Nostalgic Games Part II: Paper Things
-worth much more than the paper they’re printed on!
Word definitions
cardboard (n.): thick paper often used for boxes (danboru)
pin the tail on the donkey: game where blindfolded children try to put the tail on a donkey drawing
blindfolded (adj.): unable to see because of a piece of cloth wrapped around one’s head
make [one’s] way to (v.): get somewhere (often with difficulty or taking a long time)
via (preposition.): travelling through (a place) on the way to somewhere else
backgammon (n.): board game played with dice with roots in ancient Mesopotamia
from scratch (adv.): from the beginning; from basic materials/ingredients
pogs (n.): game inspired by menko
stack (n.): flat things on top of each other (e.g. a stack of books / documents / pancakes)
flip over (v.): make something turn upside-down
rolled into one: combined in one thing/person
mythological (adj.): from legends and folk stories
affordable (adj.): not too expensive
on paper (adv): only looking at the data/information; in theory