Modern Board Games
This "gateway game" designed by Klaus Teuber is the game that many people claim got them into the hobby of board gaming.
What is Catan?
Despite a career that lasted only 4 years, he is often considered the most skilled electrical guitar player in the history of rock music.
Who is Jimi Hendrix?
The firstborn son of Jacob, who was probably not named after this popular corned beef sandwich.
Who is Reuben?
The only actor from the sketch comedy show "In Living Color" to have two commercially successful movies in 1994.
Who is Jim Carrey?
An image editing program by Adobe that has become the default term when referring to altering pictures in sometimes humorous or creative ways.
What is photoshop?
A sci-fi themed game designed in the 1980s that's still popular today and was the #1 favorite game of Tom Vasel for many years.
What is Cosmic Encounter?
This rock band, which formed in 1969, adopted a name inspired by one of their critics, who said they'd be as successful as a balloon made of a literal heavy metal.
Who is Led Zeppelin?
The Moabite woman who accompanied her mother-in-law, Naomi, back to Israel after the death of both their husbands. She became the great-grandmother of David.
Who is Ruth?
The 1992 film by the famed director of Pulp Fiction named the greatest independent film of all time in Empire magazine.
What is Reservoir Dogs?
The numerical language that computers use, comprised solely of ones and zeroes.
What is binary?
A tile laying game named after a French city and the first game to use a meeple.
What is Carcassonne?
This psychedelic album, released on March 1st of 1973, spent over 15 years on the Billboard top 200 charts and is rumored to have an unintended connection to The Wizard of Oz.
What is The Dark Side of the Moon?
The man from the tribe of Benjamin who was anointed as the first king of Israel.
Who is Saul?
The 4th movie of Disney's so-called Renaissance era that was set in Arabia and whose protagonist was modeled after Tom Cruise.
What is Aladdin?
A device or software program designed to keep unwanted Internet traffic from accessing a local network.
What is a firewall?
This category of games is rich in theme and often features lots of dice rolling and player vs player interaction. It's a favorite genre for many players, despite its derogatory nod toward designers based in the U.S.
What is ameritrash?
A song played for the jury during the trial of Charles Manson, the convicted mastermind behind the murder of Sharon Tate, who believe its lyrics called for a race war.
What is Helter Skelter?
A prostitute in the biblical city of Jericho who saved herself and her family by concealing the Israelite spies.
Who is Rahab?
This 1994 adaptation of a Stephen King novella about life behind bars was a box office flop, but went on to become the top VHS rental the following year.
What is The Shawshank Redemption?
The programming language named after the British comedy group its creator enjoyed watching.
What is Python?
Dominion was the first game to use this mechanic, where you start with a weak deck of cards and add stronger cards to it as you play.
What is a deck builder?
An American rock band who was accused of having a backwards message in the chorus of one of their hit songs that encouraged people to smoke marijuana.
Who is Queen?
The prophet credited with performing the first resurrection recorded in the Bible.
Who is Elijah?
A 1993 high school stoner comedy that launched the career of Matthew McConaughey.
What is Dazed and Confused?
This browser, that once competed with Microsoft's Internet Explorer, went on to become the foundation for Mozilla's Firefox.
What is Netscape?