S3E2 | Classic 80’s Board Games

Whether during indoor recess or a weekend with friends, we couldn't get enough of those fun, silly, amazing, frustrating board games of the 80's. Whether commanding troops or sliding chutes, using our brains or leaving it to chance, we tear through the games of yore like hungry hippos, exploring the good, the bad, and the ugly. Games like Mouse Trap, Pictionary, Connect Four, Risk, Clue, Life, Mall Madness, Crossfire, the dreaded Monopoly, and too many more to name, we explore our cherished memories and those of our listeners. We even uncover the oldest board game to ever exist, and it's way older than you think. Enough talk, let's play!

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-- Can I Borrow Your Notes? -- 

• 80s Then, 80s Now - Board Games
• A short history of board games (Doug Mann)
• What is the Oldest Board Game in the World? (Underdog Games)
• Benefits of playing board games (Bucks County Free Library)
• The Board Game Renaissance and Tabletop Escapism (inkmagazine)

 

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