Near misses

Journeys to the farthest reaches of interactive entertainment

We’re told but never shown how others respond ...

30-minute birder Amanda Tuke sees the benefits of being distracted by birds at home, and on the coast

There aren’t an awful lot of games that can lure my child to the table these days, since he morphed into a gorgeous yet absent teenager. Dinosaur Island still sparks an interest (largely because he is

Now that we’ve all got Bucks Fizz lyrics stuck in our heads, let’s focus on this lovely little game. Mind Up is a light card game with about as many rules as it has words in its title. Each game is pl

Another player slides a card over the table, stares you dead in the eyes and whispers (with a hint of menace, you think), “That’s Taylor Swift.” They don’t break eye contact for a moment. You panic. I