Posts tagged with Board Games

Monopoly is a rip-off of which game?

By Nerdy Trivia | January 29, 2025

The story we've heard is that Charles Darrow invented it during the Great Depression to escape financial troubles. In reality, Monopoly was actually stolen from what earlier creation?

What do you call a person who loves crossword puzzles?

By Nerdy Trivia | January 9, 2025

While Scrabble players call themselves "word warriors" and chess masters are "grandmasters," crossword puzzle enthusiasts have their own fancy title. What's the official name for these devoted solvers?

What game saw sales jump in the ‘80s when it created a moral panic?

By Nerdy Trivia | September 18, 2024

The best way to make kids interested in something is to make it sound dangerous. Back in the ‘80s, parents would get in an outrage about any new thing that came out. One game in particular really caused a stir, but in the end the fervor only served to boost sales.

What popular arcade game was once outlawed in New York City?

By Nerdy Trivia | September 3, 2024

Explore the surprising history of media once thought to corrupt kids, from rock and roll to video games, and discover which popular arcade game was so controversial it was banned in New York City.

What is the highest value a Pokémon card has ever sold for?

By Nerdy Trivia | May 23, 2024

Every time I see a story about some collectible that someone just found in their basement and then sold for a fortune I head to the attic and start digging through my old trading cards. So far, that approach still hasn’t yielded me any results. The Pokémon card craze was something that I completely missed out on. First hitting the market in 1996, they’ve become one of the world’s most sought after forms of collectibles. I’d say every kid has a binder full of them, but hell, most adults do too.

How many possible combinations does a Rubik's Cube have?

By Nerdy Trivia | April 5, 2023

How many sides of a Rubik's Cube can you solve? 1, 2, more? If you're one of those people that can solve the entire thing at all, I'm jealous. If you're one of those that does it in like 30 seconds, well, screw you. The Rubik's Cube was released broadly in 1980, and immediately became a pop-culture icon. I mean, it's pretty damn cool. And every time you scramble one up, you've unlocked a part of the cube's potential. But how many possible combinations does a Rubik's Cube actually have? Click

What year did Dungeons & Dragons come out?

By Nerdy Trivia | March 24, 2023

While it feels like it's been with us since the time of the ancients, it turns out there was a time when Dungeons & Dragons didn't actually exist. Whether it's informing basically all of Stranger Things, bringing us new movies to look forward to, or giving us a way to stay connected through the years and across borders, D&D is culturally probably the most important thing to have happened in the last few centuries. But when did it first come out? Click START to answer. What year did D

We played Game of Thrones Risk with 6 players and it was epic AF

By Classic Nerd | March 27, 2019

As you gear up for the Season 8 premiere of Game of Thrones, ask yourself a critical question: What happens when you get six old nerds together in a cabin somewhere in the mountains of Colorado after a huge snowstorm? Yep, you guessed it — a game of Game-of-Thrones-themed Risk breaks out spontaneously. And if you didn't guess that, well, what's wrong with you? OK, maybe it wasn't totally spontaneous. I mean, I had to buy the game for starters, and then not so subtly demand we play it, because

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