In June we mentioned an inventor who finally struck gold with his word game. Today the 84 year old inventor has taken his game to the next level. It is now an app that you can download on your iPhone or iPad. Since receiving his first patent in 1958, Weiss spent more than 50 years […]
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What should you do if you have a winning card game people will love? If you’re Joel Nord, get some business partners, Ken Noack, Rick Pierucci, Ted Maniates, Donald Porter Jr. and Ray Miller, and sell it to casinos. Nord invented his card game, Wild 52, in high school. At the time he called it
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When most people think about trying to find a job that interests them, they don’t usually look toward computer games for inspiration. However, the Marriott Hotel has a different idea. According to The Washington Post, they have created a Facebook game that allows players to perform different jobs inside the hotel. The first version of
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Fifteen years ago Erich Jonas created a game that has been met with an unusual amount of success. According to Daily Inter Lake.com, it all started when Jonas spun an egg-shaped rock on a bar table. From there is became the Egg Game. “We started bumping the table back and forth then we discovered we
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Brian Wong does not see the world of mobile game advertising stopping at those little banners that pop up in free games. In his opinion, the real money is between levels, reports The Globe and Mail. So far, his company Kiip (pronounced keep) has convinced the likes of Dr. Pepper, GNC, Sephora, Sony and 1-800-Flowers.com
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When asked what she wanted to do with her career, Mary Doherty Ellroy imagined herself working for an ad agency that specialized in toys. A lot has changed the 1970s and her days in college. However, that dream only touched on her true passion. It is a passion that she is now realizing, reports Entrepreneur.
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Would you believe me if I told you that water is not needed to surf? Yes, traditional surfing still requires a surf board and waves. However, a new game allows you to surf some imaginary waves at home. The game is called Waimea Wipeout. Through the roll of a 10-sided die, you will determine just
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Monopoly is a great game that has been around for years, but how relevant are the skills learned playing it to to the small business owner today? One of the biggest problems small business owners face is a lack of understanding of how all things fit together in business and in order to manage and
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The board game Monopoly was originally a round oilcloth 33 inches in diameter. The earliest ever version of the board game Monopoly has sold for almost $150,000 in the UK. The game is the only one of 5,000 made by Monopoly inventor Charles Darrow in 1933 to survive to present day. Heating engineer Darrow drew
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Kids playing Susan McArthur’s game, NounSense, might not realize they are learning. However, with each funny story they create, they are learning how to read. According to InsideHalton.com, her game was released approximately 10 months ago, and it has already received the a top toy rating of 3 stars by the Canadian Toy Testing Counsel.
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