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The Time Hasbro Helped Fund an Operation for the Creator of Operation
John Spinello sold the board game idea for $500. Though he never regretted it, the extra money certainly would have come in handy in 2014.
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Clue Makers Have Killed Off Mrs. White, Replaced Her With Dr. Orchid
Who killed Mrs. White? It wasn’t Colonel Mustard in the Billiard Room.
How Do Contestants Collect Prizes on ‘The Price Is Right’?
Are there hidden costs attached to those big prizes? Turns out, all winners on "The Price is Right" are expected to pay up before taking possession of their prizes.
10 Fun Facts About $100,000 Pyramid
The Emmy-winning game show has gone through a variety of hosts, and titles (due to inflation).
Cards Against Humanity Names First STEM Scholarship Winner
Engineering student Sona Dadhania won a full scholarship for the rest of her undergraduate career.
These Bingo Cards Turn Twin Peaks Into a Damn Fine Party Game
Each card comes with 24 different images (plus a free space marked with Dale Cooper’s face) of characters, sayings, locations, and recurring motifs in the show.
10 Really Incorrect Jeopardy! Answers
We'll take a hilariously wrong answer for $1000, Alex.
12 Flexible Facts About Twister for Its 50th Birthday
It took Eva Gabor and Johnny Carson only a few minutes to sell 3 million boxes of the game.
Behold: A 120-Sided Die
Role-playing games just got a lot more intense.
12 Cold, Hard Facts About Life
At one point, Milton Bradley's image graced all the denominations.
9 Victorian Parlor Games That Sparked Romance
In the tightly corseted Victorian era, parlor games helped relax strict rules of courtship.
An Online Tutorial Will Teach You How to Count Cards
Perfect your blackjack skills with a little arithmetic.
We've All Been Playing Uno Wrong
The first player to discard their whole hand wins. Right? Wrong.
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13 Mysterious Facts About ‘Clue’
It was no mystery to movie-goers when this 1985 movie about a board game flopped at the box office. But time has been kind to “Clue,” and you can discover more fun facts about the cult classic here.
11 Playful Pieces of Pinball Slang
Whether you're a pinhead or prone to panic flips, make sure you know what you're talking about during your next turn at the pinball machine.
A Revealing History of Lotto Scratch-Offs
John Koza decided to reinvent the lottery—from scratch.
The Surprising Psychology Behind Rock-Paper-Scissors
Most humans make moves that are, to some degree, predictable.
Go Grandmaster Loses Tournament Against Google’s AlphaGo
AlphaGo has made its most decisive victory, beating Go Grandmaster Lee Sedol four to one in a five-game Go tournament.
This Kit Turns Anything That Conducts Electricity Into a Game Controller
Make a game pad out of Play-Doh, bananas, or your own hand.
12 Legendary Facts About Legends of the Hidden Temple
The show didn't have the budget to let too many kids win.
How Wil Wheaton Boosts Board Game Sales
Wil Wheaton has caused a noticeable boom in the board game industry—and we're not talking Monopoly or Scrabble.
11 Ancient Board Games
Some of these have been around for over 4000 years—which is about the length of the average Monopoly game.