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Arkansas Granny

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3. Clue. "Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead pipe!"

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Fri May 3, 2024, 10:40 AM

May 2024

My son has inherited the original game we had back in the 60's. The box is pretty beat up and some of the pieces have been lost over the years, but his kids still enjoy using the old tokens and cards when they play the new edition of the game.

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As as a kid, what was your favorite board game to play with your friends? Mine was Chutes and Ladders, Battleship, Clue [View all] debm55 May 2024 OP

I liked that one, but murielm99 May 2024 #1

Thank you murielm99. It was a favorite of mine too debm55 May 2024 #4

Chess, Stratego, and Monopoly lastlib May 2024 #2

Thank you lastlib. Very good choices. debm55 May 2024 #5

Clue. "Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead pipe!" Arkansas Granny May 2024 #3

Thank you Arkansas Granny, I had the game, but friends were not interested in playing. debm55 May 2024 #6

Axis and allies Ontheboundry May 2024 #7

Thank you very much, Ontheboundry. debm55 May 2024 #10

Clue, Monopoly, Scrabble Ocelot II May 2024 #8

Thank you, Ocelot II, I like Clue, Though it was very hard to find players. debm55 May 2024 #11

Pirates of the Caribbean, Clue, Monopoly. CrispyQ May 2024 #9

Thank you CrispyQ, I will have to look for it. debm55 May 2024 #14

Clue, Sorry, Chinese Checkers, Life happybird May 2024 #12

Thank you, happybird. Very good choice of games. debm55 May 2024 #16

Clue DBoon May 2024 #13

Thank you DBoon. Later when I had friends interested in Clue, I played it. Really enjoyed it. debm55 May 2024 #17

Candlyland when I was really young, then Scrabble. wnylib May 2024 #15

Thank you wnylib. I remember checkers where someone was backed into a a corner and would back and forth. Some had to debm55 May 2024 #18

'Sorry', the board game EYESORE 9001 May 2024 #19

I would play that too as I got older. TY EYESORE 9001 debm55 May 2024 #20

battleship and monolpoly AllaN01Bear May 2024 #21

Thank you Allan01Bear. I really liked battleship. debm55 May 2024 #22

you sank my battle ship AllaN01Bear May 2024 #27

backgammon ... surrealAmerican May 2024 #23

Ty surrealAmerican. debm55 May 2024 #25

crokinole Bev54 May 2024 #24

Thank you Bev54 debm55 May 2024 #26

Monopoly and chess Wicked Blue May 2024 #28

Thank you, Wicked Blue. debm55 May 2024 #32

Risk DJ Synikus Makisimus May 2024 #29

Thank you DJ Synikus Makisimus. I still like to play Clue and Battleship. Have fun!. debm55 May 2024 #33

I will not play Risk happybird May 2024 #39

Life and Monopoly. (n/t) OldBaldy1701E May 2024 #30

Thank you, OldBaldy1701E debm55 May 2024 #34

Monopoly, Battleship, Clue, Chinese Checkers arkielib May 2024 #31

Thank you arkielib. I still play some of those games. debm55 May 2024 #35

The Game of Life Onthefly May 2024 #36

Thank you Onthefly. That's a neat idea debm55 May 2024 #41

Monopoly LoisB May 2024 #37

TY LoisB I don't think I ever completed a game of Monopoly debm55 May 2024 #38

Monopoly northoftheborder May 2024 #40

TY, northoftheborder debm55 May 2024 #42

Sorry, Chinese checkers, Clue, Monopoly mia May 2024 #43

We played card games too. Did you play the card game Fish? Thank you , mia! debm55 May 2024 #44