Games Animals Play
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Being a household consisting of a family doctor and a teacher, we often get things in the mail designed for children. Case in point today, when we got a sample packet of “Weird n’ Wild Creatures” cards. These are good sized full-color cards, each detailing a particulardangerous animal. They can describe current animals (anaconda, grat white shark), historical creatures (saber-toothed tiger, dinosaurs), or mythical beasts (cerberus, hydra). If I were five or six years old, this would be cool. I was totally into dinosaurs and monsters at the age, and could bore an adult to tears with my recital of dry dinosaur facts.
However, since I’m no longer five, the cards got pitched after a brief review and reminiscence. One thing quickly caught my eye: included with the larger cards were a set of smaller cards of the same creatures set up as a collectible card game. Clever idea, but clearly incorrect. Everyone knows that Nessie could easily take out nearly any other animals (except maybe King Kong, Godzilla, or Titano), but these cards have her losing to a frilled lizard and a tree frog. Nessie, call your lawyer.
 Attack:3 Defense:3 Life:90 |
 Attack:7 Defense:4 Life:100 |
 Attack:2 Defense:8 Life:80 |
 Attack:3 Defense:4 Life:70 |
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February 1st, 2006 at 8:59 am
Ah yes, “Weird and Wild” cards. I can personally confirm that if you are 5 or 7, they are the greatest thing on the planet, easily beating out sliced bread. They even lasted a whole month, which is 28 days longer than most fads at that age.
I didn’t notice that Nessie was so poor. Or, in fact, if we even had a Nessie. I think the Big GUn in out pack was some mythical creature, like Tiamat or something. But no matter what the cards said, “Tyranosaurus Rex” trumped all. It’s like looking in a thirty-year old mirror…
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