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Here's the question... How many hours would most people say that they lose in an evening on their computer?

Well, if they have a new computer, like me, that is loaded with new games like "The Family Fued" - at least two. Two hours gone.

I was exploring the programs on my new laptop and saw the games section where they had the aforementioned game, so I bit. Turns out, I got to play once for free and after that they would like for me to pay for the privilege. I think not. So, knowing this was a one-shot kind of thing, I made sure I took advantage. That game sucked me right in, trying to figure out other jobs that retired race car drivers could do, and what people who date for a while can do that would be weird on a first date. I won the bonus rounds every time I played. I am good at this, apparently. Fun!

Well, not ONLY did I get to answer zany questions and beat the "average player's score," but in this version of the FF, you get to use the points you earn in the game to "buy" home furnishings and decorate your token virtual two-story suburban home. This only fueled my wish to keep playing more games, to earn more points and get this home liveable for the nonexistant virtual people who might be moving in soon. They can't be without an oven, for Pete's sake!

You can now see how the geniuses at computer gaming land tried to snare me into buying this game on an ongoing basis. But, ho, I outsmarted them. I played their game and had an amusing time, AND I furnished that virtual house, albeit in modest fashion (let the virtual people pick out their own virtual wall art!). So there. What? What about the two hours of time that vanished into thin air? Uh... touche, gaming land creators.