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Vintage Games - do you have any you remember?

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July 15, 2020, 02:40 PM
HRK
Vintage Games - do you have any you remember?
Remember this? Buddy found it online and bought it, still has the original box, cool old games that you had to physically interact with....


July 15, 2020, 02:58 PM
RichardC
Had a wooden carom table with cut-outs in the corners and net pockets.


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July 15, 2020, 03:00 PM
Georgeair
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July 15, 2020, 03:06 PM
9x18
I have an old skittles game board and stand made by the students of Berea College. It is a nicely made item.
July 15, 2020, 03:08 PM
MattW
I’ve got an unopened set of Yard Darts in my closet. Box is mint and still has the price tag on it. One day I’ll break them out.
July 15, 2020, 03:09 PM
PHPaul
quote:
Originally posted by RichardC:
Had a wooden carom table with cut-outs in the corners and net pockets.


Whoa...Flashback! We got one for Christmas when I was about 10 or 11. Little brother and I played hell out of that for a LONG time. Little plastic rings for "balls".




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July 15, 2020, 03:10 PM
1967Goat
quote:
Originally posted by HRK:
Remember this? Buddy found it online and bought it, still has the original box, cool old games that you had to physically interact with....


One of my neighbors has this. Maybe not the old version, but a newer version. Same exact basic game.
July 15, 2020, 03:36 PM
tk13
My older siblings had one of these. I could never master it.


July 15, 2020, 03:39 PM
6guns
When I read the title to this thread, my mind immediately thought of Shoot the Moon! Cool Big Grin




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July 15, 2020, 04:15 PM
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July 15, 2020, 05:22 PM
Sig2340
Any of a billion board-based strategy games:

1776
Panzer Leader
Panzer Blitz
Dreadnought
Foxbat and Phantom





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July 15, 2020, 05:32 PM
Jimbo54
My brother and I would spend hours playing with one these as kids.



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July 15, 2020, 05:33 PM
erj_pilot
Building on Sig2340's board-based games:
Stratego
Dogfight
NFL Strategy

Had a CLASSIC Monopoly set with wooden game pieces (wish I knew the copyright year of that one)
Played "Liverpool Rummy" as a family just about every weekend
HOURS playing Cribbage with a board and pegs my Grandpa built (still have it)

We didn't have a WOPR, though... Big Grin Big Grin



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July 15, 2020, 06:05 PM
Keystoner
APBA



Year V
July 15, 2020, 06:18 PM
cas
Skittle-Bowl
Toss Across
Upset
Gnip Gnop
Stay Alive

All of which lived in my basement for many many decades.


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July 15, 2020, 06:34 PM
DennisM
We have Lawn Darts and and a croquet set in the garage. The darts absolutely horrify our younger friends and neighbors, which makes them even more fun.
July 15, 2020, 06:52 PM
sigfreund
Anyone else ever play these? (A few of the many I owned and spent hours playing with a couple of similarly-minded friends.)






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July 15, 2020, 07:07 PM
DennisM
quote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
Anyone else ever play these?

Rise and Decline of the Third Reich, circa 1985.

Burned a lot of teenaged midnight oil establishing partisans and trying to develop paratroop units. Big Grin
July 15, 2020, 07:12 PM
heydrich
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July 15, 2020, 08:05 PM
SigSentry
Do not put this in a position where there is anything of value (glass) behind you. Wink good times.