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Games were a welcome respite from the violence and boredom of war.
games

For Sale: A Civil War-Era Checkerboard Featuring Union Generals

A themed version of the board game, to help stave off wartime boredom.
Jonathan Carey April 11, 2019
Competitors at the Pro Circuit Championship.
pinball

Chicago Has Become the Nerve Center of Competitive Pinball

Experience the thrill of multiball mayhem and the agony of a double drain.
Lindsey Quinn April 9, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Quoit Club Punch

Drinkers downed this serious cocktail while hurling heavy rings at posts in the 18th century.
Cathedral bell marks the throw in
Orkney, Scotland

Kirkwall Ba

Twice a year, this Orkney town hosts a rowdy game of medieval mob football.
speakeasies

Meet the Man Behind Brooklyn's Pinball Speakeasy

It's hidden in the back of a laundromat.
Lizzie Philip February 22, 2019
Hey STHLM.
Stockholm, Sweden

Hey STHLM

A Japanese video game arcade hides in the back of a Swedish pool hall.
When carving a boar's head, start with the cheek.
objects of intrigue

The Handy Playing Cards That Taught 17th-Century Cooks to Carve Meat Like a Pro

The decks suggested proper technique, and were a path to class mobility.
Jessica Leigh Hester February 6, 2019
2013 Sigma Derby Tournament.
Las Vegas, Nevada

The Last Remaining Sigma Derby Machine

Fans of vintage Vegas, kitsch, and toy pony-based gambling now flock to a casino called The D.
The street sign made to look like Scrabble tiles.
Queens, New York

The Birthplace of Scrabble

A uniquely lettered street sign marks the corner where the iconic word game was invented.
Instructions for playing Sigma Derby (left); a view of the track (right).
mechanical instruments

Time Is Running Out for a Beloved Mechanical Horse-Race Game in Vegas

There's only one Sigma Derby machine left.
Sarah Kurchak January 30, 2019
Can you hole in one up Gene Simmons' tongue?
Las Vegas, Nevada

KISS by Monster Mini Golf

A blacklight mini-golf fever dream pays tribute to the iconic rock band.
Some of the Lewis Chessmen.
London, England

The Lewis Chessmen

These mysterious Viking chess pieces spent centuries hidden on a remote Scottish island.
The bishop in prayer.
secret

Found: Chess Pieces Hidden in a Barn to Ward Off Evil Spirits

Not all fun and games.
Evan Nicole Brown January 17, 2019
games

Can You Solve the Atlas Obscura 2018 Crossword?

Test your knowledge of the world's wonders with this challenging puzzle.
Leigh Chavez-Bush December 31, 2018
A bowl of cinnamon-topped Risengrød.
Gastro Obscura

Christmas Risengrød

This Danish rice pudding appeases wicked elves.
View of the Ping Pong club from the street at night.
Atlanta, Georgia

Switchyards Ping Pong Stadium

The only subterranean ping pong table in Atlanta.
Dungeon maps are adventures in cartography.
maps

24 Amazing, Homemade Dungeons & Dragons Maps

Roll for incredible adventure maps. Natural 20.
Eric Grundhauser November 14, 2018
What does your greatest dungeon map look like?
maps

Show Us Your Greatest Dungeons & Dragons Map

We want to see the topography of your homemade adventures!
Eric Grundhauser November 6, 2018