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The standard 52-card deck (54 with these guys) is common, but not universal.
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Playing Cards Around the World and Through the Ages

The complicated lineage of our ubiquitous decks.
Dan Nosowitz July 13, 2020
The Aztecs were a nimble bunch, whether they were delivering imperial messages or playing ballgames.
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To Work Out Like an Aztec, Play Hard Ball or Invest in Sneakers

Turns out there’s a lot of running involved in running an empire.
Isaac Schultz June 12, 2020
"Settlers of Catan" got the modern game ball rolling in 1995.
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The Utilitarian Pleasures of Playing Board Games By Yourself

It's a movement made for the moment.
Sam Harrison June 10, 2020
Rotterdam, Netherlands

Schaakstukkenmuseum (The Chessmen Museum)

This small museum located under the famous cube houses, is home to some 30,000 chess pieces.
Chicago, Illinois

Hudson Chess Park

A Japanese temple, old German townhouses, and public chess tables offer a peaceful escape from the bustle of the North Side.
An ancient senet board inscribed with the name of Amenhotep III, with a sliding compartment for pieces, dating to the 14th century B.C.
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Researchers Are Using Artificial Intelligence to Reconstruct Ancient Games

And they aren’t playing around.
Isaac Schultz September 26, 2019
Edinburgh, Scotland

Sheep Heid Inn

One of Edinburgh's oldest pubs hides a 19th-century skittles alley in the back.
Winning isn't easy, but it should at least be possible.
beach

On the Midway With the Carnival Game Investigators Out to Protect Your Summer Fun

Step right up!
Jessica Leigh Hester August 29, 2019
Nothing hits the spot like a bit of wrestling!
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Between Plagues, Medieval Peasants Enjoyed Bawdiness and Brawling

To chill like a peasant, attend a farcical play and wrestle with your friends.
Sabrina Imbler August 23, 2019
Queens, New York

Weekender Billiards & Bar

Amid the clacking of snooker balls, diners tuck into fiery Bhutanese fare.
Lining up at the slingshots.
Romulus, New York

Spud Chuckin'

Launch vegetables using oversized slingshots at this Fingerlakes winery's roadside attraction.
Wonderville.
Brooklyn, New York

Wonderville

An arcade packed with a rotating collection of unique independent video games.
The Quintain on Offham Green.
Offham, England

Offham Quintain

Horsemen once used this tilting post during jousting practice.
In the back, men play. A child watches patiently on the bench as his mother, a renter of claw machines, reorganizes the prizes.
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Taiwan Is in the Clutches of a Claw Machine Craze

In arcades across the land, at all hours of the day, people vie for both novel and practical prizes.
Kat Lin June 17, 2019
Gary Gygax Memorial.
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin

Gary Gygax Memorial

Legend says Dungeons and Dragons players can get their dice blessed at the creator of the game's memorial.
Ralph Baer Memorial.
Manchester, New Hampshire

Ralph Baer Memorial

This riverfront statue honors the inventor of the first video games ever sold.
The World Stone Skimming Championship.
Easdale Island, Scotland

World Stone Skimming Championship

Every September, international competitors flock to a tiny Scottish island's flooded quarries.
The showroom.
Glendale, California

Vintage Arcade Superstore

This childhood throwback has hundreds of arcade games and pinball machines to transport you back in time.