Some games fade into near irrelevance，while others pass the test of time and continue to be enjoyed by millions of people from all over the world. Bingo is a hugely entertaining game played all over the world and it has been around for roughly five centuries. It is surely welcomed by a mass of people. The first players to enjoy this game were those who often went to the II Gioco del Lotto d' Italia (意大利彩票).

Bingo is now available at online bingo sites listed at bingosites, net and people enjoy it on virtual and real currency. Back in the day, it wasn’t necessarily a game played for profit, but rather a pleasant pastime with multiple uses. Few people know that bingo was used as an educational tool in Germany at the tum of the 18th century. Children had more fun playing this game while learning about multiplication tables and spelling, and in this country, the name was called Tombola.

Bingo was one of the last games to be added to the portfolios of online casinos (赌场), well after slots, table games, and video pokers. Players were unwilling to switch from real life locations to online bingo rooms. Bingo is a game that promotes social interactions and in the absence of this key element, it is far less exciting. Intemet bingo rooms were able to address this concern by developing chat features allowing gamers to talk to each other while playing. Online bingo rooms are now licensed and regulated, so players can sign up for an account，make a deposit and gamble securely. The license gives them peace of mind，as they know that they don't break any laws by playing the game on real money. Another reason online bingo is so popular is that you can try the game for free using the virtual currency which is replenished indefinitely. Mobile devices are also ideal for playing the game, with all that is needed being an Internet connection.

Toys and Games for Kids

Ms. Monopoly

Hasbro launched a new version of this game in an attempt to solve the gender pay gap. Female players start the game with $1,900 in Monopoly Money and males with $1,500. The gap continues every time a player passes with women collecting $240 and men $200. It remains possible that a boy wins the game.

On sale for $ 19.99 and available at major retailers (零售商).

Barbie dolls that use a wheelchair

This summer, Barbie expanded is fashion line to showcase dolls in a wheelchair with a removable prosthetic leg (假肢), “We can start the conversation around physical disabilities by including them into our fashion doll line.” the creator Mattel said.

On sale for only $ 19.99 and available on Amazon.

The dolls inspired by children with disabilities

Lottie Doll, an Irish company, offers a host of dolls that highlight diversity, including the Mia doll, a wildlife photographer that wears a hearing aid, and the Sinead doll, the world’s first doll with dwarfism (侏儒症).

The Mia doll is $ 25. The Sinead doll is $20. All can be found on Amazon.

Plastic Army Women

A 6-year-old girl wanted to play with female plastic soldiers. She got her wish, when a Pennsylvanian company BMC Toys promised to make Plastic Amy Women. When completed, a pack of 24 figurines (小塑像) will include six different poses and should be available on the company’ website and on Amazon. The price of this set of dolls is preset at $12.29.

After a heavy snowstorm, I ran outside excitedly to build a snowman. No matter how hard 1 rolled my snowball, it refused to grow. After resting for a while, I restarted the job. Then I noticed I had an audience — a prim (古板的)-looking couple with obvious disapproval. My face turned red as I tried to answer their unspoken question: Don’t you have anything better to do?

An adult playing by herself seems strange, but maybe it shouldn’t. New research suggests that modern adults have ignored their play instinct (本能). Most animals stop playing as adults. However, there are a handful of animals that never stop.

One possibility is that adult play is important and beneficial, a theory supported by a study. Researchers left some puzzle boxes for some monkeys to solve. To get the food inside, they had to drop a rock into the container. The monkeys that previously had dropped rocks for fun were more likely to solve the puzzle. This finding also suggests somewhere in our evolutionary history, a playful human invented stone tools. Even today, the urge to play accounts for some of humanity’s greatest inventions.

Adult play promotes inclusivity, cooperation and creativity — all qualities that we humans could use. Unfortunately, social norms hold back our urge to let loose. When studying the last remaining hunter-gatherer communities. Peter Gray, a play researcher at Boston College, noticed they were often described as “joyful”. “This makes evolutionary sense,” Gray says. “Generally speaking, we like to do things that are necessary for our survival.” Humans took one giant step away from fun when we started planting crops. We spent a lot of time plowing (耕) fields, so we had much less time to play.

With threats like climate change, it’s easy to get into seriousness. But we should understand the value of encouraging adult play. The next time I’m caught playing, I know what to say, “I’m playing for the benefit of all humanity. You’re welcome.”