Remember the board games for kids back in the 50's? No batteries required.

fureverywhere said:
My oldest played Dungeons and Dragons also Magic. They used to have tournaments at the book stores. Swarms of teens with cases of cards...very popular game. Then came Pokémon for the younger ones.
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Oh, D&D!

We used to have 3-day sessions, fueled by Pepsi and Cheetos LOL! Our DM was a particularly warped individual, so the games were always entertaining. It sort of died out when I got to college - too many real-world distractions. :eek:
 
The true gamers are still playing D.D.

My son gets together with friends and pull all nighters.
 

jujube said:
I bought my granddaughter a set of "pick-up stix" once. I was so disappointed....they are now made of plastic instead of wood like they were in my day. It was almost impossible to play with them. And don't even start me on the plastic jacks. Remember what happened when your dad stepped with bare feet on one of the jacks you didn't pick up?
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I used to love to play jacks -- my sis and I used to sit out on the porch on a summer's evening and play jacks forever. We used a golf ball because it bounced better. And yes, I do remember people stepping on forgotten jacks!!
 
SifuPhil said:
Monopoly is still the King of board games.

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My middle brother Dave was a win-at-all-costs type. He, my wife and I were playing a game once, and I knew his sickness was getting worse when, after I landed on Park Place, he jumped up, knocked the board over, cursed and stormed out of the room.

Never DID find the thimble ...
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I remember many a rainy day spent playing Monopoly -- and some games that went on for days and days (woe betide anyone who disturbed the board).
 
I wonder what different brain functions are involved in playing board games versus surfing the Internet for entertainment? I would have to think they're quite different ...
 
Babsinbloom65 said:
I played the board games and card games with my girls and they play them with their children. We also put together puzzles when my girls were young. I would start out with easy ones and then increase the number of pieces as their confidence grew. We would find all the framing pieces of the puzzle first and put that together and then leave the puzzle set out on a table where anyone could put together a piece or two anytime they felt like it. My girls did that with their children too and all the grandkids loved playing games and putting puzzles together when they were young. Now they also love Wii games and XBox (no violence ones) and when I saw how much fun the Wii was and how many different games you can play on it...I bought my husband and I one for a Christmas present one year. We now play pool, horseshoes, bowling, darts, golf and much more on the Wii. And it is great for playing Jeopardy, and other games shows too. We also have a chest like coffee table that opens and holds our dominoes, Yatzee, Scrabble, and many other board games which we still enjoy playing too. When we get together as a family we all like to play the outdoor games of horseshoes, volleyball, bean bag toss, etc. Games of all kinds are still a big part of our lives and I'm really happy about that.
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When my niece was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation, the center where we went had tables in the waiting area set up with big jigsaw puzzles where those waiting for patients could work on them. It was a very nice touch, and the puzzles were always busy. I'm lousy at jigsaw puzzles but I did enjoy trying, and the groups gathered around the tables were always very sociable. A good way to pass the time waiting for someone.
 
When we lived in Boca Raton there was a shop that sold odd edition games. We had a Spanish language edition of Monopoly.

I still have a British edition, all the streets are from London. The traditional US edition has them from Atlantic City.
 
Anyone else have this one? I didn't even know what a career was back then (maybe, I still don't.:)), but it was a good game.

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Ruth n Jersey said:
I am going to visit my young Grand kids soon. I wanted to bring them a game or two. I loved Chutes and Ladders and Chinese checkers,pick up sticks and good old Tiddledy Winks. I did see a few of them in the store. I couldn't get over how cheaply they are made. Even the pictures are horrible. My board was twice the size with nice heavy playing pieces. The Chinese checkers was made of all metal back then. My Grandma played Lotto with me. The numbers were embossed on little wooden rounds and the squares you used to cover the numbers on the cards were metal. I did see, that for double the cost, you could get the nostalgia version of a few. I'm not sure I want to go that route, they most likely will not be interested. To many video and battery operated games available. Such a shame.
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Boy, do I remember!

Monopoly, Life (one of my very favourites), Clue, Masterpiece, and so many more. By the way I still have all 4 of the original games I mentioned, and we still play them regularly.
 
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