| Seen here is a tin from this pie company; Yale students repurposed it later |
Frisbee |
200 |
July 7, 2021 |
| This Sega video game character originally was a hedgehog named Mr. Needlemouse; things have sped up since then |
Sonic |
400 |
July 7, 2021 |
| Acquiring resources is key to winning the game called the Settlers of this island |
Catan |
800 |
July 7, 2021 |
| Founded in 1900, this model train company introduced its switch tower accessory & its porthole window caboose in the '50s |
Lionel |
1000 |
July 7, 2021 |
| Milton Bradley used a printer that normally made shower curtains to make this game's floor mat |
<i>Twister</i> |
|
July 7, 2021 |
| This puzzle game's name is a shortening of a Japanese phrase that means "the numbers are restricted to single status" |
Sudoku |
200 |
February 26, 2021 |
| While recovering from polio in 1948, teacher Eleanor Abbott invented this "sweet" board game for the children in the ward to play |
<i>Candy Land</i> |
400 |
February 26, 2021 |
| Richard Garfield "Gather"ed his wits to create this 1993 fantasy card game |
<i>Magic: The Gathering</i> |
600 |
February 26, 2021 |
| Created in 1959, these dolls named for a creature of Scandinavian folklore were known for their unique hairstyles |
Trolls |
800 |
February 26, 2021 |
| George Lerner originally had trouble selling this toy because after WWII it seemed wasteful to make toys using veggies |
Mr. Potato Head |
1000 |
February 26, 2021 |
| This classic game's Cavity Sam has been given a new ailment:Brain Freeze |
Operation |
200 |
September 20, 2018 |
| Alfred Butts glued gridded blueprints onto checkerboards & hand-lettered wood tiles to create this game |
Scrabble |
400 |
September 20, 2018 |
| There's a "Super Spud" version of this classic toy |
Mr. Potato Head |
600 |
September 20, 2018 |
| What could be more fun than this game featuring plastic simians? Hasbro suggests 2 casks or more are even better |
Barrel of Monkeys |
800 |
September 20, 2018 |
| This classic drawing toy was once called Telecran, still its name in France |
Etch a Sketch |
|
September 20, 2018 |
| The character behind bars in this game is Jake the Jailbird, put there due to the efforts of Officer Edgar Mallory |
Monopoly |
200 |
July 28, 2017 |
| In 2013 this educational toy company "jumped" over its competitors by introducing a kids tablet with WiFi |
LeapFrog |
400 |
July 28, 2017 |
| 2 of the characters in this game are Cutie Cone & Giggly Gumdrop |
Candy Land |
600 |
July 28, 2017 |
| Created in 1914 and still fun a century later, it was inspired by watching kids play with simple items like sticks |
Tinker Toys |
1000 |
July 28, 2017 |
| Sales of this game first known as Pretzel got a big boost in 1966 when Eva Gabor & Johnny Carson played it on TV |
Twister |
|
July 28, 2017 |
| Percy the Small Engine & James the Red Engine are among this toy's friends on the Island of Sodor |
Thomas the Tank Engine |
200 |
November 7, 2016 |
| Originally offered in off-white, this product expanded in 1957 to include red, yellow & blue colors all served in airtight cans |
Play-Doh |
400 |
November 7, 2016 |
| Action figures inspired by these animated characters include Bob with teddy bear & a banana-eating Kevin |
Minions |
600 |
November 7, 2016 |
| The box for this classic said you can see the insects "dig tunnels", "build bridges" & "move mountains" |
an ant farm |
800 |
November 7, 2016 |
| This game's action cards include reverse, skip & wild draw four |
Uno |
1000 |
November 7, 2016 |
| The first toy advertised on national TV was this spud |
Mr. Potato Head |
200 |
October 27, 2015 |
| This card game named for a suit is also called Black Maria |
hearts |
400 |
October 27, 2015 |
