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Yahtzee

Janis Nostbakken

The identity of the wealthy Canadian couple who came up with the game of Yahtzee may never be known. According to Edwin S. Lowe, the American entrepreneur who began selling the game in the 1950s, the anonymous husband-and-wife originators were more interested in having copies of the game reproduced for their friends than in seeking fame or fortune. They began playing the dice game on their yacht in 1954, and when friends asked for copies, the couple asked Lowe to come on board. They agreed that

Crokinole board

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Crokinole

Janis Nostbakken

Crokinole appears to have originated in Southwestern Ontario in the 1860s. There are similarities to the British games of shovelboard (later developed into shuffleboard) and squails, as well as to the East Indian game carrom, but crokinole is generally acknowledged as a uniquely Canadian invention. Play involves flicking small wooden disks around a board to earn points while preventing opponents from scoring. Over the years, several variations on the original game have been patented in Canada

William B. Edwards / Library and Archives Canada / PA-080964

Sports & Gaming

James Naismith and the Invention of Basketball

The Invention of an International Sport In 1891, two peach baskets, an old soccer ball and cold weather resulted in one of the world’s most popular sports today. Dr. James Naismith studied physical education at McGill University before teaching that same subject at YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts. The harsh New England winters meant it was too cold to go outside and play sports. Naismith’s class was particularly rowdy and without an outlet for their energy, it would only get

Dave Schellenberg and Sean Tudor playing video games

Sports & Gaming

Science Alive! Episode 6: Gaming!

Canada Science and Technology Museum

In the fall of 2016, the Canada Science and Technology Museum will be opening their travelling exhibition Game Changers at Science North in Sudbury. On this episode of Science Alive, Dave chats with assistant curator and gaming guru Sean Tudor about all the elements that make up a great video game. From story to graphics to great audio- it’s Game On at the Museum!

Munro Games - Canadian Museum of History, 2009.71.1982

Sports & Gaming

Table Hockey: From Munro Games to Eagle Toys to Coleco

Canadian Museum of History

Munro Games In 1932, at the height of the Great Depression, Don H. Munro of Burlington, ON, built a mechanical table hockey game as a present for his family, using bits and pieces of material found around his home. The result was popular with his own children, and once it found its way to market, the family was kept busy satsifying the demand for the games. Munro was loaned the money to purchase the first saw he used, the goalie nets were hand-crocheted by Edith Munro, and the Munro children

Canadian Museum of History, D 8433

Sports & Gaming

Jacques Plante’s Goalie Mask

Canadian Museum of History

On November 1, 1959, a wicked shot from the Boston Bruins’ Andy Bathgate added seven more stitches to the forehead of legendary goaltender Jacques Plante. That night, Plante refused to go back into the net without a mask, and the face of hockey changed forever. The mask ultimately proved a success. Today, all goalies wear facemasks, some so artfully painted that they have become the subject of museum exhibitions. This fibreglass “pretzel” design mask was Plante’s second pretzel mask, and his

Caption: Trivial Pursuit – Master Game – Genus Edition, c. 1983. Canadian Museum of History, 2009.71.1607.2

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Trivial Pursuit

Canadian Museum of History

Trivial Pursuit, a board game that has sold over 100 million copies and been translated into 26 languages, was invented in 1979 in Montreal during a game of Scrabble. Inventors Chris Haney and Scott Abbott realized that there was money in board games and less than an hour later had drafted a plan for what became Trivial Pursuit. To create their original “Genus Edition,” Haney and Abbott wrote 6000 questions in six categories: geography, entertainment, history, art and literature, science and

Laser sailboat race. Source: International Laser Class Association

Marine Transportation

Laser Sailboat

Ingenium – Canada's Museums of Science and Innovation

The Laser began as a quick sketch made during a telephone conversation between Canadians Bruce Kirby and Ian Bruce. “How about doing a car-top sail boat?” This was the inspiration for the Laser, perhaps the most popular single-handed sailing dinghy in the world. Bruce Kirby responded to Ian Bruce’s question by creating a light, portable boat that appealed to both recreational and competitive sailors. Introduced in 1971, the Laser gave people access to the thrill of sailing without membership in

Montreal Canadiens Jacques Plante showing off his goalie mask, the Louch Shield, during practice. Library and Archives Canada/Montreal Star fonds/e011161492

Sports & Gaming

Jacques Plante, 1929 - 1986

Library and Archives Canada

In November 1959, top Canadian goaltender, Jacques Plante, forever changed the game of hockey when he started wearing a face mask during National Hockey League games. Until then, goaltenders used little padding and no protective masks during regulation play. Plante, who played for the Montreal Canadiens, had been experimenting with different masks during practices and exhibition games to protect himself from pucks and sticks since the mid-1950s. But it wasn’t until November 1, 1959, during an

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