Inspired (as ever) by an earlier post, regarding Game of Life
(you can be a winner at the ga-ame of life!)

What obscure/not so obscure boardgames do you remember and did you enjoy in your "youth"?
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 14:58, archived)

settlers of Kataaan!

( Whythebigpaws?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 14:59, archived)

best boardgame ever
except there's never enough bricks.
( edric, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:08, archived)

Murder in the Dark
(did this exist?)
( tfs bye, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 14:59, archived)

It was nothing but a yuletide excuse to feel up my older female cousins to me.

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

and me!

( tfs bye, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

I think so... wasn't it the one where you got tapped on the shoulder
when the lights were out by "the murderer" to be "killed".

I don't remember much more though
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

Something like that
weird hidden repressed memories
( tfs bye, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

You then had to identify the killer by asking everybody questions
and the killer was supposed to tell at least one lie.

Then you turned the lights off and groped a bit more.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

Brown owl made us play that at Brownies.
A lot.
( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

Brown arse made me do it

( tfs bye, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:08, archived)

I've recently rediscovered booby trap.
Which is actually a rather ace and addictive game.
( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

y trap ies

damn right!
( Bobson I who milks the milkmen?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

Tsk.

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

does it involve bear traps and your mums bras?

( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

No.

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

hello
you?
( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Maybe, you?

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

not really
why?
( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:04, archived)

mouse trap!

( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

*eyes you suspiciously*

( baldmonkey a frothy foul-smelling vaginal discharge, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

your game reminded me of my game
www.hasbro.com/objects/products/pl/product_id.9461/dn/print.cfm
( Jenk Neptune is a pedant and now I can't fit my sig in, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:08, archived)

I had an 'Aliens' board game
that was quite fun
( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

'Which Way Please?' was the badger's nadgers

( Cap'n Tallbeard, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

Atmosfear

( moohalaa, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

oh god
i wanted that so badly.
along with domino-rally.
( Whythebigpaws?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

I used to be shit-scared of the video guy on it
and as it got further through the hour, how he got more makeup on
to look more sinister and evil.
( moohalaa, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

I had both atmosphere and that pirate one too

( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

Oh good Lord this

( Cap'n Tallbeard, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

Never much into boardgames
Monopoly or srabble in our house = FIGHT

TJ: am I imagining things, or did Bou just post some breasts on the main board, which promptly disappeared?
( Scoff Cruddle you would, wouldn't you?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

Has she gone
*whistles and makes 'loopy' symbol by side of head* again?
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:04, archived)

It is just possible
I'm just checking all this palaeotology hasn't gotten to me and I'm not seeing things.
( Scoff Cruddle you would, wouldn't you?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

Were these they?
www.b3ta.com/board/6729760
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:11, archived)

Yup
Them's the puppies
( Scoff Cruddle you would, wouldn't you?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:14, archived)

Is she still here, or did posting a picture of her tits on the board result in yet another banning?
( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:18, archived)

I was trying to work out whether they were her tits or not
Then decided that that way madness lies
( Scoff Cruddle you would, wouldn't you?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:21, archived)

Ghost Castle
It had a glowing skull thingy
( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

I HAD THAT!

( Whythebigpaws?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

SAME HERE!
I don't know what happened to it :(
( MONO!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

LOOOOOOK!
www.kiddstoys.co.uk/gostcstle.htm
( Whythebigpaws?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:06, archived)

You can still buy it online!

( Mykeyboy A massive, salty filing cabinet, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:04, archived)

blimey!
i loved that game.
*goes off to look*
( Whythebigpaws?, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

Conquer everest
Looked like a big grey pyramid, you went round in circle collecting burkahs and equip then climbed to the top to win.


it was shit
(PsychoChomp, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:00, archived)

Escape from Atlantis!
Took longer to setup than to play.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:01, archived)

And promptly sank without trace after it's release?

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Totopoly.
Racing and betting game. Took eighteen hours. Required turning the board over half way through. Was exceptionally dull and it was never entirely clear who had won or why.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Sounds like how I imagine sex with PB.
Not that I imagine that.
*shudders*
( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

Busted!
INRBM & P_B
Sitting in a tree
B-O-R,
I-N-G!
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:07, archived)

I have Sorry! in my cupboard.
We used to play Polo, British Bulldog, & Blockie at school. Not that they are boardgames, but I can't remember any others.
( ImNotRightBotheredMe fool, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

i've had Kerplunk as a child and an adult
it was much more fun as a child
( Clairebare Back once again with the Ill behaviour, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Labyrinth

( Newington, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Careers
Omnigon (faster than chess, more challenging than checkers) - still play it with the kids.
( setimret likes his metaphors mixed, not stirred, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:02, archived)

Careers was fantastic :)

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:06, archived)

Snakes And Ladders
with real snakes and broken ladders. I laughed 'till I stopped.
( Captn Hood-Butter is not dead yet., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

MOUSETRAP!
SCREWBALL SCRAMBLE!
MARBLE MADNESS!
( prem1um is full of life, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

Drunken Dino, or Clumsy Dinocunt, or Stumbly mactyrannosaurus death time
was great with the clumsy dinosaur spinny destruction monster!
( GrandmaOfShoes, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:03, archived)

Trivial pursuit
My parents had a separate set of questions for me (kids trivia sort of thing) but it made me feel like a mong that I needed different questions to them so I got upset when we played it.
(golddust QOTW now revolves around being a cunt, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:04, archived)

Rat Race, where you hire and fire employees
I THINK there was a Trapdoor game, where you made the characters out of playdough; and I have jsut traced the initial route of my car fixation to a 1960s game called Grand Prix.
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:04, archived)

We still have Grand Prix in my wardrobe at my parents house :)

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:07, archived)

temind me that it's the one Im thinking of
little 1920's style motor cars, and everyone gets some kind of steering-wheel-with-speedo-needle-on-it
( Grrrmachine the indifference engine, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:09, archived)

I genuinely can't remember. However next time I'm there I shall definitely investigate!

( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:14, archived)

From the era of my youth, but only recently discovered
Terry Venables Invites You To Be "The Manager"

It's awesome
( Cap'n Tallbeard, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

We had one called Masterpiece
which basically involved buying and selling famous paintings (for a reason that escapes me)
The Dartmoor Game - memorise all the myths, legends and scuttlebutt of Dartmoor and win
and of course Yahtzee :)
( Gizmo.mp3 does not exist, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:05, archived)

Mastermind

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:07, archived)

That was a fucking ace game. With all those little plastic pegs
that would get lost, trodden on and swallowed by the cat.
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:08, archived)

Was that the one where you have four pegs of different colours and you get ten goes to find out what the combination is?

( Cap'n Tallbeard, Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:10, archived)

Yup.
With black and white pegs for "right colour right position & right colour, wrong position"
( The Teviot Moose major 5th., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:12, archived)

Yes.

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:13, archived)

Yes.

( L-Space - scientia sapientes vocat., Fri 12 Jan 2007, 15:10, archived)