Gift Guide: ExtremeTech's Sub-$100 List

[Brian]

Gift Guide: ExtremeTech's Sub-$100 List (http://www.thetechlounge.com/news/13389/Gift-Guide-ExtremeTechs-Sub100-List/)

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That time of year is coming. Call it the Holiday Season, call it Christmas, call it whatever you like, but the tradition is to rack up huge credit card debt to hurl gifts at your friends and family. As an ET reader, you know you have some real geeky friends on your gift list, so let us help you make their Holiday-of-Choice special with nerdy gifts that won't break your budget.

Each of the gifts in our staff picks is under $100, and hand-selected to please the pickiest techie. From gadgets to games, we're here to throw ideas at you for the giftacious season that officially starts on the Friday after Thanksgiving—dubbed Black Friday. Of course, online shoppers have their day as well: The following Monday has been christened Cyber Monday—evidently you're supposed to do your online shopping then.

We, too, have our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/475-1/Gifts-for-Geeky-Guys-Gals/">gift guides</a> but until we've got them up-to-date, I'll be sure to point you in as many directions as possible. Going cheap, well, that's just getting in the 2008 spirit. Get it? People are broke.

<em>by the way, that doormat is available <a target="_blank" href="http://www.thinkgeek.com/homeoffice/gear/6806/">here</a>, at thinkgeek.com, the best one-stop-geek-shop for the holidays</em>
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[IngeNEWitty]

Here's a terrific techie geek gift with stellar 3D graphics.....fun to play with family and friends!!!

A Great New Golf Table Game: Strategic "Fore-Thought”

http://www.ingenewitty.com

It’s like a box of toys for the golfer…..but with RULES!!!

It's a one-of-a-kind "board-less" golf table game that sparks the imagination, and immerses ‘golfers’ in mentally-challenging fun and stimulating personal interaction.....an absolute thrill to open and play in friendly competition!!!

This First Edition of Strategic "Fore-Thought” brought to you by IngeNEWitty is a unique golf table game invented, designed, and crafted with care to bring you many enjoyable hours of social interaction with friends and family. It comes complete for table play or you can add your own pitching wedge and putter to take the game to a whole new exciting level.

In a completely new playing format, you are transported to a beautiful fantasy golf course in the Spring of the year that you could only dream about. It’s a championship 18-hole, par 72, 7,240 yard course, realistically detailed with trials and tribulations of the finest world-class challenge courses. It’s a greens-keeper’s paradise, and the immaculate graphic illustrations “take you there”…..the rest is up to you!!!

The name Strategic "Fore-Thought” says it all…..each hole requires assessment of risks and rewards BEFORE ‘hitting’ the ball. Strategy is key in this realistic game of fun and frustration, and each golfer formulates his/her own individual approach using strategic forethought and, of course, ingenuity (get it?????). Do you go for the green? Or do you lay up? Do you shoot for a Target Zone? Or does a Hazard pose a risk? What are the odds?

IngeNEWitty is our name, and Strategic "Fore-Thought” is our game!!!

How the game is played:

Using forethought strategically, you survey potential landing areas, choose your preferred path to the green, use the “Shot-Master” to guide your club selection, tee it up (roll the die), and determine your fate. Track your location and stroke count on the “Shot-Master” along the way.

Next shot will be crucial, but the Yardage Calculator helps to gauge the situation. Go for the greenie? Or suffer the short game? Are you good at putting?

Oh, and don’t forget…..you should try to hit the Target Zones. That’s the way you can accumulate Bonus Cards…..they’ll come in handy later!!!

The designated Pro Shop Manager records scores, awards Bonus Cards and prizes, officiates on all wagering, and handles any disputes that may arise. It’s a tough job, but somebody’s ‘gotta’ do it. After all, golfers have been known to “fudge” occasionally!!!

Complete rules with additional optional forms of play are provided, and contents include:

• 1 graphics booklet (for superb visualization without a board)
• 1 tee mat
• 1 putting ring
• 4 "Shot Masters" (to help you keep track of where you are on each hole and your number of strokes as you continue to 'hit')
• 4 golf balls
• 4 ball markers
• 16 tees
• 1 die
• 20 scorecards
• 70 bonus cards (to boost the excitement, so plan ahead)
• $590 play money (or substitute your own choice of legal tender)

On top of that you get an original 'Yardage Calculator' designed by the inventor to aid in calculating the distance required to advance your ball to your next goal throughout the course. Additional product information accompanied by illustrative fly-by views are available on our website (just search for our name IngeNEWitty). Be sure to stop by and “Take The Tour” for the fun of it!!!

What you DO get:

Superb graphic illustration that gives the “feel” of being out for a round
Yard-by-yard ball advancement the way golf was meant to be played
Opportunity to display your chipping and putting prowess
Loads of social interaction in friendly competition…..and time to eat snacks

What you DON’T get:

A playing board that looks like a cartoon
Cutesy little tokens to move around space-to-space
Trivia questions that bore you to tears
Fancy packaging without meaningful game content

So-o-o-o…..for less than average green fees for a foursome, Strategic "Fore-Thought” can be played by up to four 'golfers' or teams and…..the sun always shines at the SFT Country Club! No rain-outs here!!!

Don’t miss the opportunity for this unique, one-of-a-kind game!!! It’s perfect as a gift idea, tournament prize, or corporate award…..or, even better yet, TREAT YOURSELF!!!

It's a special Limited Edition available in only limited quantities.....so don't delay!!!
Strategic "Fore-Thought” is a great new game full of fun and great frustration - ah, does that sound like golf anyone?

Fore!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.ingenewitty.com