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Artribune's Top 10 Art-Inspired Gadgets and Games

other · 2026-05-05

Artribune Magazine #39 features a roundup of ten playful art-related gadgets and games. Highlights include 'Guess the Artist' by Craig and Karl, a board game published by Laurence King Publishing featuring 60 artists; Ink Whiskey's conversion of old Nintendo cartridges into whiskey flasks, which raised nearly $40,000 on Kickstarter; the Chairs Game, a children's stacking game reminiscent of Doris Salcedo's work, available at the MoMA store; Cards Against Humanity, an adult card game with 550 cards; Atypyk's Mondrian Skill Game, a sliding puzzle; Yoni Alter's hand-painted globe with optical illusion; Jon-A-Tron's Zoetrope Fidget Spinner tutorial on Instructables; Trido, a magnetic construction set based on Platonic solids; Rob Hodgson's monster-themed Bingo; and Huzi Design's multifunctional ping-pong table that also serves as a coffee table and chalkboard. The article is written by Valentina Tanni, an art historian and curator specializing in art and technology.

Key facts

  • Artribune Magazine #39 published a list of ten art-related gadgets and games.
  • Craig and Karl designed 'Guess the Artist' board game published by Laurence King Publishing.
  • Ink Whiskey raised nearly $40,000 on Kickstarter for whiskey flasks made from old Nintendo cartridges.
  • Chairs Game is a children's stacking game available at the MoMA store.
  • Cards Against Humanity contains 550 cards (460 black, 90 white).
  • Atypyk created the Mondrian Skill Game, a sliding puzzle.
  • Yoni Alter hand-painted a globe that appears to move but is stationary.
  • Jon-A-Tron shared a Zoetrope Fidget Spinner tutorial on Instructables.
  • Trido is a magnetic construction set based on Platonic solids.
  • Rob Hodgson designed a monster-themed Bingo game.
  • Huzi Design created a multifunctional ping-pong table that converts to a coffee table and chalkboard.
  • Valentina Tanni wrote the article; she teaches Digital Art at Politecnico di Milano and Digital Cultures at NABA.

Entities

Artists

  • Craig and Karl
  • Doris Salcedo
  • Yoni Alter
  • Jon-A-Tron
  • Rob Hodgson
  • Valentina Tanni

Institutions

  • Artribune
  • Laurence King Publishing
  • Ink Whiskey
  • Kickstarter
  • MoMA
  • Cards Against Humanity
  • Atypyk
  • Instructables
  • Trido
  • Huzi Design
  • Politecnico di Milano
  • NABA

Locations

  • Italy

Sources