There's a variation of Rock Paper Scissors where water replaces the paper and a bird replaces the scissors. The water has the rock sink in it, the bird drinks the water, and the rock hits the bird. The symbols for water and bird are exactly the same for those of paper and scissors, respectively. @googlefactss #games

Playing too much tetris can result in the "Tetris effect" where after playing a lot of Tetris you see tetris pieces falling when you close your eyes. @googlefactss #funfact #games

The original title of Pac-Man was Puckman, but it was changed to avoid people vandalizing the P into an F @googlefactss #games

"Fingerboarding" is a small-scale version of skateboarding, where people recreate tricks with tiny skateboards using their middle and index fingers. Championships have even been held for professional fingerboarders. @googlefactss #games

The blocks in Tetris are called Tetrominoes

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Audio Games exist, games that solely use audio and rely on no visuals.

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Super mario is named after the real life businessman Mario Segale, who had rented out a warehouse to nintendo.

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Jigsaw puzzles soared in popularity during the great depression, as they provided a cheap, long-lasting, recyclable form of entertainment.

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