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Board games of the 1980s

Chapter 1

The rise of the party game

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Chapter 2

Microchips and plastic mountains

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Chapter 3

The golden age of strategy

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Master of Board games of the 1980s

Ch 1 · The rise of the party game
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diegoplays How a missing Scrabble piece sparked Trivial Pursuit

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diegoplays Sketching against the clock in Pictionary

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diegoplays Chasing an invisible thief through London streets

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Roll the dice! (Roll the dice!) We're playing party games tonight!

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The German award that changed board games forever

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Fun Fact

Trivial Pursuit cost: The creators of Trivial Pursuit sold their first copies at a loss, costing seventy-five dollars to produce each set while selling them for only fifteen.

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Sketching against the clock in Pictionary

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Glossary
party game (noun)
A game designed to be played at social gatherings to facilitate interaction and entertainment. The 1981 debut of Trivial Pursuit sparked a massive global craze for these social tabletop activities.

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Quiz

What was the unique, wedge-shaped playing piece in Trivial Pursuit commonly called by players?

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Gossip

Which party game style causes the most family arguments?

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Quiz

Which 1981 cooperative game had players solving crimes using a directory, map, and casebook?

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Quiz

What creative skill does the 1985 classic party game Pictionary test?

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Quiz

Which country did the creators of the 1981 board game Trivial Pursuit come from?

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Quiz

Which innovative 1983 game required detectives to hunt a hidden 'Mister X' across a map of London?

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Quiz

Which company purchased the global rights to Trivial Pursuit in 1988 after its massive success?

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Quiz

What was the primary occupation of the two men who invented Trivial Pursuit?

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Quiz

In which decade did the prestigious German 'Spiel des Jahres' award first begin influencing global board game design?

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Retro Game Night

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