Win The Best of British Board Game

Just look at the pictures below and tell us which one is the Odd One Out!

Spot the Odd One

Out Competition

Take a Look at

The Pictures Above

Then tell us which One is the Odd One Out?

  a) Beefeater 
  b) Eiffel Tower
  c) Big Ben
  d) London Bus
 

The Prize for the Winner of the Sixtyplusurfers Odd One Out Competition

Win The Best of British Board Game

Sixtyplusurfers has teamed up with Drumond Park to offer three lucky readers the chance to win The Best of British, a brand new board game for all the family.

Deep down, all of us who live in this diverse and quirky culture of ours know that British is best - after all, Britain gave the world William Shakespeare, Eccles cakes, Spitfires, Irn Bru and EastEnders, didn’t it!?

The Best of British (rrp £29.99) is a very special new family board game from the geniuses at Drumond Park - the people who brought you Top Ten perennial favourites Articulate and Absolute Balderdash. Last year, they introduced the fast-paced brand recognition game LOGO, which proved to be immensely popular with families everywhere - earning itself the much-coveted title of UK’s Top Selling Board Game for 2009.

Now they have developed The Best of British as LOGO’s sister product. Similarly it is a knowledge and recognition game, for two to six players. As with LOGO, you can also play in teams, or individually.

Familiar sights and sounds, objects, places, customs and happenings … There’s never been a game like this before! The questions cover real-life, finger-on-the-pulse of 21st century British lifestyle situations - guaranteed to entertain, amuse and enlighten.

To give you a flavour of the game, here are just a few examples: (Answers underneath)

* What’s the most common pub name in Britain? (Hint: it’s no longer The Red Lion)

*  Who does Del Boy call a ‘plonker’?

*  Where might you encounter toucans, pelicans and puffins while on a shopping trip?

* What is the most popular fish used for Fish & Chips?

* What does WAG stand for?

Answers: The Crown, Rodney, they’re all types of pedestrian crossing, cod,  Wives and Girlfriends.

Each round, the Question Master picks a question card, taking care to conceal the answers from everyone. This could be a Picture Card, a Themed Card or a

Pot Luck Card. The Quizmaster asks his team all four questions on the card, and when they answer correctly, their playing piece moves up the board. The winner is the team, or individual, who reaches the Winning Zone and correctly answers a final Bonus Question.

This simple yet marvellously entertaining game is destined to be THE hit of 2010 – the perfect pastime for Christmas, and, indeed, throughout the year. One thing is certain – The Best of British will bring out the best in everyone!



Stockists’ information number is 01506 855577 or visit their website at www.drumondpark.com

How to Enter the Competition

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Readers' Letters

Sixtyplusurfers Star Letter 

Hello there,

Here's my story ... so far!

Frank Spencer, Eat Your Heart Out!

According to my long suffering wife Suzy and my three girls Chrystal, Natasha, and Lucy, I’m what you may call a walking disaster area or equally an accident waiting to happen. How Suzy keeps a smile on her face amazes me at times. It all started about ten years ago. Up until my 40^th birthday I’d been relatively free from injuries and illnesses, but then my luck started to run dry.

I was a motorcycle courier and after 18 years of riding all over England and Wales I was looking forward to retiring from bikes and finding a slightly safer job. However the shiny new black Porsche that pulled out in front of me had other ideas. I was flying along the M20 at 70mph when, without gaining speed first, a Boxster pulled off the hard shoulder right in front of me. I had nowhere to go except into the back of it. Unfortunately that’s where Porsches have their engines! The result was a broken left leg, smashed right kneecap and a few cracked ribs.
 

I was in a really bad way for a week or so as the fat and marrow from large bone wounds often causes embolisms in the lungs or brain. I had a large embolism in my lungs and no matter how hard and fast I drew breath I was in effect suffocating. I rang my wife Suzy and told her I loved her. I thought that this was the end and I was saying goodbye. Obviously, that wasn’t the case and my blood/oxygen (SATs) started to rise.

I left hospital and returned home, but was off work for the next 15 months. When I returned to work I was in the office taking calls and shuffling papers. A van driving post came up and I was put back out on the road. I don’t know if it was connected to the embolism, but a year or so later I was getting back cramps and tingling in my arms. I joked to Suzy it was probably an impending heart attack. You can guess the rest!
 

I was driving towards London one day when I felt the tingling in my arms whist at the same time breaking out in a clammy, cold sweat. I drove to nearby Sidcup and went into the A&E department of Queen Mary’s Hospital. Within seconds I was surrounded by medical staff and yup, I was having a heart attack!

Another week in hospital and another worrying episode for the wife and kids! I couldn’t understand it as I had a very low cholesterol level and I wasn’t overweight. I was put on a few medications and went home again.
 

All was calm for a few weeks, until I slipped on wet decking and broke my ankle. I thought it was just badly sprained but, an x-ray showed up a break, so I was back into plaster. No sooner were the eight weeks in plaster up when disaster struck again! I slipped on ice and went down on my right leg. The broken kneecap meant that I only had about 90 degrees bend in my leg. Slamming down on my leg forcing it to ’bend’ didn’t work and my femur (thigh bone) snapped like a twig.

