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Monopoly 14x $308 avg J:11 DJ:1 FJ:2

J $100 1988 Yakov Smirnoff said his dad invented a Soviet version of this game in which every card says "Go to Jail"

DJ $600 1989 The Pennsylvania, the Short Line, the B&O & the Reading

FJ 2002 It was inspired by support for economist Henry George's idea that only land should be taxed

Scrabble 13x $364 avg J:11 FJ:2

J $200 1992 Initially called Crisscross, this board game was renamed for the "digging" of letters during play

J $500 1997 In 1931 architect Alfred M. Butts developed this board-&-tile game, calling it Crisscrosswords

FJ 2019 The prototype for this game that was introduced in 1948 was called Lexiko

a Slinky 11x $611 avg J:7 DJ:2 FJ:2

J $100 1993 This toy which has entertained generations of kids is nothing more than 67' of coiled steel

J $600 2011 Initial sales for it were sluggish, but demonstrations of how it walked down stairs at Gimbels made it walk off shelves

J $1,000 2022 According to its jingle, it "walks down stairs, alone or in pairs"

Twister 10x $775 avg J:8 FJ:2

J $100 1989 It's advertised as "The Game That Ties You Up in Knots"

J $500 DD 1996 Game whose playing field is seen here:

J $1,000 DD 2021 Milton Bradley used a printer that normally made shower curtains to make this game's floor mat

Barbie 9x $367 avg J:9

J $100 1997 In 1997 Mattel sued Miller'$, a magazine devoted to this fashion doll, for copyright infringement

J $500 1984 She's been a teenage fashion model for over 25 years

J $1,000 DD 1985 Although only 25, she has had 40 face-lifts & 4 complete face changes

backgammon 9x 55.6% stumper $356 avg J:9

J $100 1987 In the middle ages this game's board was often on the back of a chessboard, so it was called the "back game"

J $500 1991 A variation of this board game, often played in the Navy, is called acey-deucey

J $100 1985 Featuring disks & a board with triangles, this popular game may be the oldest still played

poker 9x 11.1% stumper $278 avg J:7 DJ:2

J $200 1989 Type of poker in which the 1st & often the last cards are dealt face down & the others face up

J $100 1998 When playing the video form of this game, go for the big win, a royal flush

J $200 1996 Five-card draw & five-card stud are variations of this card game

Play-Doh 8x $525 avg J:7 DJ:1

J $200 2014 This soft modeling compound was originally offered in off-white; the red, yellow & blue 3-pack came in 1957

J $800 2022 Water, salt & flour mix in this, but Hasbro warns it "is not a food item" & "is not intended to be eaten"

DJ $1,600 2008 For many adults, the scent of this soft Hasbro modeling compound is the smell of childhood

checkers 8x $312 avg J:8

J $100 1996 Terms in this board game include king & double jump

J $600 2011 They'll treat you like a "king" in Petal, Mississippi, home to the International Hall of Fame for this board game

J $200 1996 In England this classic game is called draughts

blackjack 8x $257 avg J:7 FJ:1

J $100 1995 In this game the dealer usually takes an additional card if his total is 16 or less

FJ 1986 Next to slots, Nevada casinos make more money from this game than any other, nearly $3/4 billion in 1985

J $100 1988 In this game, there are 64 possible 2-card combinations that add up to 21

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dice 7x $186 avg J:5 DJ:2

J $100 1988 In haunted houses, rattling bones are skeletons; in casinos, rattling "bones" are these

J $100 1988 Pieces of game equipment you shouldn't shoot if they're "loaded"

DJ $200 1991 Loaded ones have been found in ancient Egyptian ruins

bingo 7x 14.3% stumper $257 avg J:6 DJ:1

J $100 1997 This game often sponsored by charities has 75 numbers compared to lotto's 90

DJ $800 1988 Game whose operator is often called "the caller"

J $100 1995 On this game's card, the smallest numbers line up under B; the largest under O

Lego 6x $480 avg J:4 DJ:1 FJ:1

J $200 2020 In 1949 this toy company produced its first plastic brick

J $600 2011 Technic & Mindstorms are 2 of the lines of building sets from this brand

DJ $1,200 2012 Based in Denmark, this company has been built block by block since its 1932 founding

G.I. Joe 6x 25.0% stumper $425 avg J:4 FJ:2

J $100 1990 Corporal Dave Breger gave this name to a soldier in a comic strip he did for "Yank" in 1942

J $800 2017 This action figure with 21 moving parts & "life like hair" stepped up for a different kind of induction in 2004

