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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: 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 […]

Review: Dr. Ruth’s Game of Good Sex

Review: Dr. Ruth’s Game of Good SexPublisher: Victory GamesYear: 1985Tagline: (none, but do you need one?) how we met I knew of the existence of Dr. Ruth’s Game of Good Sex. I saw it once at a Half Price Books but left it behind at the listed price. If it is meant to be, it […]

Review: The Chicken Grand Slam Baseball Game

Review: The Chicken Grand Slam Baseball GamePublisher: Adco InternationalYear: 1980Tagline: Featuring Antics of the Famous San Diego Chicken how we met I found this weird game at thrift and, even though I could see that it played like Pass the Pigs, for some reason I wanted it. The game is obscure and simple, and it […]

Review: Web of Gold

Review: Web of GoldPublisher: TSR under license from Three Wishes LimitedYear: 1987Tagline: A game of daring adventure in an abandoned gold mine. how we met Web of Gold has what may be my favorite game cover of all time. I knew of Web of Gold as a thing, but the only time I ever saw […]

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