Are you an Angry Birds or FarmVille addict? In the magazine, Sam Anderson writes that "Today we are living, for better and worse, in a world of stupid games." Whether or not you agree, play our version of a "stupid game" inside this article and try your hand at destroying a page of nytimes.com. We'd love to hear what you think.

How time-wasting video games escaped the arcade, jumped into our pockets and took over our lives.
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