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TIP Tries: GeoGuessr

October 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

GeoGuessr is—you guessed it!—a geography game that involves making (educated) guesses. It has been around since 2013, but, unlike a lot of other "freemium" online games, it has stood the test of time well. Here's how the gameplay works: You're dropped into a random Google … [Read more...]

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TIP Tries: What Came First?

October 14, 2020 Leave a Comment

Which Came First?: The invention of the Rubik's Cube or the birth of Oprah Winfrey?The Arc de Triomphe or Vincent van Gogh's painting Roses?Elton John's album Greatest Hits 1970–2002 or the invention of the Blu-ray disc? The faster you can answer these questions, the more … [Read more...]

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Review: Roblox

September 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

Roblox Roblox Corp., free Age 10+ This review was submitted by Bill Ngatcha, an eighth grader from Texas. … [Read more...]

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TIP Tries: Cities: Skylines

May 15, 2019 1 Comment

Cities: Skylines Paradox Interactive, $29.99 Rated E for Everyone When I was in school, I spent a lot of timing messing around in SimCity 2000. I loved building cities from scratch, tinkering with the layouts, seeing whether I could bring a metropolis back from a natural … [Read more...]

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TIP Tries: Football Manager 2019

March 15, 2019 Leave a Comment

Football Manager 2019 Ages 3+ Sega, $49.99 Sports video games let players experience their dreams of stardom. (A digital version of it, anyway.) But there's only one sports game I know of that actual professional teams use as part of their business, and that's the … [Read more...]

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