GAMES

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.

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11 Ancient Board Games

Some of these have been around for over 4000 years—which is about the length of the average Monopoly game.

18 Beautiful and Unusual Playing Cards

Up your game with some rainbow playing cards.

This Was Once the Fifth Playing Card Suit

In the 1930s, Five of a Kind was a distinct possibility.

A Long Island Family is Trying to Make This Snowman Last Until Spring

Send your 'snownations' to help make it happen.

There's a Secret Chess Game in Facebook Messenger

By typing “@fbchess play” into the chat window, users can challenge any of their Facebook friends to a game of digital chess.

The Unbeatable Game: Dr. Nim

The only winning move is not to play (because the game is rigged).

Computer Beats a Professional “Go” Player for the First Time

It's a major victory for artificial intelligence.

6 Games You're Probably Playing Wrong

14 Playful Facts About The Milton Bradley Company

Here are 14 fun facts about the Milton Bradley Company to break out at your next board game night.

This Weekend, You Can Play Unlimited Games at the World's Biggest Pinball Museum

The third annual Arcade Expo allows attendees to test out hundreds of rare, antique, or novelty machines for a set price.

15 Aggro Facts About Nickelodeon's Guts

You were not hallucinating: There was an episode that guest-starred E.T.

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8 Nintendo Products That Aren’t Video Games

Who needs a Game Boy when you could have a remote-controlled vaccuum?

12 Rapid-Fire Facts About Ping-Pong

Over the centuries, an English parlor game gradually transformed into a global sport.

Quidditch Pong Puts a Magical Spin on a College Tradition

The game’s wizardly twist will make you want to buy an extra case of Butterbeer.

Eight Sensible Gifts/Cards Against Humanity

Preserve or Destroy a Picasso? Cards Against Humanity Lets You Decide

Fans of the “party game for horrible people” might send a Picasso to the shredder.

The Super Mario Bros. PC Game That Wasn't

Look, it's Super Mario Bros. 3 running on a PC in 1990! Sort of.

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Goalball: A Sport for Blind and Visually Impaired Athletes

Competitors rely on audio cues to play.

Facebook is Developing A.I. to Beat One of the World’s Oldest Board Games

No computer has ever been created that can beat humans at the ancient Chinese board game Go—and not for lack of trying.

Explore Biochemistry in This Molecular Minecraft World

The creators of "MolCraft" hope it will be used as a new type of education tool.

A Brief History of Marbles (Including All That Marble Slang)

If you're the type of mibster that has knuckled down with a taw and shot for an aggie duck, then you already know quite a bit about mibs. If you're among the many people who have no idea what any of that means, stick around as we explore the history of ma

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