ProudGrandma Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 not to exclude the younger group....but what games did you play with as a kid that there is a "new and improved" version available now? Which ones do you think they are actually improved? and which ones do you prefer the version you played with as a kid? I'll start: actually improved: toss across not improved: Life Clue Pay Day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunnylady303 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved loved loved a game called Fantasy Forest. Actually my DH found it on ebay and bought it for me for a gift several years ago. Still awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 We played the old life a gazilion times. The new Life is so lame it isn't even fun. I don't if the have new versions of Monopoly, parchesi, boggle, scrabble. We also played payday and clue. Didn't know they had new versions. We played a game called Aggravation, and of course Trivial Pursuit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jar7709 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Battleship has a bunch of new teched-up versions now. They are NOT improved. I never played it as a kid, but DH says the art on the Ravensburger Labyrinth game is way way better than what he grew up with, but the game is just the same (and good!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Totally agree on Life. Loved it as a kid, thought my dc would enjoy it so we bought one. It was so not the same. I remember being surprised that Candy Land added some special card where you got to advance to a spot way near the end. I only remember that because my niece cheated--she shuffled--so she could win. :lol: I actually like the newer Clue with the pieces being people instead of pawns. Sorry! is still good. The board has a new look but it's still the same game inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 What is up with all of the new incarnations of Hungry Hungry Hippos?? Argh!! Very frustrating and the hippos never eat the marbles well at all. :glare: LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Battleship has a bunch of new teched-up versions now. They are NOT improved. I never played it as a kid, but DH says the art on the Ravensburger Labyrinth game is way way better than what he grew up with, but the game is just the same (and good!) :iagree: We played vintage Battleship at the Chatterbox Cafe in St. Paul, MN when we lived in MN for four months (loved that place!). DS put that game down as his only request for Christmas. We have been disappointed with every version we have been able o locate-- weird shapes, hard to read grids, pegs that fall out, versions that require batteries... Ugh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved a game called Dark Tower, but it's been out of production for YEARS. Someone tried to make an online version but it's just not the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcgonczi Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved a game called Dark Tower, but it's been out of production for YEARS. Someone tried to make an online version but it's just not the same. OMG! I LOVED this game! No one else I know ever even heard of it. Of course by today's standards I am sure the computer thing in the middle would be very outdated. Thanks for the flashback. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twigs Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Parchesi Wahoo Mastermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melissad2 Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved Operation as a child. The new ones suck! They don't buzz when you hit the metal! I actually thought that something was wrong with our game but nope...it is just not the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixjen Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hubby played Masterpiece as a kid. It's a fun art auction game. They reissued it about a year after we were married, which is when he introduced me to it. I think it's been out of print ever since. I'm holding on tight to our copy! http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-The-Art-Auction-Game/dp/B000MZZMVA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 :iagree: We played vintage Battleship at the Chatterbox Cafe in St. Paul, MN when we lived in MN for four months (loved that place!). DS put that game down as his only request for Christmas. We have been disappointed with every version we have been able o locate-- weird shapes, hard to read grids, pegs that fall out, versions that require batteries... Ugh! I had to buy an old version on Ebay....and then later I found another one at Goodwill...which was nice because now we have spare parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I enjoyed Mastermind growing up. I don't like the newer version at all. Clue has a new version and a fancy playing pieces old version. I like the fancy playing pieces old version; don't like the new version. Risk is just the same, and I like the fancy playing pieces old version. Parchese has a fancy playing pieces version as well, that is nice. Battleship old version is great, and still pretty easy to find both new and at yard sales. Life old version is still my favourite, so is Monopoly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wintermom Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hubby played Masterpiece as a kid. It's a fun art auction game. They reissued it about a year after we were married, which is when he introduced me to it. I think it's been out of print ever since. I'm holding on tight to our copy! http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-The-Art-Auction-Game/dp/B000MZZMVA I LOVED this game! I'd love to find a copy. My sister found a copy without rules, and neither of us remember them very well. I wonder if they are avaible on-line anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Kerplunk, Trouble, Operation. All very noisy. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn. Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Not improved, in fact ruined, imho: Life Operation Battleship Anything electronic that was once a great board game (monopoly for example and battleship,) I still have the old versions of parchesi, (along w/ a newer one that has animals instead of plastic pawns), monopoly, scrabble, battleship, Spirograph (okay, not a game, but still!). I think I sold Payday at a garage sale.. I didn't know anybody owned one but us! Clue and risk have some minor changes, but are still pretty much the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved a game called Dark Tower, but it's been out of production for YEARS. Someone tried to make an online version but it's just not the same. I think our Dark Tower game is still in my mom's basement :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Occasionally Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 I loved Operation as a child. The new ones suck! They don't buzz when you hit the metal! I actually thought that something was wrong with our game but nope...it is just not the same. The Operation game we have now is absolutely awful. It has these terrible...noises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kewb Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 not improved: Life Clue Pay Day :iagree: The Life game my kids have is awful (although they like it) Kerplunk is also lousy. I ended up throwing ours away it was so cheaply made. Othello is still good but I don't like the changes they made to the storage. Mine had covers. Our set does not, the pieces are just really snug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Scrabble Monopoly Cluedo Risk Lotto Go (Korean) Reversi (Othello) Chess Mastermind Pick up sticks Chinese checkers Checkers (Draughts) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Othello is still good but I don't like the changes they made to the storage. Mine had covers. Our set does not, the pieces are just really snug. Oh, that reminds me of Rummikub. The first time I played was at sil's. Their set has a thick plastic storage which is actually constructed using the playing boards. The tiles and the feet for the boards fit just exactly within. Now the whole game just comes in a cheap box. Still the same enjoyable game, though. And Mille Bornes used to come with a plastic tray for the cards--my mil still has this set. The set we bought came with a cheap-o plastic tray that ripped after a couple uses. Also still a fun game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 There was a game called Bonkers where you'd place cards that would build the board. "forward 2", "back 4"... I liked setting up infinite loops with it :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 There was a game called Bonkers where you'd place cards that would build the board. "forward 2", "back 4"... I liked setting up infinite loops with it :) My kids love to play Bonkers :) We have it from my parents - also Payday and a few other old games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 12, 2012 Share Posted October 12, 2012 Hubby played Masterpiece as a kid. It's a fun art auction game. They reissued it about a year after we were married, which is when he introduced me to it. I think it's been out of print ever since. I'm holding on tight to our copy! http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-The-Art-Auction-Game/dp/B000MZZMVA I gave a copy of this to our Goodwill a couple of months ago! We had the art pieces with our God and the History cards. I fished them out and off it went to Goodwill. Who knew so many people liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elfknitter.# Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I loved a game called Dark Tower, but it's been out of production for YEARS. Someone tried to make an online version but it's just not the same. :lol: my SIL purchased one off of eBay a few years back and actually let dh and I borrow it for a night. :001_smile: I didn't realize Life was changed. :tongue_smilie: I used to love Scotland Yard. I wonder of my mom still has it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Peregrine Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I loved "I Took a Lickin' from a Chicken." Anyone remember that? Man, I wish I still had that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Add me to the MasterMind list. The old version is harder than the new one. This especially sucks as games for just two players are hard to find. Boardgames for only children are hard to find! We played lots of card games when I was little. Perfection looks horrible now. From my cold, dead hands will you pry away my copy of the original Rescuers game. I had a memory game that was hard and took up my whole little table. Stay Alive - we still have the one from my childhood. Superfection! You had to put the puzzle pieces together and in the tray before it popped up. Edited October 13, 2012 by Elizabeth in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trez Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I remember playing a game which I believe was called Cooties where you built little plastic bugs. Ants in the Pants Don't Break the Ice There was another game that was like a long plastic runway with two sides and two elastics at the top. You have these pieces like marble shooters that you hit down one lane, it rebounds to the other and you see where you can get the marble piece to stop for points. (Ugh...hard to explain) It may have been called Rebound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 We are big fans of card games, they don't change much. Cribbage, canasta, spoons, hello sir, hello miss, rummy. All staples here. I got the Planet Earth version of Monopoly but it is still a game I can't stand. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I'm 32 but I thought I would take a risk and answer anyways. Risk , Castle Risk, Gestures, and of course games in the D&D theme for us that included "TMNT". And for when we were younger: Checkers, Connect 4, Survivor, Hotels, Monopoly (I hate to admit that one. It's such a bad game), ... ? And when we were really young our neighbor had this game at her cottage. It was from the Bearisten Bears. You had to make sure everyone had a hat, and wind would/could? blow hats off people. I wish I could find that game for her now - of even information on it. She would get so emotional about that game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
