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Month / July 2019

Review: Snapple Real Facts Game

Review: Snapple Real Facts GamePublisher: PressmanYear: 2004Tagline: The game with an exciting charades twist! how we met There was this time in my life when I never knew Snapple Real Facts Game existed and this time when I knew it did. In the middle of those times, I was in a thrift shop and I […]

Review: deduction

Review: deductionPublisher: IdealYear: 1976Tagline: THE GAME THAT MAKES THINKING FUN! how we met When I can’t remember where I bought a game, I like to try and explain why I would have purchased that particular game. I know that I got deduction at a thrift shop because it still has the $1.99 sticker on it. […]

Review: Web of Gold

Review: Web of GoldPublisher: TSR under license from Three Wishes LimitedYear: 1987Tagline: A game of daring adventure in an abandoned gold mine. how we met Web of Gold has what may be my favorite game cover of all time. I knew of Web of Gold as a thing, but the only time I ever saw […]

Review: Grabbin’ Grasshoppers!

Review: Grabbin’ Grasshoppers!Publisher: TycoYear: 1990Tagline: The Jumpin’ Grasshopper Game how we met Grabbin’ Grasshoppers! was dirt cheap and complete, but I still was not going to buy it. It looks fun for a one-time play but is it worth standing in line to purchase? However it has some resale value and so made it into […]

Review: Rodney Dangerfield’s Game No Respect

Review: [Rodney Dangerfield’s Game] No RespectPublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1985Tagline: A NERVE-RACKING, NUMBER-STACKING GAME OF SUDDEN DEATH how we met I have seen No Respect on forgotten game lists and vintage game lists and all kinds of lists for a long time. I just assumed that I would find it someday. It’s not all that uncommon […]

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