying to jump over their opponent’s pieces and claim them. Checkers

35.   Simulation racing games that emulate the performance and handling characteristics of racing cars and production-modified real-life cars. Forza

36.   The object of this dice game is to score points by rolling five dice to make certain combinations. Yahtzee

37.   First-person shooter video game franchise which originally focused on games set during World War II. Call of Duty

38.   In this logic-based number-replacement puzzle game, the objective is to fill a 9x9 grid with digits so that each row and column and each of the nine 3x3 subgrids contain all the digits from 1 to 9. Sudoku

39.   This military science fiction media franchise was originally centered on an interstellar war between humanity and an alliance of aliens known as the Covenant. Halo