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Review: Rodney Dangerfield’s Game No Respect

Review: [Rodney Dangerfield’s Game] No RespectPublisher: Milton BradleyYear: 1985Tagline: A NERVE-RACKING, NUMBER-STACKING GAME OF SUDDEN DEATH how we met I have seen No Respect on forgotten game lists and vintage game lists and all kinds of lists for a long time. I just assumed that I would find it someday. It’s not all that uncommon […]

Review: Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur

Review: Dizzy Dizzy DinosaurPublisher: PressmanYear: 1987Tagline: Don’t get caught in the path of this zany dinosaur! Be the first to get your pieces into the cave… and win! how we met Bill found Dizzy Dizzy Dinosaur for $2.99 one afternoon when I was not able to tag along. This game was a great find. A […]

Review: Snapshot

Review: SnapshotPublisher: CadacoYear: 1989Tagline: A VERY REVEALING GAME how we met I found Snapshot during a long thrifting day last summer. It was at a thrift shop that we have never returned to and probably never will because the contents of the shop are not very gamely. I don’t remember the exact amount I paid […]

Review: Care Bears: On the Path to Care-a-Lot

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: Scavenger Hunt

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 […]

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