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5000 BCE
Knucklebones
Date: ~5000 BCE (5 Fingers on a hand - 5000 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Dice Game
Region of Origin: Unknown -
3000 BCE
The Royal Game of Ur
Date: ~3000 BCE (Game Board 3 Wide - 3000 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Mesopotamia -
3000 BCE
Senet
Date: ~3000 BCE (Game board 3 wide - 3000 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Ancient Egyp -
3000 BCE
Backgammon
Date: ~3000 BCE (3 of each color in each section - 3000 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Ancient Persia -
2000 BCE
Go
Date: ~2000 BCE (2 Colors - 2000 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Ancient China -
776 BCE
The Olympic Games
Date: 776 BCE (1776 - Dec of Indep - 776 BCE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Field Games (various)
Region of Origin: Ancient Greece -
Jan 1, 600
Mancala
Date: ~600 CE (6 Pockets on each side - 600 CE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Eastern Africa -
Jan 1, 600
Chess
Date: ~600 CE (4 corners + 2 players - 600 CE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: India -
Jan 1, 1100
Tennis
Date: ca. 1100 CE (11vs00 playing a match)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Ball and Racket Game
Region of Origin: France -
Jan 1, 1400
Golf
Date: ca. 1400 CE (I played 14 holes of golf, wish i played 9)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Ball and Club Game
Region of Origin: Scotland -
Jan 1, 1500
Snakes and Ladders
Date: ~1500 CE (Bought this for $15 - Snake = 15" - 1500 CE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: India -
Jan 1, 1500
Checkers (Draughts)
Date: ~1500 CE
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: France -
Cricket
Date: ca. ~1700s CE (17 types of crickets - 1700 CE)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Bat and Ball Game
Region of Origin: England -
Kriegspiel
Date: 1812 CE (18 12 year olds play this game)
Developer: George Leopold von Reiswitz
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Prussia -
Association Football (Soccer)
Date: 1848 CE (Gold Rush - Soccer = Golden Sport - 1848)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Ball Game
Region of Origin: England -
Poker
Date: ca. ~1850 CE (mid 1800s - mid century game)
Developer: Unknown
Platform: Card Game
Region of Origin: USA -
American Football
Date: 1862 CE (Freud hated 62 - Would hate football)
Developer: Walter Camp, et al.
Platform: Ball Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Basketball
Date: 1891 CE (1-89-1 - 8vs9 - 1s are hoops)
Developer: James Naismith
Platform: Ball Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Monopoly
Date: ca. 1905 - 1910 CE (5 years - the time it take to play a game of monopoly - very early 20th century concept)
Developer: Elizabeth ‘Lizzie’ Magie
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Contract Bridge
Date: 1925 CE (great gatsby published)
Developer: Harold Vanderbilt
Platform: Card Game
Region of Origin: International Waters -
Formula One
Date: 1946 CE (Right after WWII - Fast cars escape HItler)
Developer: N/A
Platform: Motor Sport
Region of Origin: England -
Diplomacy
Date: 1958 CE (dad is 58 - diplomatic man)
Developer: Allan B. Calhamer
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Diplomacy
Date: 1958 CE (dad is 58 - diplomatic man)
Developer: Allan B. Calhamer
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Spacewar!
Date: 1962 CE (mom was born in 62, hates space and war)
Developer: Steve Russell & Martin Gaertz
Platform: PDP-1
Region of Origin: USA -
Jenga
Date: 1970s CE (70s game)
Developer: Leslie Scott
Platform: Tower Game
Region of Origin: Ghana -
Pong
Date: 1972 CE (10 yrs after spacewar)
Developer: Al Alcorn w. Atari
Platform: Arcade
Region of Origin: USA -
Maze War
Date: 1974 CE (nixon forced to resign after watergate)
Developer: Steve Colley, Greg Thompson
Platform: Imlac PDS-1
Region of Origin: USA -
Set
Date: 1974 CE (Watergate 7+4=11 11=pattern, like set)
Developer: Marsha Falco
Platform: Card Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Colossal Cave / Adventure
Date: 1975 CE (the 1975 - colossal band)
Developer: Will Crowther
Platform: PDP-10
Region of Origin: USA -
Space Invaders
Date: 1978 CE (19-78)
Developer: Tomohiro Nishikado w. Taito
Platform: Arcade
Region of Origin: Japan -
Pac-Man
Date: 1980 CE
Developer: Toru Iwatani w. Namco
Platform: Arcade
Region of Origin: Japan -
Centipede
Date: 1980 CE (same year as pac man)
Developer: Dona Bailey & Ed Logg
Platform: Arcade
Region of Origin: USA -
King's Quest
Date: 1983 - 1998 CE (83 - 8+3 =11 - 11kings at the table - 15 years)
Developer: Roberta Williams w. Sierra On-Line
Platform: IBM PC Jr.
