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This goddess is primarily responsible for causing the Trojan war because she was the only immortal not invited to a special wedding.

Who is Eris?

100

Building settlements and managing resources is central to this game where a player can win special cards like "Longest Road."

What is Catan/Settlers of Catan?

100

This game has a board with red and black squares.

Checkers

100

This Mexican food has a name that means "little donkey".

What is burrito?

100

This sickly sweet gameboard travels through places like; Lollipop Woods, Molasses Swamp, Licorice Castle, and Gumdrop Mountains.

What is Candyland?

200

According to the Aeneid, this escaped the fall of Troy and set off on a journey that eventually led to the founding of Rome

Who is Aeneas?

200

Full of spymasters and secret agents, players give clues to their team in this word-guessing game.

What is Codenames?

200

Letter tiles

What is Scrabble?

200

Early recipes for this yummy treat called for one pound of butter, one pound of eggs, one pound of sugar.

What is Pound Cake?

200

Where you place your pieces matters in this naval-based board game is made up of grids and must be hidden from your opponent in order to win. You sunk me!

What is Battleship?

300

This is the author of The Aeneid

Who is Virgil?

300

Known for its colorful tiles, players build a mosaic in this Spanish-named strategy game.

What is Azul?

300

Top hat, car, thimble, dog, shoe, little houses,

What is Monopoly?

300

The most expensive spice in the world by weight.

What is Saffron?

300

With a board full of names and faces, this game allows only yes/no questions to reveal the central question (and title) of this classic guessing game.

What is Guess Who?

400

This man is the author of The Iliad and The Odyssey

Who is Homer?

400

Building a railroad between two points is the goal of this train-based game?

What is Ticket to Ride?

400

Pawns, notepad, pencil, cards, tiny weapons

What is Clue?

400

This is Oklahoma's state vegetable.

What is watermelon?

400

Iconic game board featuring the "Pop-o-Matic:" an enclosed dice roller to prevent cheating. Uh-oh, here comes this game.

What is Trouble?

500

This Latin poet preserved many mythological stories for us today

Who is Ovid?

500

This game uses collaboration, not competition, in order to eradicate diseases and save the world.

What is Pandemic?

500

Pie wedges, wheel

What is Trivial Pursuit?

500

This fruit is called the "king of fruits" and known for it's distinctive smell.

What is Durian?

500

As one of the first 3-D game boards sold, this game has players build a Rube Goldberg contraption to capture a pesky rodent.

What is Mouse Trap?