Grown-up Gamer Gifts

'Grown-ups sure make playing a lot of work.'

No caption (A young bald eagle plays a claw game full of fish as his parent stands behind him).

I'm Bored With Educational Toys

"Don't tell me... you hired a professional decorator!"

'I've told you it's not the old pencil and paper battleships.'

"Can you change this quiz grade from an A to a C? I like to keep expectations low until I blow my parents' mind by acing the final exam."

Mixed Doubles.

"Pokemon...Pokemon...Pokemon...."

You've read the book's dust jacket. Now, play the video game!

'Come on, I dare you: I say you can't drink a whole dew drop...'

"Marco ..."

"This is our most difficult escape room. In here, you're a mother of 4 unruly children, tons of overdue bills and a lazy husband."

'Unbelievable, these guys brought a ringer.'

'She'll never look for me here.'

Crane Game. Ball Game.

Notoriously losing pieces, the Varns could only have family game night by putting together whatever they could find. 'Checkmate!' 'You sank my Battleship!' 'You didn't say 'UNO'!

'Guess how many I ATE.'

'No, you can't play Space Invaders in it.'

"Go ahead. Fly through it. I dare you."

'It would never work out, Blackfire — our alignments are too different.'

Riverboat 4 Square Hustlers

Modern Day Kids Playing 'Telephone'

"Okay! Okay! It's a draw!"

Go Play Outside - it's so real, you kids will almost smell the virtual fresh air!

I'm tired of your games, Al. MY games? look who's talking! The guy with the role-playing hand puppets!

"My computer beat me at chess, but it was no match for me at kick-boxing!"

"Mommy! Mommy! Daddy lost!"

'I'm tired of playing 'Rock, rock rock'.'

Psychiatry. I got in touch with my inner child, and now I'm going broke buying video games!

With Grandpa it was often a game of hide and sleep.

"I'm bilingual. I can talk to parents and step parents."

'I can't talk right now. I'm discussing strategy with our financial director.'

'Well, I'll say this: when the new boss came on board, it was a real game-changer for all of us!'

Between going to school, watching TV and doing my homework, I hardly have any quality time to spend with my doll.

I'm doing my essay on John Milton's "Paradise Lost"...the video game.