Anyone collect board games?
Hello Ladies and Gentleman,
I have been really wanting to get into board games again, used to love them growing up. Unfortunately i missed out on a TON of games from the 80's and early 90's so i am thinking i might start collecting board games here and there as well. I missed out on a ton of good games and would love to try the following.
Fireball island
Dragon strike
Omega Virus
Key to th kingdom
Battle Masters
Tornado Rex
Just about video game board game
Heroes quest
Weopons and Warriors
The adventurers
Crash Canyon
What are some of your favorites???
And what are some board games you loved that might have been forgotten. Or some other games like the games on this list .
I remember Forbidden Bridge being one of my favorites, but to this day i don't know a single person who remembers it but me.
It's gonna be tough for some of these as a lot of them had a shitload of pieces and some are pretty pricey.
I have been really wanting to get into board games again, used to love them growing up. Unfortunately i missed out on a TON of games from the 80's and early 90's so i am thinking i might start collecting board games here and there as well. I missed out on a ton of good games and would love to try the following.
Fireball island
Dragon strike
Omega Virus
Key to th kingdom
Battle Masters
Tornado Rex
Just about video game board game
Heroes quest
Weopons and Warriors
The adventurers
Crash Canyon
What are some of your favorites???
And what are some board games you loved that might have been forgotten. Or some other games like the games on this list .
I remember Forbidden Bridge being one of my favorites, but to this day i don't know a single person who remembers it but me.
It's gonna be tough for some of these as a lot of them had a shitload of pieces and some are pretty pricey.
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Dude Tornado Rex was my shit as a kid. I think I lost every single game piece before we finally retired our copy. my 8 year old self would set up all 8 guys on the mountain and send them to their doom. I did that more than play the game. My favorite childhood board game is one I still own in nice condition. It's called Fraidy Cats. You should definitely check it out!
dude.....i just watched the commercial for it and holy shit was that a blast from the past. I actually remember that commercial froms seeing it on nickelodeon all the time.
Thanks for the tip.
ANd yeah that's all i plan on doing pretty much with tornado rex, even at 25 years old
Warhammer Quest and Spacehulk are both fun, as well.
For family-and-friends board game night we usually stick to German board games like Agricola/Caverna or Catan.
Fireball Island was one of those games that looked so much better in the commercial.
Yeah, the board is HUGE, but the game itself was sort of middle-of-the-road.
Dude Tornado Rex was my shit as a kid. I think I lost every single game piece before we finally retired our copy. my 8 year old self would set up all 8 guys on the mountain and send them to their doom. I did that more than play the game. My favorite childhood board game is one I still own in nice condition. It's called Fraidy Cats. You should definitely check it out!
dude.....i just watched the commercial for it and holy shit was that a blast from the past. I actually remember that commercial froms seeing it on nickelodeon all the time.
Thanks for the tip.
ANd yeah that's all i plan on doing pretty much with tornado rex, even at 25 years old
To be honest I dont think I have ever seen the commercial. I'm totally gonna watch it later though. The best part of that game was putting it away in the box without hearing the "wurrrrrrr wurrrrr" of the motorized dog slamming around the box. To pack it properly without hitting the dog's button was liking stacking a house of cards.
Favorites are probably the Lord of the Rings Living Card Game, Twilight Imperium 3rd Edition, and Blood Bowl The Card Game
These Milton Bradley wargames
1. Battle Cry
2. Broadsides
3. Dogfight
4. Hit the Beach
5. Skirmish
A lot of the early Avalon Hill games
Coup D'etat
Clue
Risk
Screwball - the Mad Mad game (was actually a rip off of Mad Magazine - the first printing had a character that looked suspiciously like Alfred E. Newman - after Mad Magazine complained the cover had a microphone stuck in front of his face).
Billionaire (by Happy Hour) - a vacuformed 3d marble race game
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Loved Dark tower when it came out - bought a copy the first day it came out (still have it I am pleased to say).
I have two games from England that a friend helped me get - lots of neat toys in them:
Lost Valley of the Dinosaurs
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Escape From Atlantis - first version that later was released in the U.S. under various incarnations.
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a list of my collection is here https://boardgamegeek.com/collection/user/rokubungi?own=1&subtype=boardgame&ff=1
I know they're not board games but still the same idea of sitting at a table with other people to play...card games: Spades, Texas Hold 'Em, UNO.
Loved Dark tower when it came out - bought a copy the first day it came out (still have it I am pleased to say).
This is one that I can't believe they dont' rerelease in some form.
I'd love to get a working copy some day.
Crossbows and Catapults and Torpedo Run!
