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Introduction
Going to Grandma’s doesn’t mean you have to sit around, sucking on hard candies and watching old episodes of “Murder, She Wrote.” Instead, you can turn your next family visit into a party, just by putting on a video game.
The key is to pick a title that the whole family will enjoy (from the pre-teens to the senior citizens) because the more family members you have involved, the more fun you’ll have.
These are our Top 5 games to play at Grandma’s house. Check them out then tell us what games you like to play when you’re in a post-turkey coma.
Tell us: What are your top games to play during a family visit?
-- Ken Smith";
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'Wii Sports'
Bowling is one activity that the whole family can get into, from the grandparents down to the littlest kids. With “Wii Sports,” you can throw strikes without leaving your living room.
But bowling isn't all \"Wii Sports\" has to offer. Throw a few innings with baseball or play some doubles tennis. Thanks to the Wii’s motion-sensitive controller, you can throw heat over home plate or knock a forehand with a nice topspin to send your computer-controlled opponents diving in all directions.
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'Mario Party 8'
This digital board game has players taking turns rolling the dice and trying to be the first person to reach the square with the star. That’s not as easy as it sounds because there are multiple routes to take -- and the star can instantly move to a different square on the board.
\"Mario Party 8\" is also filled with mini-games that can directly affect the outcome of the main game. And since so much can change at a moment’s notice, even the last-place player is in the thick of things right to the finish.";
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'Buzz! The Mega Quiz'
Want to get your family excited to play a game together? All you need to do is turn your living room into one big game show with Sony’s \"Buzz! The Mega Quiz.\"
The game comes with four special controllers, each with a giant button on top and four colored buttons on the side. When questions appear on the screen, you slam down the big button and choose your color-coded answer. And with the “Buzz’s” wide range of topics (there’s over 5000 questions here) everyone -- young and old -- has a chance to win.
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'Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action'
Like \"Buzz! The Mega Quiz,\" Microsoft’s \"Scene It? Lights, Camera, Action\" is a trivia game that uses special controller. (Don’t worry: They come with the game.) But this trivia’s focused solely on movies.
To play, you’ll answer questions based on movie clips, but \"Scene It?\" will also you’re your film smarts by showing you a list of characters, or a child’s drawing of a movie scene. These challenges will test any film buff. ";
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'Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock'
Red Octane’s \"Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock\" is a great game for groups – even ones who tend to prefer Lawrence Welk to Axl Rose. To play, you’ll strum chords on a special guitar, following along with the prompts on the screen. And since \"Legends of Rock’s\" playable soundtrack has over 70 songs, including the classics \"Paint it, Black\" by the Rolling Stones and \"Slowride\" by Foghat, even Grandma can find a song that she likes.
Tell us: Which games do you plan to play at Grandma's?
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