Card Games
Big Game
"G"ame the System
Neil Gaiman
Games People Play
100
There are this many cards in a standard deck (jokers included!)
What is 54?
100
It's the world's largest animal.
What is the Blue Whale?
100
This Space Invaders imitator featured enemy aliens that would dive out of formation to attack the player.
What is Galaga?
100
Neil won the Newbery award for this novel about a child raised by ghosts.
What is The Graveyard Book?
100
It's not just Yankees in the Big Apple. This is New York's other major league baseball team.
Who are the Mets?
200
In poker, it's the highest scoring hand, if nothing's wild.
What is a royal flush?
200
It's the world's longest species of snake.
What is the reticulated python?
200
This original Nintendo handheld brought video gaming into your pocket.
What is the Game Boy?
200
This novel won Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards before being adapted as a stop-motion 3-D film.
What is Coraline?
200
It's like foosball, only you stand on the table and hit the ball with your feet (or head).
What is soccer?
300
In French, it's called Vingt-et-un, after the target score per hand.
What is blackjack?
300
It's the largest land mammal in North America.
What is the American Bison?
300
This Japanese strategy game is the subject of a highly popular manga series.
What is Go?
300
In the Sandman series of graphic novels, she is Dream's favorite sister.
Who is Death?
300
This Falcons quarterback should have stuck to the football field instead of going to the dogs.
Who is Michael Vick?
400
You call out this game's name when another player asks for something you don't have.
What is Go Fish?
400
It's the world's largest fish.
What is the whale shark?
400
This huge gaming convention is currently held every year in Indianapolis.
What is GenCon?
400
He's the ex-convict hero of American Gods
Who is Shadow?
400
Even though he finally retired in 2001, Nike is still selling a lot of his shoes.
Who is Michael Jordan?
500
The most common version of this complicated bidding game is called "contract".
What is bridge?
500
Though most of the individuals are very small, this has the largest number of species of any other class of animal.
What is Insecta (insects)?
500
Along with Dave Arneson, he created Dungeons & Dragons. He died in March, 2008.
Who is Gary Gygax?
500
He's Neil's frequent choice for illustrator, having made most of the Sandman covers and created the film Mirrormask
Who is Dave McKean?
500
He returned to professional golf this year after recovering from knee surgery.
Who is Tiger Woods?
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