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THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1985. PAGE 9.
Agricultural trivia game
invented by Huron couple
Finally there's a game on the
market that is destined to appeal to
more than the urban sect of society.
"Food for Thought", popular in
the eastern part of the province
since it came on the market in late
1984, is a board game much like
Trivial Pursuit, but with an
agricultural twist.
"And, it is that twist that has
appealed to Maine McDivott and
her husband Paul VandenMolen of
Seaforth. They will be distributing
the game throughout southwes-
tern Ontario.
"We played the game last
Christmas and thought it was
great," said Elaine. "It deals with
agriculture and it deals with food,
something everyone knows some-
thing about or at least has an
interest in. We thought it would be
a great game to play in Huron
County because it is an agricultural
area."
In keeping with its agricultural
theme, "Food for Thought" sports
salt shakers for men and uses such
terminology as serve from the left -
pass to the right, second helpings
The Hullett Masonic lodge AF
and AM 568 held its installation
ceremony Dec. 10 in the Masonic
lodge in Londesboro.
Rt. Wor. Bro. Clare Vincent was
installing master for the Installa-
tion and Investiture of the officers
with assistance of past masters and
brothers.
Bro. Murray Nesbitt was install-
ed as Worshipful Master. Other
officers for 1986 are:P.M. Wor.
Bro. William Vincent; S.W., Bro.
Victor Stackhouse; J. W. , Bro.
Dave Lee; Chaplain, Wor. Bro.
Allan Bosman; Treasurer, Wor.
Bro. Gordon Shobbrook; Secre-
tary, V. Wor. Bro. Jack Lee; S. D.
Bro., Kenneth Armstrong; J. D.,
Bro. Lorne Snell; D of L, Rt. Wor.
Bro. Clare Vincent; I.G., Wor.
Bro. Bruce Shillinglaw; S.S., Wor.
and leave the table.
Created by six Ottawa women
with a fetish for food the game asks
6,006 questions in six categories -
agriculture, culinary/gourmet,
cultural/historical, medicinal/
nutritional, commercial and pot
luck. Every time a player answers a
question correctly, a correspond-
ing scorecard is awarded.
Unlike Trivial Pursuit, players
can determine what length of game
they wish to play by deciding
before they start how many
scorecards must be acquired be-
fore they can proceed to the table,
or the center of the board, for what
could be the final question.
Elaine and Paul admit there is a
lot of competition between board
games these days, especially the
trivia board games that have
emerged on the market in the wake
of Trivial Pursuit. But they say
Food for Thought is a game that
should appeal to more people.
"It reaches out to more people
because it is based on the
philosophy, if you eat, you can
play." It's agriculture-based and
Bro. Robert Thompson; J.S., Bro.
Geo. Nesbitt; Tyler, Wor. Bro.
William Vincent; Historian, Rt.
Wor, Bro. William Leiper; audi-
tors, Rt. Wor. Bro. Harry Tebbutt
and Wor. Bro. William Vincent.
The general charge to the
brethren was ably given by W. B.
Gordon Shobbrook. Other Broth-
ers assisting were Harry Tebutt,
Bob Thompson, Allan Bosman,
Victor Stackhouse, Eric Anderson,
Jack Lee, David Lee, William
Vincent, Allen Shaddick, Robert
Anderson, William Leiper, and
Alan Caldwell.
Shuffleboard results
On December 11 there were 10
present at shuffleboard play. High
score was Jack Lee. Next games
will be January 8.
we're exposed to agricultural all
the time," said Elaine.
The game too is more family-
oriented than others, offering a
recommended minimum age of 14
years as opposed to the 18-year
limit offered by other games.
"It's the kind of game an entire
family could sit down and play,"
said Paul.
And, itdoesn 't make a person
feel stupid which is something
Paul, a self-proclaimed board
game fanatic said he liked most.
"I like playing board games; but
found it frustrating because I
couldn't answer the questions. For
example, in Trivia Pursuit I could
answer one in 10 questions and in
Food for Thought I can answer five
in 10. Even if you don'tknow the
answer, 20 per cent of the
questions can be answered if you
really listen to them. There's a hint
in the question," he said.
Paul and Elaine both agree the
game sparks a lot of interest and
has even on occasion inspired them
to further pursue a topic first
brought to their attention through
the game.
"It's real focused trivia."
Food for Thought is also a more
flexible game than the others.
"You can have a lot of fun with it.
You can make up your own rules.
Since the game uses food terms you
can, for instance, make up a rule
that anyone who has their elbows
on the table or who burps without
excusing themselves has to miss a
turn. It's a basic board, is easy to
set up and the rules aren't
complicated so you can fool around
with them" said Paul.
Locally the game is available at
The Saga in Blyth. The suggested
retail price is $34.
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names 1986 officers
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