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Games

Watch a Fast and Furious Bout of Competitive Tree Felling

Tao Tao Holmes May 17, 2016

How I (Sort of) Became a Pinball Wizard After Getting Tips From a Champion

A world-beating pinball player attempts to make me a master of the game.

Eric Grundhauser April 13, 2016

The World Championship That Takes Place in a British Pub's Parking Lot

The very English tradition of the British and World Marbles Championships.

Linda Rodriguez McRobbie April 4, 2016

Wizards, Warriors, and the Quest for LARP Insurance

Liability policies are making adventuring safer and helping players defeat red tape.

Eric Grundhauser April 1, 2016

Finally, A Computer Beat a Human Champion in the Game of Go

For the past 40 years, programmers have been trying to train their computers on this deceptively-complex game.

Jessie Guy-Ryan March 13, 2016

Video Wonder: The British Game of Knocking Nuts

Conkers has been played for over a century.

Tao Tao Holmes March 11, 2016

The Strategic Penpals Who Play Chess by Mail

Despite all technological advances that allow real-time play, correspondence chess is still going strong.

Eric Grundhauser March 10, 2016

The Quest for the Real-Life Treasures of Atari's Swordquest

In the 1980s Atari offered golden treasures as gaming prizes, most of which were lost to time. Until now.

Eric Grundhauser March 8, 2016

The 1980s Media Panic Over Dungeons & Dragons

From Mazes and Monsters to Dark Dungeons, D&D was a lot scarier in the 1980s.

Eric Grundhauser March 4, 2016

1880s Party Starters Had Their Own Version of Cards Against Humanity

Sarah Laskow February 10, 2016

How Do Board Games Go Viral?

Sarah Laskow January 29, 2016

The Domino Fiend Who Has 'Toppled' For Johnny Carson and Aziz Ansari

Andy Wright January 18, 2016

Permanently Closed

The exterior

Chattahoochee, Florida

Big Bend Jai Alai Fronton

This Florida arena, once host to "the fastest game in the world," has sat empty for 25 years.

Bun Bun, a creature we seek to understand.

Can Bunnies Play? A Deep YouTube Investigation

Cara Giaimo December 23, 2015

Freaks, Geeks, and Obliques: Nonconformist Gyms For People Who Hated Dodgeball

Jess Zimmerman December 17, 2015

Now just trade your stove in for a chessboard and you're good to go.

objects of intrigue

Object Of Intrigue: Chess You Play With Your Nose

Cara Giaimo December 15, 2015

We Asked An Ornithologist To Factcheck Angry Birds–And the Results Might Surprise You

Jess Zimmerman November 25, 2015

Marvel at mysterious DeLaporte family heirlooms...

New Orleans, Louisiana

Escape My Room

Imagine playing a version of Legends of the Hidden Temple, but with a distinctly Southern Gothic flare.