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Grammy23

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19. Hands down, it was Monopoly. We had tournaments that went on for days.

Fri Dec 8, 2017, 06:33 PM

Dec 2017

One tournament that had been going for days got abruptly ended when a gust of wind came along and blew money and property cards all over the porch where we were playing!

Other favorite games were Cootie, Go Fish and Chinese Checkers. Oh and Parchessi.

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What was your favorite board game as a kid? [View all] geardaddy Dec 2017 OP

Ouija hlthe2b Dec 2017 #1

It was one of mine Lunabell Dec 2017 #2

Same here, nothing! n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #11

"666" Oh, it kept pointing to Kushner's apt. bldg. address! RKP5637 Dec 2017 #12

Chinese checkers. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #3

That was the one for me, too. NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #5

A quick moving, simple game that even the very youngest could play. TheCowsCameHome Dec 2017 #9

My grandma had a set geardaddy Dec 2017 #7

+1 for Chinese Checkers. nt Binkie The Clown Dec 2017 #32

backgammon janterry Dec 2017 #4

Clue. It was Colonel Mustard in the library with the lead pipe. Arkansas Granny Dec 2017 #6

Same here for Clue... CatMor Dec 2017 #8

Me too for Clue but The Game of Life came really close. hedda_foil Dec 2017 #17

Ouija Board n/t RKP5637 Dec 2017 #10

Risk! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2017 #13

Yes! geardaddy Dec 2017 #14

Risk and then graduated onto Axis and Allies Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #15

You too? True Dough Dec 2017 #34

We only played during the summer Blue_Adept Dec 2017 #36

This genxlib Dec 2017 #16

Yup! ...nt 2naSalit Dec 2017 #31

+1 JDC Dec 2017 #56

Just got this one for Christmas: Dave Starsky Dec 2017 #57

Risk was our favorite. Also played Stratego, Dogfight, Clue, Monopoly, and Scrabble. FSogol Dec 2017 #18

Hands down, it was Monopoly. We had tournaments that went on for days. Grammy23 Dec 2017 #19

We had Cootie geardaddy Dec 2017 #20

Parcheesi, yes! dixiegrrrrl Dec 2017 #26

Stratego JenniferJuniper Dec 2017 #21

My neighbors had that. geardaddy Dec 2017 #23

We also had this game geardaddy Dec 2017 #22

I remember Qubic gratuitous Dec 2017 #25

Cool shenmue Dec 2017 #41

Only real favorite: Chinese checkers. Did/do like Clue too bobbieinok Dec 2017 #24

Scrabble and Chinese Checkers FuzzyRabbit Dec 2017 #27

Careers PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #28

My mom still has her Sorry! board from the 40s geardaddy Dec 2017 #43

Risk. Then Squad Leader. Then Advanced Squad Leader. Codeine Dec 2017 #29

Monopoly red dog 1 Dec 2017 #30

Clue and Parcheesi flor-de-jasmim Dec 2017 #33

Ludo bluecollar2 Dec 2017 #35

Scrabble, and frankly Callalily Dec 2017 #37

I love Scrabble OriginalGeek Dec 2017 #55

Uno and Cribbage stopwastingmymoney Dec 2017 #38

Chess! lastlib Dec 2017 #39

Not a board game but card game-- Skip Bo crazycatlady Dec 2017 #40

I Went With Monopoly, But. . . ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #42

I can see what you mean. geardaddy Dec 2017 #44

Interesting ProfessorGAC Dec 2017 #46

Battleship! More of a pencil and paper then a board game. Floyd R. Turbo Dec 2017 #45

Scrabble leftynyc Dec 2017 #47

Have you tried Super Scrabble? geardaddy Dec 2017 #48

I've never even heard of it leftynyc Dec 2017 #50

Stratego, and later Risk. (And Chess, but that's not what I think of when I think kid's board game). Iggo Dec 2017 #49

Scrabble was my favorite, also liked Monopoly, Clue, Chinese Checkers, Rook, Parcheesi (sp.?), Glorfindel Dec 2017 #51

Don't remember having a favorite more like a progression.. Thomas Hurt Dec 2017 #52

I didn't just love Monopoly.. Scoopster Dec 2017 #53

Careers, Clue. But mostly we played solitare in a group of 11. applegrove Dec 2017 #54