| It was introduced in 1969 as "the world's first indoor ball" |
the Nerf ball |
600 |
October 27, 2015 |
| You'll find Sweetie Potamus & Veggie Potamus as 2 of the 4 characters in this "frenzied marble chomping game" |
Hungry Hungry Hippos |
800 |
October 27, 2015 |
| A mooshroom is a kind of cow found only in the mushroom biome in this video game |
<i>Minecraft</i> |
1000 |
October 27, 2015 |
| The total money in a standard version of this real estate board game is $15,140 |
<i>Monopoly</i> |
200 |
June 10, 2015 |
| Hasbro said this action figure that debuted in 1964 was "America's movable fighting man" |
G.I. Joe |
400 |
June 10, 2015 |
| This handheld device made its debut at the 1939 World's Fair & hit it big when it started showing Disney images |
a View-Master |
600 |
June 10, 2015 |
| Applejack & Pinkie Pie are 2 of the teensy equines in this toy line |
My Little Pony |
800 |
June 10, 2015 |
| Will you identify this item, originally called the Syco-Seer? Signs point to yes |
the Magic 8 Ball |
1000 |
June 10, 2015 |
| Use mallets to tap out the white blocks in the Hasbro game called don't do this |
Don\'t Break the Ice |
200 |
February 23, 2012 |
| The Toys R Us 2011 holiday hot toys list included the LeapPad Explorer from this company |
LeapFrog |
400 |
February 23, 2012 |
| A board game based on this bestselling phone app includes 3 green pigs & a slingshot-style launcher |
Angry Birds |
600 |
February 23, 2012 |
| These roly-poly figures "wobble, but they don't fall down!" |
Weebles |
800 |
February 23, 2012 |
| A line of wooden puzzles & toys is made by the company called Melissa & him |
Doug |
1000 |
February 23, 2012 |
| It was originally marketed as the "first official indoor ball" |
a Nerf ball |
200 |
December 8, 2011 |
| Originally called "Little People", this perennial favorite is seen here |
a Cabbage Patch Kid |
400 |
December 8, 2011 |
| Technic & Mindstorms are 2 of the lines of building sets from this brand |
Lego |
600 |
December 8, 2011 |
| The Master Edition of this question-&-answer board game lets you "reveal your inner genius" |
<i>Trivial Pursuit</i> |
800 |
December 8, 2011 |
| This number comes before "Q" in the name of a game using artificial intelligence to "read your mind" |
20 |
1000 |
December 8, 2011 |
| In 2000 Fortune magazine named this toy of plastic "automatic binding blocks" the toy of the past century |
Legos |
200 |
January 27, 2011 |
| These Massachusetts siblings began their empire in the 1880s with a game called Banking |
Parker Brothers |
400 |
January 27, 2011 |
| These cute, cuddly plush toys were introduced in 2005 along with a code allowing kids access to an online community |
Webkinz |
600 |
January 27, 2011 |
| This toy train was created in 1901 as an animated ad for a toy store window display |
Lionel |
800 |
January 27, 2011 |
| In 1938 William Gruber developed this 3-D viewer; it took off after he got the rights to use Disney characters |
View-Master |
1000 |
January 27, 2011 |
| Make no apology for this classic board game, the game of "sweet revenge" |
<i>Sorry!</i> |
200 |
July 7, 2010 |
| The hot toys for Christmas 2009 were the hamsters from this brand of "pets" with a double talk name |
Zhu Zhu Pets |
400 |
July 7, 2010 |
| Bionicle is one of the lines from this brand of building blocks |
Lego |
600 |
July 7, 2010 |
| Spheres transform into warriors, like Skyress & Stinglash from this line of battle brawlers |
Bakugan |
800 |
July 7, 2010 |
| Scrabble this is a card game in which players throw down their cards to change existing 4-letter words |
<i>Scrabble Slam!</i> |
1000 |
July 7, 2010 |
| More than 5 billion little green houses have been constructed for this board game since it was introduced in 1935 |
