There isn't a teacher among us who hasn't heard "Why do I have to learn this?" and "When will I ever use it in real life?" no matter what our subject area. Dull, boring facts. Dates to memorize and forget once a test is over. Names that are only names, not real people. That's what most kids think, right?

This month, the Looney Academy looks at History. Research shows that games catch kids' attention - and a good game can teach without being boring. Chrononauts was the first Looney Labs game that found its way into classrooms. Teachers used it as a pre-unit motivator or a discussion sparker - and kids found they could learn about history for fun. Check ot this month's lesson plan from David Millians to see how you can help make history fun to learn.

2 New Chrononauts leap into the Time Stream by Joel Carlson

"I went on a small spending bender today, picking up Chrononauts in the midst of my madness. After tonight's 3 (!) back-to-back-to-back games, I can say it was money well spent .... We decided to go for the full experience on the first play through, and I think it was a good decision. While there is a bit of Monkeying to be had, it's not overly difficult to absorb all of the rules in the first sitting."

THE BAD NEWS: We're temporarily out of Fluxx Blanxx, and it will be a little while before we get a new print run in.

THE GOOD NEWS: we only just ran out of them, so they might still be available in your friendly neighborhood game store. Check our store roster and call a store near you to see if they have them. Or you can order them online still at Paizo.com. (If you run an online game store that has Fluxx Blanxx in stock, let us know and we'll list your store here. If you find one of these stores has since run out, please let us know!)

Get a FREE copy of the new promo card The Computer when you purchase over $25 worth of games (before Shipping).

Get a FREE copy of Flowers & Fluxx AND two copies of The Computer when you purchase over $100 worth of games (before shipping).

You have to put these into your shopping cart yourself though, so don't forget!

Looney Show Date Location private event June 17 Austin, TX Origins July 5-8 Columbus, OH GenCon Indy Aug 16-19 Indianapolis, IN

What's a "Looney Show"? A Looney Show is an event at which one or more of the people actually named Looney will show up in person to help with the running of Looney Labs events.

Rabbit Show Date Location Geekway to the West June 16-17 St. Louis, MO Game 07 June 23-24 Manchester, UK BenCon June 28-July 1 Denver, CO Anthrocon July 5-8 Pittsburgh, PA LibertyCon July 27-29 East Ridge, TN Trinoc*coN Aug 3-5 Durham, NC Gen Con UK Aug 30- Sept 2 Reading University, UK Dragon*Con Aug 31 - Sept 3 Atlanta, GA MileHiCon Oct 26-28 Denver, CO Hallowcon Oct 26-28 Chattanooga, TN MACE Nov 16-18 High Point, NC Arisia Jan 18-21 2008 Boston, MA Chattacon Jan 25-27 2008 Chattanooga, TN Genghis Con XXVIII Feb 15-18 2008 Denver, CO Con Nooga Feb 22-24 2008 Chattanooga, TN StellarCon Mar 14-16 2008 High Point, NC FantaSciCon Mar 14-16 2008 Chattanooga, TN

What's a "Rabbit Show"? A Rabbit Show is an event at which Looney Labs gaming will be hosted by one or more of the official Looney Labs volunteer helpers, known as Mad Lab Rabbits (possibly with the further assistance of representatives from the company not named Looney).