my2boysteacher Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 My favorites were: Sorry Husker Du Masterpiece Rummikub Rack-o Mastermind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LuvToRead Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 What is up with all of the new incarnations of Hungry Hungry Hippos?? Argh!! Very frustrating and the hippos never eat the marbles well at all. :glare: LOL :iagree: Plus, you have to take it apart just to fit it back into the box for storage. It's frustrating when you have to stop the game every few seconds to dig out a marble that is stuck in the hippo's mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susankenny Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Operation. Hungry Hippo. There one where two plastic guys fought? But I can't remember the name. Oh, and this is not a game, but I loved Stretch Armstrong! Susan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alphabetika Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 DH and I both loved Cooties. But when we got one for our oldest daughter years ago, we found it to be...diffferent. I think they tried to make the cooties look cuter or something. And dh was disappointed that the pieces only fit in specific places on the cooties. Apparently he liked to put the body parts where they didn't belong. Mutant Cooties. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Hubby played Masterpiece as a kid. It's a fun art auction game. They reissued it about a year after we were married, which is when he introduced me to it. I think it's been out of print ever since. I'm holding on tight to our copy! http://www.amazon.com/Masterpiece-The-Art-Auction-Game/dp/B000MZZMVA My Aunt (who's barely 4 years older than I) and I used to play this all the time at my Grandmas, Great game!! I think our Dark Tower game is still in my mom's basement :) Oh what I wouldn't give to have one in my mom's basement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 I have never heard of Masterpiece or Dark Tower...but they sure seemed popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
butterflymommy Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 I never enjoyed board games, but I remember Life, Parcheesi, D&D, chess, and various proto-video games on the TI-99/4A, including a program that would generate responses and advice like an automated therapist. You would type in a line of text and the AI would reply. At times it was uncannily human sounding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Remember this game? It was huge when I was in 8th grade. Handheld video games sure have come a long way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
besroma Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Feely Meeley......we loved this game! http://item.mobileweb.ebay.com/viewitem;PdsSession=5d7ab68113a0a47a19403bb0fffebeba?itemId=180993290539&index=0&nav=SEARCH&nid=23599650561 I would love to find a complete game for sale. Loved Clue, Stock Market Game, Pit, Mille Bornes, Battleship. I definitely prefer the older version of Clue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Here are some cool vintage looking games. http://www.target.com/p/hasbro-clue-vintage-wood-book-edition/-/A-11239361 We have Life, Risk, Clue, and Scrabble. They look great on your bookshelves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2att Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 There was a game called Bonkers where you'd place cards that would build the board. "forward 2", "back 4"... I liked setting up infinite loops with it :) I found Bonkers at a Thrift store recently--the same version I had as a kid. I play it with my kids now--it's still really fun! I also picked up Payday the same way. It's not as much fun as I remember as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 14, 2012 Author Share Posted October 14, 2012 my parents have bonkers and Payday...my kids love playing it when we are there...(about twice a year)...we also played a game called King Oil 1974 King Oil Game by Milton Bradley | eBay with my dad...I look at that game now and wonder why I liked it so much...but it was fun with my dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixjen Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Remember this game? It was huge when I was in 8th grade. Handheld video games sure have come a long way. My Hubby has the Sears version of this and the double sided/two player one. And they both STILL work! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trez Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 What was the one with the cards with pipes on them? Was it waterworks or something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elizabeth in MN Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 There one where two plastic guys fought? But I can't remember the name. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Smith Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 my parents have bonkers and Payday...my kids love playing it when we are there...(about twice a year)...we also played a game called King Oil 1974 King Oil Game by Milton Bradley | eBay with my dad...I look at that game now and wonder why I liked it so much...but it was fun with my dad. We have Bonkers. We bought it at a second hand shop. My husband remembered it from when he was a kid. My kids enjoyed it when they were younger. :( (It's sometimes sad to think they are already having games they played when younger) We also have sorry, trouble, ulcers, anti-monopoly, and various other thrift store purchases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProudGrandma Posted October 16, 2012 Author Share Posted October 16, 2012 What was the one with the cards with pipes on them? Was it waterworks or something like that? we had that one too as a kid...I remember that well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Mungo Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 I enjoyed Mastermind growing up. I don't like the newer version at all. Really? I bought a version when my kids were younger. The look of the board had changed, but it was otherwise the same game my dad still has. I also have it on my phone and iPad. I love Mastermind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted October 16, 2012 Share Posted October 16, 2012 (edited) Memories! Fun thread! :D Similar to this Derby Horse Racing Game: http://www.jackbergsales.com/toys/VintageTheDerbyHorseRacingGame.htm A marble labyrinth Pig Mania: http://www.etsy.com/listing/96827520/vintage-game-1977-pig-mania-game-vintage Pit Mouse trap (when it was made out of good materials!) ETA: My family also loved to play Risk and Yahtzee. Edited October 16, 2012 by helena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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