FJ 2021 Introduced in 1964, he fell out of favor in changing times & in 1970 was marketed as a "Land Adventurer"

Mr. Potato Head 6x $450 avg J:5 DJ:1

DJ $200 1987 If you miss a letter in "hangman", this is the part of the anatomy you draw first

J $500 1986 Aptly, this toy got 4 write-in votes in Boise, Idaho's 1985 mayoral election

J $1,000 2021 George Lerner originally had trouble selling this toy because after WWII it seemed wasteful to make toys using veggies

a View-Master 6x $633 avg J:6

J $200 1998 [Stereoscopic device used to see pictures on discs]

J $600 2015 This handheld device made its debut at the 1939 World's Fair & hit it big when it started showing Disney images

J $1,000 2024 This 3-D viewer was introduced at the 1939 World's Fair but hit it big in the 1950s when it acquired the rights to Disney characters

Mahjong 5x $580 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $500 1995 The Chinese call the sound made by tiles in this game the twittering of the sparrows

J $500 1993 In this game a complete hand of tiles usually consists of 4 chows, pungs or kongs & a pair

J $500 1991 In Hong Kong the shuffling of the tiles in this game is known as "the twittering of the sparrows"

dominoes 5x 20.0% stumper $220 avg J:5

J $100 1988 In this game, a player must draw from the boneyard until he is able to play his turn

J $100 1987 One version says this game was created by monks & named after 1st line of Psalm 110, "Dixit Dominus meo"

J $300 1996 In this game tiles with the same number of pips on each end are placed crosswise

charades 5x 20.0% stumper $320 avg J:4 DJ:1

J $100 1996 This is a game of guessing words or phrases acted out, sometimes syllable by syllable

J $600 DD 1989 One of the most often played parlor games, according to Hoyle it's sometimes just called "the game"

J $100 1988 The current game rage, "Pictionary", is this popular party game with pictures, not pantomime

baccarat 5x $480 avg J:5

J $200 1996 Of boccie, bagatelle, & baccarat, the one that doesn't use balls

J $500 1995 In this fancy card game, a 2-card total of 9 is a natural & cannot lose

J $400 1985 Card game in which the desired total value is 9

a royal flush 5x $300 avg J:5

J $100 1990 The chances of drawing this poker hand are 649,739 to 1

J $200 1989 In a poker game without wild cards, it's the highest hand you can draw

J $400 1995 This highest poker hand is the sequence of 10 through ace in one suit

the Rubik's Cube 5x $300 avg J:1 DJ:1 FJ:3

J $200 2015 A Hungarian professor designed the prototype of this puzzle in 1974; by the 1980s, it was a sensation

FJ 2025 Preparing for a course on descriptive geometry & researching the 5 Platonic solids led a professor to invent this

FJ 2019 Invented in 1974 as a model to teach 3-D problems, it became one of the bestselling toys of all time

Trivial Pursuit 4x $733 avg J:2 DJ:1 FJ:1

DJ $400 1987 In March 1987, 8000 packs of 6000 questions for this game were stolen from a storeroom in England

J $800 2011 The Master Edition of this question-&-answer board game lets you "reveal your inner genius"

J $1,000 2002 Among its editions are Genus IV, Junior & Millennium

Silly Putty 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 2001 Peter Hodgson Sr. saw the appeal of synthetic rubber that bounced & sold it in a plastic egg under this name

DJ $800 2008 Peter Hodgson Sr. saw the appeal of synthetic rubber that bounced & sold it in a plastic egg under this name

J $200 2010 Invented to be a synthetic rubber compound during WWII, it was first sold as Gooey Gupp

roulette 4x $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2012 If you're betting on red or black, or odd or even, you're playing this game

DJ $800 1991 In a casino this game is operated by a croupier

J $200 1994 0 & 00 are at the top of the betting layout for this game

Raggedy Ann 4x $950 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $400 2015 This smiling gal with yarn for hair was the subject of a U.S. patent issued in September 1915

J $1,000 2019 She was born when cartoonist Johnny Gruelle drew a face on an old doll his daughter owned

J $400 2011 This doll was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2002; her brother Andy didn't join her until 2007

Lionel 4x 25.0% stumper $1,000 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 2011 Joshua Cowen gave his middle name to this brand of model trains

J $800 2011 This toy train was created in 1901 as an animated ad for a toy store window display

J $1,000 2021 Founded in 1900, this model train company introduced its switch tower accessory & its porthole window caboose in the '50s