Region of Origin: USA -
M.U.L.E.
Date: 1983 CE (bidding system - reagan president)
Developer: Danielle Bunten Berry
Platform: Atari 400/800, Commodore 64
Region of Origin: USA -
Super Mario Bro's (Series)
Date: 1985 CE - Present (bowling for soup - souper mario)
Developer: Shigeru Miyamoto w. Nintendo
Platform: NES
Region of Origin: Japan -
Plundered Hearts
Date: 1987 CE (87 pirates on a ship)
Developer: Amy Briggs w. Infocom
Platform: Amiga, Apple II, etc.
Region of Origin: USA -
Mega Man (Series)
Date: 1987 - 2010 CE (Mega - 1987 - big year)
Developer: Keiji Inafune w. Capcom
Platform: NES
Region of Origin: Japan -
Populous
Date: 1989 CE (taylor swift album - liked by the general populous)
Developer: Peter Molyneux w. Bullfrog
Platform: Amiga, PC
Region of Origin: England -
Monkey Island (Series)
Date: 1990 CE - Present (there were a lot of secrets in the 90s)
Developer: Ron Gilbert w. LucasArts
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Raiden
Date: 1990 CE (late for shmup)
Developer: Seibu Kaihatsu
Platform: Arcade
Region of Origin: Japan -
Fire Emblem (Series)
Date: 1990 CE (Marks start of the 90s)
Developer: Intelligent Systems
Platform: Famicom (NES)
Region of Origin: Japan -
Civilization (series)
Date: 1991 CE - Present (19-91 balanced like your civ game should be)
Developer: Sid Meier w. Microprose, et al.
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Myst
Date: 1993 CE (one of the 93's)
Developer: Rand & Robin Miller, w. Cyan
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Doom
Date: 1993 CE (one of the 93's)
Developer: id Software
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
X-Com: UFO Defense
Date: 1993 CE (one of the 93's)
Developer: Julian Gollop w. Microprose
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: England -
Magic: The Gathering
Date: 1993 CE (one of the 93s)
Developer: Richard Garfield
Platform: Trading Card Game
Region of Origin: USA -
Angelique (Series)
Date: 1994 CE - present (Right after 93's)
Developer: Ruby Party w. Koei
Platform: Super Famicom
Region of Origin: Japan -
Settlers of Catan
Date: 1995 CE (klaus - 5 letters - 1995)
Developer: Klaus Teuber
Platform: Board Game
Region of Origin: Germany -
Sasuke
Date: 1997 CE (Sasuke is 19 in naruto, born in 1997)
Developer: Ushio Higuchi, et al.
Platform: Obstacle Course
Region of Origin: Japan -
Rockett's New School
Date: 1997 CE (Rockett is 19 - born in 1997)
Developer: Brenda Laurel w. Purple Moon
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Goldeneye 007
Date: 1997 CE (Year i was born, two bad products of 1997)
Developer: Rare
Platform: Nintendo 64
Region of Origin: United Kingdom -
Half-Life (series)
Date: 1998 CE - Present (Half-life - my age - 1)
Developer: Valve
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Starcraft
Date: 1998 CE - Present (star crafted the year after i was born)
Developer: Blizzard
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Counter-Strike
Date: 1999 CE (Counter-milennium)
Developer: Minh ‘Gooseman’ Le & Jess Cliffe
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: Canada -
Halo
Date: 2001 CE (halo - hey, that plane was too low)
Developer: Bungie, et al.
Platform: XBox
Region of Origin: USA -
Godhand
Date: 2006 CE (God, I miss 2006)
Developer: Shinji Mikami w. Capcom
Platform: Playstation 2
Region of Origin: Japan -
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Date: 2007 CE (Very 2007 game)
Developer: Infinity Ward, et al.
Platform: Xbox 360, PS3
Region of Origin: USA -
Portal
Date: 2007 CE (same as cod, good taste)
Developer: Valve
Platform: PC, Xbox 360, PS3
Region of Origin: USA -
Dominion
Date: 2008 CE (financial crisis - domination of the market)
Developer: Donald X. Vaccarino
Platform: Card Game
Region of Origin: USA -
League of Legends
Date: 2009 CE
Developer: Riot
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
The Walking Dead
Date: 2012 CE (Predicted World End - Walking dead similar - 2012)
Developer: Telltale Games
Platform: PC
Region of Origin: USA -
Super Hexagon
Date: 2012 CE - end of the world - game so hard
Developer: Terry Cavanaugh
Platform: iOS
Region of Origin: England -
Hearthstone
Date: 2014 CE
Developer: Blizzard Entertainment
Platform: Card Game
Region of Origin: USA
