First, I thought that Photojojo’s Photo-opoly game would make a great Christmas gift, using photos and landmarks from around your own home town.  But then I started to think about it: wouldn’t you rather have a game that reminds you of a great vacation that you took?

I think the hardest time you’ll have is culling through the photos and picking only the best of the best…what a hardship that will be 

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Photo-opoly your summer vacation

If you are fan of board games and/or playing board games with strangers, then this might be the dating venue for you. GameNightOut.com is now hosting Game Nights in New York City and Chicago, with events to follow in New Jersy, Connecticut, Long Island, Upstate New York and Los Angeles.

Here’s an example: on 5/12/09, a group of “Single Professionals,” aged 25-35, will meet at a Midtown Manhattan location that is to be announced at a later date, probably after you are registered and paid up.

More May events are scheduled for Catholic, Jewish, and “Mature” singles, but it looks like they stick with the age range of 25-35. 

For more information, take a look at GameNightOut.com

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Game Night Out.com

It features snap-in letters to keep everything in place. You can even stop mid-game and fold the game up, then resume later.

This set in cludes the game board in a zippered case, racks for four players, a score pad, cloth letter pouch and everything else you need to play this family favorite.

You can get the travel Scrabble game right now at Travel Smith for just $25.

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Travel Scrabble

When you are traveling, children (and adults) can enjoy electronic handheld versions of old school favorites such as Yahtzee and Boggle. Hasbro offers a travel pack of both electronic games for under $20. You get Electronic Yahtzee, which is a one-person game that features automatic scoring, as well as Electronic Boggle, which is for one or more palyers.

These handheld electronic games are perfect for long car rides, or other times your kids might get bored. Batteries are included. Visit Hasbro.com to learn more about these handheld electronic games along with many others that are perfect for traveling.

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Electronic Boggle and Yahtzee Travel Pack