In February 2026, a notable lawsuit case filed by the city of New York against gaming corporation giant Valve accused this game mechanic of being "quintessential gambling".
What are loot boxes?
Lever, wedge, pulley, screw, inclined plane, wheel & axle.
What are simple machines?
Renowned as one of the best at this job, Gerard Basset once remarked "If I could only have one more glass of wine, it would be a very old Madeira, perhaps from 1811 or 1822."
What is a sommelier?
This simple thought exercise, originating from Ancient Greece, explores cause-&-effect and infinite loops.
What is chicken or egg?
Harlan Ellison developed and released this horror game in 1995, basing it on a dystopian sci-fi short story that he himself had written in 1967.
What is I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream?
Hexahedrons or icosahedrons - generally used in gambling, games or a combination of the two.
What is a dice?
A glowing ember that can be produced by striking two pieces of flint together.
What is a spark?
A historic wagon route spanning 3,490 kilometers used from 1811 to 1840, spawning an educational video game in 1971 that famously has its characters dying of dysentary.
What is The Oregon Trail?
The assassination of this man triggered a series of events that led to World War I.
Who is Archduke Franz Ferdinand?
This game that started out as a mod on the 3rd installment of a Real-Time Strategy franchise was later released as a standalone after being picked up by Valve.
What is Defense of the Ancients (2)?
This archaic term, famously used by Abraham Lincoln in his opening line of the Gettysburg Address, and also commonly found in the King James version of the bible, means eighty (80).
What is fourscore?
This word is derived from the french phrase meaning "obstacle course". An activity where practitioners traverse the environment through the use of running, vaulting, climbing, jumping, rolling, and other movements.
What is parkour?
This term in gaming was adapted from sports jargon. Often used by speedrunners as a technique, also a factor that is rigorously checked by bug testers.
What is (clipping) out of bounds?
This horror movie trope generally starts with a victim of an illness transforming into a mindless cannibal that can infect other humans via biting, or contact with bodily fluids.
What is a zombie?
A copy of this game, that was developed by a small indie team, was gifted directly to the Pope in 2016.
What is Undertale?
Largely discredited, this set of beliefs coined in the 19th century theorized that humans could be improved through selective breeding.
What is eugenics?
This well-known TV program spawned celebrities that would later on transition into acting, with notable icons such as John Cena and Dwayne Johnson.
What is WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment)?
This car manufacturer is the largest leading brand for buses used in Singapore.
What is Volvo?
An American reality TV series that premiered in 2004, famously hosted by the sitting US President.
What is The Apprentice?
The world's first video game. Released by Atari in 1970 for arcades.
What is Pong?
When asked by parents to pause it for a while, this type of game oftentimes evokes the phrase "I can't pause the game".
What is an online game?
Commonly used in restaurant cooking, this parchment paper shares its name with an Egyptian hieroglyph
that means "Name".
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What is a cartouche?
Approximately 3.26 light years
What is a parsec?
This section of the ocean, hailed as the deepest, reaches approximately 11,000 metres at the maximum depth; beating out Mount Everest, which stands at 8,850 metres.
What is the Mariana Trench?
This genre of games encompasses franchises like Dance Dance Revolution, Guitar Hero, Patapon, and Idolmaster.
What are rhythm games?