What is your favorite retro board game?

[geardaddy]

Mouse trap

We also had Cootie

[grilled onions]

1. They Were The Best

For those that still exist I loved Chutes and Ladders, Stadium Checkers, Chinese Checkers,Sorry,Monopoly. Then I can barely remember a couple others like Winner Spinner and one called Hollywood that had game cards of speed boats and money. It was all good fun and where even the grandparents could play along. Far too many games today are fast paced requiring fast hands or way too complicated for someone to grasp the rules in just a few minutes.

[onehandle]

2. Risk. nt

[RobinA]

37. Yes, Risk

The only game of any sort that can turn me into a snarling, mouth-frothing, teeth-snapping, jugular-grabbing maniac. I'd try to stomp a baby AND a kitten if they played Risk opposite me. And anyone who thinks they can hold Europe is the first to go.

[onehandle]

44. And once you've cut your teeth on Risk, go onto Diplomacy.

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Keep your base instincts in check. Lead with your ego.

Negotiate yourself some relief. Paint the board your color, but not into the corner.

[Sherman A1]

48. Agreed

Diplomacy is a great game as is Risk.

[panader0]

3. Risk

Kamchacta to Alaska for world domination!

[geardaddy]

5. Yes.

I love Risk.

[cyberswede]

4. Careers!

My little sister and I would play it for hours!



We had Mousetrap in my classroom in 3rd grade - we would get to play with it when we had indoor recess due to bad weather. I LOVED that game - it seemed so elaborate!

We also had Cootie - a classic! They redesigned it later; I like the original version better.

My older sister had the Monkees game (the little plastic guitar is in a drawer somewhere at my mom's).



...and the Barbie game - nobody ever wanted Poindexter as their boyfriend! (I got a reproduction set a few years ago, and now I play it with my daughter).

[pokerfan]

6. Several

Monopoly, though the games would descend into chaos and fighting. Greed is good...


Panzerblitz:


Risk, of course. Which ruined Monopoly for me because conquering the world was more fun:


I picked up Go in college. It's 2,500 years old so that's about as retro as it gets.

[HarveyDarkey]

7. I enjoyed Panzerblitz a lot, and many of the other Avalon Hill games, my favorite though...

[cyberswede]

9. We liked Facts in Five (Avalon Hill)

Much hilarity always ensued when we couldn't think of a good answer. Fun game!

[pokerfan]

32. My favorite AH game

was actually Acquire:



Sort of a Monopoly for adults... or ages 12 and up...

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/5/acquire

[Frank Cannon]

51. Ah, yes, Acquire. GREAT game.

I'm blessed to own the hard-to-find 1999 Hasbro edition.

[panader0]

8. I play 'five stone' with the GO board.

It's not as complex as GO, but with a good opponent, you can nearly fill the board. Five stone can be a very fun game.

[pokerfan]

34. Go isn't really that complicated

It only has two rules, after all.

Rule 1: (the rule of liberty) states that every stone remaining on the board must have at least one open "point" (an intersection, called a "liberty&quot directly next to it (up, down, left, or right), or must be part of a connected group that has at least one such open point ("liberty&quot next to it. Stones or groups of stones which lose their last liberty are removed from the board.

Rule 2: (the "ko rule&quot states that the stones on the board must never repeat a previous position of stones. Moves which would do so are forbidden, and thus only moves elsewhere on the board are permitted that turn.

But the games can be long. For a shorter game, try playing on a 9×9 or 13×13 board instead of the usual 19×19. For players of vastly different abilities, it's easy to handicap Go.

[sharp_stick]

13. I loved Panzerblitz

In high school I had a friend with it and we played some epic games. The one I remember went on for hours only to have me win by hitting a half-track with a really low chance shot from a howitzer. He never forgave me and we never forgot it.

[pokerfan]

35. It was hard to find people to play with

That changed once I got to college and moved into the dorms....

[Sherman A1]

49. Enjoyed all of those along the way

Btw, your Panzerblitz photo appears to be MBT if I am correct, but the point is well made.

