Board Games
You'll be chasing after unimportant details in this game, which requires you to collect colored pieces of pie corresponding to categories of pop culture and general knowledge questions.
What is Trivial Pursuit?
In order to hit a grand slam, you need a home run when the bases are this.
What is loaded?
In other countries, there are 37 numbers in this popular casino game, but the American version added Double Zero to make 38.
What is roulette?
This fast hedgehog share his name with a restaurant chain and was once voiced by Jaleel White (aka Urkel).
Who (What?) is Sonic?
This Checkers rank is displayed by placing one checker on top of another.
What is a king?
Monopoly experts suggest going directly here later in the game. You won't pass Go or Collect $200, though.
What is jail?
This word, meaning "average," helps you determine a golf hole's difficulty.
What is par?
This casino employee uses a dice stick to pass around dice in craps. (Hint: It's an easier answer than you think.)
What is a stickman?
These Guts releases from the Spark team were named after a game where a robot created by Dr. Light is able to copy abilities from other robots.
What is Mega Man?
Capturing this gets you 150 points and wins the game of Quidditch.
What is a golden snitch?
This move in chess, which shares the name of an X-Men character, refers to sacrificing one's own piece to get a better position.
What is a gambit?
"Happy thanksgiving!" is what you may think of when you hear this term for three strikes in a row in bowling.
What is a turkey?
It's nice that this game offers insurance to its players, but they say you should never take it.
What is blackjack?
This eighties arcade game played with a trackball gave its developer nightmares about nuclear war.
What is Missile Command?
This is the name for the dots on dice or dominoes, but technically also denotes the rank and suit of playing cards.
What is a pip?
What is Go?
Normally in tennis, in order to win a game, you must get four points, but if both players are tied at three, you end up playing for this almost tiebreaker.
What is an advantage?
In Texas Hold Em, this single word refers to the three cards that precede the turn and the river.
What is a flop?
This old basketball game, popularized on the NES, is actually named after a violation which awards the opposing team control of the ball.
What is Double Dribble?
The official name of Windows solitaire.
What is Klondike?
The number of tiles in a game of Jenga.
This sport contains terms like "jaffa" and "googly", but at least has the familiar sounding "innings", except it's always plural here.
What is cricket?
This high stakes game only has three outcomes per coup: player, banker, or tie.
What is baccarat?
The sound Ryu makes when he throws a fireball in Street Fighter II.
What is Hadouken?
Though it shares surface level rules with gin rummy, this game has three suits, four seasons and over 100 tiles in a game.
What is Mahjong?