The late 1800’s Game of Bull by J.H. Singer demonstrates a changing time of games. Those of earlier age, like the Mansion of Happiness or the Checkered Game of Life, focused on moral values and provided lessons to life. These types of games gave way to other, more casual, and …
The Antique Milton Bradley game of Spin It includes simple rules to incorporate the fun of spinning tops. From a recorded recommendation made by Cato (234 BC – 149BC), who was a Roman Statesman, it is known the playing with tops has been a children’s pastime for over 2000 years. …
Say ‘Ranger Rick’, and most people will recognize the name as being one of the most popular children’s nature magazines of today. Matter of fact, it is the oldest and largest published by the National Wildlife Federation. But before Ranger Rick became a magazine in 1967, he was a character …
The three bookshelf games, Captive Princess, Tournament, and Pathfinders, published by McLoughlin Brothers. in 1875, are designed and formed to mimic books when folded. McLoughlin Bros. made many of these triple style game books during the late-mid to late 1800’s. The instructions and pieces for the games were usually housed …
Sometimes you can’t beat the classics. And the board game of Clue is one of those timeless classics which will always make for a great night of family fun. Clue was first published in England (under the name of Cluedo), and in the United States in 1949. It quickly captured …
I’m sure many of us remember the rhyme about the Three Little Kittens who lost their mittens. In the early 1900’s, Milton Bradley produced a game featuring this childhood verse and brought the adventure of ‘finding mittens’ to the game table. The object of this simple type race game is …
Treasure Island is a timeless and classic adventure story published in 1883 and written by Robert Louis Stevenson. It takes readers on an exciting journey to find hidden treasure. In 1956, Milton Bradley brought this adventurous story to the game table by producing a game of the same name: Treasure …
The old board game of WHO? by Parker Brothers is lots of fun to play. It is a mystery game of hidden identity which was first published in 1951, but can be found every now and then at estate sales or on auction sites like Ebay. To play the game, …
Pirate and Traveler was a popular board game by Milton Bradley. It was fist copyrighted in 1911, but multiple versions were produced all the way up until 1970. Kids loved looking for treasures and collecting enough ‘Pirate Booty’ to win the game. Parents loved the game, for not only was …
I love board games, and love hunting down old games to add to my collection. It is always a treasure hunt for me. I think anyone who has a collection can relate to this type of Thrill of the Chase. For many years I was on the lookout for the …
