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Review: The Secrets Game

Review: The Secrets GamePublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1987Tagline: (none) how we met I do not have a clear memory of picking up The Secrets Game (surprise!), so I am pretty sure Bill found it on one of his treks in the thrifting wild. He recalls opening it up and looking at a single card to make […]

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: Fun Funky Fingernails

Review: Fun Funky FingernailsPublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 2000Tagline: A Hand Full of Fun for You and Your Friends! how we met I found Fun Funky Fingernails at a by-the-pound thrift stop. I know that sounds difficult to believe, but it’s true! I am just that lucky! This particular day the store had a lot of games […]

Review: Pom Pom Game

Review: Pom Pom GamePublisher: SearsYear: 1963?Tagline: AGES 3 AND UP how we met Bill and I were popping around the few but mighty thrift options in our town in June, and there was Pom Pom Game. There are plenty of vintage games that don’t resonate with me for whatever reason, and the older they get […]

Review: Lost Treasure

Review: Lost TreasurePublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1982Tagline: ELECTRONIC DEEP-SEA DIVING GAME how we met Thrifting Minion Josh gave me a copy of Lost Treasure. He found it at thrift one day, and all of the other thrifting minions already had it. Lucky me, again. how it plays Lost Treasure is one of the most interesting vintage […]

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