Idle Remorse

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Review: Luck O’ The Irish

Review: Luck O’ The IrishPublisher: Reilly O’ CompanyYear: 1985Tagline: Win Pots Of GoldPlayers: 2 to 6 how we met On this day, at this particular thrift shop, the only item that caught my fancy was Luck O’ The Irish. Why? Look at that cover. I will wait while you scroll. I felt like I just […]

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: 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: FIBBER!

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 […]

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