Droidel, Droidel, Droidel

StarWars.com gives you all you need to create your own "Droidel" for Chanukah. From the description:

Some religious scholars believe that the dreidel game originated during the times of the Greek-Syrians, and is closely connected to the Chanukah holiday. Because the ruling Greek-Syrians outlawed Jews from learning the Torah, the Jews needed a way to hide their studies. The dreidel became a clever decoy. When Jewish students saw the Greek-Syrians coming, they would hide their books and play with dreidels instead, which tricked the Syrians into thinking they were just playing a harmless game.

In this Star Wars variation, the dreidel and the droid R2-D2 combine to make Droidel!

 Just print out the design (pdf), glue to to thin cardboard, cut along the lines and assemble. Easy and fun!

(via Popgadget)

DVICE's Best Gadget Guides

DVICE has rounded up the best - and worst - holiday gadget gift guides of 2008.

Their top 5:

• CNET Holiday Gift Guide 2008
• Uncle mark's Gift Guide & Almanac 2009
• Bornrich Gift Guide: Wow Gifts
• Holiday "DO WANT!" Gift Guide 2008 from Yanko Design
• Holiday Gift Guide 2008: Camcorders

Parasites Unleashed!

Zygote Games has released a cool new card game based on real world parasites.

Become one of life's ultimate insiders! In PARASITES UNLEASHED! you control a wily parasite, racing to complete your life cycle, mate, and lay eggs before your opponents. Do all the entertainingly gross things real parasites do -- bore into vital organs, hide inside a blood cell, hitch a ride inside a mosquito, even take over your host's brain! But beware, because your enemies can add stages to your life cycle, and zap you with medicine!

You can feel what it's like to be one of the most gross and powerful creatures on Earth! The game is for players age 8 and up.

(via The Loom)