The Book was Better
This fantasy novel was somehow split into 3 different movies and is also known in universe as "There and Back Again" and followsits' protagonists toward the "Lonely Mountain", most of their home.
What is 'The Hobbit'
Helicopters are a primary method of transportation on the planet of Arakis by the Imperial Houses in the Dune series.
What is an Ornithopter
This chess move involves moving both your king and a rook of your choosing at the same time.
What is castle.
The system created by Gary Gygax, and what everyone assumes you play when you fully read out the acronym TTRPG
What is Dungeons and Dragons
This gold plated wooden chest serves as one of the most famous macguffins in movie history, that was handled by "Top Men".
What is The Ark of the Covenant
This military adventure novel spawned a whole series of films featuring the Terran Federation fighting against Arachnids and inspired the Helldivers video game series. Just don't ask why Johnnie's being from Buenos Aires is important.
What is Starship Troopers
Arnold Schwarzenegger plays a T-1000 series Terminator in the first movie during its hunt for Sarah Connor.
What is a T-800 series Terminator
In the game Risk, players can use infantry, cavalry, and cannons to represent these numbers of troops (respectively)
What are 1, 5 and 10
This system was created between 3.5 and 4th edition D&D, developed by Paizo.
What is Pathfinder
This non edible piece of fruit served as the central macguffin in the first Assassin's Creed.
The Apple of Eden
This novel was thrown to the silver screen in 2013 starring Harrison Ford. The novel itself had follow on sequels named 'Xenocide' and 'Speaker for the Dead'
What is Ender's Game
Mogwai are naturally affable, cute little creatures, such as Gizmo. However, getting them wet causes them to multiply and turn into the evil, scaly creatures known as Gremlins.
Getting Mogwai wet causes them to multiply. Feeding them after midnight is what causes them to turn into Gremlins.
The name of the tile laying style in board games like Isle of Cats, Patchwork, and Feast for Odin.
What is Polyomino.
This TTRPG, set in the 41st Millenium, has its players belonging to various Space Marine chapters while they serve in the military arm of the Ordo Xenos within the Inquisition.
What is Death Watch
Whatever is sitting in this business man's travel item is really shiny but you never actually know what it is....so the Pulp Fiction macguffin is simply known as...
What is the briefcase
This 1954 novel has had at least three movies based on it whose titles include 'The Omega Man' and 'The Last Man on Earth' in addition to the film that shares its' name.
What is 'I am Legend'
In the original televised series of Star Trek, uniform color consisted of specific roles. Blue for science and medical personnel, red for security, engineering and command personnel, and gold for pilots and navigation.
Command wears gold in the original series (though the costumes were more of a greenish hue, TVs portrayed the color as gold)
This is the number of outbreaks that must occur in the original version of Pandemic in order to automatically cause the players to lose?
What is eight.
This dystopian TTRPG is highlighted by magic returning to Earth, it's set in the 2050s to the 2080s and features dragons named Dunkelzahn and Lofwyr.
What is Shadowrun
Though you may shoot your eye out, this classic macguffin was definitely a hot item for the holiday season...
What is the Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action 200-Shot Range Model Air Rifle
This novel turned film, was directed by Simon Wells, a direct descendant of the novel's author and followed the adventure of a Victorian scientist
What is the 'Time Machine'
In the Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, Edwin betrays his siblings in exchange for Turkish Delight and the potential for power.
Who is Edmund
What asymmetric card-driven combat game was the predecessor to the popular game Unmatched where characters like Bloody Mary can go toe to toe against Bigfoot?
What is Star Wars: Epic Duels
This sci-fi TTRPG allows characters to be generated using the 'Life Path" system which is notorious for killing your character before you even start the game!
What is Traveller
Potentially killed by the Origami Killer, one of the main characters of the video game Heavy Rain, Ethan, is looking for his son who is named.....
Who is Shaun