Number One Son turns 10 next week. Have to evaluate some potential gifts (Computer Game-s will generally have to run on my old IBook):

• World Of Warcraft: a classmate apparently plays a fair amount (on the weekend). Adds up to a fair amount of money, plus social nature creates more pressure to play a lot, and according to other people's schedules.

• Chaotic: trading cards tied to online monster-battling game (online game is free if you buy the cards - looks like ~$40); review - huh?

• SimCity: well, once I download this for our OLPC, it doesn't seem like a good idea to have a "fancier" but more closed version.

• TheSims?

• [Sim Earth]?

• Myst - can't seem him having the patience for that...

• [Strange Adventures In Infinite Space] link

• [Wildlife Tycoon Africa] link

• [Bridge Construction Set] link

• [Dr Blobs Organism] link - free?!?

• [Orbital Trader] link

• [Professor Fizzwizzle] link

Outcome: indulgent JiHi (WomEn) caved on World Of Warcraft.

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