One of the joys of friendship was playing board games with your friends… kind of.
Here is a list of games that caused grief for me in my yout’:
Sorry – no one was ever actually sorry and I lost. Uh, I’m sorry?
Monopoly – It seemed to be my destiny to land on Boardwalk with a hotel, nuff said.
Risk – Ukraine not weak. Dice cheats. Board flips. Tantrums thrown (not me for a change.) Hint: never play with older kids aka teenagers.
Carrier Strike – Did not grasp the notion of Combat Air Patrol (it was a more advanced Battleship) and someone (me) ended up crying over losing his aircraft carrier.
The Bermuda Triangle – Random chance my ass! I believe that storm (with its goddamned magnets) hated me.
Game of Life – Hmmmm… I usually did well at this. I would like to demand a refund.
What games did you play and not really miss?
Monopoly was terrible. I don’t think I’ve ever enjoyed a game of that in my life. It’s either endless, with nobody ever getting bankrupted / hopeless, with somebody obviously just waiting to ruin everyone / or else just totally random, waiting to see who is unlucky and lands on the hotel first.
Trouble was a pretty dumb game, but the Popamatic was always fun, so even if you were in a hopeless spot it was fun to push it down.
Any game with little fidgety bits like Mouse Trap and Operation were a pain. I remember Operation not sensing the tweezers right and either not going off when it was supposed to, or else going off at random. WHAT A RIPOFF, HASBRO!!!
I can’t think of any I liked all that much. I liked cards better. I started playing penny ante poker with my grandparents when I was 9 or 10. My dad taught me cribbage when I was around the same age. Rummy was good.
Did Grandma and Grandpa gang up to hustle you out of your allowance?
They wished.
In lieu of cards or board games, my grandfather taught me how to handicap the races. I think I was six the first time he took me out to Arlington. He had a system for the trotters at Sportsman’s or Maywood was solid for a guy who came to the US from Sicily at 10 years old and never went past the third grade.
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My daughter was into horses. The only time I took her to the harness races she was maybe 9 or 10, she pointed out a horse and said “Let’s bet on that one.” I scored $72 on a $2 bet.
Chopper Strike & Stratego were fun. Most other board games I tried to avoid.
Battleship. It was the most stupid game and not one person who ever played it was honest…ever.
You could always call out patterns on the board that spelled out swear words.
Everyone’s experience with Monopoly
I feel so fancy and adult tonight!
I made cacio e pepe and used fancy pasta – bucatini!
My daughters & wife are making poke bowls while I slurp a margarita & watch Duke lose! Not a bad end of the day.
Any day Duke loses is a good day.
Duke losses are satisfying. Not as much as Notre Dame losses, but still real good.
My grandfather was usually the only one who would play board games with me. We played checkers, Monopoly, and card games – Grandma taught me contract bridge and Grandpa taught me blackjack and 5 card draw lol. My dad could occasionally be begged into playing Scrabble with me, and he taught me how to play chess.
I also had Trouble, Girl Talk, The Babysitter’s Club, Clue, Life, and a bunch of others that my friends and I played occasionally.
I loved Picnic Panic so much as a kid. It got my anxiety spiking like Don’t Wake Daddy but was way more fun.
I don’t know what kind of crazy exciting night you’ve had, but I have done dishes, watched tv, and synchronized my old laptop and portable hard drive.
I am an only child so i didn’t play a lot of board or card games growing up, or if I did it was only a couple times a year at birthday parties so i was never sure how to play. I do know the classics like Monopoly and Sorry, but didn’t get a lot of experience on most.