Review: The Secret DoorPublisher: Family PastimesYear: 1991Players: 1 to 8Tagline: A CO-OPERATIVE MYSTERY GAME ™ how we met Bill picked up The Secret Door for me at the Kane County Toy Show <3. I love a 90s game, and this one had pretty decent reviews – which is not always the case when I buy […]
Review: Bottle ToppsPublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1993Tagline: Stack ’em High & Stack ’em WidePlayers: 2 or more how we met I had never heard of Bottle Topps before finding it at thrift recently. But I like a dexterity game, and it seems impossible to me that this many wooden disks can truly branch out as wide […]
Review: The Garden GamePublisher: Ampersand PressYear: 1996Tagline: A Celebration of Cultivation For All SeasonsPlayers: 2 to 6 how we met When I found The Garden Game at thrift, it was clearly an educational game about gardening. Educational games intrigue me (much more than they should) so I wanted to bring it home and soak in […]
Review: California DreamsPublisher: PressmanYear: 1993Players: 2 to 4Tagline: Be the one to help the “CALIFORNIA DREAMS” reach the top of the music charts…and win! how we met I believe I may have already mentioned the wonderful thrift stop where I found California Dreams in a past post. It was the same trip where I found […]
Review: Real PeoplePublisher: Parker BrothersYear: 1991Players: 3 to 6 teams or playersTagline: The Game Where Looks Can Be Very Deceiving! how we met Real People is my favorite type of thrift game find. The cover is amazing, I have never heard of it before, the price is right and the gameplay looks bizarre. It contains […]