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⏱️ Content Velocity: Archive pace: 10 articles spanning 211 days.

Infographics Articles - Page 8

One of the stories in this collection was written by Andrew Girdwood on 24th November 2014 and was described as "This infographic suggests that card games can be traced back to China and between 618 AD to 907 AD. Baccarat appears around about the 1400s as an early gambling game and we don't get Solitaire or Patience until about the 1700s in Europe.". It also was tagged with Card Games.

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Worth more? Old Charizard Pokemon cards or 50s Barbie? [Infographic]

December 18, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 2 Comments

Bingo site Two Little Fleas has been inspired by old Pokemon cards selling on eBay for £1,200 (and there are many scary prices for cards on Ebay). They’ve also been driven by the need to get in touch with gamers. The result? An infographic that worth of old toys if you were to sell them today. […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: infographics, nintendo, pokemon

Interactive Map of The Battle of Five Armies

December 15, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Duh! Alert! If you don’t know how The Hobbit ends then this interactive map contains spoilers. From a hole in the ground and Bilbo all the way through to the Battle of Five armies – there’s a lot that happens in the relatively small The Hobbit. Enough for three movies! Well. Perhaps. The Shirts.com team […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: infographics, J. R. R. Tolkien, the hobbit

The ultimate history of card games [infographic]

November 24, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This infographic suggests that card games can be traced back to China and between 618 AD to 907 AD. Baccarat appears around about the 1400s as an early gambling game and we don’t get Solitaire or Patience until about the 1700s in Europe. Rummy and Gin Rummy are American inventions as is the Joker card […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: card games, infographics

Surprising facts about Wolverine’s costume [infographic]

October 11, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

It turns out that the iconic yellow and blue is not the costume which had the single longest run when it comes to Wolverine. However, he’s worn yellow and blue more often than any other colour. He’s also been without a nose. Need to know? This is a costume catch up infographic via Halloween Costumes.com.

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: costume, infographics, wolverine, X-Men

The hypnotic visualisation of the screen time for 65 Game of Thrones characters

October 7, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Which Game of Throne characters have had the most screen time? Has House Lannister had more of the limelight than House Stark? See the Pen Polar Area Chart (Game of Thrones) by Desmond (@DesmondW) on CodePen. This impressive and interactive visual is the work of designer and developer Desmond Weindorf. It uses data from the […]

Filed Under: TV Tagged With: game of thrones, infographics

10 urban myths of gaming [infographic]

September 8, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

What computer game myths do you know? Are any of them believable? In fairness to the team at Liberty Games, who put this piece together, the Luigi’s Mansion myth is believable and it’s the sort of secret twist that’s in keeping with the company even if not the game franchise.

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: fallout, infographics, Minecraft, nintendo, pokemon, street fighter, the legend of zelda

Here’s why you should be a kind geek – you never know what’s going to happen

September 4, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

How’s this for alternative futures? Two alternative timelines, all based on being kind. Destroy the queen! (Via Imgur)

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: aliens, humour, infographics

How long did each Doctor regeneration live for?

July 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood 9 Comments

This infographic uses the minutes of screen time each Doctor regeneration appeared for to calculate a timeline. Special shows like Christmas and Anniversary episodes counted for one hour. We can see that the 1st Doctor did pretty well but it was Tom Baker as the 4th who has, by some distance, the longest screen time. […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: doctor who, eighth doctor, Eleventh Doctor, fifth doctor, first doctor, fourth doctor, infographics, Ninth Doctor, Second Doctor, Seventh Doctor, sixth doctor, Tenth Doctor, third doctor, Twelfth Doctor

Superhero Week: The growth of geek culture

June 30, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

This infographic was shared by Jim Zub (Pathfinder, Samurai Jack comic books) and uses one little icon to represent every 10,000 visitors. Several shows missing from this convention attendance list, but still fascinating to see pop culture growth. pic.twitter.com/ueMX7aANh8 — Jim Zub (@JimZub) June 24, 2014 Win an Amazon voucher by following “Superhero Week”. Pop […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: infographics, Jim Zub, superhero week

How many times did they die? 50 years of X-Men [infographic]

May 21, 2014 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I know. I know. Infographics have to work very much harder to be worth your time and attention these days. I think this one, from Shirts.com does. It uses visuals to help you track when various X-Men first appeared, when they stopped being mentioned (often because they died) and when they appeared again. Professor X, […]

Filed Under: Comics Tagged With: infographics, Professor X, X-Men

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