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Name That Board Game In Three Clues!

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Name That Board Game In Three Clues game quiz
"Are you a board game fanatic? From my overstuffed game closet: see if you can identify these classic American games with just three clues based on its board, history or gameplay."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. 1) I was first launched in the United States in the 1960s.
2) Players send opponents back to the start by landing on them.
3) Players never physically touch my die.
Which game am I?
    Pay Day
    Sorry!
    Trouble
    Parcheesi


2. 1) I was invented by sociologist James Cooke Brown.
2) The board is made up of an outer track and several minor loops.
3) A player wins if he's the first to complete his Success Formula.
Do you recognize me?
    Billionaire
    Careers
    Monopoly
    Life


3. 1) I've been advertised as "The Game For Your Whole Brain".
2) I come with four different boxes of questions.
3) Two categories that a player may have to face are Factoid and Lexicon.
What intellectually challenging game am I?
    Mastermind
    Trivial Pursuit
    Cranium
    Scene It?


4. 1) It is believed I'm descended from the Royal Game of Ur created around 3000 B.C.
2) My world championship in Monte Carlo each year draws thousands of players and spectators.
3) One of the most recent developments in my game is the doubling cube.
Which classical two player game am I?
    Go
    Backgammon
    Checkers
    Chess


5. 1) I was invented by Leslie Scott in 1974.
2) I come in varieties such as Throw 'n Go, Truth or Dare and Xtreme.
3) Rules state that only one hand at a time may be used to remove a piece.
Which of these hand-eye coordination games am I?
    Barrel Of Monkeys
    Topple
    Jenga
    KerPlunk


6. 1) There are no dice in my game.
2) My advertising slogan was "one minute to learn, a lifetime to master".
3) Effective strategies in my game involve gaining corners, edges and parity.
What traditional board game am I?
    Yahtzee
    Clue (Cluedo)
    Othello (Reversi)
    Chinese Checkers


7. 1) I am one of the most well known games aimed at toddlers.
2) In 2005 Forbes magazine reported that I was the most popular toy from the 1940's.
3) Instead of rolling a die, players move by picking a card with a color on it.
Which children's game am I?
    Hi Ho! Cherry-O
    Candyland
    Mousetrap
    Chutes And Ladders


8. 1) In order to play I need two teams of at least two players.
2) A special viewer is used to read the card.
3) A team receives one point for coming up with each of ten items listed on the card.
Which popular party game am I?
    Outburst
    Taboo
    Pictionary
    Balderdash


9. 1) Designed by Klaus Teuber, I was first released in Germany in 1995.
2) Two of my cards are longest road and largest army.
3) To upgrade settlements to cities, it would be helpful to amass ore and grain.
Which civilization building game am I?
    Princes of Florence
    Carcassonne
    Empire Builder
    Settlers of Catan


10. 1) I was created by Harvard graduate Allan Calhamer after his study of 19th century European history.
2) Unlike most games, all players' moves are put into effect simultaneously.
3) I'm particularly well suited for play by mail and even have my own fanzines.
Which of these strategy games sounds like me?
    Battleship
    Risk
    Stratego
    Diplomacy


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