Games, Hobbies & Recreational Activities, VIN-Ă©CA
Not every passion needs a scoreboard. From hands-on crafts and tabletop challenges to outdoor pursuits, games, hobbies, and recreational activities bring together creativity, skill, and enjoyment.
Games, Hobbies & Recreational Activities Encyclopedia Articles By Title
vint
vint, trick-taking card game, popular around the Baltic Sea, and a significant contributor to the development of......
Vollard, Ambroise
Ambroise Vollard was a French art dealer and publisher who in the late 19th and early 20th centuries championed......
Wallace, Sir Richard, Baronet
Sir Richard Wallace, Baronet was a British art collector and philanthropist whose name is perpetuated by the famous......
Walton, Izaak
Izaak Walton was an English biographer and author of The Compleat Angler (1653), a pastoral discourse on the joys......
Weber, Dick
Dick Weber was an American professional bowler, who was a charter member of the Professional Bowlers Association......
Weber, Pete
Pete Weber is an American bowler who was one of the sportâs greatest players, though he arguably attracted more......
whist
whist, trick-taking card game developed in England. The English national card game has passed through many phases......
Why do dogs like to play fetch?
Dogs enjoy playing fetch because of a combination of instinctual behaviors, physical exercise needs, and the joy......
Why is it called a spelling bee?
It would be natural to think that a spelling bee gets its name from the buzz created when students compete in bees......
Whymper, Edward
Edward Whymper was an English mountaineer and artist who was associated with the exploration of the Alps and was......
Widener, Peter A.B.
Peter A.B. Widener was an American transportation magnate and philanthropist. The son of poor parents, Widener......
Wii Fit
Wii Fit, interactive electronic fitness game released in 2007 by the Nintendo Company Ltd. for their Wii gaming......
Wii Sports
Wii Sports, electronic game created by Japanese designer Eguchi Katsuya and produced by Nintendo for the 2006 launch......
Will We Ever Run Out of Sudoku Puzzles?
Realistically, no! There are 6,670,903,752,021,072,936,960 possible solvable Sudoku grids that yield a unique result......
Williams, Walter Ray, Jr.
Walter Ray Williams, Jr. is an American professional bowler who was the first person to earn more than $2 million,......
Winners and Losers: A History of the Lottery
Two winning tickets were drawn over the weekend for the $1.8 billion Powerball, the second biggest jackpot in U.S.......
Wood, Anthony
Anthony Wood was an English antiquarian whose life was devoted to collecting and publishing the history of Oxford......
Wordle
âą Do you start with the same word every day, or do you vary your opening words? âą How long is your streak? âą Have......
World Geography Quiz
Test your knowledge of the countries of the world with Britannicaâs Geography Quiz! Identify countries on a world......
World of Warcraft
World of Warcraft (WoW), massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) created by the American company......
World Series of Poker
World Series of Poker (WSOP), The World Series of Poker consists of a series of poker events that culminate with......
Xbox
Xbox, video game console system created by the American company Microsoft. The Xbox, Microsoftâs first entry into......
Xie Jun
Xie Jun is a chess grandmaster who was twice womenâs world chess champion, from 1991 to 1996 and again from 1999......
Xu Yuhua
Xu Yuhua is a Chinese chess player who was the womenâs world champion (2006â08). In 1998 Xu won the FĂ©dĂ©ration......
yo-yo
yo-yo, a toy that falls and rises back to the hand by the unwinding and rewinding of a string attached to an axle......
Zhu Chen
Zhu Chen is a Chinese chess player who was the womenâs world champion (2001â04). In 1988 Zhu became the first Chinese......
Zork
Will Crowtherâs Adventure (c. 1975) was the prototype for text-based computer games organized as interactive stories,......
écarté
écarté, card game usually played for a stake with nonplayers making side bets. The game was highly popular in France......