<i>Monopoly</i> |
200 |
January 19, 2010 |
| This game has a spinner with sections for right foot, right hand, left foot & left hand |
<i>Twister</i> |
400 |
January 19, 2010 |
| This cheeky, fussy little engine seen here is based on a real British train |
Thomas |
600 |
January 19, 2010 |
| Betty James named a classic toy this, a word meaning "stealthy, sleek & sinuous" |
Slinky |
800 |
January 19, 2010 |
| Ms. Birdy will help if you adopt these plush pets with secret codes for use on the Internet |
Webkinz |
1000 |
January 19, 2010 |
| You win in this game by getting the rope with a sphere attached wrapped completely around the pole |
tetherball |
200 |
September 10, 2004 |
| Now called this, it was introduced around 1928 as Hop Ching checkers |
Chinese checkers |
400 |
September 10, 2004 |
| Mattel has set this classic boxing toy in a video game âarenaâ |
Rock \'Em Sock \'Em Robots |
600 |
September 10, 2004 |
| The piece you try to capture in Stratego has one of these on it |
a flag |
1000 |
September 10, 2004 |
| The name of this game that uses 144 small tiles comes from a word meaning âsparrowsâ |
Mah Jongg |
|
September 10, 2004 |
| In Monopoly, 9 of these cards will get you some money; 1 will get you out of jail for free |
Community Chest |
200 |
May 18, 2004 |
| Term for the hoops that croquet balls are driven through |
wickets |
400 |
May 18, 2004 |
| It's the card game the British call patience |
solitaire |
600 |
May 18, 2004 |
| (Sofia of the Clue Crew pitches a heavy ball into the beach sand.) Turin is a world center of this game, but it's also become popular as an import to America |
Bocce |
800 |
May 18, 2004 |
| The rules he established for whist back in 1760 were changed in 1864 |
Edmond Hoyle |
1000 |
May 18, 2004 |
| Mr. Boddy is the victim whose murder you try to solve in this classic board game |
Clue |
200 |
January 12, 2004 |
| Introduced as a doll for boys, this action figure was named after a 1945 WWII movie |
G.I. Joe |
400 |
January 12, 2004 |
| It's the classic naval combat game from Milton Bradley |
Battleship |
600 |
January 12, 2004 |
| Lesney Products, a die-casting firm, experimented with making toys & this brand known for its miniature cars was born |
Matchbox |
800 |
January 12, 2004 |
| This cartoon girl is also a doll, seen here |
Dora the Explorer |
1000 |
January 12, 2004 |
| Ruth Handler named this doll, introduced in 1959 as a teenage fashion model, for her daughter |
Barbie |
200 |
January 10, 2003 |
| The name of this card game means "one" in Spanish |
Uno |
400 |
January 10, 2003 |
| Harry, seen here, is one of these collectibles |
a Beanie Baby |
600 |
January 10, 2003 |
| Despite the name of this game, you don't have to apologize when you send another player's pawn back to the start |
Sorry! |
800 |
January 10, 2003 |
| If you roll 5 of a kind you've gotten this, the name of a dice game by Milton Bradley |
Yahtzee |
1000 |
January 10, 2003 |
| (Sofia of the Clue Crew outside on a toy.) I'm hoping to break Gary Stewart's record of 177,737 jumps on one of these |
pogo stick |
200 |
December 28, 2001 |
| A special edition of Trivial Pursuit focuses on this movie series, with categories about characters, weapons & droids |
<i>Star Wars</i> |
400 |
December 28, 2001 |
| You can launch your medical career with this classic game of skill that features "Cavity Sam" |
Operation |
600 |
December 28, 2001 |
| Gingerbread men make their way through Peppermint Stick Forest in this board game |
Candy Land |
800 |
December 28, 2001 |
| (Jimmy of the Clue Crew outside with a toy.) Leash laws don't apply to this yo-yo trick |
walk the dog |
1000 |
December 28, 2001 |
| In 1996 Mattel introduced a Ken & Barbie dressed in costumes from this classic '60s sci-fi series |
