Scrooge and the boys discover that the games of an underground civilization are causing earthquakes directly under the Money Bin.
This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
- Comically Missing the Point: The guards get Scrooge, after he got ran over by one of the teams, and messed them up.Scrooge: Are you taking me to the hospital?
Guard: No! We're taking you to jail! - Doing in the Scientist: The Great Games are the cause of earthquakes.
- Dreaming of Things to Come: The episode begins with Scrooge having a nightmare where an earthquake destroyed his Money Bin. Upon waking up, he tells the nephews and Webby he had another one earlier.
- Dude, Not Funny!: Gyro makes a quip about the damage the earthquakes could do to the Money Bin. Naturally, Scrooge doesn't find it at all amusing.Gyro: It's long overdue for an earthquake. If it's a big one, your Money Bin will be a (chuckles) has-been.
Scrooge: Not funny, Gyro. - Hates Being Touched: Terra-Firmians don't like to be poked.
- Here We Go Again!:Terra-firmian: Where will the next Great Games be, your Terra-Firmianess?
King: To the west, under a place called Califermy. - Serious Business: The Great Games.
