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Live playthrough of the fast action dice rolling Kickstarter game Star Fighters Rapid Fire by Alley Cat Games. Back Star Fighters on Kickstarter . About Star Fighters: Rapid Fire combines the excitement of real-time dice rolling with tactical starship combat. Each player hops into the cockpit of their own starfighter and duels it out in a dog fight to prove who is the superior pilot. The game plays in multiple modes 1 vs 1, 3 player free-for-all, 2 vs 2, or a solo mode where a single starfighter attacks an orbital space station. In the real-time phase all players roll and re-roll their command dice simultaneously, and assign them to the various functions of their starfighter. When a player has fully charged systems and is ready to act they may end the real-time phase by hitting the big red button and yelling, “Fire!” This means all players must cease rolling and allocating dice and move to the tactical phase. In the tactical phase players then alternate activating the systems they hav
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Happy 4th of July


July 4th is not only my Mom's Birthday but also the countries and the day we Declared Independence from Great Britain. There are plenty of Independence Day activities throughout the country that are perfect for families of all ages and sizes.  No matter how your family chooses to celebrate America's birthday, make sure kids have fun and share some or all of these books about the country's special celebration.

Infants and Preschoolers
Fourth of July, Sparkly Sky by Joan Holub and Amanda Haley (Little Simon, 2003)
The Story of America's Birthday by Patricia A. Pingry (Candy Cane Press, 2000)
Corduroy's Fourth of July by Don Freeman and Lisa McCue (Viking Juvenile, 2007)




Ages 4 - 8
The First Independence Day Celebration (Our American Story) by Jennifer Allen Krueger and Tom Sperling (Picture Window Books, 2010)
The Fourth of July Story by Alice Dalgliesh and Marie Nonnast (Aladdin, 1995)
Independence Day (Our Country's Holidays) by Sheri Dean (Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2010)
Beat the Drum, Independence Day Has Come: Poems for the Fourth of July by Lee Bennett Hopikns and Tomie dePaola (Boyds Mills Press, 1993)
A Fourth of July on the Plains by Jean Van Leeuwen (Dial, 1997)
Happy Birthday, America by Mary Pope Osborne and Peter Catalanotto (Square Fish, 2008)
A Possum's Patriotic Fourth of July by Jamey M. Long (Tate Publishing, 2008)

Ages 9 - 12
Doodle Dandy! the Complete Book of Independence Day Words by Lynda Graham-Barber and Betsy Lewin (Avon Camelot Books, 1994)
Fireworks, Picnics, and Flags: The Story of the Fourth of July Symbols by James Cross Giblin and Ursala Arndt (Clarion Books, 2001)
Mailbox Mania (The Cul-de-sac Kids, Book 9) by Beverly M. Lewis (Bethany House Publishers, 1996)
Continue reading on Examiner.com Books for kids about Independence Day, 4th of July, America's Birthday

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