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for over 50 years #7780798
01/23/23 11:38 PM
01/23/23 11:38 PM
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the grandson came over the other day and we played the game Dogfight. been playing it for over 50 years. it's a ww1 airplane game, you try to shoot down all your opponents planes. also used to play Broadside, old ships with cannon's trying to sink each other. played alot of Risk also. and the game Feudal, your knights try to take over their kingdom. those old games were alot of fun. anyone else remember those games or some other ones??

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780917
01/24/23 07:31 AM
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I don't remember those specifically. When I visited my grandparents on mom's side, we would play Uno for hours.

Grandparents on dad's side we were put to work, no time for play. But shooting blackbirds out of the garden wasn't too tough work for a kid.

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780922
01/24/23 07:33 AM
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We have "game night" on most Saturday evenings. Two of my daughters bring two of my grandkids to our house and we play multiple games. My wife and three daughters have played epic games of Risk and Monopoly and we play a lot of board games at the "Tribal Counsel Table" while at camp in the summer.

Card games like Rummy and 31 are favorites too.

Whatever we're playing there are always lots of laughs and good times.


Eh...wot?

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780954
01/24/23 08:40 AM
01/24/23 08:40 AM
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I remember a game called..Battleship. ..the ad said.."you sank my battleship"

Operation was a good one too.

A friend had some renters move out and thw left a whole tote of vintage games and she gave them to me..They're from the 80s and 90s.

There was an old operation game.in the bunch

Some aren't even made anymore.

I used to play Set.Back with my grandad. It was the only game he'd play.

He was a sore loser and an irritating winner. L

He loved to gloat when he won but sure didn't like you gloating if you'd won.


IF IDIOTS GREW ON TREES THIS PLACE WOULD BE AN ORCHARD !

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780956
01/24/23 08:42 AM
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Life! Always a good time playing that one.

Re: for over 50 years [Re: cathryn] #7780963
01/24/23 09:08 AM
01/24/23 09:08 AM
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Originally Posted by cathryn
I remember a game called..Battleship. ..the ad said.."you sank my battleship"

Operation was a good one too.

A friend had some renters move out and thw left a whole tote of vintage games and she gave them to me..They're from the 80s and 90s.

There was an old operation game.in the bunch

Some aren't even made anymore.

I used to play Set.Back with my grandad. It was the only game he'd play.

He was a sore loser and an irritating winner. L

He loved to gloat when he won but sure didn't like you gloating if you'd won.



I don't think you are young enough to call the 80s and 90s vintage. cool

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780976
01/24/23 09:49 AM
01/24/23 09:49 AM
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We played battleship in the 1960s! At family reunions I played LIFE with my cousins for hours and hours. These days we play a lot of card games and it's fun getting the grandchildren involved. Some of our favorite board games are Ticket to Ride, the Farming Game. Sherriff of Nottingham is a game that you can win if you are a good liar, which I have discovered I am not since I get picked off every time I try to lie. Cover Your Assets is really fun and gets pretty rowdy. My boys play a lot of strategy games. Teaching my grandsons to play Texas Hold-em has been an adventure.

When we have big groups, we play a dice game we call Greedy, it's our own version of something similar to Farkle. Seriously we play it with as many as 15 people. It gets crazy and loud.

Re: for over 50 years [Re: whiteotter55] #7780987
01/24/23 10:02 AM
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Not that old
Just we couldn't play cards as a kid

Rook was the acceptable alternative


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Re: for over 50 years [Re: cathryn] #7780989
01/24/23 10:07 AM
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Originally Posted by cathryn
I remember a game called..Battleship. ..the ad said.."you sank my battleship"

Operation was a good one too.

A friend had some renters move out and thw left a whole tote of vintage games and she gave them to me..They're from the 80s and 90s.

There was an old operation game.in the bunch

Some aren't even made anymore.

I used to play Set.Back with my grandad. It was the only game he'd play.

He was a sore loser and an irritating winner. L

He loved to gloat when he won but sure didn't like you gloating if you'd won.


Thats my Grandpa! The adults used to play pitch but Grandpa was a sore loser so the games stopped.


Life ain't supposed to be easy.
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