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10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About… Monopoly
Whether you're somewhat of a board gaming master, or you just like to wind away the odd rainy weekend, Monopoly is surely one of the top games in your collection. If not, it should be! With over a whopping 80 years of being sent to jail, playing a Community Chest card and building and empire, Monopoly has been a household staple and we're sure it will be around for a long while yet.
To help celebrate this true retro icon and our latest range of Monopoly Merchandise which has just hit our site, we thought we would do some digging and sniff out some cool facts to share with you guys.
So! Without further ado, let us pass GO, collect £200 and let the fact finding begin! Enjoy...
1. As odd as it seems for such an iconic game, it was actually initially rejected by Parker Brothers for having '52 fundamental errors'. These included game length and simply how complex it was. Mad huh.
2. The games mascot or 'The Monopoly guy' is actually called Rich Uncle Pennybags which was also the games original title.
10 Things You [Probably] Didn't Know About…Disney's Frozen
It's sooooo nearly here! With the weather forecasts teasing us with the threat of snow, all us eager TruffleShufflers are dusting off our sleds, wellies and super thick socks in preparation for the fun and games that our favourite weather can bring, we've been looking for ways to get some of the icy stuff in our lives white we wait which has lead us to perhaps one of the biggest and best films surrounding our 'hot' topic, Frozen!
Since it first hit our screens back in 2013, Disney's Frozen has become something of a modern phenomenon with kids and big kids alike everywhere singing the soundtrack word for word. You know you can do it too! Wanting to know more about one of our Disney faves after our recent sing-along viewings, we thought we would dig up and share some cool facts about this icon. So sit back and enjoy our 10 Things You Didn't Know About⦠Frozen.
- Elsa is the only Disney princess who is NOT a teenager. Yep all the other princesses who are falling in love and running away are all in their teens. Elsa is 21. - Side fact: Snow White is only 14!
- The plot for frozen was loosely based on a book called The Snow Queen written by Hans Christian Andersen. This adaptation was first put into development by Walt Disney way back in 1939. The characters names Hans, Kristoff, Anna, and Sven are a tribute to him.
- Oh that hair! Because of her braid, the films animators had to develop a program called Tonic just to animate Elsa's hair which also uses a whopping 420,000 CGI strands of hair!
Our Top #TruffleShuffleCom Instagrams!
We're back with another TruffleShuffle Instagramming bonanza where we get to take a little look into the world or social media and dig up what all you amazing fans have been posting. It's a hard life we know...
Each and every week a whole bunch of you lovely lot snap your latest purchases TruffleShuffle deliveries or perhaps what you're loving lately on the site and post them onto Instagram for all to see.
To celebrate your hard work, weâre picking out just a few of our favourites to share and perhaps inspire even more shopping or snapping of your very own. So! Check out some of these amazing Instagrams that weâve been loving and donât forget, if youâd like to be featured or even just let us see what youâve got your hands on, tag us using @truffleshufflecom or use the tag #truffleshufflecom and weâll spot it. Enjoy!
The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 170
Tomato and basil! It's only gone and been the weekend again!
So, like an eager but very amateur home cook, we find ourselves once again faced with a whole host of different ingredients at our disposal like the list of top retro films over this weekend. We'll carefully (but mostly guessing) select the perfect ingredients to help create the perfect blend of flavours, colours and smells that will create just the right dish to sooth our grumbly belly. Just like the end credits of our favourite films, the empty plate will leave us feeling satisfied, but always wanting more.
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 24TH OCTOBER
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The Weekly Retro Movie Rundown 163
Helmets and handlebars! It's only the weekend again? Oh but how we love it!
Like a very amateur but super keen cyclist, we find ourselves once again gearing up for another weekend of action packed adventure. We're busy adjusting our straps, clips, nuts and bolts as we get ready to speed off into another few days of retro movie awesomeness which will leave us breathless and always wanting more. We'll take the twisting and turning plot lines like a pro before sprinting for the finish and ending with a bang the likes of which no one ever expected!
Have a happy retro weekend!
SATURDAY 5th September
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Our Top #TruffleShuffleCom Instagrams!
Hello TruffleShuffle peoples! As you might know, we're huuuuge fans of all things social media. Anything that can bring us closer to the people who make TruffleShuffle what it is (all you guys!) is just amazing. Getting to see just who you are, what you've snapped up and perhaps even just a few nice words puts the biggest smile on all our faces and lets us know what we're getting just right.
Each month looooads of you lovely lot snap your latest purchases or perhaps current outfit and upload them to Instagram for all to see (THANK YOU so much!). To celebrate your hard work, we're picking out just a few of our favourites to share and perhaps inspire even more shopping or snapping of your very own.
So! Check out some of these amazing Instagrams that we've been loving and don't forget, if you'd like to be featured or even just let us see what you've got your hands on, tag us using @truffleshufflecom or use the tag #truffleshufflecom and we'll spot it. Enjoy!
