[Misc] Old board games

[Flagship]

Does anyone remember Switchback. ? It was like shove halfpenny but with ball bearings.

 

[Dick Swiveller]

Does anyone remember Switchback. ? It was like shove halfpenny but with ball bearings.

That sounds more like Rebound to me

Pardon our interruption...

 

[Brownstuff]

Bruce Jenner Decathlon Game

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[seagullwedgee]

Risk.

Found a pristine boxed set at a flea market recently, what an invention that was.

 

[Wardy's twin]

Still play "Wembley" with my grandsons 40 years after playing with my sons. Bit out of date with division 3 north and south and Hereford and Darlington included!

Like Totopoly, Scoop, Cludo and the original Monopoly.

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My brother just bought a copy of that on eBay. We used to play it in the late 60's

 

[Super Steve Earle]

Y wonderful
? was this where you laid down the tracks ? If so I remember that
Y excl.
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Y v Good
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Y OK burst a blood vessel!

Also
Go
Risk

Yes, Railroaded was the one with the tracks.

 

[Sirnormangall]

Escalado - great horse racing game. Got it 2nd hand for about £20 - just need to buy a new table for around £400 to accommodate it.

 

[Winker]

A couple of obscure ones we used to play:

Pit
Contraband

 

[MattBackHome]

Escalado - great horse racing game. Got it 2nd hand for about £20 - just need to buy a new table for around £400 to accommodate it.

Yeah it's a brilliant game

 

[MattBackHome]

A couple of obscure ones we used to play:

Pit
Contraband

Pit was a Christmas classic round ours back in the day

 

[Flagship]

That sounds more like Rebound to me

Pardon our interruption...

No, it's just the same as shove halfpenny but on a plastic track. It was made by a firm called Raphael Lipkin. You can find it by searching "shove halfpenny ball bearing game".

We had it back in the 60's and played it for hours. My brother still has it and no doubt he will have his grandkids playing it .

 

[Barry Izbak]

The best board game I ever played was called Escape From Colditz. I'd love to play it again.

And then I saw it in Waterstones in Worthing last week - SIXTY FIVE QUID !! now I'm not so sure

 

[Whitley Bayster]

I want to know what Miss Scarlet was doing in the study with that bit of rope with the Reverend Green?

or where she hid the candelstick!

 

[amexer]

Escalado gave me blisters the size of well blisters , brilliant game .

Just got Escalado out of loft. Rubber bands have perished Hope I can replace and get going again

 

[Arthritic Toe]

Board game called Wildlife was a favourite of mine as a kid.

Approved by the World Wildlife Fund as it was then known. It had wonderful photo's which is why I could never get rid of it. It fitted well with my love of Gerald Durrell books, love of nature and ambitions to grow up and be a vet or a naturist. Both unfulfilled, even after telling my parents and they pointed out I meant naturalist!

Used to love this one - assuming its the one I'm thinking of. Doesn't seem very ethical now though, didn't you basically go around the world capturing animals for your private zoo?

 

[The Lemming Stomper]

Sorry ! my absolute favourite...

Never played with Lawrence though