Play is important. Whether you're a kid or a grown-up, play has an important role in our lives, and video games are taking an increasingly large percentage of our playtime these days. But for kids' ...

WHAT IT IS: A drinking game based on the popular children’s board game, Chutes and Ladders. Forget the cheerful, skipping children who serve as game pieces; this version uses color-coded shot glasses.

Each week, Sketchy, a Yahoo site that launched in March, releases a spoof video on a trending or timely topic du jour. Back in March, the site launched “Downton Arby’s,” an amusing spoof on “Downton ...