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One way for a family to stay connected is to play games together. Another is to observe family rituals,like everyone making snow angels on the morning of the first snowfall. With the Birthday Gamesake, you can do a little of each.
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The game comes with a deck of blank cards on which family members fill in favorite memories of the birthday person, high points and low:"Adam breaks his arm falling out of a tree, go back three spaces."' "Adam wins the spelling bee in third grade, move ahead to college."

Play it every birthday, all year long, or add new cards each year. Also available in Christmas or wedding versions. Suggested retail, $29.95, gamesake.com, or 303-921-6680.

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