<i>Star Trek</i> |
100 |
October 30, 1996 |
| Like Jeopardy!, the Cabbage Patch Kids had a tie-in with this 1996 sporting event |
(Summer) Olympics |
200 |
October 30, 1996 |
| These characters are now called Zeo Rangers, so there's a whole new set of toys |
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers |
400 |
October 30, 1996 |
| The 2 taxes on a Monopoly board |
income & luxury |
500 |
October 30, 1996 |
| (Video Daily Double)Game whose playing field is seen here: |
Twister |
|
October 30, 1996 |
| Sega released its third version of this video game February 2, 1994, Groundhog Day |
Sonic the Hedgehog |
100 |
May 9, 1994 |
| In crazy eights, the player who lays down an eight names the next one of these to be played |
suits |
200 |
May 9, 1994 |
| This letter has the most tiles in Scrabbleâ12 |
E |
300 |
May 9, 1994 |
| Acey-deucey is a variation of this ancient board game of points & stones |
backgammon |
400 |
May 9, 1994 |
| This game of flipping opposing discs to your color shares its name with a one-word Shakespeare title |
Othello |
500 |
May 9, 1994 |
| On Italian cards, these are called spada, sword; coppa, cup; denaro, money; & bastone, rod |
suits |
100 |
June 12, 1991 |
| The name of this children's game means to leap over a line or scratch |
hopscotch |
200 |
June 12, 1991 |
| Game in which you can score a ringer or a leaner |
horseshoes |
300 |
June 12, 1991 |
| Liquid plastic used to make "Creepy Crawlers" in the 1960s |
Plasti-Goop |
400 |
June 12, 1991 |
| A variation of this board game, often played in the Navy, is called acey-deucey |
backgammon |
500 |
June 12, 1991 |
| How you pay for your "stamps" in the game of post office |
kisses |
100 |
May 24, 1991 |
| Another name for a firefly, or Hasbro's toy that lights up when you hug it |
glowworm |
200 |
May 24, 1991 |
| "Pong"s creator began this video game co. & named it for a Japanese word for "a winner" |
Atari |
300 |
May 24, 1991 |
| It's a playing piece in Chinese checkers |
marble |
400 |
May 24, 1991 |
| 2 of the 3 chess pieces that can move up to 7 spaces in one turn |
(2 of) rook, bishop or queen |
500 |
May 24, 1991 |
| Headquartered in Paramus, N.J., it's the nation's largest toy store chain |
Toys "R" Us |
100 |
February 13, 1991 |
| These building logs were invented in 1916 by F.L. Wright's son, John Lloyd Wright |
Lincoln Logs |
200 |
February 13, 1991 |
| Beano is a version of this game using beans as counters |
Bingo |
300 |
February 13, 1991 |
| The name of this stringed toy means "come-come" or "come back" |
a yo-yo |
400 |
February 13, 1991 |
| This Parker Bros. strategy game whose board is a map comes in the original & "Castle" versions |
<i>Risk</i> |
500 |
February 13, 1991 |
| The Aztecs played with bouncing balls made of this material long before Europeans did |
rubber |
100 |
October 25, 1990 |
| Also called lotto, this game is often legal for church groups in states that outlaw most gambling |
bingo |
200 |
October 25, 1990 |
| These originated in England as teaching devices for geography & are named for the way they were cut |
jigsaw puzzles |
300 |
October 25, 1990 |
| Card game that uses a 48-card deck with 2 of each card from 9s to aces |
pinochle |
400 |
October 25, 1990 |
| Alfred M. Butts called his game "Criss Cross", but it was redesigned in 1948 & sold under this name |
Scrabble |
500 |
October 25, 1990 |
| The chances of drawing this poker hand are 649,739 to 1 |
a royal flush |
100 |
September 20, 1990 |
| Found in Egyptian tombs from 2000 B.C., these are the oldest known gambling implements |
dice |
200 |
September 20, 1990 |
| An aggie is a marble made of this material |
an agate |
300 |
