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TableTopics is a conversation and icebreaker game that features a series of questions written on a stack of cards enclosed in a cube box. [1] [2] The game was created in 2002 by Cristy Clarke, and comes in 20 different varieties. [1] [3] An app version of the game has also been created. [4] [5] It has been featured in Oprah Magazine and USA Today. [6]

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  2. "TableTopics Fun!". PopZazz Company.
  3. Meredith Maines (Sep 2009). "Things I Can't Live Without: Cristy Clarke, TableTopics". Inc.com.
  4. Brad McCarty (2011-02-09). "Break the ice with TableTopics for your iOS device". The Next Web.
  5. "TableTopics HD: Kick-start conversations with app". USATODAY.COM. Retrieved 2018-12-27.
  6. "TableTopics Cubes". Oprah.com. Retrieved 2018-12-27.