California
This city was built on old ships abandoned during the Gold Rush in 1849.
San Francisco
The name of this marble game comes from the Arabic word nacala “which” translates into moved.
Mancala
By location, the most southern of the Great Lakes
Eerie
The most famous of the long noodles usually served with a red sauce
Spaghetti
The name of the 300 soldiers who fought the epic battle of Thermopylae which later was made into a movie
Spartans
This mountain range is on the border of California and Nevada
Sierra Nevada
Get a “wild draw 4” card in this game and you’ll have a very angry neighbor
Uno
The largest of the Great Lakes
Superior
Mix this pasta with cheese and you have yourself a classic dish
Macaroni
The Author of the Iliad and the Odyssey
Homer
These islands are off the coast of California
Channel Islands
In this game, pieces can only move diagonally and was originally called English Draughts. Only those who get crowned can move forward and backwards.
Checkers
The only lake which shares its name with a Canadian province
Ontario
Most commonly found in restaurant menus alongside chicken and Alfredo sauce
Fettuccini
The ruler of Greece who took captive of most of the Ancient World. Alexandria was named after him
Alexander the Great
This fault line runs through the western side of California, and runs through San Francisco
San Andreas Fault
Play them as a game or set them up and knock them over, but either way you better learn to count dots
Dominoes
These two Lakes are sometimes considered one because of the water that flows between them through the Strait of Mackinac
Michigan, Huron
Square, stuffed pasta. Chef Boyardee sells it in a can
Ravioli
Named the father of modern history, this man wrote most of what we know about Ancient Greece
Herodotus
These trees are known as the tallest trees on the planet
Redwood Trees
In this game, one must roll dice to move their pieces. The first to remove all the pieces from their board wins. Though you would think so based on the title, you never move backwards.
Backgammon
French Explorers named this lake after the native people who lived near it
Huron
Small pasta shaped like a bowtie
Farfalle
The Greek philosopher whose methods contributed to the Scientific Method. It is also argued whether or not he actually existed, or was a made up figure by other Philosophers
Socrates