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Encyclopedia > List of fictional games

This is a list of fictional games, that is games specifically created for works of fiction. Games such as Star Trek's three-dimensional chess or Discworld's Thud do not count as they existed as real games before their fictional appearances. (Although 3D chess did not exist exactly as portrayed in Star Trek and Thud was based on the Discworld novels, they both still had a real existence first). Tug of war is an easily organized, impromptu game that requires little equipment. ... Fiction (from the Latin fingere, to form, create) is storytelling of imagined events and stands in contrast to non-fiction, which makes factual claims about reality. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... E D C B A Raumschach starting position The up-side-down knight is used to represent the unicorn. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Thud is a board game devised by Trevor Truran and first published in 2002, inspired by the Discworld novels of Terry Pratchett. ...


However, many fictional games have been "translated" to the real world by fans or ludophiles by creating pieces and rules to fit the descriptions given in the source work. For example, Fizzbin can be found (albeit unofficially) in reality, and Mornington Crescent is widely played in online forums. As such, real-world games that began as fictional devices will still be listed here. Fizzbin is a fictional playing-card game created by Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek episode A Piece of the Action. The game was invented while Kirk and Spock were being held hostage on Sigma Iotia II. Kirk spontaneously created a confusing card game to distract the henchmen... The Mornington Crescent tube station, the games namesake Mornington Crescent is a game created by Geoffrey Perkins and popularised by the BBC Radio 4 programme Im Sorry I Havent a Clue (ISIHAC). ...

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Billiards games

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Board games

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Monopoly is the best-selling commercial board game in the world. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Snakes and Ladders, sometimes called Chutes and Ladders, is a classic childrens board game played between 2 or more players on a playing board with numbered grid squares. ... This article or section is not written in the formal tone expected of an encyclopedia article. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Robot Chicken is an American stop motion animated television series created by Stoop!d Monkey and Sony Pictures Digital and produced by ShadowMachine Films, currently airing in the US as a part of Cartoon Networks Adult Swim line-up, in Britain as part of the Bravos Adult Swim... Monopoly is the best-selling commercial board game in the world. ... // This article is about the novels. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Risk is a commercial strategic board game, produced by Parker Brothers (now a division of Hasbro). ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... 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William Warner Sleator III (born Feb 13, 1945) and known as William Sleator, is a noted science fiction author who writes primarily for the so-called young adult audience (pre-teens and adolescents), but has also occasionally written for younger audiences. ... Jetan, also known as Martian Chess, is a strategy game for two players invented by Edgar Rice Burroughs as a game played on Barsoom, his fictional version of Mars. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. ... mikaela magee is sooo fricken pist mikaela is . ... Kadis-kot is a fictional board game in the Star Trek universe. ... The starship Voyager (NCC-74656), an Intrepid-class starship. ... John Norman, pen name of John Frederick Lange, Jr. ... This article is about the fictional race. ... 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Card games