Jacks 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1985 Benny, Lord & Klugman

DJ $800 1987 If you're quick on the pick up, you might know this children's game evolved from "checkstones"

J $200 2000 These were named to the Toy Hall of Fame in 2000:

croquet 4x $375 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1996 The object of this outdoor game is to maneuver your ball through a circuit of wickets first

J $800 2011 This lawn game was once called pall mall, from Italian words meaning "ball" & "mallet"

J $200 1987 Reportedly, President Hayes got in trouble when he spent $6 of public funds for a set of this lawn game

Cootie 4x 50.0% stumper $400 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1988 To win this game, your bug must have 1 body, 1 head, 2 antennae, 2 eyes, 1 tongue & 6 legs

J $500 1992 In the 1940s Minnesota mailman Herb Schaper created this "lousy" game

J $300 1998 "Piece" together your memory of this insect toy, seen here

Candy Land 4x $400 avg J:4

J $200 2024 Players in this board game once navigated the Molasses Swamp & Ice Cream Floats on a rainbow path

J $600 2017 2 of the characters in this game are Cutie Cone & Giggly Gumdrop

J $400 2021 While recovering from polio in 1948, teacher Eleanor Abbott invented this "sweet" board game for the children in the ward to play

12 4x $450 avg J:4

J $200 1985 Number of red checkers in a checkers game

J $1,000 2013 It's an automatic pass line loser if I get a 2, 3 or this total on my come out roll

J $300 1990 At the start of a game of checkers, each player has this many pieces

Nerf 4x $475 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $100 1984 Parker Bros, has made balls, boomerangs & ping pong paddles out of this soft material

J $600 2024 This foam product was advertised as "the world's first indoor ball"

J $400 2020 This toy brand said, "Throw it around indoors; you can't damage lamps... you can't hurt babies or old people"

Frisbee 4x $275 avg J:4

J $200 2021 Seen here is a tin from this pie company; Yale students repurposed it later

J $400 2017 Sometimes, simple is simply best; this 1-word disc made the Hall in 1998

J $400 1989 When this toy was introduced in 1957, it was called a "Pluto Platter" or "Flying Saucer"

Etch A Sketch 4x $975 avg J:4

J $100 1998 [Red-squared, shakeable drawing toy]

J $2,400 DD 2018 This classic drawing toy was once called Telecran, still its name in France

J $400 2025 Original inductees in 1998 included Barbie, Play-Doh & this mechanical drawing toy with a screen & control knobs

a slot machine 4x $325 avg J:3 DJ:1

J $200 1992 It's the American equivalent of the British "fruit machine"

J $500 1985 555 cubic-foot "Super Bertha" in the Four Queens Casino is the world's largest

DJ $200 1989 In 1895 Charles Fey of San Francisco invented this machine that has a lot of pull in Vegas

Worth Knowing (85)

Tonka 3 the Magic 8 Ball 3 the king 3 Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots 3 Operation 3 green 3 darts 3 craps 3 Clue 3 = 3 6 3 5 3 the yo-yo 3 Pong 3 Marco Polo 3 Magic 8-Ball 3 Go fish 3 gin rummy 3 Etch-A-Sketch 3 the Nerf ball 3 Webkinz 2 Trolls 2 Tinker Toys 2 Three-card Monte 2 Thomas the Tank Engine 2 the shooter 2 the queen 2 the knight 2 tetherball 2 Sorry! 2 slot machines 2 roller skates 2 red 2 progressive 2 pinochle 2 pinball 2 Pin the Tail on the Donkey 2 Parker Brothers 2 Parcheesi 2 Nintendo 2 Monaco 2 Mediterranean 2 Matchbox 2 Mah Jongg 2 Lite-Brite 2 Lincoln Logs 2 Legos 2 Leapfrog 2 Jenga 2 jai alai 2 Hot Wheels 2 horseshoes 2 hangman 2 go 2 Ghost 2 Free 2 cribbage 2 clubs 2 Chess 2 chemin de fer 2 Capture the Flag 2 Cabbage Patch Kids 2 Buzz Lightyear 2 bowling 2 bocce 2 Barrel of Monkeys 2 Atari 2 a poker face 2 a kaleidoscope 2 a full house 2 a Cabbage Patch Kid 2 a ball 2 9 2 8 2 7 or 11 2 7 2 2 2 white 2 the joker 2 the Easy-Bake Oven 2 queen's bishop 2 the 10 2 rook takes rook 2 knife 2 Dungeons and Dragons 2

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