Review: The Garden GamePublisher: Ampersand PressYear: 1996Tagline: A Celebration of Cultivation For All SeasonsPlayers: 2 to 6 how we met When I found The Garden Game at thrift, it was clearly an educational game about gardening. Educational games intrigue me (much more than they should) so I wanted to bring it home and soak in […]
Review: the Vampire DiariesPublisher: PressmanYear: 2010Tagline: The Game Based on the Hit TV ShowPlayers: 3 or 4 how we met I have had this strange, coffin-shaped game in my collection for several months. I remember finding it at thrift and being unable to fight off the temptation based on box shape alone. Well, and the […]
Review: FIBBER!Publisher: Maruca Industries, Inc.Year: 1986Tagline: The game that makes it fun to fib!Players: 2 to 4 how we met FIBBER! was a recent post-pandemic purchase of mine at thrift. Bill was okay with the purchase because FIBBER! can maybe sell for a few bucks online (not much, but a few). I was happy with […]
Review: The Racing Horse GamePublisher: CHH GamesYear: timeless (and not listed)Tagline: A fun day at the track. . .Players: 2 or more how we met I found The Racing Horse Game at thrift post-pandemic, when I finally returned to thrifting (albeit less often). When I saw it on the shelf, I saw a generic-looking box […]
Review: JishakuPublisher: RSV Productions, Inc. Year: 2007Players: 1 or moreTagline: The Game of Magnetic Action how we met Jishaku is probably one of the last games I picked up at thrift before we locked down at home. It’s definitely illustrative of the random games we find at one of the local thrift shops. Prices are […]