Idle Remorse

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Review: Spitting Image

Review: Spitting ImagePublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1984Players: 2 to 6Tagline: THE GAME OF SCANDAL how we met Since my sister moved to the area, I frequent Madison quite a bit, and Noble Knight Games has a clearance cave that I rarely leave without four or five games in tow. My very first visit I found Spitting […]

Review: The Joke Game

Review: The Joke GamePublisher: All Things Equal, Inc.Year: 2008Tagline: IF YOU DON’T KNOW THE PUNCH LINE, MAKE ONE UP! how we met My sister told me about The Joke Game originally. She found it at a thrift shop and played it with friends for several hours. Since she wasn’t giving it up, I had to […]

Review: Clarissa Explains It All Game

Review: Clarissa Explains It All GamePublisher: Cardinal IndustriesYear: 1994Tagline: (none) how we met I first learned that a game based on the early-90’s Nickelodeon show Clarissa Explains It All existed when it was covered on the podcast Flip the Table. I am not sure I ever went so far as to add it to my […]

Review: Mad Magazine Card Game

Review: Mad Magazine Card GamePublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1979Tagline: (none) how we met I think Bill brought Mad Magazine Card Game home one day. I have never personally seen it at thrift, only at antique stores, and antique stores are expensive. Our copy looks like it spent at least 20 of its 40 years in direct […]

Review: Charge It!

Review: Charge It!Publisher: Western Publishing CompanyYear: 1972Tagline: THE FAMILY CREDIT-CARD GAME how we met I found Charge it! just recently for 50 cents. The cover is cute. I like the 70s colors. I looked Charge It! up on BGG and saw that most of the ratings are above-average and it is full of delightful art, […]

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