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10 Awesomely '80s Electronic Prizes From Press Your Luck

Put away that ginormous mobile phone and revel in the glory that was 1980s technology.

11 Magnificent Facts about FAO Schwarz

The First Plastic Billiard Balls Routinely Exploded

When you played billiards during the early days of plastic, you took your life into your hands.

5 Classic Game Shows That Used To Be Different

From 'Jeopardy!' to 'The Price is Right,' the game shows we know and love have changed throughout television history.

8 Super Mario Bros. Tips, Tricks, and Glitches

Visit World -1, jump over the flagpole, win and die simultaneously...all in a 30-year-old classic game.

Algorithm Plots Best Path For Finding Waldo

How to Win at Rock-Paper-Scissors

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This Might Be the Coolest Puzzle Ever

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11 Price Is Right Showcases and What They're Worth Today

Behind the Scenes at the Tournament of Champions

The Story of Class Struggle, America's Most Popular Marxist Board Game

Released in 1978, a socialist alternative to Monopoly sold over 200,000 copies and was translated into multiple languages.

8 Surprisingly Fun Games Uncle Sam Told Soldiers to Play in 1943

In 1943, the U.S. War Department issued a manual packed with "informal" games that men might play if they were lucky enough to have downtime. The games were intended to occupy mind and body, manage stress, and subtly provide tactical training. Which might

Let's Roll a Yahtzee

The odds are 1 in 1,296. We can do this!

What controversy is behind door number 3?

5 Game Show Controversies That Weren’t in ‘Quiz Show’

These contestants made headlines for flouting the rules or beating the system.

5 Drinking Games of Yore

Who knew drinking games had such a long and sozzled history?

Jeopardy! / Photographed by Chris Higgins on His Couch

Our Interview With Jeopardy! Champion Arthur Chu

Chris Higgins talks to the polarizing contestant about playing to tie, Watson's influence, Cliff Clavin, and more.

The Weird History of Pogs

While new playthings flooded the marketplace in the late '80s and early '90s, there was one decidedly lo-fi toy that every youngster wanted—without realizing that they weren’t the first cool kids to demand brightly-colored milk bottle caps for their amuse

SimCityEDU: Gaming in the Classroom

A Brief History of Video Game Title Design

20 Board Games Based on ’70s and ’80s TV Shows

Back during the golden age of serial television, a surprising number of shows got the board game treatment.

10 Kind-of-Violent Board Games from the 1960s

We didn’t have video games like Mortal Kombat or Grand Theft Auto back in the 1960s, but that doesn’t mean that we didn’t get our whacks in during play time.

When Gamers Decorate: 7 Awesome Video Game Rooms