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  2. Travellers' Tour Through the United States - Wikipedia

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    [1] [3] In an advanced version of the game, players were also required to name the populations of the cities and towns they landed on, and the game also offered trivia about each locality. [3] [5] The winner was the first player to reach New Orleans. [1] Travellers' Tour was also the first board game based on a map of the United States.

  3. GeoSafari - Wikipedia

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    During game play, the device activates a light next to a random question, and the user types in the number of the answer element. After all the questions are answered, the machine presents a score. Card topics include history , geography , math , astronomy , zoology , anatomy , geology , science , foreign languages, reading, and various others.

  4. John Jefferys - Wikipedia

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    [6] The game was among the oldest English cartographic board games. [ 7 ] [ 5 ] As with most 18th century British original board games , it is a track game, with the kind of game mechanics familiar in track games today (e.g., landing on certain spaces advances you or sends you back to other spaces).

  5. Puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The nine linked-rings puzzle, an advanced puzzle device that requires mathematical calculation to solve, was invented in China during the Warring States period (475-221 BCE). [5] Jigsaw puzzles were invented around 1760, when John Spilsbury , a British engraver and cartographer , mounted a map on a sheet of wood, which he then sawed around the ...

  6. I invented a simple game that motivates me to keep up healthy ...

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    She earned points by doing tasks she didn't want to do, which she could "spend" on fun activities. This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Lily Cheng, 21, a game design student and ...

  7. GeoGuessr - Wikipedia

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    The game has been described as an educational tool for geography, allowing players to learn and identify various global geographical and cultural characteristics. These include writing systems , architecture , left- and right-hand traffic , flags , vehicle registration plates , landscapes , and flora .

  8. BBC Bitesize - Wikipedia

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    Until 2014, the Standard Grade section of the site had 12 subjects: Biology, History, Chemistry, Computing Studies, Maths, English, Modern Studies (a course exclusive to Scotland), French, Physical Education, Geography, and Physics. [9] The site was updated in 2014 to replace the Standard Grade section with National 4 and National 5 sections.

  9. What is Euchre anyway? A brief history of this classic card game

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    Joe Andrews is the author of four card game books, and director of Grand Prix "live" card game tournaments (1999-2011). He is also a columnist for various online gaming sites.