The Games We Play
This game ends with the word "checkmate."
What is chess?
What is the sunk cost fallacy?
This HBO show is about hockey.
What is "Heated Rivalry"?
This recent "holiday" is actually a very unlucky day in Western culture.
What is Friday the 13th?
If you're not working, you might enjoy this hobby, a cousin of knitting.
What is crocheting?
You can play this card game by yourself.
What is solitaire?
In a this-shaped economy, the wealthy are doing just fine, while the rest of struggle--but isn't that just all of the time?
What is a K-shaped economy?
This FX show is about food in Chicago.
What is "The Bear"?
It's celebrated one day before the Ides of February.
What is Valentine's Day?
If you’re not working, you might enjoy a road trip to this city to win some money, Spanish for “The Meadows,” and where the Hard Rock Casino is building a huge guitar-shaped hotel.
What is Las Vegas?
This board game involves trains and building railroad lines.
What is Ticket to Ride?
If the Fed sets these too low, inflation may take off.
What are interests rates?
It’s probably the biggest movie of 2025, and one of the best (at least in my opinion).
What is "K-Pop Demon Hunters"?
This is the only bank holiday in February.
What is Presidents' Day?
If you’re not working, you might enjoy putting these together, made up of many small pieces.
What are puzzles?
You can play this game on a chess board--most people say it's a lot easier than chess, but I am not most people.
What is checkers?
This Midwestern school is known as one of the best for economics, but I hear it’s kinda toxic (and a bit too conservative for me).
What is the University of Chicago?
These are a kindergartener's favorite numbers.
What are six and seven?
Another name for this holiday is Fat Tuesday.
What is Mardi Gras?
If you’re not working, you might enjoy this activity that I don’t, involving tents.
What is camping?
To play this game, you may need to shout "pong" or "surng" from time to time.
What is mahjong?
This is considered the gold standard of economic and social science research, abbreviated RCT.
What is randomized controlled trial?
An analogous title to this book might be "Tearing up in Trader Joe's."
What is "Crying in H Mart"?
It occurs on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs on or after the Spring Equinox.
What is Easter?
If you’re not working, you might enjoy this relaxing hobby in which you sit in a boat and hopefully take a nap.
What is fishing?