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This introduction lists a selection of 25 game facts trivia reports in the series with quick links. gamerisms has designed this add-on for game players who want to know more than the language of the game.

Passionate game players and fans worldwide want to know more about their favorite games.
What are the records, history and famous names for the popular games we love to play?

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Who are the winners, losers and players for sports, casino gambling, skill and video games?
What was the longest sports game? What are the big jackpot stories of winners at casino gambling? What is the industry scoop, best selling genre titles and online news in video game land worldwide?  What are the unique game facts trivia for skill games like chess, backgammon or billiards? 
gamerisms answers these questions with facts, mixes in some trivia and makes the worldwide search for game information exciting entertainment for passionate players.
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11 Sports Game Facts Trivia: 
4 More Sports, Soccer, Basketball, Volleyball, Baseball, Golf, Hockey, Football, Tennis, Cricket and Rugby.plus FantasySports Facts Trivia
4 More Sports included with game facts trivia reporting are Olympics, Boxing, Table Tennis & Badminton, sports that have a global appeal.
Soccer
Soccer Terms: Chop: action to strike the ball hard in a different direction to escape a defender. Hacking: lingo for the kicking a challenger's legs. Square Pass: passings to a teammate running nearby.
Basketball
Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored the most number of points in a single NBA game, giving his team 100 of the total 169 scored against the New York Knicks in March 2, 1962.
Volleyball
Volleyball Lingo: Back Row Attack:  refers to a player in the back row who attacks the ball in an attempt to score, usually in the form of a spike. Power Alley: lingo for long hit avoiding the spiker while moving to the farthest point of the court.
Baseball
Two baseball teams hold the record for most home runs in a single game.  For the American League, it is Toronto Blue Jays, 10 home runs in an 18-3 victory over the Orioles during Sept/1987. For the National League, there's Cincinnati Reds, 9 home runs for a 22-3 win over Philadelphia in Sept/1999.
Golf
You have got to drive way long at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan because it's 909 yards before the dimpled ball reaches the 7th hole. This is the longest distance between holes--a  world record.
Hockey
Hockey Lady: Manon Rheaume, born 1972, won an Olympic silver, played goalie and made the record books as the first and only woman to play during an NHL exhibition game for Tampa Bay Lightning.
Football
To date, the Super Bowl has never been played on a participating team's home field. Nor has a Super Bowl game required overtime or ended in a shutout.
Tennis
Tennis Jargon: Buggy Hit: hitting the ball with no follow through but a short whip-like motion. Dink: refers to a shot hit with little velocity. Triple: a victory at singles, doubles, and mixed doubles at a tournament.
Cricket
3 Game Formats: First is Test Cricket, second is ODIs or single day events  and the third game format is T20 where each team bats and bowls for 20 overs only. This is currently, the favorite of the formats.
Rugby
Rugby's longest game in history took place on October 7th 2011 and lasted for 24 hours and 30 minutes and 6 seconds.

8 Casino Gambling Facts: Casino Gambling Worldwide, Blackjack, Poker, Craps, Slots, Video Poker, Roulette and Sportsbetting.
Casino Gambling Worldwide
gamerisms embarks on a global fact finding mission to report about casino history, online casinos and land casinos, casino players data, revenue and regional markets worldwide plus Winners & Legends.
Blackjack
The late Australian Kerry Packer, a media tycoon preferred  the game of blackjack
among others. Kerry is said to have tipped one cocktail waitress a house!
Poker General
For the game of poker, there is one chance in 500 of drawing a flush. There are 2,598,960 five-card hands possible in a 52-card deck of cards.
Roulette
Between 1904 and 1911, William Nelson Darnborough from Bloomington, Illinois, challenged the monstrous Monte Carlo casino at roulette, winning close to a half million dollars.
Sportsbetting
According to an ESPN survey, about 118 million Americans gambled on sports in some manner in 2008.
Craps
A few craps winner can get the nod from Lady Luck by riding small buy-ins to big hits as with Fast Eddie. During his 80+ years there were 4 different sessions at the craps tables where $100 initial bet zoomed up to more than $250,000. each time.
Slots
Huge Millions  to this Megabucks winner for a payout of $20,591,025.  The anonymous 64 year old Vegas resident stated that only four pulls and $12 was enough for a huge strike.
Video Poker
There are over 25 versions of video poker including play online and each one has their own strategy.

5 Skill Game Facts Trivia: Chess, Backgammon, Rummy, Billiards and Darts
Chess
Two unique chess terms are:  Poisoned Pawn: this unprotected chess piece, if captured, could result in a loss. Royal Fork: piece caught between the king and queen.
Backgammon
The card game, In Between is a backgammon variant where players bet on the odds of the third card falling in between the values of the first two cards dealt.
Rummy
There are over 30 variations of the game Rummy that are commonly played and hundreds of local variations worldwide.
Billiards
The tapered sticks are used to strike the cue balls with a tip that is called cues. There are other accessories called rest, a full-butt and a half-butt
Darts
There are some entertaining names for darts games. For example, Jumpers, Killers, Round the Clock, Cricket and Tactics are played with various scoring techniques.
More Skill Game Facts Trivia:
Merging the terms for the English word yes from the French and German became the Oiuja board.
There are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different color combinations possible on a Rubik's Cube.
The World Rubik Cube championship record is 16.5 seconds to solve the puzzle.
Clue game board has nine rooms.
Scrabble consists of 100 tiles.

Video Game Facts Trivia: everything you wanted to know about Video Game Land Worldwide.
Video Game Facts & Trivia
This comprehensive report includes general facts, revenue, video game history, worldwide popularity and online gaming. Additionally, 10 video game genres are  detailed:


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