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Instead of meticulously fishing out forty-two plastic checkers one by one, a massive slide mechanism handles the cleanup. Sliding the bottom bar sends every…
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The iconic contrasting squares we stare at today were not universally standard. Early boards often utilized dark red to contrast the black, probably because…
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Your grandparents' favorite tavern game has witnessed the rise and fall of literal civilizations. Originating in ancient Mesopotamia, it is functionally 5,000…
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Before nerds were calculating how hard it was to strike a goblin, entirely different nerds were calculating how hard it was to sink a battleship. The entire…
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Sometimes academic dedication borders on absolute madness. A team of computer scientists at the University of Alberta spent nearly two decades calculating all…
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