Slime, Battleship and Trivial Pursuit join the Toy Hall of Fame

By CAROLYN THOMPSON Slime that gooey sticky and often-homemade plaything was enshrined into the National Toy Hall of Fame on Thursday along with perennial bestselling games Battleship and Trivial Pursuit Each year the Hall of Fame recognizes toys that have inspired creative play across generations culling its finalists from among thousands of nominees sent in online Voting by the populace and a panel of experts decides which playthings will be inducted In this photo provided by The Strong National Museum of Play on Wednesday Nov shows the games that will be inducted into the National Toy Hall of Fame for in Rochester N Y Evyn Morgan The Strong National Museum of Play via AP Milton Bradley s Battleship a strategy tournament that challenges players to strike an opponent s warships and Trivial Pursuit which tests players knowledge in categories like geography and sports have each sold more than million copies over several decades according to the Hall of Fame Battleship started as a pencil-and-paper match in the s but it was Milton Bradley s plastic edition with fold-up stations and model ships that became a hit with the general Its popularity crested when Universal Pictures and Hasbro which now owns Milton Bradley published the movie Battleship loosely based on the meeting Battleship was also among the first board games to be computerized in according to the Hall of Fame and now there are numerous electronic versions Trivial Pursuit lets players compete alone or in teams as they maneuver around a board answering trivia questions in exchange for wedges in a match piece Canadian journalists Chris Haney and Scott Abbott came up with the championship in and eventually sold the rights to Hasbro Frequently updated specialty versions have emerged for young players baby boomers and other segments and an online daily quiz keeps players engaged chief curator Chris Bensch stated FILE A Trivial Pursuit championship is displayed at the Toy Fair in New York s Javits Center Oct AP Photo Richard Drew File Slime s appeal is more about squish than skill It was introduced commercially in and has been manufactured under various brand names but it is even more accessible as a do-it-yourself project The internet offers a variety of recipes using ingredients like baking soda glue and contact lens remedy Though slime continues to carry icky connotations to slugs and swamps all part of the fun for several the toy offers meaningful play curator Michelle Parnett-Dwyer mentioned adding that it s also used for stress relief and building motor skills Related Articles Trump administration drops IRS Direct File free tax prep system What to know about reduction in flights at U S airports caused by the administration shutdown A former trainer shot by novice wins M jury verdict against ex-assistant principal Judge will order federal agents in Chicago to restrict using force against protesters and media The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery The honorees will be on permanent display at the Hall of Fame inside The Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester New York This year s inductees were voted in over other nominees including the games Catan and Connect Four the Spirograph drawing device the Star Wars lightsaber Furby and Tickle Me Elmo They also beat out classics including scooters cornhole and snow