Tragicomic Gamers Gifts

"...But if you'd led back a heart instead of that spade..."

"Aristophanes explains comedy"

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

I think this interleague play is getting out of hand.

"... It's just that, when you said you had a couple of tickets to see the big game..."

Whistler's Great-Great-Great-Great-Great Grandson

I Pagliacci

Gaah! You sank my longship!

"Hey, dad! How about I find a video game of this we can play together?"

Jump-Rope Rhymes For Adults

'I think you'll find this just as much fun as 'Grand Theft Auto IV''

'This paintball war has really spun out of control.'

Arcade Game Baseball.

school kids playing conkers

An astronaut attempting to knock out an alien

I was expecting something a little more advanced

'I felt an overwhelming nostalgia for the old video games where you sit on your arse.'

Candy Land for Adults

"No. I can still see you."

'The batteries must be dead.'

25 years later, the Guitar Hero Band gets back together.

The Waiting Game

"Excuse me, would you mind taking your portable zombie game to another carriage?"

As you like it - Parisians who will never be under police supervision

"Do you ever wanna get back in the game?"

Bowling ball earth

"I think he's trying to make a money out of us..."

"Haven't you heard? Twenty's the new ten!"

PacMan brain

'I believe this is one of the original sets'

Rock paper scissors before paper or scissors.

"These kid computer games are so hard to learn that I've decided to skip my second childhood."

Books and technology

"This will help you make unbiased decisions, AND stay cootie-free."

'Alas poor Website, I vaguely remember what you were going on about...'