# The Atoz Game (Part 2)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097>\
**Category:** Thread Games\
**Created:** [August 4, 2022, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097 "2022-08-04T15:42:15Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
**Page:** 458

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 27, 2025, 2:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9142 "2025-07-27T14:52:07Z")

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**Famous artwork (any medium)**

American Gothic  
Birth of Venus  
Cafe Terrace at Night  
David

Edvard Munch’s The Scream  
The Feast of the Gods  
Guernica  
Henry VIII, portrait by Hans Holbein  
Icarus and DaedalusJudith  
Kiss, The  
Last Supper, The  
Medici Madonna  
Nude Descending A Staircase  
Othello  
Pietà  
Queen Elizabeth I’s Rainbow Portrait  
Running Fence  
Sistine Chapel ceiling  
The Twelve Tribes of Israel  
Urinal  
Venus de Milo  
Whistler’s Mother

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9143 "2025-07-28T02:00:44Z")

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**Famous artwork (any medium)**

American Gothic  
Birth of Venus  
Cafe Terrace at Night  
David  
Edvard Munch’s The Scream  
The Feast of the Gods  
Guernica  
Henry VIII, portrait by Hans Holbein  
Icarus and DaedalusJudith  
Kiss, The  
Last Supper, The  
Medici Madonna  
Nude Descending A Staircase  
Othello  
Pietà  
Queen Elizabeth I’s Rainbow Portrait  
Running Fence  
Sistine Chapel ceiling  
The Twelve Tribes of Israel  
Urinal  
Venus de Milo  
Whistler’s Mother  
Xenophon bust

One notable example: [Xenophon - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon#/media/File:Bust_of_Xenophon.jpg)

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9144 "2025-07-28T02:11:24Z")

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**Famous artwork (any medium)**

American Gothic  
Birth of Venus  
Cafe Terrace at Night  
David  
Edvard Munch’s The Scream  
The Feast of the Gods  
Guernica  
Henry VIII, portrait by Hans Holbein  
Icarus and DaedalusJudith  
Kiss, The  
Last Supper, The  
Medici Madonna  
Nude Descending A Staircase  
Othello  
Pietà  
Queen Elizabeth I’s Rainbow Portrait  
Running Fence  
Sistine Chapel ceiling  
The Twelve Tribes of Israel  
Urinal  
Venus de Milo  
Whistler’s Mother  
Xenophon bust  
Yellow Christ

by Paul Gauguin

[![](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.NJCYhz1blR-QM8AG06Yt9wHaJ4?r=0&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain) ](https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.NJCYhz1blR-QM8AG06Yt9wHaJ4?r=0&rs=1&pid=ImgDetMain)

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9145 "2025-07-28T02:46:59Z")

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**Famous artwork (any medium)**

American Gothic  
Birth of Venus  
Cafe Terrace at Night  
David  
Edvard Munch’s The Scream  
The Feast of the Gods  
Guernica  
Henry VIII, portrait by Hans Holbein  
Icarus and DaedalusJudith  
Kiss, The  
Last Supper, The  
Medici Madonna  
Nude Descending A Staircase  
Othello  
Pietà  
Queen Elizabeth I’s Rainbow Portrait  
Running Fence  
Sistine Chapel ceiling  
The Twelve Tribes of Israel  
Urinal  
Venus de Milo  
Whistler’s Mother  
Xenophon bust  
Yellow Christ  
Zarathustra

by Nicholas Roerich

[![](https://i.imgur.com/9sC0UnI.jpeg) ](https://i.imgur.com/9sC0UnI.jpeg)

New topic:

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

1. Animal Crossing

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**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9146 "2025-07-28T02:55:39Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

1. Animal Crossing
2. Backgammon

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**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9147 "2025-07-28T03:46:48Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta

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**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 3:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9148 "2025-07-28T03:51:27Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9149 "2025-07-28T04:45:40Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9150 "2025-07-28T06:08:59Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro

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**Author:** ![Bayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bayaker/32/3454_2.png) [@Bayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bayaker)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9151 "2025-07-28T12:53:09Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9152 "2025-07-28T13:36:25Z")

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**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9153 "2025-07-28T14:51:59Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker

Also called Blind Man’s Bluff, where your hand is visible to all except you.

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**Author:** ![themapleleaf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/themapleleaf/32/14349_2.png) [@themapleleaf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/themapleleaf)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9154 "2025-07-28T17:58:15Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks

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**Author:** ![Rebo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rebo/32/13005_2.png) [@Rebo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rebo)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9155 "2025-07-28T18:21:06Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball

---

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**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9156 "2025-07-28T18:27:51Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda

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**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9157 "2025-07-28T19:27:56Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda  
.\\agic: The Gathering

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [July 28, 2025, 9:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9158 "2025-07-28T21:29:13Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda  
.\\agic: The Gathering  
Ninja Boy

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**Author:** ![Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr.winston_oboogie/32/2945_2.png) [@Dr.Winston\_OBoogie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Winston_OBoogie)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9159 "2025-07-29T00:20:48Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda  
.\agic: The Gathering  
Ninja Boy  
Othello

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**Author:** ![Gr8Kat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gr8kat/32/18668_2.png) [@Gr8Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gr8Kat)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9160 "2025-07-29T01:23:31Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda  
.\agic: The Gathering  
Ninja Boy  
Othello  
Pong

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**Author:** ![knoodler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ccd318/32.png) [@knoodler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/knoodler)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-atoz-game-part-2/969097/9161 "2025-07-29T01:41:49Z")

</div>

**Fun and Games (Card games, board games, video games, playground games)**

Animal Crossing  
Backgammon  
Canasta  
Dungeons & Dragons  
Euphoria  
Faro  
Gin rummy  
Hearts  
Indian Poker  
Jacks  
Kickball  
Legend of Zelda  
.\agic: The Gathering  
Ninja Boy  
Othello  
Pong  
Q\*Bert

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