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Puzzle Jugs
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Tools

Puzzle Jugs

These tricky pitchers turned pouring into a complex drinking game.
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Pinch 'n' Sip
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Drinks

Pinch 'n' Sip

At a subterranean Edinburgh bar, drinkers can assemble their cocktails via kitschy claw machine.
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International Pizza Expo
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Ritual & Medicinal

International Pizza Expo

Where the world's best pizzas face off.
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College Park, Maryland

Pinball Parlor at MOM's Organic Market

Two dozen pinball games hidden away inside a most unlikely location.
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Turnhout, Belgium

National Museum of the Playing Card

Relics from as far back as the 16th century are on display in a city known for its playing card industry.
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vikings

The Board Game at the Heart of Viking Culture

An ancient game known as "hnefatafl" held immense symbolic and religious significance.
June 26, 2018
Iceland

Grave of Bobby Fischer

The final resting place of the controversial chess champion.
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games

A Collection of Your Most Incredible Vintage Board Games

We asked you to send us your oldest board games, and you didn't play around.
May 25, 2018
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cookbooks

The Designer Making Board Games You Can Eat

Win or lose, all that's left are crumbs.
May 24, 2018
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vintage

What Does Your Oldest Board Game Look Like?

That forgotten game hidden in the back of your closet is also a time capsule.
May 10, 2018
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codes

How Many 9-Letter Words Can You Make With Airport Codes?

Perth + Chattanooga + Nice = PERCHANCE
March 29, 2018
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ancient greece

The Wild Ancient Greek Drinking Game That Required Throwing Wine

Strategic flicking was the name of this game, known as kottabos.
February 19, 2018
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math

How the Design of Dice Evolved Over Time

2,000 years of dicey odds.
February 06, 2018
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wishlist

Wishlist: 'Diplomacy' the Board Game

It's like "Risk" but with more talking (and less board-flipping).
January 24, 2018
Cercado de Lima, Peru

Plaza de Toros de Acho

This bullring in Lima is the oldest in the Americas and the second-oldest in the world.
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Lac Léman, Switzerland

Swiss Museum of Games

A Swiss board game museum housed inside a picture-perfect castle.
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games

The Impossible Task of Reconstructing the Rules to an Ancient Board Game

How would you figure out Monopoly with no instructions and half the pieces missing?
January 11, 2018
Christmas Risengrød
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Sweets

Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
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