During the first few years after the introduction of Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) in 1973,…
Author: The Strong
Is our destiny in our hands, in God’s hands, or are we merely tossed on…
Born in 1895, Bertha (Beatrice) Alexander Behrman grew up living above her stepfather’s doll hospital…
Who doesn’t love a good treasure hunt? Whether we’re children or adults, there’s something irresistible…
Ride-on toys, or kiddie cars, first appeared on the paved sidewalks and driveways of America…
Have you ever played hockey with miniature stick-wielding players and a thumbnail-sized puck on a…
Born in Shreveport, Louisiana in 1931, Charles Harrison spent his childhood playing with model airplanes…
Despite growing up in Rochester and routinely passing The Strong museum en route to the…
Recently I was engaged in a heated match of pickleball. For those not familiar with…
“Only boring people get bored.” This was my mother’s retort every time I told her…
Parker Brothers, founded in Salem, Massachusetts in 1883, published more than 1,800 games during its…
This fall I donated three digital collections to The Strong museum: the LGBTQ Video Game…
The first home video game machines were all, as we call them today, “dedicatedʺ systems—that…
When I was growing up and my sister and I got together with our favorite…
One of the most frequently asked questions about video game history is perhaps the simplest:…