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The 10 Most Popular Types of MacGuffin
What's This?
What? You don't know what a MacGuffin is? Why, a MacGuffin is a thing that everyone needs.
MacGuffin is a writerly term popularized by Alfred Hitchcock to refer to the thing that drives the plot of the story, does nothing else, and is is utterly interchangeable as an object. There are tons and tons of MacGuffins, in the geek world and elsewhere, and they tend to fall into categories, some of which are more popular than others. We've tried to determine the best of them and describe them herein.
This Power Grid was compiled with much help from the inestimable Zoe Chevat.
What’s better than a MacGuffin that you can sell, trade, or rule a world with? A MacGuffin that doubles as an edged weapon. Handy for when all the other people after your MacGuffin catch up... Read on...
Vespene Gas, Lumber, Sheep, Gold, Goretusk Livers , call it what you want… You need more of it . This trope is incredibly common in video games because it wouldn't be a game if it didn't... Read on...
You can hawk it, you can use it, you can incapacitate your enemies with it! An Inorganic Material MacGuffin is found at the bottom of the ocean/stolen from the natives/snatched from a museum, and... Read on...
So you're a scientist, and you're just minding your own business, getting along fine, when all of a sudden you invent something that everyone wants. Maybe it's a cheap and sustainable alternate... Read on...
Here's the category of all other categories, including some of the most commonly used and famous MacGuffins in the history of fiction. The Holy Grail, for example, is the MacGuffin of an Indiana... Read on...
14 of the Best Geekiest Beers
Given beer's pervasive place in human history, it's not surprising that the geeky pastimes of drinkers would eventually rub off on the beers themselves. The result is a veritable cornucopia of nerdy beers, 14 of which are right here.
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James Plafke
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Eric Limer
Just spent a few hours playing Kyntt. Stunning, cute little game. Highly recommended.
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James Plafke
I am jealous Elmo got to make out with Kristin Chenoweth.
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Eric Limer
I swear under my breath A LOT. This must make people near by me very uncomfortable. That being said, I have no intentions of stopping.
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Max
Court is now in session at the Burp Castle.
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Eric Limer
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Max
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Eric Limer
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Max
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Eric Limer
Suddenly I remember what I hate about PC gaming. Mainly never having a computer that can actually do it.
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James Plafke
The halftime show taught me that football-watching men drinking beer who love seeing muscular men beat each other up really like to vogue.
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Max
Pestering your friends at 8am is how you show you care, right? #hopeso
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Eric Limer
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James Plafke
I know global warming is scary, but not having a winter was pretty cool. I didn't have to spend money on shoes for the snow.
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Eric Limer
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Max
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Max
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Max
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