1.   As a child she preferred playing games with boys to dressing up dolls.

2.   Blanche in turn was happy to immerse herself in country life for a few days and play endless games with her two nephews.

3.   But Michael Thomas could be back after missing the last two games with a twisted ankle.

4.   But Tracey is likely to miss three more games with a shoulder injury.

5.   Cavan will complete their preparations for the game with a light work-out at Breifne Park tomorrow night.

6.   Charles Smith has missed the last five games with a chronically sore right knee.

7.   First, it was a tennis game with some new friends Wednes-day afternoons.

8.   Government officials failed also in another hide-and-seek game with foreign correspondents.