Daniel Hood is an American writer of fantasy novels. ... Cribbage, or Crib, is a card game for two, three, four or six players that involves forming combinations of cards to accumulate points over a series of hands. ... Green Acres was an American television series that was produced by Filmways, Inc. ... Cribbage, or Crib, is a card game for two, three, four or six players that involves forming combinations of cards to accumulate points over a series of hands. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Cripple Mr Onion was originally a fictional card game played by characters in Terry Pratchetts novels Wyrd Sisters and Witches Abroad. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Chandler Muriel Bing (born April 8, 1968) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994–2004), played by Matthew Perry. ... Joseph Joey Francis Tribbiani, Jr. ... Friends. ... // Diamondback is a card game created by Canadian author/illustrator Dave Sim in his 6000-page graphic novel Cerebus the Aardvark. ... Cerebus the Aardvark (or simply Cerebus) is an independent comic book, written and illustrated by Canadian artist Dave Sim, with backgrounds by fellow Canadian Gerhard. ... David Victor Sim (born May 17, 1956 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian comic book writer and artist, best known as the creator of the 6,000 page graphic novel Cerebus the Aardvark. ... A deck of English Uno cards from 1995. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I   Zork II   Zork III Beyond Zork   Zork Zero Enchanter trilogy Enchanter   Sorcerer   Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer   Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis   Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters   Kings   Creatures Timeline   Magic   Calendar Zorkmid... Zork universe Zork games Zork Anthology Zork trilogy Zork I   Zork II   Zork III Beyond Zork   Zork Zero   Planetfall Enchanter trilogy Enchanter   Sorcerer   Spellbreaker Other games Wishbringer   Return to Zork Zork: Nemesis   Zork Grand Inquisitor Zork: The Undiscovered Underground Topics in Zork Encyclopedia Frobozzica Characters   Kings   Creatures Timeline   Magic   Calendar... Dragon Poker is a fictional card game from the MythAdventures series by Robert Asprin, featured primarily in the book Little Myth Marker. ... MythAdventures is the collective name for a series of humorous fantasy novels written by Robert Lynn Asprin that are popular for their whimsical nature, myriad characters, and great use of puns. ... Robert Lynn Asprin (born St. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Fizzbin is a fictional playing-card game created by Captain James T. Kirk in the Star Trek episode A Piece of the Action. The game was invented while Kirk and Spock were being held hostage on Sigma Iotia II. Kirk spontaneously created a confusing card game to distract the henchmen... The starship Enterprise as it appeared on Star Trek Star Trek is a culturally significant science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry in the 1960s. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Pazaak is a game played in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (KotOR) is an RPG video game originally for the Microsoft Xbox and later for PCs running Microsoft Windows. ... Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (KOTOR II) is an RPG video game for the PC and the Microsoft Xbox. ... There are several games called Pyramid Pyramid solitaire In Fiction Pyramid (card game) — a game from Battlestar Galactica (1978) Pyramid (sport) — a sport from Battlestar Galactica (2003) Pyramid chess — a three-dimensional chess variant from Dune This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ... Sabacc is a card game of luck and skill popular throughout the galaxy in the fictional Star Wars universe. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... This article or section may contain original research or unverified claims. ... For other uses, see Firefly (disambiguation). ... Bang the Drum Slowly was Mark Harriss most celebrated baseball novel, a sequel to The Southpaw (1953). ... Mark Harris (author) Mark Harris (husband), husband of Martha Raye Mark Harris (politician) Mark Jonathan Harris (filmmaker) Mark Christopher Harris (Super Awesome Dude) This is a disambiguation page: a list of articles associated with the same title. ... Several games in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series have featured minigames, games found inside of the main game, particularly the more recent games. ... Final Fantasy IX ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... Game set-up (cards, rules, 2 rule summary cards, game box). ... This article is about the role-playing game. ... Tongo game at Quarks Bar on Deep Space 9 Tongo is a card game in the Star Trek Universe. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Tonk, a card game, is a variety of rummy. ... Cover of the first novel in the series, The Black Company. The Black Company is a series of dark fantasy novels by author Glen Cook. ... Glen Cook at Demicon 15 in 2004 Glen Cook (July 9, 1944—) is a contemporary American science fiction and fantasy author, best known for his fantasy series, The Black Company. ... Cards in a Pyramid deck. ... Battlestar Galactica refers to a re-imagined science fiction universe debuting in 2003 and based on the 1970s Universal Studios movie and television franchise of the same name. ... Several games in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series have featured minigames, games found inside of the main game, particularly the more recent games. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Tales of Eternia ) is a Japanese PlayStation action role-playing video game released by Namco in 2000, and later ported to PlayStation Portable in 2005. ... Tales of Eternia ) is a Japanese PlayStation action role-playing video game released by Namco in 2000, and later ported to PlayStation Portable in 2005. ...

Electronic games

See List of fictional electronic games This is a list of fictional electronic games, which appear in such places as movies and television shows, or in other games. ...


Role-playing games

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Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Cover of issue 100 of Knights of the Dinner Table Knights of the Dinner Table (KoDT) is a comic book/strip created by Jolly R. Blackburn and is published by Kenzer & Company. ... Phil Foglio (born 1956) is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work. ... Phil Foglio (born 1956) is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Mage: The Ascension is a role-playing game based in the World of Darkness, and is published by White Wolf Game Studio. ... Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... (VHS Cover) (DVD Cover) Mazes and Monsters is a made-for-TV movie about a group of college students and their interest in the eponymous role-playing game (RPG). ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Al-Qadim: Arabian Adventures sourcebook cover Al-Qadim: Land of Fate campaign setting box set cover Al-Qadim is an Arabian Nights-themed campaign setting for the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game. ... Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... Planescape - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... Changeling: The Dreaming was part of White Wolf Game Studios original World of Darkness role playing game line. ... Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... File 13 refers to a trash can. ... Vampire: The Masquerade (Revised Edition) cover. ... Dork Tower, the comic written by John Kovalic, chronicles the lives of a group of geeks living in the fictional town of Mud Bay, Wisconsin. ... Phil Foglio (born 1956) is a cartoonist and comic book artist best known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy work. ... Warhammer or Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set, the best known ones being the Warhammer Fantasy Battles wargame, and the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay role-playing game. ... 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Sports

