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Perhaps the most familiar and appealing of Topsfield's many attractions is the Midway, a section of the festival devoted to tests of skill and strength. If the soundtrack to Mortal Kombat blaring in the background doesn't inspire you to play your best Whack-A-Mole, perhaps the exciting prospect of winning the enormous Tweety Bird hanging over your head will. Whether it's shooting a water gun into a clown's mouth or maneuvering a mechanical claw over a bounty of stuffed animals, these games are nearly as addicting as they are difficult. With crafty vendors eager...
...Midway into the half, a hard foul by Pennmidfielder Jared Boggs sent Crimson captain AndrewLundquist sprawling. The referee gave only ayellow card, much to the chagrin of Locker, whothought the infraction merited a red. Tempersflared throughout the second half as all of thegame's six yellow cards were distributed within a15-minute period from...
...each struck me as too complicated to enjoy right out of the box. Wondering if the problem might be me, I called Reilly Brennan, managing editor at GameWeek and a video-football expert. His favorite football game, it turns out, was my secret No. 1 too: NFL Blitz ($50; Midway), an irreverent, arcade-style, five-on-five game that works on all three platforms. "It's what a video game should be--easy to play and fast," he said. "It'll sell a million copies this year...
Once the first game was in the books, Harvard was lethargic for the remainder. The Minutewomen took the second game with nary a fight, and were helped in the third game by a 6-0 run midway through that gave them an 11-5 lead...
...competed at their level today, but we had serious lapses in our defense at crucial moments," said senior forward Penny Fairbairn, who scored Harvard's lone goal, an equalizer midway through the second half. "We need to have more discipline on defense...