What's Actually Supposed To Happen When You Land On Free Parking?

Few board games have the ability to cause arguments like Monopoly. In the eight decades or so the game has existed, the rules of Monopoly haven't really changed all that much.

In anticipation of various family get-togethers coming up this holiday season, in which you'll no doubt be subjected to a game of Monopoly at some point, this video is going to correct the various ways you've probably been playing Monopoly wrong your whole life.



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Blocky XMAS

Blocky XMAS is a new puzzle game by Bart Bonte. You are the star and you are magnetic. Can you put all the Christmas tree blocks into place in 40 levels?

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14 Parlor Games To Bring Back This Holiday Season

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Even without television, video games, and the internet, our Victorian predecessors found plenty of ways to entertain themselves around the holidays. They just had to get creative, using everything from flaming raisins to pure imagination to pass the time.

Here are 15 classic parlor games to break out if you and your loved ones feel like unplugging during the holiday season.

Quick, Draw!

Quick, Draw! is a 'game' by Google Experiments. Can a neural network learn to recognize doodles? See hoe well it does with your drawings and help teach it, just by playing.

You are tasked with sketching out six different objects per game. The neural network has 10 seconds to figure out what the thing you are drawing is supposed to be.

Cat In Japan

The Bonte cat has arrived in Japan and can't stop dreaming about sushi.
Can you find all the sushi by solving all the puzzles?

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Pokémon Olympics Infographic

With all the excitement of the Olympics and the attention Pokémon Go have gotten lately, Fish4Parts wondered what it might be like if Pokémon had their own Olympics. It turns out that they actually do - the Pokéathlon.

Pokemon Go: 25 Tips For Success In The Mobile App

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Pokémon Go has taken the world by storm, as fans hit the streets to catch em all. Pokémon Go is a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game.

The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual creatures, called Pokémon, who appear on device screens as though in the real world. Here are 25 tips for success in your Pokémon adventure.

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Top 10 Fascinating Facts About Pokemon Go

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Created in 1995, Pokemon began as a video game for the humble Nintendo Game Boy handheld called Pokemon Red. Now there's Pokémon Go, a free-to-play location-based augmented reality mobile game.

The game allows players to capture, battle, and train virtual Pokémon who appear throughout the real world. It makes use of GPS and the camera of compatible devices. Here are some things you may find interesting about this instant phenomenon.

The Incredibly Weird Story Behind Tetris

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Last Monday, Tetris turned 32. Tetris is a tile-matching puzzle video game, originally designed and programmed by Russian game designer Alexey Pajitnov. He derived its name from the Greek numerical prefix tetra- and tennis.

Tetris' strange, addictive allure resulted in one of the weirdest stories in video game history - a story which ropes in such unlikely 80s and 90s faces as Robert Maxwell, Mikhail Gorbachev, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.

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The Rebellious Origin Of The Video Game Easter Egg

Video game designer Warren Robinett was a pioneer of his craft. He conceptualized and programmed the groundbreaking video game 'Adventure' for the Atari 2600. The game sold over one million cartridges.

But 'Adventure' did more than delight consumers; Robinett hid something within the game that altered the landscape of video games forever.



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What's Inside The Box?

What's inside the box? is a new Bart Bonte game. There are a lot of puzzles inside the box. Can you solve all 30 and discover what is hidden inside?

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If Video Game Commercials Were Honest

This video shows what it would look like if video game commercial were honest.



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Photobomber Tagged Image Game

Solve simple fill-in-the-blank puzzles using tagged images from Flickr. Choose from one of four categories (music, books, movies, phrases). Photobomber then presents a series of incomplete phrases or titles, only with photos in place of blanks.

Questionaut

Questionaut is a short educational game made by Amanita Design. It's a point-and-click adventure game where you have to control an aeronaut who tries to get with his balloon as high as possible to get a hat which belongs to his friend.

You have to solve a simple problem and then answer questions. When you give the right answer, the balloon gets some air but if you give the wrong answer the balloon loses its air. Journey through strange worlds and test your knowledge of English, Maths and Science on this magical mission to recover your friend's hat.

When you're stuck and want to know how the story evolves, there's a complete walkthrough available.

(thanks Linda)

Christmas Cat

Christmas Cat is a new game by Bart Bonte. The cat jumps on top of the Christmas tree and sends the 20 red balls all around the house. Can you find all 20 balls by solving the puzzles?

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A Crash Course On Iconic Helmets

Builders, cyclists, police officers, superheroes, Sith Lords, they all love a good helmet. Not only do they provide a solid protection, but they can also look totally badass too, which is surely the perfect combination.

MorphCostumes decided to recreate the most iconic helmets for your visual enjoyment; from Darth Vader to Daft Punk they picked their favourites from the world of film, comics, music and games.

Where Is Cat?

Where is Cat? is a new game by Bart Bonte, targeted at young kids (age 6 and older). Your children can start by clicking on the cat in the opening screen. They then have to find the cat in different settings.

Sometimes you see its ears, other times just its tail. When they have found the cat a couple of times, they have to search for its food container, etc.

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How To Win At Board Games

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Playing board games like Monopoly, Scrabble or Risk against a skilled player can be aggravating. Here are a few devious tactics and tips that may help you win (almost) every time.

The True Purpose Of Microsoft Solitaire, Minesweeper, And FreeCell

If you haven't ever played Solitaire, Minesweeper, Hearts or FreeCell, it's safe to say you're in the minority. These simple Windows games have probably caused more lost worker hours than anything short of a worldwide coffee shortage.

But as fun as these games were, they weren't actually designed for entertainment. At least not in their Windows incarnations.

15 Centuries-Old Board Games

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Good family fun isn't a new invention. Board games have been around since antiquity - the oldest evidence of the Egyptian game Senet dates back 5000 years. Here are 15 board games people used to play before the 20th century.