Interest renewed in games people play

KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Sooner or later people need a break from the electronic age. Move over computers and video games. Make way for board games like families used to play.
It's a quaint idea, but Time magazine says new renditions are enticing new consumers. Sales for board games were up 18 percent in 2005, the magazine reports.
Some of the fresh contenders include a revamped Trivial Pursuit. It focuses on the '80s and the fine old times of Madonna, Rubik's Cube and "The Cosby Show." Scattergories is a good brain exercise. Players have to come up with so many words within a certain category that begin with a given letter. Can you think of five animals that start with the letter H, for instance, before the buzzer sounds?
Maybe it all sounds mild compared to the "Sopranos," but this scary world needs a calming break.