Review: Care Bears: On the Path to Care-a-LotPublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1983Tagline: A Game of Happy Feelings from Parker Brothers how we met I recently went through a bout of (what google tells me is called) Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon on the topic of Care Bears, meaning I started seeing them everywhere. This all began when I was […]
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 […]
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 […]
Review: Scavenger HuntPublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1983Tagline: A MADCAP SEEK AND SEARCH GAME how we met I found Scavenger Hunt this past summer on a typical weekend in an atypical location. We stumbled upon a thrift shop that we had never visited before or since. It’s one of those places where the entire store is half […]