We played the alternate Candy Land rules with my 3 year old daughter and she loved it. You pick up 2 cards and choose which one to use.
She would pick ones that didn't take her as far in exchange for another chance to take a jump ahead. She would also choose cards that would make the game last longer so someone sent back to the Ginger Bread Man would have time to catch up.

You have to understand the mind of a geek.

I mentioned this story to a friend of mine a few years ago. He is a scientist with Dynetics Corp. (worked on the M.O.A.B project, he was very stressed during those 3 months) and was currently working on an independent target acquisition system for individual bomblets.

His immediate response was to consider what system he would use to tackle the problem. I was certain I would see a new dog door next time I visited his house.

I have been a long time fan of Zippy Chippy, but he decided to retire at the top of his game after losing a straight 100 races and being banned from several tracks (one of them due to refusing to leave the starting gate).