Topic: Technical Difficulties

We just wanted to let everyone know that the database work is complete and the games and game shows are available again to play.

We kindly ask if you encounter any further errors to report issues you see to customer service at https://help.lycos.com/newticket.php. For the best service, please include your member name and a detailed description of the problem you're experiencing.

Thank you to all our Gamesvillers who also assisted by quelling the worries of other community members. We truly appreciate your patience as we resolve these issues and thank you once again.

Now back to your regularly scheduled gaming!

Topic: Recipedia
Today's recipe comes to us from Gamesviller Flobow who wanted to share another creative creation with us: her Shepherd's Bread Bowl. Flobow says, "This recipe is really easy and nice to use when you have a little get together. It's a healthy snack and best of all, there is NO clean up because you eat the serving bowl and all." Here's her creation:

Shepherd's Bread Bowl

• 1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed and drained
• 1 (16 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 envelope dry vegetable soup mix
• 1 (8 ounce) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
• 3 green onions, chopped
  

Instructions

Carve bread out of middle to create a bowl and tear extra bread into "bite size" pieces. Set aside. In a medium bowl mix wet and dry ingredients together, with the exception of the bread and put into a refrigerator for two hours. Once chilled, spoon dip into the existing bread bowl. Serve with the "bite size" pieces of bread remaining and veggies such as carrot sticks, celery sticks, green peppers or any other veggies that you like.

Prep Time: 2 hours

Want to share your favorite recipe with the Gamesville community?

Send recipes to: members@gamesville.com

In addition to your detailed recipe, please be sure to include:

• Your Gamesville member name
• Why you wanted to share this recipe

If we publish your recipe we'll give you 5,000 GV Rewards. Submit your recipe today!

Topic: Technical Difficulties

UPDATE Dec 2, 2008: In anticipation of our long-awaited release of CatchUp CoverAll™, Gamesville will perform additional database maintenance starting at 2AM eastern time Wednesday, December 3, 2008.

Maintenance is expected to last approximately five hours. During that time period, Gamesville games will not be available. We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you very much for your support.

Topic: Members

We've got a winner!

Congratulations to Gamesviller Kittihawke from Corbin, KY, who hit the jackpot today while playing Three-Eyed Bingo. With her win she becomes the first Gamesville Gold Member to win at Three-Eyed Bingo!

(Do you need to be a Gold member to win Three-Eyed Bingo? No. Just like a TV game show, Gamesville is supported by advertisers, giving all of our members a fair shot at striking it rich. But if you don't want to view ads during and between bingo games, GV Gold is the way to go--and away Kittihawke went, to the tune of four thousand nine-hundred and ninety-nine dollars!)

Useless Fact!

Corbin, KY is home to Sanders' Cafe, the birthplace of Harland "Colonel" Sanders' Kentucky Fried Chicken. The restaurant and accompanying museum are popular with tour groups and attract visitors from all over the US. Originally, Sanders cooked meals for people who stopped at his service station in Corbin and since the service station was not equipped with  a restaurant he served customers in his living quarters. Find out more about Corbin...

Topic: Holiday Flare

Happy Thanksgiving from your friends at Gamesville.com!

It's been said before, but it bears repeating: Thanksgiving isn't really about the food or the football; it's about with whom you spend the day and what you do with your time. If you're fortunate enough to have family and friends around--whether they're with you physically or online with you in a game--today is a day to give thanks and reflect on how lucky you truly are!

The team at Gamesville wants to thank you all for making a place for Gamesville in your home; we are, all of us here at Gamesville HQ, grateful for your time and patronage.

Have a safe, healthy, and happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Topic: Holiday Flare

After sorting through dozens of submissions, team gamesville have cast  their votes for our Poke the Penguin papercraft contest and here is our winning photo...

Poke the Penguin submission by Goodmorningpancake

Congratulations to Goodmorningpancake from Somerville, MA! Her use Poke as a centerpiece this holiday season reminded us all that the Poke the Penguin paper toy could also double as a great name card for everyone at your holiday table.

And if you haven't done so already, find out how to create your own Poke the Penguin papercraft toy.

Topic: Best Pets
This week's Best Pet comes to us from Gamesviller takerslady69 of Downey, CA. Meet her exotic friend Boo!

Distinguishing Personality Traits

Takerslady69 says, "Boo is a 12-year-old Welsh Corgi mix with beagle. She has been my companion since she was 6-weeks-old and has been learning new tricks weekly since then. Boo loves to show off in front of all my friends and family. They have all witnessed and heard her talk--she is exceptionally vocal and talks clear as a bell. She can also identify different colors--many people have seen her pick up a blue colored ball when I ask, "Where is the blue ball?". She remembers all her favorite toys by their name and does about 20 other tricks.

"Unlike a stereotypical dog, Boo is unique and exotic looking. Cardigan Welsh Corgies are unusually skinny, with ears that stand up. In our humble opinion, Boo is the most breath-takingly cutest puppy ever. She is as obsessed and in love with us as we are her."

Want to share photos of your own favorite pet with the Gamesville community?

Send photos to: members@gamesville.com

In addition to your pet's picture, please be sure to include:

• Your Gamesville member name
• Your pet's most distinguishing personality trait

If we publish your pet as a "Best Pet," we'll give you 5,000 GV Rewards. Submit your pet today!

Last call for submissions!

Today is the last day to submit your Poke the Penguin papercraft for a chance at 10,000 GV rewards. All photo submissions will be judged by the Gamesville team today, so don't miss out! Build your Poke papercraft now...

