Conkers 'is best game of all time' CHILDHOOD.Byline: By ROBERT STANSFIELD CONKERS has been voted the greatest playground game of all time - despite now being banned by many schools. Second place in the poll of 3,000 adults was the Rubik's cube Rubik's Cube (commonly misspelled rubix, rubick's or rubicscube) is a mechanical puzzle invented in 1974[1] by the Hungarian sculptor and professor of architecture Ernő Rubik. , which has sold more than 300 million since 1979, and is predicted to make a comeback this Christmas. In third place was the yo-yo, which first became popular in the 20s and made a resurgence re·sur·gence n. 1. A continuing after interruption; a renewal. 2. A restoration to use, acceptance, activity, or vigor; a revival. in the 90s. Hopscotch - originally a training exercise for Roman soldiers - was fourth. A spokesman for Debenhams, which carried out the poll, said: "Playground memories are such a big part of our childhood and everyone can remember school breaks playing with the latest toy." Top 10 crazes: 1 Conkers; 2 Rubik; 3 Yo-yo; 4 Hopscotch; 5 Pogs; 6 Pokemon; 7 Marbles; 8 Tamagotchi; 9 Rollerskating; 10 Skateboarding skateboarding Form of recreation, popular among youths, in which a person rides standing balanced on a small board mounted on wheels. The skateboard first appeared in the early 1960s on paved areas along California beaches as a makeshift diversion for surfers when the ocean . CAPTION(S): LOVED Game of conkers |
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