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49 Cards in this Set
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The Royal Game of Ur
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● Date: ~3000 BCE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Mesopotamia or Modern Iraq |
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Senet
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● Date: ~3000 BCE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Ancient Egypt |
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Backgammon
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● Date: ~3000 BCE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Ancient Persia or Modern Iran |
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Mancala
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● Date: ~600 CE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Eastern Africa |
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Go
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● Date: ~2000 BCE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Ancient China |
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Checkers/Draughts
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● Date: ~1500 CE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Ancient Egypt |
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Chess
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● Date: ~600 CE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: India |
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Snakes and Ladders
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● Date: 1500 CE
● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: India |
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Soccer or Association Football
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● Date: 1863 CE
● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: England |
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American Football
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● Date: 1862 CE
● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Baseball
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● Date: ~1500 CE
● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: England |
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Basketball
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● Date: 1891 CE
● Originator(s): James Naismith ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Tennis
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● Date: ~1860 CE
● Originator(s): Harry Gem, Augurio Perera ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: England |
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Boxing
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● Date: 1743 CE
● Originator(s): Jack Broughton ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: England |
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Sumo
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● Date: 400 CE
● Originator(s): N/A ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Golf
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Date: ~1400 CE
● Originator(s): N/A ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: Scotland |
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Adventure
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● Date: 1975 CE
● Originator(s): Will Crowther and Don Woods ● Platform: PDP-10 ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Zork
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● Date: 1977 CE
● Originator(s): Tim Anderson, Marc Blank, Bruce Daniels, Dave Lebling ● Platform: PDP-10 ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Kings Quest
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● Date: 1984 CE
● Originator(s): Roberta Williams ● Platform: Apple II, MS-DOS, Amiga ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Secret of Monkey Island
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● Date: 1990 CE
● Originator(s): Ron Gilbert, Tim Schaefer, Dave Grossman ● Platform: Mac, DOS, Amiga ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Adventure (2600)
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● Date: 1979 CE
● Originator(s): Warren Robinett ● Platform: Atari 2600 ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Myst
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● Date: 1993 CE
● Originator(s): Robin and Rand Miller ● Platform: PC ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Heavy Rain
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● Date: 2010 CE
● Originator(s): David Cage ● Platform: Playstation 3 ● Region of Origin: Canada |
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Space Invaders
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● Date: 1978 CE
● Originator(s): Tomohiro Nishikado ● Platform: Arcade ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Pacman
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● Date: 1980 CE
● Originator(s): Toru Iwatani, Shigeo Futanaki ● Platform: Arcade ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Super Mario Bros
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● Date: 1985 CE
● Originator(s): Shigeru Miyamoto ● Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Megaman 2
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● Date: 1988 CE
● Originator(s): Tokuro Fujiwara, Keiji Inafune, Takashi Tateishi ● Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Dodonpachi
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● Date: 1997 CE
● Originator(s): Junya Inoue, Naoki Ogiwara, Akira Wakabayashi, Hiroyuki Tanaka, Riichruo Nitta ● Platform: Arcade ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Gears of War
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● Date: 2006 CE
● Originator(s): Cliff Bleszenski ● Platform: XBox 360 ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Poker
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● Date: ~1800 CE
● Originator(s): N/A ● Platform: Card Game ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Contract Bridge
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● Date: 1925 CE
● Originator(s): Harold Streling Vanderbilt ● Platform: Card Game ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Monopoly
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● Date: ~1925 CE
● Originator(s): Elizabeth Magie ● Platform: Board Game ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Scrabble
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● Date: 1933 CE
● Originator(s): Alfred Butts ● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Hex
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● Date: 1942 CE
● Originator(s): Piet Hein ● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Denmark |
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Diplomacy
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● Date: 1958 CE
● Originator(s): Allan B Calhamer ● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Settlers of Catan
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● Date: 1995 CE
● Originator(s): Klaus Teuber ● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Germany |
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Lord of the Rings
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● Date: 2000 CE
● Originator(s): Reiner Knizia ● Platform: Board game ● Region of Origin: Germany |
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Kyokushin Karate
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● Date: ~1950 CE
● Originator(s): Masutatsu ‘Mas’ Oyama ● Platform: Sport ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Street Fighter II
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● Date: 1991 CE
● Originator(s): Akira Nishitani, Akira Yasuda ● Platform: Arcade game ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Tekken Tag Tournament
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● Date: 1999 CE
● Originator(s): Katsuhiro Harada ● Platform: Arcade game ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Virtua Fighter 4
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● Date: 2001 CE
● Originator(s): Toru Ikebuchi, Yu Suzuki ● Platform: Arcade game ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Bushido Blade
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● Date: 1997 CE
● Originator(s): LightWeight Co ● Platform: Sony Playstation ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Super Smash Bros. Melee
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● Date: 2001 CE
● Originator(s): Masahiro Sakurai ● Platform: Nintendo GameCube ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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The Legend of Zelda- Ocarina of time
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● Date: 1998 CE
● Originator(s): Shigeru Miyamoto, Eiji Aonuma, Yoichi Yamada, Yoshiaki Koizumi ● Platform: Nintendo 64 ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Grand Theft Auto IV
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● Date: 2008 CE
● Originator(s): Dan Houser, Aaron Garbut ● Platform: Playstation 3, XBox 360, Windows ● Region of Origin: USA/Scotland |
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Uncharted 2
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● Date: 2009 CE
● Originator(s): Amy Hennig, Richard LeMarchand ● Platform: Playstation 3 ● Region of Origin: USA |
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Tomb Raider
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● Date: 1996 CE
● Originator(s): Core Design ● Platform: Sega Saturn, Playstation ● Region of Origin: England |
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Metal Gear Solid 4
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● Date: 2008 CE
● Originator(s): Hideo Kojima ● Platform: Playstation 3 ● Region of Origin: Japan |
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Shadow of Colossus
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● Date: 2005 CE
● Originator(s): Fumito Ueda ● Platform: Playstation 2 ● Region of Origin: Japan |
