In honor of the gift-giving season . . . . Hanukkah is over, but our gentile friends might enjoy some of
these gifts. Saddam Says. This board game for the whole family pits UN inspectors frantically searching for nuclear facilities in Iraq against the country’s leader, who must give daily clues — “You’re getting warmer,” “you’re getting colder” — regarding their progress. Players wear either thick black mustaches (as Iraqi officials) or short pants and high socks (the UN party). Hurry though, this game is only available for the next few weeks and all sales are final. . . .
Scribble. A new variation of the classic word game, this one has players competing as journalists covering the Mideast conflict, making up stories as they go along by connecting key words and phrases like “brutal occupation” and “militant settlers” to the game’s core letters, I-S-R-A-E and L. Extra points for describing Palestinian suicide bombers without using the word “terrorist.” As advertised in The New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times and other dailies.
Those of us who get exasperated with our fellow Jews on a regular basis will get a chuckle out of the others, such as:
‘Your Mother Can’t Boil Water.’ A verbal insult game that is sweeping the country, this one invites Jews of all denominations to rank out their fellow co-religionists, with extra points given for historical knowledge, originality and mean-spiritedness. Taking a chapter from the controversial runaway best-seller, “Who Sez You’re A Jew?” written jointly by a chasidic rabbi and a leader of the Seventh-Day Atheist movement, this game encourages players to cast aspersions on an opponent’s lineage and demand a Strip Search to determine the veracity of his Jewishness. Adults only. Not available in certain areas of Brooklyn or Lakewood.
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