At first glance the Up the River tile moving board game by Ravensburger might seem too simplistic to be any fun. It includes 1 Harbor Tile and 10 River Tiles with wooden game pieces in shape of boats for players to move on the roll of a die. That’s it. …
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner are cartoon characters created by Chuck Jones and Michael Maltese in 1948. These characters made their debut to the board game circuit with Milton Bradley’s Road Runner game in 1968. There were a total of 49 short Road Runner/Wile E. Coyote cartoons, and …
Can the Thief outwit the Police? This is the question asked by the game Stop Thief. The game was published in 1934 by Einson Freeman Co. and was a board game for just two players. It offers an interesting and entertaining way to spend time with a friend. The game …
The Game of Flags by McLoughlin Bros. of New York was published in 1902. It consists of 48 cards with full colored flags on them. The cards also include details about the flags shown. It’s a wonderful game to learn about the numerous flags of countries and their origins and …
The 1973 Milton Bradley board game of Snoopy Come Home has a unique style of play. It includes two parts of game play and follows the story of the loved characters of Snoopy. The story for the game is written on the inside of the box. It creates a background …
In 2011, Patch Products, brought the adventures from the bestselling children’s book, Where the Wild Things Are, to the game table. The pieces are absolutely adorable and kids love to play the game as much as they love the book. The book, Where the Wild Things Are, was first published …
The first of the popular DreamWorks Madagascar collection of movies was released in 2005. The film was simply called Madagascar and followed four animals who had escaped from the Central Park Zoo. The 2005 board game of Madagascar takes these adventures to the game table. This initial Madagascar film …
The 1888 card game by McLoughlin Bros, Game of Old King Cole, includes 32 cards within its small 3.5×4.5 inch box. It’s colorful cover features King Cole known from the popular nursery rhyme. The most common version of the rhyme, dating back to 1708, is as follows: Old King Cole …
Although listed and played as a game, Peter Coddles Trip by Milton Bradley (first produced by Mcloughlin Brothers), might be best described as ‘story time with friends’ since the main feature of the game is to create an amusing story together. This style of game, or group entertainment, was quite …
How awesome of a board game to include two Matchbox cars as game pieces to move across the board! You have to love the 1968 vintage Matchbox Traffic Game for not only that reason, but for the joy it gives kids (and adults) to play. Interesting quick note though, the …
