tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post2616049753530963080..comments2024-03-29T14:18:54.296+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Board Game NightmaresGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75248912447692160652019-02-25T15:40:38.010+00:002019-02-25T15:40:38.010+00:00Oops, Mrs S, I missed this one. Apologies. A Marmi...Oops, Mrs S, I missed this one. Apologies. A Marmite themed Monopoly? Hmmm. Not even sure that would convince me. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89172325556971242202019-02-20T21:40:05.402+00:002019-02-20T21:40:05.402+00:00I've always hated Monopoly because I'm shi...I've always hated Monopoly because I'm shite at maths, but I did enjoy the wee pewter pieces in the original game. I'm just waiting for the Marmite-themed Monopoly, I suppose.Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-69243276402263711462019-02-20T18:41:09.443+00:002019-02-20T18:41:09.443+00:00Graham, I may have a fairly good memory for SOME t...Graham, I may have a fairly good memory for SOME things, but I think it depends a great deal for me whether I ever took a special interest in them in the first place. If we sat down to play a game of TP (and no googling or encyclopedias allowed) you'd probably all too soon discover my weaknesses... ;) DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20541020357749720992019-02-20T11:01:39.140+00:002019-02-20T11:01:39.140+00:00Kate, I've never hear of Rummikub or Game of L...Kate, I've never hear of Rummikub or Game of Life for that matter. It's strange, though, how we remember some games. My Dad was unbeatable at draughts and dominoes and several card games (but not in any overtly competative or gloating way). Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29783446107144530202019-02-20T10:57:41.376+00:002019-02-20T10:57:41.376+00:00Rachel, my younger Son was a whiz at Backgammon an...Rachel, my younger Son was a whiz at Backgammon and taught me how to play. He never managed to teach me how to win though. We both found that frustrating because he got bored and I just got totally bemused.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-67084997298307117602019-02-20T10:55:30.470+00:002019-02-20T10:55:30.470+00:00RWP I can understand how you feel. I am not, by na...RWP I can understand how you feel. I am not, by nature, very competative in games (there are so many more important things) so playing with ultra-competative people is not enjoyable for me.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13289719913226465202019-02-20T10:53:27.326+00:002019-02-20T10:53:27.326+00:00Amy my wife was a very keen Scrabble fan but I loa...Amy my wife was a very keen Scrabble fan but I loathed it at the time. I'm not sure whether I loathed it because I always lost (which is odd because words have always been a love of mine) or whether I always lost because I loathed it. I'm not inherently competative which isn't good when playing games.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-54702480518773474642019-02-20T10:50:13.128+00:002019-02-20T10:50:13.128+00:00Cro, how on earth did you come up with that name?Cro, how on earth did you come up with that name?Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-7691208054959330452019-02-20T10:49:33.574+00:002019-02-20T10:49:33.574+00:00Maywyn it never even occurred to me that board gam...Maywyn it never even occurred to me that board games might appear on YouTube.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-37102620556779660172019-02-20T10:48:51.316+00:002019-02-20T10:48:51.316+00:00Monica, I'm astonished that you could come las...Monica, I'm astonished that you could come last in Trivial Pursuits. You have such a good memory. I, on the other hand..... We played most of the games you mentioned and card games too a lot. But then I grew up in an era with no television. Like you, too, I like WWF because one can play at one's own pace.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-30119927829455328192019-02-20T10:45:49.703+00:002019-02-20T10:45:49.703+00:00I agree, Jenny. I can't recall which game it w...I agree, Jenny. I can't recall which game it was I was inveigled into playing a while ago and every time I made a positive move a new 'rule' appeared. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-29574323517478517702019-02-20T10:44:34.995+00:002019-02-20T10:44:34.995+00:00Red, thanks for the information. You've given ...Red, thanks for the information. You've given me an idea.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-75968958824294576762019-02-20T10:26:56.793+00:002019-02-20T10:26:56.793+00:00That's interesting, YP, I've never heard o...That's interesting, YP, I've never heard of Articulate (or if I have I can't remember) I shall go and see what it's about.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20037697322585316582019-02-20T08:28:54.567+00:002019-02-20T08:28:54.567+00:00Fascinating responses from people. My elder boy w...Fascinating responses from people. My elder boy was like Mrs RWP with Monopoly. No-one liked playing M with him, and so he could never get anyone after a while. Little girl LOVED the Game of Life but it was rather banal so we used to play under duress (shhh don't tell). I like Rummikub. And Scrabble. <br />Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12453125929159161583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-49540768628137545892019-02-19T16:54:42.545+00:002019-02-19T16:54:42.545+00:00Backgammon was the height of things to play in the...Backgammon was the height of things to play in the 1970s and became quite a kind of cult thing I seem to remember. I have never liked board games of any sort but I used to pretend I liked it just to be like everybody else in our group of friends. We went on holiday to Romania and took it with us. We also used played battleships in the evenings on the same holiday but I can't quite remember how that was played but I remember disliking it and not seeing how anyone could find it the least bit interesting. Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-26119382144522163702019-02-19T16:03:35.830+00:002019-02-19T16:03:35.830+00:00I feel your pain. I liked playing Monopoly with n...I feel your pain. I liked playing Monopoly with neighborhood kids when I was a boy, but I stopped completely just after Mrs. RWP and I were married upon finding out that SHE IS RUTHLESS!!! (or perhaps better stated, she has a very competitive streak that requires her to win, win, win). For the sake of continuing our relationship I mentioned that I would never play Monopoly with her again, and I haven't. We have enjoyed Scrabble and Mexican Train Dominoes and Uno and Skip-Bo with our children and grandchildren, but Monopoly has been a definite no-no in our household for the past 55 years.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-56881549845987065952019-02-19T09:19:16.866+00:002019-02-19T09:19:16.866+00:00Kylie, I wish that I'd had the courage to say ...Kylie, I wish that I'd had the courage to say no to Monopoly as a child. I used to play a lot of Chinese checkers because it was one of the family games when I was young.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-21777183991303522922019-02-19T09:09:24.098+00:002019-02-19T09:09:24.098+00:00Meike, my Monopoly is obviously from a similar era...Meike, my Monopoly is obviously from a similar era (but slightly more recent) to your Mum's Uncle's set with the wooden houses and hotels.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-59781665763277236612019-02-19T09:05:35.598+00:002019-02-19T09:05:35.598+00:00Good point, Potty.Good point, Potty.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-73168830654667859762019-02-19T09:05:07.631+00:002019-02-19T09:05:07.631+00:00Adrian, Trivial Pursuits is a blast from the past....Adrian, Trivial Pursuits is a blast from the past. I think I have an unopened tin of questions from around when the game was introduced.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-89677385571792273082019-02-19T09:01:08.181+00:002019-02-19T09:01:08.181+00:00Rachel, you are very fortunate.Rachel, you are very fortunate.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-80497785369086000322019-02-19T06:24:21.335+00:002019-02-19T06:24:21.335+00:00I'm a bit of a scrabble fan. Growing up my dad...I'm a bit of a scrabble fan. Growing up my dad use to play board games with us, monopoly was a favourite and usually it ended with one of us getting upset because he would buy all the expensive properties, put hotels on them and hit us with fees etc. But it taught me a few tough lessons.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17076349937962262361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31831852513785287752019-02-19T05:14:26.381+00:002019-02-19T05:14:26.381+00:00I made my own version called Stereopoly. It was ba...I made my own version called Stereopoly. It was based on places we knew in the UK and France. Unfortunately I never got round to making the cards, so it exists only as a board.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-38054552755190286842019-02-18T23:05:10.462+00:002019-02-18T23:05:10.462+00:00Table Top Games on youtube with Wil Wheaton is as ...Table Top Games on youtube with Wil Wheaton is as close to board games as I care to get in my old age. I have, however, been intrigue by one of the TTG videos for the game, Lamps. :)Salty Pumpkin Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10116105220109225010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35373508156004844692019-02-18T19:37:34.173+00:002019-02-18T19:37:34.173+00:00I grew up with quite a lot of both board games and...I grew up with quite a lot of both board games and card games played with my family. Monopoly was never my favourite, especially because you never knew how long it might take. (I think we sometimes played it on New Year's Eve, back in the days before there was much to watch on TV!) Ludo is another game I never really liked, I still associate it with just passing time when nothing better to do... Trivial Pursuit was introduced a bit later, I think (after I'd moved away from home) but I was never really keen on that either. In the family context I almost never won (usually ended up last, as I remember it)... My parents were keen watchers of all kinds of quiz shows on TV and my brother was always good a remembering odd facts about whatever. Cluedo was introduced in our family even later, I think, but that was fun sometimes. (We all liked classic British detective stories, so appreciated the "setting"...) We often played Scrabble too, both in Swedish and in English (the English Scrabble bought on a family holiday in England). Mum usually won! Nowadays I play Words With Friends (as you know) with a few friends. I like the slow online games because one can play at one's own convenience... DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.com