Idle Remorse

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Review: Laser Attack

Review: Laser Attack Publisher: Milton Bradley Year: 1978 Tagline: Attack & Destroy the Dreaded Enemy Laser how we met This is still more evidence that my local thrift shop is magic. No one that visits this small-town shop buys the same games that I do, so it is not important that I go frequently, which […]

Review: Noteability

Review: Noteability Publisher: Tiger Games Year: 1990 Tagline: The name the song game how we met I found Noteability only days ago in a thrift shop near Milwaukee. We were running errands and buzzing around wasting time before meeting up with friends. I was attracted to Noteability by not recognizing it, by the cover and […]

Review: Super Spy

Review: Super Spy Publisher: Milton Bradley Year: 1971 Tagline: The Electric Alarm Game how we met I picked up Super Spy just last month at the Chicago Toy Show. It was near the end of the day. The game had a post-it indicating that the seller was unsure if it was complete or whether it […]

Review: Outta Control

Review: Outta Control Publisher: Parker Brothers Year: 1992 Tagline: Hit the Buzzer! Someone’s… how we met I found Outta Control at a thrift shop that seems to always, always, always have something for me, whether it’s for play or to resell. They have this strange atmosphere of popcorn and cleaning agents that seems to cause […]

Review: Girl Talk Date Line

Review: Girl Talk Date Line Publisher: Western Publishing Company Year: 1989 Tagline: The Talking Dating Game how we met We started out in the car one morning to go thrifting and my husband asked me, “What would you like to find today?” I replied, “Girl Talk Date Line.” It’s not like it happened immediately, but […]

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