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Harlem Heroes was a British comic strip that was part of the original line up of 2000AD and featured a futurstic take on a Harlem Globetrotters-type team. ... Anbo-Jitsu (also known anbo-jytsu) as is a fictitious sport shown in Star Trek: The Next Generation. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... Apopudobalia (a fictional sport) is the subject of a famous nihilartikel (a mild or humorous hoax in a reference work). ... Fictitious entries, also known as fake entries and Mountweazels, are deliberately wrong entries and articles in dictionaries, encyclopedias, maps and directories. ... This name refers to several real and fictional organizations: The Ankh-Morpork Assassins Guild (from the Discworld series of novels) The MIT Assassins Guild (an organization of LARP (Live Action Role-Playing) gamers at MIT See Also Assassin Categories: Disambiguation ... Squash racquet and ball Players in a glass-backed squash court International Squash Singles Court, as specified by the World Squash Federation Squash is an indoor racquet sport that was formerly called Squash racquets, a reference to the squashable soft ball used in the game (compared with the harder ball... A climber ascends a bridge using aid climbing techniques Buildering (also known as urban climbing, structuring, or stegophily) is the act of climbing the outside of buildings and other urban structures. ... // This article is about the novels. ... The wallgame has been played since 1766 The Eton Wall Game originated at Eton College. ... BASEketball is a 1998 David Zucker comedy feature film starring Trey Parker and Matt Stone along with Dian Bachar. ... Blernsball is a game from the Futurama fictional universe. ... A view of the playing field at Busch Memorial Stadium, St. ... Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... Several games in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series have featured minigames, games found inside of the main game, particularly the more recent games. ... Final Fantasy X ) is a console role-playing game developed and published by Square Co. ... A Separate Peace (1959) is an award-winning[] novel written by John Knowles set in the fictional Devon School in New Hampshire during World War II. The book explores the human condition, hate, vengeance, and guilt. ... Blood Bowl is a board game created by Jervis Johnson for the British games company Games Workshop as a parody of American Football. ... Warhammer or Warhammer Fantasy is a fantasy setting created by Games Workshop, in which many games of that company are set, the best known ones being the Warhammer Fantasy Battles wargame, and the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay role-playing game. ... Brockian Ultra-Cricket is a fictional sport from Life, the Universe and Everything written by Douglas Adams. ... The cover of the first novel in the Hitchhikers series, from a late 1990s printing. ... Dwarfs in Terry Pratchetts Discworld novels are similar to the Dwarves of J. R. R. Tolkiens Middle-earth, which they largely started out pastiching, and dwarfs/dwarves in other fantasy novels. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Listen to this article (3 parts) · (info) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-29, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Listen to this article (3 parts) · (info) Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-01-29, and may not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... William B. Bill Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is the author of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes and a few poems (which are mostly embedded in his works). ... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... The Kids in the Hall was a Canadian sketch comedy group, consisting of comedians Dave Foley, Kevin MacDonald, Bruce McCulloch, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson. ... Winslow Homer: Croquet, 1864 Croquet is a recreational game and, latterly, a competitive sport that involves hitting wooden or plastic balls with a mallet through hoops embedded into the grass playing arena. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) - believed to be a self-portrait Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27, 1832 – January 14, 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican clergyman, and photographer. ... Electromagnetism is the physics of the electromagnetic field; a field encompassing all of space which exerts a force on particles that possess the property of electric charge, and is in turn affected by the presence and motion of those particles. ... The Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews, generally regarded as the worlds Home of Golf. Golf is a sport in which individual players or teams hit a ball into a hole using various clubs, and also is one of the few ball games that does not use... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... Eschaton can refer to: The end of everything, as studied in the subject of eschatology. ... Infinite Jest (1996) is a critically acclaimed novel written by David Foster Wallace. ... David Foster Wallace is an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer. ... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... There are a number of men named John Clarke, including: John Clarke (1609-1676), the co-founder of Rhode Island John Clarke, the pseudonym adopted by Richard Cromwell after his abdication John Clarke (dean of Salisbury) (1682-1757), dean of Salisbury Cathedral, mathematician, natural philosopher, and younger brother of Samuel... Airing in 1984/85 the ABC television series the Gillies Report, was a satire show sending up the politicians and media personalities of the day (e. ... Some rubber grommets. ... This page is about punctuation. ... A real-time card game by James Ernest and Mike Selinker featuring gangs of futuristic basketball players. ... Front cover of The collected Sam & Max: Surfin The Highway. ... Futuresport is a made-for-TV movie directed by Ernest Dickerson, starring Dean Cain, Vanessa Williams, and Wesley Snipes. ... There are very few or no other articles that link to this one. ... Kurt Vonnegut, Jr Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. ... The Sirens of Titan (1959) is a science fiction novel by Kurt Vonnegut. ... Dr Guy Secretan (Stephen Mangan) wearing his international-standard topmiler. ... Green Wing is an award winning British television comedy, set in a hospital. ... Guy Secretan is a character in the British sitcom Green Wing, played by Stephen