Topic
games
5 questions tagged games — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
when
When was Scrabble invented?
Scrabble was invented in 1938 by American architect Alfred Mosher Butts, and it was renamed Scrabble and trademarked in 1948.
gameslanguage
where
Where did chess originate?
Chess originated in India around the 6th century CE as a game called chaturanga, then spread to Persia and the Islamic world before reaching Europe.
gameshistory
whose
Whose Game Is Monopoly?
Monopoly grew out of The Landlord's Game, patented by Lizzie Magie in 1904; Charles Darrow later sold a version to Parker Brothers in 1935.
gameshistorybusiness
whose
Whose Puzzle Is Sudoku?
Sudoku was created by American architect Howard Garns, who published it as 'Number Place' in 1979; it got its name in Japan in 1984.
puzzlesgamesmathematics
whose
Whose Invention Was the Jigsaw Puzzle?
The jigsaw puzzle is credited to London engraver and mapmaker John Spilsbury, who created 'dissected maps' around 1766.
gameshistoryinventions