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Birthday games for kids are sometimes hard to come up with if you don’t have the best imagination. Perhaps, you are having a hard time especially finding birthday games for your son and his friends. You know that boys are raucous and rowdy. That is a start. Generally, boys like birthday games that are active and fun. Here are a few ideas to get you thinking.

Assuming that you’re having the birthday party during the summer, the boys will probably love a water gun fight. You can turn it into the classic Indians and cowboys gunfight by splitting them up into teams. The object of the game? Make the opposing team as wet as possible! When you send out the invitations, be sure to tell everyone to bring an extra set of clothes. By the way, you can find really good deals on water guns if you check out the dollar store, and you’ll be able to buy them in all sorts of sizes and colors.

When you’re thinking of birthday games for kids, they don’t have to be costly. Even a three-legged race will be a hit for boys. Just remember that if you do this game, you need to match the boys up according to size or there could be injuries as a result. Here’s how it works: Divide the boys into two teams. Two boys each will tie themselves to each other (right leg tied to the left leg). Each pair’s goal is to finish the race first. If the boys are older and you want to make it even more challenging, create an obstacle course.

Another fun game is dress-up. You may think only girls would like to do something like this, but that is not the case. You can have boys dress up and recreate a scene from their favorite pirate movie, for example. If you are going along with a pirate theme, a treasure hunt would be very fun.

Another fun and cheap game is the spoon race. This is one of those birthday games for kids that really tests a strange ability: Passing a spoon from one person to another using only their teeth. You’ll also need a small fruit, a ball, an egg, or some other small object to balance on the spoon. Divide the boys into teams. The first team to pass the spoon to the end of the line without using their hands is declared the winner.

Hopefully all these tips for birthday games for kids have given you inspiration. Don’t forget to have fun yourself!

Poker tournaments are great. Especially when you only have a few hours to play. Cash games can go on forever and your profits or losses can be erratic since there’s no limit to how much you can put on the table.

Tournaments by contrast have a more or less exact time frame and your losses are limited to your buy-ins and re-buys. In addition, you’ll often find that a cash game breaks out on the side for people who bust out early. It’s a great way to have a poker night without worrying that it’ll go on into the wee hours of the morning.

So how do you get started with a tournament? Are there some rules to go by? Here are some points to help you get set up.

Supplies

If you don’t already have one, you need to get a poker chip set now! Cash may be fine for cash games, but well run tournaments require players to chip up to keep things moving. A good poker chip set will also have a dealer button. This button will keep your game moving by eliminating the delays caused by the constant “who’s deal is it?” question.

You’ll also need two decks of cards. With two decks, the dealer-to-be can shuffle his deck while the current dealer is sending out the cards. This also helps keep things moving. Remember to have a blank card on the bottom of each deck so no one can sneak a peak at the bottom card.

Next you should consider a good quality card table. This will help to prevent damage to your chips from hard surfaces. If you purchases clay ones you should try to look after your investment.

Finally you’ll need an egg timer to signal when it’s time to raise the blinds. Now you’re ready to set up your game.

The rules

Primarily you must decide how payouts will be made and blind levels estimated. Regular home games will have a different system, depending on how many people are present. Tournaments are usually set up in the following manner. First place 50% second 30% and third place will get 20%.

Blinds increase every fifteen minutes according to a predetermined table and we chip up when the small blind reaches 100 and then again when the small blind reaches 400.

There you have it. Tournaments are really more enjoyable and more money can be made than in regular poker games. Plus it is nice for people to know how long they will be playing for.

Well you are an old hand at poker now and you feel that you are a pro. You know the ropes and you feel confident about the ins and outs of the game. You can even tell the pros from the rookies and how people are betting. However poker online is becoming commonplace and impersonal, so now you need to bring some life into your game and start hosting some live games from your home.

Initially there are some things you need to do to set up the game. Firstly you should think about poker chips. You can solve this problem by getting a high-quality poker chip set. The chips come in different styles, and can be made from; clay composite or plastic. There are good and bad points for each poker chip material. It is worthwhile to choose your chips carefully.

Once you’ve decided on the kind of poker chip you want, go out and get your set! A good poker chip set will consist of anywhere from 500 to 1500 poker chips, two decks of cards, a carrying case, and a dealer button. This should be all you need as far as basic equipment is concerned.

Secondly you should think about what sort of poker table you need. You want to preserve your new investment of poker chips and not have them hitting the hard surface of an ordinary table. Plus the chips will handle better with a decent poker table. Your fellow gamers will enjoy doing their tricks and raise their bets. You never know your luck. You may win back the money you invested in your table in a relatively short time. Of course we all know how hip a poker table will look to your gaming friends.

Finally you need people. Chances are you already have a group of poker buddies so spread the word that you’re starting a weekly game and see if you can pull in 5 to 9 people. If you and your cronies come up short, you can always do a google search for poker clubs in your area. Chance are there’s a group of like-minded poker buffs looking for someone with a poker table and a nice poker set to host some games. One post and maybe a couple of emails and you’re set!

Apart from enjoying the actual game of poker you can also enjoy making new friends when you play. You can make use of a local bar to post your games. You will soon gather enthusiastic poker players for your weekly games.