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  • History
  • Brian Sutton-Smith Library & Archives of Play
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  • National Toy Hall of Fame
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  • Woodbury School
  • The Strong Photo Gallery
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Why Players Around the World Gobbled Up Pac-Man
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2020 National Toy Hall of Fame Finalists
The Strong’s National Toy Hall of Fame names the 12 finalists for 2020: Baby Nancy, bingo, Breyer Horses, Jenga, Lite-Brite, Masters of the Universe, My Little Pony, Risk, sidewalk chalk, Sorry!, Tamagotchi, and Yahtzee.
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