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The Dutch inventor of hit wooden construction game Kapla, which has entertained children and inspired architects for four decades, has died at the age of 80, his wife told AFP.

From Barron's • Feb. 16, 2026

For more than a century it has entertained generations of families with its mixture of classic rides and nostalgic arcades.

From BBC • Oct. 4, 2025

“What I want to say to Mr. Wolf, if he reads this, is that his creative product has entertained me for hundreds of hours, And that comes through in a satirical nature.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2024

Since then, the company has entertained interest from suitors including Apollo, the private-equity giant, and Skydance, which is proposing a merger.

From New York Times • Apr. 29, 2024

Washington has entertained more distinguished Northern men and more distinguished Southern men at the Tuskegee Institute than any other man in the State, if not in the South.

From Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century by Washington, Booker T.