You might like this game from my wayward youth:
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You would aim the periscope and it fired a little steel ball - the ships had little pegs on the bottom and they would pop up when you hit them. (A later version had cardboard ships - nowhere as neat as the original.)
Elder Sign
which is a fantastic Fantasy Flight Games co-operative horror dice game where players try to all
collect enough elder signs to seal away the Ancient One that is awakening
Lord of the Rings: LCG
I like this game a lot -- the best part is you can play it solo!
Sentinels of the Multiverse
this is another co-op cardgame that i'd like to play more of... i've tried solo games,but it's tough and not really designed for that... looks pretty fun though
also just learned some new stuff at DragonCon
Shadowrun Crossfire
we only got a demo played, however i really liked the deckbuilding aspect, and i already love the Shadowrun Universe a lot so this is a very possible Future Purchase for me
Star Realms
another very inexpensive versus game for deck-building and space ship battles... it was fast and fun.. however im guessing i wont play it as often
I spent all night looking up board games on ebay and man are they expensive. I didn't realize some of these fetch almost 200 bucks.
A little bit disappointing, but i will find a way to acquire some of these.
Fireball island is probably the only one i won't purchase, i just can't justify spending 200 on it.
Most of them fortunately hover around 50-75 for complete games.
Fireball island is probably the only one i won't purchase, i just can't justify spending 200 on it.
Honestly, for fun factor... Fireball Island was worth about the $20 I paid on clearance when I bought it as a kid
At least with Heroquest, all of the quest books for the expansions have been uploaded and exist online, so you can save that money if you just want to play the game rather than collect the minis/components.
I spent all night looking up board games on ebay and man are they expensive. I didn't realize some of these fetch almost 200 bucks.
I have one of these stashed away in my collection:
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I have never seen it on ebay and I know it is probably the rarest of the James Bond games. Mine is not mint but it is very close. Picked it up at a thrift store at least 30 years ago and by some miracle they put it in a large plastic bag instead of taping the hell out of it (one thing I really hate about thrift stores is the obsession they have with taping things - some of the older games it is impossilbe to remove the tape without doing a lot of damage).
As a kid, it was risk, axis allies and heroquest that were my favorites...
The Greats
Catan - one of the best, though more mainstream than it used to be
Catan expansions / variations: Cities and Knights, Traders and Barbarians, and Struggle for Catan - all somewhat different and lots of fun
Stone Age - great game not all too dissimilar from Catan
Dominion - Awesome deck building strategy game
Sequence - Classic, simple, but great
Risk
Telestrations - great party game
Scrabble - I loved this game since college.
Mille Bornes - also old-school, but great strategy / luck card game
Monopoly Deal - great card game that is quick and easy to learn
24 - you have to love math, but if you do, it's an awesome game (and can play by yourself)
The Pretty Goods
Agricola - Some sort of Catan / Stone Age cross-breed. Only have played it once, but I see potential
For Sale - Great bidding war type of game. Fun semi-strat game to play with friends
Ticket to Ride - Lots of people love this game. I'm not a huge fan, but I appreciate the concept
Bang! - Interesting western game. Goes to fast with too little thinking for my liking though
Pandemic - Good co-op game, but I didn't find it too much fun
As a kid/adult I loved Life, Scrabble, Scattegories, 13 Dead End Drive, Clue, Smart Ass and Trivial Pursuit.
Cranium is good too!
Some of my favorites as a kid were:
Monopoly
Sorry
Uncle Wiggly (fucking awesome)
Chess (I don't know if this fits, but hey it's a game played on a board... been playing since I was 7 or 8.)
... and my favorite of all: Stratego (I learned this game when I was 6 or so, and remember challenging anyone in my family and my friends)
Red Dragon Inn
Zombies!!!
Frag (bought it at a yard sale for $1, still haven't tried it yet)
Eldritch Horror
Boss Monster
I've noticed over the last year or so board games have really exploded in popularity. I read over on Polygon board games usurped RPGs to dominate the event space at this year's Gen Con, they seem to be the new it-thing to play. I wonder if the growing market for board games will divert money away from retro-gaming?
I picked up a few old MB board games from the 70s and 80s at a thrift store for a few bucks a piece. I figured I may start collecting them, but they take up too much space and I don't have as much nostalgia for them. I do like modern board games though, had lots of fun playing Catan and Munchkin.. and would like to get a Nintendo themed chess set some day
You use the axe to knock off the pieces of bark without toppling a core.
another very popular game in my family is Phoenix
you try to be the first to get your colored pawns to match the randomly generated pattern in the center, and can rearrange your pawns in specific ways based on the cards you play.
we also play a lot of the great dalmuti
a great one to bring out at parties