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Toying with the Occult

Ah, the Ouija Board. Who doesn’t love the idea of a means of possession by evil spirits that you can buy at Toys “R” Us? I’ve never used one myself, but I’ve heard plenty of stories of girls at sleepovers … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games, China, Christianity, Fundamentalism, Games, Harry Potter, History, L. Frank Baum, Oz, Oz Authors, Religion, Toys | Tagged charles kennard, demons, divination, elijah bond, fuji, hasbro, ideomotor effect, invisible inzi of oz, kennard novelty company, occult, ouija board, pazuzu, planchette, pythagoras, qing dynasty, spirit writing, spiritualism, the exorcist, virginia and robert wauchope, william fuld |

The Age of Cooties

Another game I can remember from my own very early childhood is Cootie, a quite simple affair that involves building a bug based on rolls of a die. Each number rolled corresponds to a certain body part on the bug, … Continue reading →

Where You’re the Doctor

Since it’s Game Day, here’s a post on another game, specifically Operation. You might well remember this game from your childhood. I do, anyway. It was invented in the sixties by an industrial design student named John Spinello. Hasbro has … Continue reading →

Posted in Games, Greek Mythology, Mythology | Tagged athena, buzz lightyear, cars, cavity sam, dionysus, hasbro, homer simpson, john spinello, milton bradley, operation, shrek, zeus |

Crammed in My Cranium

Beth and I played Cranium for the first time ever on Saturday night, and while I usually put personal stuff like that on my LiveJournal, I figured it would fit in with my Monday board game posts. I couldn’t find … Continue reading →