Mangan. ... John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, California) is generally described as an American fantasy and science fiction author, though Vance himself has reportedly objected to such labels. ... The Demon Princes is a five-book series of science fiction novels by Jack Vance, which cumulatively relate the story of one Kirth Gersen as he exacts his revenge on five notorious criminals, collectively known as the Demon Princes, who carried his village off into slavery during his childhood. ... Influential British magazine The Face was started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon. ... Hussade, a team game played throughout the Alastor Cluster, ‘a whorl of thirty thousand stars in an irregular volume twenty to thirty light-years in diameter’, long colonized by humans in a far-future age imagined in three novels by science-fiction writer Jack Vance. ... John Holbrook Vance (born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco, California) is generally described as an American fantasy and science fiction author, though Vance himself has reportedly objected to such labels. ... Alastor (avenger) in Greek mythology, was the personification of familial feuds. ... In Legos Bionicle, Kolhii is the most popular Matoran game, being to the Matoran of Mata Nui what Akilini was to the Matoran of Metru Nui. ... Lego Group logo. ... Bionicle as it is stylised by the Lego Group. ... The Blood of Heroes or Salute of the Jugger is a 1990 Science fiction film, directed by David Webb Peoples. ... The Running Man (1982) is a science fiction novel by Stephen King, written under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman. ... The fictional sport of Kosho Kosho is a game or martial art conceived by Patrick McGoohan for the 1967 television series The Prisoner. ... The Prisoner was a 1967 UK science fiction television series, starring Patrick McGoohan. ... The Glide language, or simply Glide, is a highly-abstract visual constructed language created by Diana Reed Slattery and features prominently in her science fiction novel The Maze Game. ... Alita attempts a kick at a motorball rival. ... Battle Angel Alita, called GUNNM (銃夢 lit. ... Front cover of the box from the original US Windows 95 CD-ROM release of Starship Titanic, by Simon & Schuster Interactive. ... The current Star Trek franchise logo Star Trek is an American science fiction franchise. ... Bull fighting is an example of a modern blood sport. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme (1847) A cockfight is a contest, held in a cockpit between two fighting cocks (roosters) trained to severely injure and/or kill one another. ... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... The Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicagos ImprovOlympic. ... Pyramid is a team close-quarters, full-contact sport in the reimagined Battlestar Galactica series. ... Battlestar Galactica refers to a re-imagined science fiction universe debuting in 2003 and based on the 1970s Universal Studios movie and television franchise of the same name. ... Quidditch is a wizarding sport played on broomsticks. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Quodpot is a fictitious game from the Harry Potter universe. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Podracing is the name for a fictional racing sport known in the Star Wars universe. ... Opening logo to the Star Wars films Star Wars is an epic science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. ... I Am Weasel was an American animated television series, created by David Feiss and broadcast on the Cartoon Network. ... A tennis net Tennis is a game played between either two players (singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponents court. ... Brave New World is a dystopian novel by Aldous Huxley, first published in 1932. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sky-surfing is a sport practiced in the world of the British Judge Dredd comic books, often featuring the champion sky-surfer Chopper. ... For the 1995 film, see Judge Dredd (film). ... The PlayStation 2 , abbreviated PS2) is Sonys second video game console, the successor to the PlayStation and the predecessor to the PlayStation 3. ... Dark Chronicle (or Dark Cloud 2 in the United States) is a critically acclaimed Computer role-playing game developed by Level-5 and released by SCE on February 17, 2003. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... ÅŒban Star-Racers is a French/Japanese animated television series created by Savin Yeatman-Eiffel of Sav! The World Productions. ... The Apprentice Adept Series is a seven-book fantasy and science-fiction series by Piers Anthony. ... The Fairly OddParents is one of the most popular cartoons on Nickelodeon The Fairly OddParents is an animated series created by Butch Hartman and was first aired in March 30, 2001. ... Triad is a team sport first shown in the Battlestar Galactica (1978) two-part episode War of the Gods. ... Battlestar Galactica is an American science fiction movie and television series, produced in 1978 by Glen Larson and starring Lorne Greene, Richard Hatch and Dirk Benedict. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... A roleplaying game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create stories. ... Glorantha is the mythical world developed originally by Greg Stafford and that has since been used as the background for many role-playing games, especially RuneQuest and HeroQuest. ... Raging Bender is episode 8 in season 2 of Futurama. ... Futurama is an Emmy Award-winning American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening (creator of The Simpsons) and David X. Cohen for the Fox Network. ... Real tennis is the original racket sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Bossaball hang time : right before a smash Bossaball : Player about to kick the ball into the game. ... United States simply as football, is a competitive team sport that is both fast-paced and strategic. ... Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise, whose most notable form consists of eight series of a post-watershed television sitcom that ran on BBC2 between 1988 and 1999, and which has achieved a global cult following. ... Kickboxer redirects here. ... Red Dwarf is a British science fiction comedy franchise, whose most notable form consists of eight series of a post-watershed television sitcom that ran on BBC2 between 1988 and 1999, and which has achieved a global cult following. ... This is a list of fictional sports teams, athletics groups that have been identified by name in works of fiction but do not really exist as such. ...


