The term fair game, now meaning a legitimate target for criticism or attack, comes from hunting law rather than board games or sports. Game first referred to contests and amusements such as athletic matches or backgammon, then by the 14th century...
Quiz Guy John Chaneski has a quiz similar to the board game Tribond, in which the object is to figure out the bond that links three things. For example, what’s the common bond that links the words playground, trombone, and microscope? This is part...
The board game Clue inspired this week’s puzzle from our Quiz Guy John Chaneski. It also inspired him to create an online petition to give Mrs. White a doctor’s degree. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Clue Word Quiz” You’re...
Before a clue was a hint, a clew (or clewe) was a ball of yarn. In one of history’s greatest stories about yarn, Theseus famously made it back out of the deadly Minotaur’s labyrinth by unspooling a ball of yarn so he could retrace his steps...
Some families have their own idiosyncratic rules for Scrabble. Grant talks about the rules in his house. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Family Scrabble Rules” You’re listening to A Way with Words. I’m Martha Barnette. And I’m...