September 20, 1990 |
| Players try to avoid the soft ball in this game that can be played in team or circle versions |
dodgeball (dodge the bal) |
400 |
September 20, 1990 |
| In this card game a red 3 is worth 100 points, whether or not you meld |
Canasta |
500 |
September 20, 1990 |
| Corporal Dave Breger gave this name to a soldier in a comic strip he did for "Yank" in 1942 |
G.I. Joe |
100 |
June 28, 1990 |
| It's how you erase the picture you've just drawn on your Etch-a-Sketch |
by shaking it (& turning it upside down) |
200 |
June 28, 1990 |
| Billed as the "royal game of India", it was 1st played by a ruler who used real people as pawns |
Parcheesi |
300 |
June 28, 1990 |
| Number of wickets used in American croquet |
9 |
400 |
June 28, 1990 |
| This points & blots game is the only 1 Hoyle wrote of in 1743 for which his strategies are not obsolete |
backgammon |
500 |
June 28, 1990 |
| If you want to be a wizard on this machine, use a lot of body English & be careful not to tilt |
Pinball |
100 |
May 23, 1990 |
| Board game with 225 spaces & 100 tiles |
Scrabble |
200 |
May 23, 1990 |
| At the start of a game of checkers, each player has this many pieces |
12 |
300 |
May 23, 1990 |
| In most sets of checkers, half the men are red or white & half are this color |
black |
100 |
February 14, 1990 |
| An object of the game Early Birds is to catch the orange ones & avoid the green ones |
worms |
200 |
February 14, 1990 |
| Other stanzas of this kids' singing game are "Build it up with iron bars" & "Get a man to watch all night" |
"London Bridge" |
400 |
February 14, 1990 |
| Madame Alexander is famous for making this type of toy |
dolls |
500 |
February 14, 1990 |
| Barbara Handler Segal was the prototype for this doll invented by her mother |
Barbie |
100 |
December 15, 1989 |
| Type of poker in which the 1st & often the last cards are dealt face down & the others face up |
stud poker |
200 |
December 15, 1989 |
| "The Complete Book of Games" says this type of battle can be held on a bed |
pillow fight |
300 |
December 15, 1989 |
| When this toy was introduced in 1957, it was called a "Pluto Platter" or "Flying Saucer" |
frisbee |
400 |
December 15, 1989 |
| It's advertised as "The Game That Ties You Up in Knots" |
Twister |
100 |
April 4, 1989 |
| The Barbie doll has a red one of these Italian sportscars |
Ferrari |
200 |
April 4, 1989 |
| Not surprisingly, it's the 2-word name of Rodney Dangerfield's board game |
No Respect |
300 |
April 4, 1989 |
| After "E", these 2 vowels are the most plentiful letters in Scrabble |
A & I |
400 |
April 4, 1989 |
| 1 of 2 real people whose picture is on some money in The Game of Life |
Milton Bradley & Art Linkletter |
500 |
April 4, 1989 |
| When you drop coins in the Musical Bogey Bank, it plays this theme from "Casablanca" |
"As Time Goes By" |
200 |
March 3, 1988 |
| 1 of 2 animals which are, appropriately, playing pieces in the game of "Tigo" |
tiger (goat) |
300 |
March 3, 1988 |
| Kenner makes Crinklers Shape Shooters especially for molding this modeling compound |
Play-Doh |
400 |
March 3, 1988 |
| This giant 6' inflatable "King of the Monsters" doesn't come with a giant inflatable Raymond Burr |
Godzilla |
500 |
March 3, 1988 |
| In "The Odd Couple", Murray, Speed & Vinnie often joined Oscar in this card game |
poker |
100 |
February 24, 1987 |
| The "Blitzwing", which can change from a tank to an airplane to a robot, is this type of toy |
Transformer |
200 |
February 24, 1987 |
| Comic book character "The Flaming Carrot" hops to scene of crime on an atomic version of this toy |
pogo stick |
400 |
February 24, 1987 |
| On May 5, 1984, 1036 Colgate students repositioned themselves for 3 1/2 hours playing this Milton Bradley game |