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Clockpunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction which is similar, but different from Steampunk. ... Centipede by Atari is a typical example of a 1980s era arcade game. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... Move Along Home is the tenth episode in the first season of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. ... Nathan Barley is a Channel 4 sitcom about a fictional twentysomething loathsome London media type, written by Charlie Brooker and Chris Morris. ... It has been suggested that Janken be merged into this article or section. ... A European Roulette wheel. ... Space station Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (ST:DS9 or STDS9 or DS9 for short) is a science fiction television series produced by Paramount and set in the Star Trek universe. ... The title as it appeared in most episodes opening credits. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Glass Bead Game (German: Das Glasperlenspiel) is the last work and magnum opus of the German author Hermann Hesse. ... Hermann Hesse (pronounced ) (2 July 1877 – 9 August 1962) was a German-born poet, novelist, and painter. ... This article is about the Harry Potter series of novels. ... Joanne Rowling OBE (born July 31, 1965 in Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire), commonly known as J.K. Rowling (pronunciation: roll-ing; her former students used to joke with her name calling her the Rolling Stone), is a British fiction writer. ... Ozy and Millie is a webcomic, created by D. C. Simpson, which debuted in January 1998. ... Calvin and Hobbes is a comic strip written and illustrated by Bill Watterson, following the humorous antics of Calvin, an imaginative six-year-old boy, and Hobbes, his energetic and sardonic – albeit stuffed – tiger. ... The Mornington Crescent tube station, the games namesake Mornington Crescent is a game created by Geoffrey Perkins and popularised by the BBC Radio 4 programme Im Sorry I Havent a Clue (ISIHAC). ... Cover for, Im Sorry I Havent a Clue Collection 1 (Volumes 1-3). From left-to-right, Graeme Garden, Barry Cryer, Humphrey Lyttelton, Tim Brooke-Taylor and Willie Rushton. ... This article or section is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Winnie the Pooh Winnie-the-Pooh is a fictional bear created by A. A. Milne. ... Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead is a humorous, absurdist, tragic and existentialist play by Tom Stoppard, first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe August 26, 1966. ... The Last Hawk is a novel by Catherine Asaro detailing the life of Kelricson Garlin Valdoria Skolia during his eighteen years of imprisonment on Coba, in the Saga of the Skolian empire series by Catherine Asaro. ... The Skolian Empire, or Skolian Imperiliate, is one of the major empires in the science fiction novel series by Catherine Asaro. ... Photo by Hugh Talman Catherine Asaro (born 1955) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. ... Clockpunk is a subgenre of speculative fiction which is similar, but different from Steampunk. ... A quiz machine is a type of slot machine in which the player must answer questions in addition to, or instead of, matching symbols. ... // This article is about the novels. ... It has been suggested that Janken be merged into this article or section. ... South Park is an American, Emmy Award-winning[1] animated television comedy series about four fourth-grade school boys who live in the small town of South Park, Colorado. ... The Agatean Empire is a fictitous country that occupies the Counterweight Continent of Terry Pratchetts Discworld. ... Mahjong (Traditional Chinese: ; Simplified Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Màhjeung; or Chinese: ; pinyin: ; Cantonese: Màhjeuk; other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four players that originated in China. ... // This article is about the novels. ... Simpsons redirects here. ... Final Fantasy X-2 ) is a console role-playing game (RPG) developed and published by Square Enix Co. ...

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