Idle Remorse

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Review: THE Yuppie GAME

Review: THE Yuppie GAMEPublisher: Waddington’sYear: 1985Tagline: are you yup to the challenge?Players: 2 to 4 how we met I found THE Yuppie GAME very recently at a thrift shop that I had previously almost dismissed for pricing their games and puzzles so high. But good thing I returned because, apparently, even the thrift shop knows […]

Review: Wild Wooly

Review: Wild WoolyPublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1995Tagline: He’s Wacky! He’s Wild! He Wants OUT!Players: 2 to 4 how we met A couple of winters ago, our friend Alex wanted Bill to sell some of his childhood items on eBay. He brought over a couple of boxes, mostly dinosaur junk (jk, I love dinosaurs). Amongst the old […]

Review: Knock Knock Game

Review: Knock Knock GamePublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1982Tagline: If you know “Who’s There”, you’ll win the Game!Players: 2 to 4 how we met I stumbled onto Knock Knock Game in the clearance cave of Noble Knights games in the Madison area, which makes the game $2? $3? Thrift price. I was dreading playing after looking through […]

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 Secret Door

Review: The Secret DoorPublisher: Family PastimesYear: 1991Players: 1 to 8Tagline: A CO-OPERATIVE MYSTERY GAME ™ how we met Bill picked up The Secret Door for me at the Kane County Toy Show <3. I love a 90s game, and this one had pretty decent reviews – which is not always the case when I buy […]

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