<i>Twister</i> |
500 |
February 24, 1987 |
| Toy in name of the group singing the following: [Opening guitar riff plays] "She's got legs, she knows how to use them" |
top |
|
February 24, 1987 |
| Double Dutch is a form of this |
skipping rope |
100 |
February 2, 1987 |
| It was developed from a spelling game with wooden tiles called "Criss Cross" |
Scrabble |
200 |
February 2, 1987 |
| Toy with which you can "rock the baby to sleep" or go "around the world" |
a yo-yo |
300 |
February 2, 1987 |
| By 1969, over 100 million plastic eggshells were sold containing this |
Silly Putty |
400 |
February 2, 1987 |
| Played in court of Mogul Emperor Akbar with slave girls as pawns, it's the "Royal Game of India" |
parcheesi |
500 |
February 2, 1987 |
| Aptly, this toy got 4 write-in votes in Boise, Idaho's 1985 mayoral election |
Mr. Potato Head |
500 |
November 3, 1986 |
| Game named for fact that the ball is hit while fastened by rope to a pole |
tetherball |
100 |
December 26, 1985 |
| You can buck & wing, spread eagle, or double jump while playing this playground game |
jump rope |
200 |
December 26, 1985 |
| The 1st were made around 1700 when wooden spools were attached to ice skates |
roller skates |
300 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Game that originated when archers began throwing weighted arrows in battle |
darts |
400 |
December 26, 1985 |
| 555 cubic-foot "Super Bertha" in the Four Queens Casino is the world's largest |
slot machine |
500 |
December 26, 1985 |
| Jim Henson's puppet creations |
the Muppets |
100 |
September 17, 1985 |
| Number of tiles in a "hand" of Scrabble |
7 |
200 |
September 17, 1985 |
| The gyroscopes used to stabilize boats & planes are based on principle of this simple toy |
a top |
300 |
September 17, 1985 |
| The "box" or "Hargrave" variety have been used to test the atmosphere by the Weather Bureau |
a kite |
400 |
September 17, 1985 |
| In snooker you have 7 various colored balls & 15 all of this color |
red |
500 |
September 17, 1985 |
| In a standard deck, the number of red face cards |
6 |
100 |
April 17, 1985 |
| According to The Who, that deaf, dumb & blind kid, Tommy, plays a mean game of this |
pinball |
200 |
April 17, 1985 |
| Stunts in this game include downs & ups, eggs in a basket, sweeps, scatters & over & back |
jacks |
400 |
April 17, 1985 |
| Number of dice thrown in a 1st roll of Yahtzee |
5 |
500 |
April 17, 1985 |
| Toy title of the following: "I should have known / You'd bid me farewell / There's a lesson to be learned from this / And I learned it very well / Now I know you're not the only starfish in the sea /If I never hear your name again..." |
a "Red Rubber Ball" |
|
April 17, 1985 |
| Parker Bros, has made balls, boomerangs & ping pong paddles out of this soft material |
Nerf (or foam rubber) |
100 |
December 7, 1984 |
| As scissors beats paper, so paper beats this |
rock (or a stone) |
200 |
December 7, 1984 |
| Total number of dots on the highest standard domino |
12 |
300 |
December 7, 1984 |
| Thrown out by G.E. in 1949, this stretchy stuff became a national fad |
Silly Putty |
400 |
December 7, 1984 |
| Said to be a be a weapon in the Philippines, Duncan made them toys for the U.S. |
a yo-yo |
500 |
December 7, 1984 |
| Number of pockets on a pool table |
6 |
100 |
September 13, 1984 |
| Color that always has opening move in chess |
white |
200 |
September 13, 1984 |
| Versions of this board game take place in London, Madrid, & Atlantic City |
Monopoly |
300 |
September 13, 1984 |
| Binney & Smith makes them in 64 colors |
(Crayola) crayons |
400 |
September 13, 1984 |
| She's been a teenage fashion model for over 25 years |
Barbie |
500 |
September 13, 1984 |