Game Historian Gifts

Cavemen carving naughts and crosses

"I think someone's trying to play games with us."

'According to this book, the casino has a slight edge in this game.'

Personal conker trainer.

A trevor of trainspotters

Short-lived Neanderthal Games: Slap The Sleeping Dinosaur

"I don't care if it's more bouncy - it threatens the integrity of the game."

'Play post office? -- I don't like violent games.'

Remarkable run-ups 1890-1940

Davos.

Biliard Enthusiast

Basketball Tourney. Ernie, you're crushing everybody in the office basketball pool! You've picked the winner of every game so far! It's amazing because you don't know a thing about basketball. For you, picking the winner of every tournament game is like correctly guessing a coin flip sixty seven times in a row! No, I have a system! It seems everybody has an opinion about the tourney so I listened to what my investment advisor thought about the teams. And with his record of picking winners

Golfers forming the raising the flag on Iwo Jima.

Before instant replay.

'I want a computing system that has a few more games programmed into it.'

'When the music stops, sit down in the nearest chair. Whoever doesn't get a chair is redundant.'

'Maybe it's me, but I have a feeling we're being used as pawns.'

'The MCC celebrate a famous victory' group of dodgy looking old English men holding drinking glasses

'It says the artist got the idea while indulging in one of his hobbies.'

Mudville

'Then it's agreed - we all keep our arms raised until someone blinks.'

Ancient Roman Cheerleaders.

Cartoon on Sachin Tendulkar's comparison to Don Bradman

No Strike Zone Man.

'Oh, for the good old peaceful test match.'

Victorians playing croquet.

Football Thinker

"No, the guy with the bat doesn't get to kill the guys with the mitts."

'We've just invented the Frisbee.'

'Olympic stadium for sale available 2013.'

'Rock beats scissors, sanctions it is!'

Peel as the Knave of Spades

Tour de Lance Over. Next year the To de France returns!

The Shuttle-Cock Nuisance.

"Do you ever wanna get back in the game?"