Review: Whoowasit? Publisher: Ravensburger Year: 2007 Tagline: Reveal the secrets of the speaking animals and find the thief! how we met Whoowasit? caught my eye amongst the rest of the thrift games with its Harry Potter-looking font. It was clearly a children’s game, but I love a good deduction game, and it was electronic! I […]
Review: NASCAR ChampionsPublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1998Tagline: The thrilling race game of fast cars and big money. how we met I found NASCAR Champions on a thrifting visit where a NASCAR fan vomited their collection onto the entire store. I saw NASCAR clothing, I saw NASCAR puzzles, I saw NASCAR dishes. And there were several NASCAR […]
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single, young woman in want of a boyfriend, must be in possession of a crush. — me, channeling Jane Austen I recently reached out to my social media circle for crush stories. I heard back from more people than I anticipated, and you can see reflected back […]
Review: The Dick Tracy GamePublisher: University GamesYear: Timeless (I can’t find a date on the box or rules but BGG says 1990)Tagline: Help Dick Tracy solve crimes, capture the colorful cast of criminals and save the city. how we met Hey guess what, I found The Dick Tracy Game at a thrift shop once. I […]
Review: National Enquirer GamePublisher: Tyco GamesYear: 1991Tagline: The Outrageously Funny Headline Game! how we met I have been wanting a headline game for awhile now, and I see them every so often. And rarely the same one – they are legion. But I would be hard-pressed to imagine a more appropriate headline game for the […]