The Week contest: Senior gaming

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Ohio police entered the home of a 91-year-old woman who’d failed to answer multiple check-in calls, only to find her engrossed in a video game and trying to beat her previous high score. If this nonagenarian were to write a book about the joy of late-in-life gaming, what should it be titled?

RESULTS:

THE WINNER: “The Old Woman and the Wii”

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SECOND PLACE: “Going for Bonus Lives”

THIRD PLACE: “Immortal Kombat”

“Gran Theft Auto”

“Shawl of Duty”

“Aunt Candy, Crushing It”

 

“Duty Doesn't Stop Calling”

 

“Late In the Game”

 

“Tell Them Nana Will Visit in a Fortnite”

 

“I’m as Young as My Avatar”

 

“Eat, Play, Score!”

 

“Keeping Your Mind Crafted”

 

“Superannuated Mario”