That's So Cliche
I've decided to participate; I'm throwing this item "into the ring"
What is a hat?
Use all seven of your tiles on one turn & get a 50-point bonus
What is Scrabble?
A big reason why Illumina acquired this enzyme manufacturer was their proprietary Nextera technology
What is Epicentre Biotechnologies?
Dave had a place with games near the restaurant of a guy with this nickname; the 2 teamed up in 1982
What is Buster?
Look at the size of you! You're "growing like" one of these normally unwelcome plants
What is a weed?
The classic version incorporates real street names from Atlantic City, New Jersey
What is Monopoly?
The merger with this company became a "long" shot after both the CMA and FTC gave clear signals they would block the deal
What is Pacific Biosciences?
This ice cream chain is named for brothers-in-law Burt & Irv
What is Baskin-Robbins?
We're doing it no matter what, "come hell or" this other condition
What is high water?
Created in the polio wing of a San Diego hospital, the objective of this board game is to get to Candy Castle first
What is Candy Land?
A local data processing company that Illumina hopes to slay some dragons with after it's acquisition
What is Edico Genome?
Fancy British cars were born after 1904, when Charles Stewart Rolls got into business with this Henry
What is Royce?
That pair is so alike, they're like these, a pair of legumes together
What are peas in a pod?
Points are awarded by forming words from letters shaken in a dome
What is Boggle?
Swiss pharmaceutical company that eventually walked away from it's hostile takeover bid for Illumina after Illumina's shareholders voted to re-elect it's directors to the company board
What is Roche?
This bookstore chain traces its roots to 1873 & a book business in Wheaton, Illinois
Whats is Barnes and Noble?
You can do this for exercise, or to "your memory"
What is jog?
Water on the knee is one challenge
What is Operation?
Illumina acquired this company soon after launching their first sequencer, the Genome Analyzer, in 2006
What is Solexa, Inc.?