Topic: Recipedia
Today's recipe comes to us from Gamesviller Whitedove463 who wanted to share her delicious Maple-Pumpkin Cheesecake, just in time for Thanksgiving! Whitedove463 says, "I wanted to share my recipe, because if you like cheesecake you will love this one!  It's no ordinary cheesecake; by adding maple and pumpkin it makes every bite mouth watering and delicious. Try this cheesecake and this Thanksgiving you will be thankful!" Here's her creation:

Maple-Pumpkin Cheesecake

• 1 1/2 cups finely crushed graham crackers
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1/3 cup butter, melted
• 3 8-ounce packages cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup canned pumpkin
• 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup or maple-flavored syrup
• 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
• 3 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/2 cup caramel sauce or caramel ice cream topping
  

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325° F. In a medium bowl combine finely crushed graham crackers, granulated sugar, and melted butter. Press crumb mixture onto the bottom and 1 1/2 inches up the sides of an ungreased 9-inch springform pan. Bake for 8 minutes. Remove from oven. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.

For the filling, in an extra-large mixing bowl beat cream cheese with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until smooth. Add pumpkin, brown sugar, maple syrup, and vanilla. Beat cream cheese mixture until well combined and fold in the eggs.

Pour filling into crust-lined pan. Place springform pan in a shallow baking pan. Bake for 60 to 70 minutes or until center appears nearly set when gently shaken.

Cool in springform pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Using a small thin knife, loosen crust from sides of springform pan. Cool for 30 minutes more. Remove sides of springform pan and cool for 1 hour. COver and chill for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. Serve with drizzle of caramel sauce or ice cream over the top of cheesecake.

Prep Time: 40 minutes

Cook Time: 60 to 70 minutes

Want to share your favorite recepie with the Gamesville community?

Send recepies to: members@gamesville.com

In addition to your detailed recepie, please be sure to include:

• Your Gamesville member name
• Why you wanted to share this recepie

If we publish your recepie we'll give you 5,000 GV Rewards. Submit your recepie today!

Topic: Bingo Life
With the emergence of a new game just days away here at Gamesville we thought we'd take this time to expand everyone's knowledge of a very important topic, BINGO LINGO!

Simply put, our friends in the UK are mad about bingo. So much so that they've created a unique phrase for EVERY bingo ball number called in a game of bingo! We thought we'd take this opportunity to brush up with a quick recap on some popular bingo phrases:

Bingo Lingo (Advanced):

1 Kelly's eye / At the beginning / Nelson's column
2 One little duck / Me and you
3 You and me / Cup of tea / One Little Flea
4 Knock at the door / B4 (and after)
5 Man alive
6 Tom's tricks / Tom Nix / Chopsticks
7 Lucky seven / God's in heaven
8 One Fat Lady / Golden gate
9 Doctor's orders
10 Tony's Den
11 Legs eleven
12 One dozen, One and two - a dozen, Monkey's cousin (rhymes with "a dozen")
13 Unlucky for some, Devil's number, Bakers dozen
14 Valentines day
15 Rugby team, Young and keen
16 Sweet sixteen / She's lovely / Never been kissed
17 Often been kissed / The age to catch 'em / Dancing Queen
18 Key of the door / Coming of age
19 Goodbye teens
20 Getting plenty / Blind 20
21 Key of the door
22 Two little ducks / All the twos
23 Thee and me / The Lord is my Shepherd
24 Two dozen
25 Duck and dive
26 Bed and breakfast / Half a crown / Pick and mix
27 Little duck with a crutch / Gateway to heaven
28 In a state / Over weight
29 You're doing fine
30 Burlington Bertie / Dirty Gertie / Speed limit / Flirty thirty / Blind 30
31 Get up and run
32 Buckle my Shoe
33 Dirty knees / All the threes / All the feathers / Two little fleas / Sherwood Forest
34 Ask for more
35 Jump and jive
36 Three dozen
37 A flea in heaven
38 Christmas cake
39 Those famous steps
40 Naughty Forty
41 Time for fun
42 That famous street in Manhattan / Whinny the Pooh
43 Down on your knees
44 Droopy drawers / All the fours
45 Halfway house / Halfway there
46 Up to tricks
47 Four and seven
48 Four dozen
49 PC (Police Constable) / Copper / Nick nick
50 Bulls eye / Blind 50 / Half a century
51 Tweak of the thumb
52 Weeks in a year / Danny La Rue
53 Stuck in the tree
54 Clean the floor
55 Snakes alive / All the fives
56 Was she worth it?
57 Heinz varieties
58 Make them wait / Choo choo Thomas
59 Brighton line
60 Three score / Blind 60 / Five dozen
61 Bakers bun
62 Tickety boo / Turn on the screw
63 Tickle me
64 Red raw / The Beatles number
65 Old age pension
66 Clickety click / All the sixes
67 Made in heaven / Argumentative number
68 Saving grace
69 The same both ways / your place or mine / Either way up / Meal for two
70 Three score and ten / Blind 70
71 Bang on the drum
72 A crutch and a duck / Six dozen / Par for the course
73 Crutch and a flea / Queen B
74 Candy store
75 Strive and strive

Did we miss anything? What are some of your favorite bingo lingo phrases? Let us know it the comments section.

Just in case you missed it...

We're looking for some crafty Gamesvillers to submit their Poke the Penguin papercraft for a chance at 10,000 GV rewards. Photo submissions will be judged by the Gamesville team and end Wednesday, Nov. 26th, so don't miss out! Build your Poke papercraft today...

Topic: Weird Wire™

We've posted weird table tennis videos before, but this one takes the cake. Watch as a Bruce Lee look-alike shows off some extraordinary skills with a pair of nunchucks...