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Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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  • Arts & Life

January 6th ... the board game?

Fight for America! is a new art installation about democracy that invites audiences to play a war game — battling over the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

February 16, 2025
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By:
  • Jennifer Vanasco
The Roottrees Are Dead is a puzzle game that turns players into family detectives.

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  • Video Game Reviews

Want to solve a mystery?

Pop culture critic Linda Holmes doesn't want battles or competition in her games — but she loves a satisfying puzzle she can figure out at her own pace. Sound like you, too? Here are recommendations.

January 25, 2025
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By:
  • Linda Holmes
Sunday Puzzle

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  • Games

Sunday Puzzle: Rhyming destinations

NPR's David Folkenflik plays the puzzle with this week's winner Eli Shear-Baggish from Arlington, Massachusetts and puzzle master Will Shortz.

August 18, 2024
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  • Will Shortz
Sunday Puzzle

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  • Games

Sunday Puzzle: Can you guess these stars?

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe plays the puzzle with this week's winner Darryl Nester from Bluffton, Ohio and puzzle master Will Shortz.

July 21, 2024
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By:
  • Ayesha Rascoe and
  • Will Shortz
NPR's Rachel Martin on her new podcast, "Wild Card"

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  • Pop Culture

NPR's Rachel Martin debuts gamified podcast 'Wild Card'

NPR’s Rachel Martin has made a career out of her thoughtful interviews. Now, she’s trying a fresh approach to the standard Q&A with just a deck of cards. Her new podcast, Wild Card with Rachel Martin, is part game show, part interview, and always enlightening. Martin recently discussed her exciting new project with GPB's Pamela Kirkland.

 

 

April 30, 2024
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  • Pamela Kirkland
Accompanied by “Mr. Monopoly,” Savannah Mayor Van Johnson speaks at an event along the city's downtown riverfront on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023, to reveal the new Savannah edition of Monopoly.

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  • Games

‘City Hall is not for sale’: Savannah gets its own official Monopoly gameboard

The game's classic properties are replaced by local landmarks.

November 17, 2023
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne

The 2023 Pokémon World Championship wraps up in Japan

Over the weekend, players from around the world gathered in Yokohoma to battle against each other at the Pokémon World Championship.

August 14, 2023
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By:
  • Ziad Buchh,
  • Steve Inskeep,
  • and 1 more
A baseball fan stands outside Roger Dean Stadium as Major League Baseball negotiations continued earlier this week in Jupiter, Fla.

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  • Sports

The MLB's season start is canceled as players and owners fail to reach a labor deal

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he's canceling each team's first two series of the season, totaling 91 games. Players won't be paid for games they don't play.

March 01, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Goldman
Gamers can practice their chocolate-making arts in <em>Haunted Chocolatier.</em>

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  • Games

The creator of 'Stardew Valley' announces his spooky new game: 'Haunted Chocolatier'

The solo developer behind Stardew Valley says he's at work on a new game, all about "magical haunted ghost chocolate." Haunted Chocolatier is already getting fan excitement, but no release date yet.

October 22, 2021
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By:
  • Nell Clark
Anderson and Karen Lawson at their StoryCorps recording in Atlanta in 2015.

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  • Games

Their Dad Transformed Video Games In The 1970s — And Passed On His Pioneering Spirit

The late Jerry Lawson helped invent the first video game console with interchangeable games. His children say he brought the fun and games home and showed them they could create their own path.

September 17, 2021
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By:
  • Lauren Smith and
  • Emma Bowman
An unlikely pair of adventurers fight their way through a mysteriously crumbling world in <em>Eastward</em>.

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  • Games

Put Down That PS5 And Pick Up Your Switch For The Pixelated Pleasures Of 'Eastward'

Tiny Shanghai-based studio Pixpil beats giants like Nintendo at their own game with the new Eastward, a vintagey-looking adventure that follows an unlikely pair of friends through a crumbling world.

September 16, 2021
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By:
  • Keller Gordon
The Japan and Olympic flags fly as country flags are carried in during the closing ceremony in the Olympic Stadium at the Summer Olympics on Sunday in Tokyo.

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  • Sports

Closing Ceremony Caps Off A Dramatic, Bittersweet And Ultimately Uplifting Olympics

The ceremony organizers used artistic elements to show the athletes a taste of ordinary life in Japan, something they haven't been exposed to due to pandemic restrictions.

August 08, 2021
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy
Buddies Rindo and Fret fight for their lives on the streets of a strange alternate Tokyo in <em>NEO: The World Ends With You</em>

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  • Games

This Remake Of A Beloved Game Has The Style — But Lacks A Little Substance

Not a remaster or a reissue, NEO is a genuine sequel to the hit 2007 Japanese RPG that cast you and your friends as fashionable Tokyo kids battling for your lives in a strange alternate world.

August 04, 2021
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By:
  • Keller Gordon
U.S. star sprinter Allyson Felix, shown here in June during U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials, is competing this week at the Tokyo Olympics.

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  • Sports

10 Unique Storylines To Follow In The Final Stretch Of The Tokyo Olympics

The swimmers are now leaving Japan and the spotlight moves to the track and field events at Olympic Stadium. We'll walk you through the biggest things to watch for until the closing ceremony.

August 02, 2021
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy,
  • Leila Fadel,
  • and 3 more
The Olympic Rings are included at the opening ceremony of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games on Friday.

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  • World

Olympic Opening Ceremony Is A Delicate Mix Of Celebration and Solemnity

The fanfare and celebration unfolded in a virtually empty stadium, as Japanese protesters gathered nearby to register their discontent over the world's largest sports event.

July 23, 2021
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By:
  • Merrit Kennedy,
  • Leila Fadel,
  • and 1 more
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