Lately I have been having stellar luck finding old board games at my local thrift stores. Not only have these games been priced low but they have also been missing either only a few replaceable pieces or completely intact. The most recent find is Go For It, a boardgame straight out of the American 80’s!…
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Manhunt – The Electric Computer Detective Game
Manhunt, the electric computer detective game! This evening my wife and I were looking for something to do. Inspired by a recent binge watching of Mindhunter on Netflix, I decided to pull this classic from 1972 out of the closet. After pulling out the game board, getting the computer ready, and deciding on whether to…
Thrift Store Find: Family Feud!
If there is one trivia game that hits the nostalgic nerve in me, it has to be Family Feud. I don’t mean the TV game show that is still airing today. I mean the plastic and cardboard contraption that was produced in the 1970’s based on the TV game show. That’s right, I found a…
Thrift Store Find: Stay Alive
A couple of days ago I wrote about finding the board game Bonkers! at a local thrift store. Today I am going to tell you about one of the other amazing finds, Stay Alive. Stay Alive is a four player game produced by Milton Bradley during the wonder years of American plastic board games. Many…
Thrift Store Find: Bonkers!
This weekend my family and I took a ride to visit a few local thrift stores. Most of the stores in my area are Goodwill stores with a few independent stores mixed in. While all of the stores are donation based as far as stocking their shelves go some are better than others when it…
Gaming From The Past: Dragon Strike
Dragon Strike is a game from TSR that was released in 1993. It included a very cheesy VHS tape and a bunch of miniatures. Clearly designed to do battle with the HeroQuest games this one never took off.On its own it’s not a terrible game but there was so much better stuff on the market…
I’ve Got Some Money To Spend
A few years ago I signed up for the affiliate program over at Funagain Games. For a while I was looking at how much money I had made in commissions and after a while of not making anything I forgot about it. This morning, on a whim, I took a look and discovered I had…
Game Review: Bulp!
I tend to look at older games with a bit of nostalgia, although there are some that simply make me nauseous at the very thought of them. Waterworks is one of those games; it has brought joy to many – but never to me, and I got rid of the game long ago. When I…
Game Review: Power and Weakness
In my search for Power and Weakness (JKLM Games and FRED, 2007 – Andreas Steding), I noticed that it’s the only game with the word “weakness” in the title. Yes, that’s not an interesting fact, but really – the game gave off this air of incredible boredom that resonated from the medieval artwork to the…
Slugfest Games releases two new games
‘Yesterday I was pleasantly surprised to find a box of games waiting for me when I got home. The kind folks at Slugfest Games sent me a copy of The Red Dragon Inn and Tiki Mountain. My first impressions of these two games is very favorable. My gaming group and I love the previous Kung…