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Checkers
It started 6000 B.C. Object is to move in directions that capture your opponents pieces by jumping them or preventing your opponent from moving. -
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Chess
Invented in India more than 1,300 years ago. Its a two player game and the object is to take the opponent's king. -
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Monopoly
MonopolyMonopoly is a game that uses part of American culture. It is a real-estate game. While playing the player goes around buying real-estate and trying to earn money. It is for 2 to 8 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 120 minutes per game. It was designed by Charles Darrow, he tried to sell it independently in 1933. In 1935 Parker Brothers began publishing it. -
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Sorry
SorryThe goal of Sorry is to be the first player with all their pieces around the board into their home space. When you get knocked of by another player he says "sorry" and returns him back to start. It is for 2 to 4 players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 30 minutes. It was published by Parker Brothers in 1934 -
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Clue
ClueThe game Clue is a mystery game. It was actually the first popular myster game. The players have to solve a murder crime. They find out who did it, where they did it, and with what weapon. It is for 3 to 6 players, ages 8 and up, and takes about 45 minutes to play. It was published by Parker Brothers in 1949. -
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Candy Land
Candy LandThe object of jthe Candy Land game is to reach the Candy Castle. It is a great introductory game for young children. The game is for ages 3 and up, it is for 2 to 4 players, and takes about 30 minutes to play. It was designed by Eleanor Abbott, and was published by Milton Bradley in 1949. -
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Yahtzee
YahtzeeYahtzee is a game with dice. To play, players have to roll dices and try to get the best score in categories such as, three of a kind,four of a kind, full house, and a small straight. It is for 2 to 10 players, ages 6 and up, and takes about 30 minutes. The game was first trademarkedi n 1956, and in 1973 E.S. Lowe Company purchased it. -
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Password
PasswordOriginally published in 1962 by Hilton Bradley. It is for 3 to 4 players. It is for ages 10 and up. To play takes about 30 minutes. Password is baded off of the TV game show 'Password". This game is played in teams. The goal is to guess the word your teammate is explaining before the other team does. -
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Twister
Twister was designed by Reyn Guyer in 1966. Its the ultimate dexterity game. Twister challenges players to bend and twist into different position. John Carson played twister on his show "The Tonight Show" which began it's popularity. Twister -
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Uno
Uno was desined by Merle Robbins. It was arigmally published in 1971 by tnternational Games. The obgect of the game is to be the only one with cards at the end. one game tacks about 30min. an over 150million copies were sold. Uno -
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Cosmic Encounter
The goal of this game is to be the first player to have your alien race set up five colonies on foriegn worlds with the help of the opponent.This game is for 3-5 players, ages 12 and up. -
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Nintendo Entertainment System
<a href='. "History of video games." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., 15 April 2012. Web. 17 Apr 2012. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_video_games' >Nintendo Entertainment System</a>In 1985, the Video Game Console market was revived with Nintendo’s release of its 8-bit console, the Famicom, known outside Asia as Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was bundled with Super Mario Bros. and instantly became a success. The NES dominated the North American and the Japanese market until the rise of the next generation of consoles in the early 1990s. Other markets were not as heavily dominated, allowing other consoles to find an audience like the Sega Master System in Europe, Au -
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Scene It?
Scene It?Using the included DVD, players answer a series of movie trivia questions to advance along the track on the game board. The various types of questions take good advantage of the visual nature of watching a DVD. For 2 to 20 players ages 12 and up. About 30 minutes per game -
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Rock Band
<a href='"Signs of Life in Music, Film, and Culture." The 20 Best Video Games of the Decade (2000-2009). Paste Media Group, 2012. Web. 17 Apr 2012. http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2009/11/the-20-best-video-games-of-the-decade.html.' >rock band</a>I like to think that the almost self-consciously generic quality of Rock Band’s title is a subtle attempt to further coax players to project themselves into the game’s fantasy. The designers at Harmonix bravely turned their backs on the cartoony animation style of the popular Guitar Hero series they originally developed and created a surrealistic, laser-lightshow visual style that looks like it could easily be an artsy ’80s music video. Also Rock Band deserves props for allowing legions of air d -
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Assassin's Creed III
<a href='. "IGN." Assassin's Creed III. N.p., N.D.. Web. 17 Apr 2012. http://ps3.ign.com/objects/128/128700.html.' >Assassin's Creed</a>Set against the backdrop of the American Revolution in the late 18th century, Assassin's Creed III introduces a new hero, Ratohnhaké:ton, of Native American and English heritage. Adopting the name Connor, he becomes the new voice for justice in the ancient war between the Assassins and Templars. Players become an Assassin in the war for liberty against ruthless tyranny in the most stylized and fluid combat experiences in the franchise to date. Assassin's Creed III span