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Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games - Basic Information
A profile of the Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games
An interview with the director of the Elliott Avedon Museum and Archive of Games at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada.

Games Timeline
These are my picks for the 50 most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800.

Games Timeline Email Course - Daily
A daily version of our games timeline free email course.

Games Timeline Email Course - Weekly
This 14-week series of free email newsletters takes a look at the 50 most culturally and historically significant games published since 1800, and puts them in context by including information about what else was happening in world history when the games were published.

Games Timeline - Publishers
The companies who published the 50 most historically and culturally significant games since 1800.

Games Timeline - Honorable Mentions
The games that didn't quite make our list of the 50 most historically and culturally significant games ever published.

Acquire
A look at Acquire, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Adel Verpflichtet / Hoity Toity
A look at Adel Verpflichtet, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

APBA Baseball
A look at APBA Baseball, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Axis and Allies
A look at Axis and Allies, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Balderdash
A look at Balderdash, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Candyland
A look at Candyland, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Checkered Game of Life
A look at The Checkered Game of Life, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Chutes and Ladders
A look at Chutes and Ladders, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Civilization
A look at Civilization, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Clue / Cluedo
A look at Clue / Cluedo, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Concentration
A look at Concentration.

Cosmic Encounter
A look at Cosmic Encounter, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Crokinole
A look at Crokinole, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Diplomacy
A look at Diplomacy, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Dungeon
A look at Dungeon, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Dungeons and Dragons
A look at Dungeons and Dragons, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Electric Football
A look at Electric Football, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Empire Builder
A look at Empire Builder, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Ethan Allen's All-Star Baseball Game
A look at Ethan Allen's All-Star Baseball Game, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Facts in Five
A look at Facts in Five, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Football Strategy
A look at Football Strategy, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Game of the States
A look at Game of the States, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Hare and Tortoise
A look at Hare and Tortoise, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Jeopardy
A look at Jeopardy, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Kriegspiel
A look at Kriegspiel, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Magic: the Gathering
A look at Magic: the Gathering, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Mansion of Happiness
A look at Mansion of Happiness, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Monopoly
A look at Monopoly, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Password
A look at Password, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Pictionary
A look at Pictionary, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Pit
A look at Pit, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Risk
A look at Risk, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Rook
A look at Rook, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Scene It?
A look at Scene It?, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Scotland Yard
A look at Scotland Yard, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Scrabble
A look at Scrabble, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Settlers of Catan
A look at Settlers of Catan, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Sorry!
A look at Sorry!, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Stop Thief
A look at Stop Thief, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Tactics II
A look at Tactics II, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Tiddlywinks
A look at Tiddlywinks, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Touring
A look at Touring, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Trivial Pursuit
A look at Trivial Pursuit, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Twister
A look at Twister, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Uno
A look at Uno, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Warhammer
A look at Warhammer, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

We the People
A look at We the People, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Werewolf / Mafia
A look at Werewolf / Mafia, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Who Killed Roger Ellington?
A look at Who Killed Roger Ellington?, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.

Yahtzee
A look at Yahtzee, judged to be one of the most historically and culturally significant games published since 1800.