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Show FOLKS GATHER 'ROUND FOR PARLOR GAMES Games that all the family can enjoy en-joy together take the spotlight in Santa Claus' 1944 pack. Catering to the wartime necessity to "stay at home and like it," a variety of easy-to-learn, quick action parlor sports are ready to help the juvenile and grown-up contingents forget about limitations on the family car and relax from worries and responsibilities. responsibili-ties. - Revivals of old favorites that were crazes in the horse and buggy age head the list of escape-type games that will be relatively abundant in a season when Santa Claus' Yuletide pack is short of a great number of familiar play materials. While great numbers of games are being sent to servicemen overseas, there are some left for the home market. Among the parlor pastimes back in favor are ROOK, PIT and FLINCH. But MONOPOLY, the real estate trading game, continues to hold craze honors. FINANCE is another of the robber baron speculation specu-lation games that appeal to both families and service men as a happy hap-py escape. SORRY, the English board game that won top favor during the Blitz, is another best seller this winter with American families. For arm chair strategists there are game inventions inspired by the I "Monopoly," the classic real estate trading game, is still the favorite fa-vorite with family groups this Christmas. exploits of America's armed forces. CAMELOT, the lively battle game, is a favorite with service men which has a large family following, too. Some of the Christmas games will be a helpful adjunct to spelling as well as arithmetic. DIG, a streamlined stream-lined word-building game that use! miniature gold miner's picks with sticky tips to grab the letters, offer! opportunity for keen competition thai incidentally inspires Junior to improve. im-prove. CROSSWORD LEXICON based on four-letter words built witt cards, is another spelling game thai provides good competition for al ages. |