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Pandemic Games
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The board game Pandemic was originally designed to be a cooperative game, reflecting a belief that global challenges require collaborative solutions. elaborate

Magic The Gathering Games
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The card "Chaos Orb" was so powerful and potentially game-breaking that it was banned in almost every format shortly after its release. elaborate

Codenames Games
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Codenames clue words can't be the names of the actual agents on the board. elaborate

Pokémon Trading Card Game Games
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The Pokémon Trading Card Game's original base set included only 102 cards. elaborate

Azul Games
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Azul's tile-laying mechanism was inspired by the board game *Carcassonne*. elaborate

Catan Games
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The original German name for Catan, "Die Siedler von Catan," translates to "The Settlers of Catan." elaborate

Checkers Games
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There's a theoretical limit to the number of possible checkers games, but it's so astronomically large (around 10<sup>40</sup>) that it's far beyond the ability of computers to calculate all possible outcomes. elaborate

Spirit Island Games
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In Spirit Island, the Fear mechanic doesn't directly damage the spirits; it represents the encroaching blight and the spirits' struggle against it. elaborate

Gloomhaven Games
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Gloomhaven's map tiles are not randomly placed in the base game; their arrangement is pre-determined for each scenario. elaborate

Twilight Struggle Games
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The card "Willy Brandt" in Twilight Struggle, representing a significant West German Chancellor, is surprisingly weak, often considered one of the game's least desirable cards. elaborate

Risk Games
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The original Risk game board was designed to resemble a simplified version of the world, but it omitted Antarctica. elaborate

Uno Games
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Uno was originally called "Crazy Eights". elaborate

7 Wonders Games
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One of the seven wonders of the ancient world, the Colossus of Rhodes, was said to have straddled the harbor entrance, with ships sailing between its legs. elaborate

Ticket to Ride Games
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The map of the United States in Ticket to Ride is not geographically accurate; some distances and the relative positions of cities are altered for gameplay purposes. elaborate

Dixit Games
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Dixit's card illustrations are created by a diverse group of artists, resulting in a visually stunning and varied collection, unlike many games that use a single artist's style. elaborate

Chess Games
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The longest recorded chess game ever played lasted 269 moves. elaborate

Monopoly Games
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The original name for Monopoly was "The Landlord's Game." elaborate

Board Games Games
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The oldest known board game is thought to be Senet, originating in ancient Egypt over 5,000 years ago. elaborate

Card Games Games
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The oldest known playing cards date back to 9th-century China. elaborate

Wingspan Games
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In Wingspan, the highest scoring bird card is the Kori Bustard. elaborate

Root Games
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Root's gameplay is designed to be highly replayable, with asymmetrical player powers and a variable game board making each session unique. elaborate

Terraforming Mars Games
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In the board game Terraforming Mars, the corporation "Tharsis Republic" is based on the Tharsis Montes region on Mars, which is known for its massive volcanoes. elaborate

Kingdom Death Monster Games
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Kingdom Death: Monster's original Kickstarter campaign was significantly underfunded, relying on a later, successful re-launch to reach its funding goal. elaborate

Scrabble Games
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The longest possible Scrabble word is 15 letters long. elaborate

Clue Games
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There are 411,776 possible solutions to the Clue murder mystery. elaborate

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