Holiday gifts: Console someone, or give them one of these pastimes
[...] if a next-gen console isn't in your budget, the Playing Games crew is here to help:
The adventure in the floating air city isn't finished just yet with this tabletop board game adaptation, BioShock Infinite:
The LP is available in a number of formats, including vinyl ($24), CD ($12) and limited-edition audio cassette ($12) at Guthrie's online store ( www.jimguthrie.bandcamp.com).
The Pacific Pinball Museum in Alameda is a gem, ideal for a date, children's birthday party or walk down memory lane.
The museum has more than 100 pinball machines on the floor dating from the 1930s to the 1990s - all set on free play with admission.
The nonprofit has started a fundraising campaign to move across town, creating its "Smithsonian of Pinball" in a former Carnegie Library.