I was getting used to hospital food now and just as well, as I spent another week there! My poor wife was beginning to get fed up with all my accidents and incidents and so I gave her a bit of respite. Nothing happened for the next four years!

The heart attack meant that I had regular blood tests taken. These tests showed up a high blood count and after further investigation it turns out I have Polycythema Vera. It’s a condition caused by the bone marrow making too much blood, this in turn can lead to strokes and heart attacks. It can become nasty but, usually it’s controlled by regular venesections (removal of blood) every eight weeks or so.

I must sound like a walking disaster area ready to fall apart at any minute, but with 50 fast approaching (I’m just a young whippersnapper!) I actually feel as fit as a fiddle.

I love going for rambling walks in the New Forest and along the beach that’s a few yards from our house with our two dogs, Ellie and Masie. I’m just hoping that all this bad luck has run its course, but at least it keeps life interesting!

Christopher Harris, Sheerness

Dear Christopher

Thank you very much for telling us your story and sending in your wonderful photographs.

I'm sure that your bad luck has run its course and things will be great from now on.

To get you started on your new course of good luck we're delighted to let you know that you are the winner of the Star Letter Competition. Your prize is a Culti Cave greenhouse from The Future Perfect Company. We hope you enjoy using it.

Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

This might not sound much but I won a beautiful Windsor and Newton acrylic painting set in a nice wooden box. I intend to use it as follows.

I take a lot of photographs during the summer and store them on my computer. During the dark days of winter I intend bringing them up on screen and painting them.

A waste you may think as I can just print the photo however it keeps me dexterous and allows the remembrance of the days when the sun shone.

Added to that the act of creating something more transient that a quick shutter closer there is the enjoyment of interpretation. I might even use some as Christmas cards, that would be original.

 
James Kelly, Stanraer

Dear James

Thank you for telling us about your prize win. That sounds a great idea to use your own photographs as inspiration for your pictures.

They would also make very original Christmas cards and gifts.

Have any other readers won interesting prizes?

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

My son is now 39 years old but even to this day I remember watching him from the kitchen window, playing football in the back entry (which was as far as he was allowed to go).

Without any knowledge of my being able to see him, he then proceeded to sit on the dirty earth and covered himself in mud. He came running in all excited and announced, look Mummy I look just like those footballers of the telly.

To this day he is still loves his football, but takes it a little more seriously now. 

Meg Charlish, Coventry

Dear Meg

That's a very funny story. It's great that your son still enjoys his football. But I'm sure he doesn't get so messy nowadays!

Kitty Jacobs, Letters & Admin
 

Autumn

The autumn winds are on their way

With a swish and a swirl of leaves

The cooling sun still tries to warm

But is lost due to the chilly breeze

So don your boots and furry hats

I guess we will need them soon

And watch the evening sky at night

To see the shiny frosty winter moon

So it's not so bad - this time of year

The build up - the buying - and some

Its Christmas soon so raise your glass

I wish you all good cheer

Linda Young, Buckinghamshire

Dear Linda

Thank you for sending in your lovely autumn poem. Let's hope we get a mild September.

Murray Jacobs, Editor
 

A tip for the seaside

We often see people walking up and down the beach with metal detectors.  Yes they find coins but sometimes it is someone's precious Engagement or Wedding ring.

It is so easy for them to come off your finger while playing with the sand and to go un-noticed for quite a while.

To save yourself this upset as it is so hard to find them once lost in the sand, put a plaster around your ring and finger.  This will not damage your ring and you never know it could save you a lot of heartbreak.

Maxine Allen

Dear Maxine
 

Thank you for sending us your tip about saving your rings from being lost on the beach. What a good idea.

When I am on holiday I often leave my rings in the room safe to avoid them getting lost.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

I thought you might like to see a picture of our dog Daisy which was taken just as she was shaking herself dry after retrieving her ball from the water on a recent trip to Whitby in North Yorkshire.

Daisy is 4 years old and loves playing ball whenever possible, even if its raining! Strangely while she has no objection to going out for walkies or to play in the rain, if it's just a case of going to do what needs to be done naturally in the rain it's a quick run out, hide under the bushes to do what she needs to do and then a run back inside. Walkies or play are taken much more leisurely and rain (or snow) in those circumstances are totally ignored!

What strange thinking our pets sometimes have.

Hope you like the photo,

Stewart Miller, Darlington

Dear Stewart
 

Thank you for telling us about your beautiful dog, Daisy and sending in your picture. It looks like you had a lot of fun in Whitby - especially playing ball together in the sea!

Melissa Braiden, Letters & Admin

I just read your interesting article about the health giving properties of bananas.  With all the lovely soft fruit about at this time of year we haven't been bothering with bananas especially as they tend to become over ripe so quickly.  However I shall put them back on my shopping list immediately.

A tip I was given might be of interest.  If you have a scratch which leaves a lighter mark on your wooden furniture, rub the area with the inside of a banana skin and the area should darken again.  Hope it works.

Judith Hamilton, Essex

Dear Judith
 

I am so glad you found the article on bananas helpful. They are a very healthy snack to have in your fruit bowl.

That's a great tip for removing scratches from your furniture. I'll have to remember to try that next time I eat a banana.

Jenny Itzcovitz, Features Editor
 

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