[pokerfan]

54. So it is

I was looking for an representative image and grabbed one that looked right. Oddly enough I never played MBT. I had Panzerblitz, Panzer Leader, Squad Leader, Arab Israeli Wars, Starship Troopers, D-Day, Platoon, etc. After a while, they start to look the same.

[Sherman A1]

55. It was a good representative image

Played Panzerblitz, Panzer Leader & Squad Leader (although not much as I wandered off into 285th miniatures by that time using W.R.G. rules).

[TheMightyFavog]

10. Go For Broke!

[RebelOne]

11. Monopoly and Trivial Pursuit. n/t

[benld74]

12. Stratego, when I was young I had visions of world domination!

[PoliticAverse]

28. I challenge you!!... n/t

[Paulie]

46. Same here!

I could play both sides and win while never cheating once! I swear!

[sharp_stick]

14. A couple from my childhood

Funny how two of them involve making a ton of money

Billionaire The Board Game:


Stock Ticker Board Game:


And of course the classic original Battleship:


I just love Dad and Son enjoying a well earned break playing the game while Mom and Daughter finish up those pesky dinner dishes with smiles on their faces knowing the men folk are relaxing.

[geardaddy]

16. I remember Smess!

My neighbor had that!

[geardaddy]

20. Thanks!

I don't remember being very good at it when I played. I was probably around 8 or so.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

17. Clue!

[geardaddy]

19. Yes, that is a good one.

[geardaddy]

21. My mom has her original 1930s Monopoly set

and an old version of Sorry.

[geardaddy]

25. That sounds familiar, but I can't recall the name.

Do you remember Milles Borne (sp?) the card game?

[geardaddy]

29. Dealer's Choice?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130962962739

[blueamy66]

24. Mouse Trap?

Kill me now!

I've tried to play that with my BF's daughter....freaking nightmare!!!!!

[PassingFair]

26. For actual play experience, it would have to be Sorry!

SOOOO much fun to send people back!

One of the Chinese exchange students we were lucky enough to
host L-O-V-E-D playing this game. Given a choice of activities, she
would run to get this game down.

She was raised to be SO polite and SO cooperative, but nothing made
her happier than to send one of us back to start, laughing, covering her
mouth with her hand and saying "Sorry, honorable host father!"

[geardaddy]

30. Agreed.

My mom has that exact set in your photo.

[elleng]

33. RAIL BARON!

http://www.railgamefans.com/rbp/rbpmapsb.htm

[Lars39]

41. Played that a few years ago. Intense, but fun.

[elleng]

42. Had a great time with it,

friends who, with me, worked at the Interstate Commerce Commission regulating railroad mergers!

Glad someone's heard of it!

[Lars39]

43. Oh, I bet that was a hoot!

[newcriminal]

36. I played these two with my grandma

My daughters like to play probe. I found it at a garage sell and almost cried, I forgot what it was called and of course bought it right away and thanked them several times.

[RobinA]

39. OMG

Authors! We played that by the hour.

[cherokeeprogressive]

40. Scrabble. There is no substitute. n/t

[geardaddy]

52. Love Scrabble.

You ever play SuperScrabble?

[hobbit709]

45. Dealer Mc Dope

I still have one in the original box with all the pieces.

[lame54]

53. We had a freak brothers game

[Agschmid]

47. Jumaji

[Sherman A1]

50. I ran a game store between 1983 and 2001

and it was my hobby from the early 1970's, loved board games and miniatures, I have just been cleaning out the closets of the remainders and a trip down memory lane. Culling the herd right now and saving a few for time in retirement which is hopefully coming in a few years.

Had a great time with many a SPI, AH, Mayfair, GDW & GRD title.

[LWolf]

56. Scrabble.

We still play scrabble on a regular basis in my family.

[valerief]

59. Love Scrabble, too. Haven't played in years. nt

[Wounded Bear]

57. Rise and decline of the Third Reich...

Used to play this one for days at a time. Ahh the good old days.

[geardaddy]

58. I love games like that.

It was so fun to have those marathon sessions!