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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2206 KP) rated The Haunted Lighthouse (The Code Busters Club, #2) in Books

Mar 9, 2018  
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The Haunted Lighthouse (The Code Busters Club, #2)
Penny Warner | 2013
8
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Rating
Cody and the rest of the Code Busters are excited for the next school day because their classes are going on a combined field trip to Alcatraz. The night before they leave, Cody gets a strange e-mail message. Then the four friends get part of a note on their front door step in the morning. It seems to imply that there might be a treasure on the island. Can they figure out what is going on while on the field trip?

While the title of the book is a little misleading (we discuss some haunted places but never see any), this is a fun book for kids of all ages. The plot moves along quickly, and it included a great twist. The characters are on the thin side, but I’m sure kids won’t notice that. And there is enough information on codes for kids to have lots of fun with them long after they’ve finished reading the book.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2018/02/book-review-haunted-lighthouse-by-penny.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.
  
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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) rated Circus Maximus in Tabletop Games

Mar 29, 2018  
Circus Maximus
Circus Maximus
1979 | Ancient, Fighting, Racing
7
8.5 (2 Ratings)
Tabletop Game Rating
The idea of the game (1 more)
The Theme "Chariot Racing"
old crappy components (0 more)
A really retro game, but still a good game.
I used to pay this when I was a kid in the 80's, watch Ben Hur and I want to play again immediately. The choice to play to win the race or to play to kill everyone else is a very real one and you find a way to balance the two is probably best. You can do damage to the chariots and the horses, and run them into the walls. Flip them over, Use he whip on them, etc. It's a race game at heart but the interaction between the racers is where the fun comes in. plus there are lots of people who find awesome mini's and create coliseums instead of the board it comes with, and they play at conventions. See some of the pictures I've added. This game is a old school treasure ahead of its time, but could use updating. I'd love to see a modern publisher get a hold of this and re-make it.
  
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    **Awarded with an Editor's Choice Award by Children's Technology Review!** Go for a swim and play...