tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post468225215883056198..comments2024-03-22T23:27:47.349+00:00Comments on EAGLETON NOTES: Memories of GamesGraham Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comBlogger37125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-44099923454076205702020-06-24T11:01:40.986+01:002020-06-24T11:01:40.986+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Victorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032549034835793623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-45145730575748422942020-04-26T08:47:10.060+01:002020-04-26T08:47:10.060+01:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.MH_Serviceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03422123279959447507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13387667122217812682017-03-13T17:53:53.195+00:002017-03-13T17:53:53.195+00:00Many many apologies Bob. I've only just seen y...Many many apologies Bob. I've only just seen your comment sitting in my moderation folder. I've not heard of Clue but we did play a card game called Life although my memory of it is very sketchy. Uno is another one I've heard of and I had a set of Tri-ominos in New Zealand but I don't see it amongst my games here so I obviously left it there.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-65067261429258849532016-12-31T18:51:20.083+00:002016-12-31T18:51:20.083+00:00My dad tried to teach me backgammon but it never r...My dad tried to teach me backgammon but it never really sank into the grey matter. Mrs. RWP and I played only a game or two of Monopoly, but she was too ruthless at it for me and we left it alone. Did you have Clue or Life? They're fun. With our grandchildren we have played Skip-Bo, Uno, Scrabble, Phase 10, Tri-ominos, Blokus, and Mexican Train Dominos. You have stirred up the memories with this post.rhymeswithplaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10870439618129001633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83923611630510726022016-12-20T19:25:32.198+00:002016-12-20T19:25:32.198+00:00Thank you Mrs S.Thank you Mrs S.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-10651466674322068492016-12-20T17:18:07.115+00:002016-12-20T17:18:07.115+00:00AWESOME vintage game collection!!AWESOME vintage game collection!!Marchelinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07697295230446820295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-23392355645764059702016-12-18T18:26:29.253+00:002016-12-18T18:26:29.253+00:00Thank you DeeDee. I wish you a wonderful Christmas...Thank you DeeDee. I wish you a wonderful Christmas too.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-58711237583383847412016-12-18T18:25:36.835+00:002016-12-18T18:25:36.835+00:00Absolutely Ian. As you say no batteries and no ele...Absolutely Ian. As you say no batteries and no electricity. In fact in my maternal grandparents' house there was no electricity when I was a sprog. There were chandeliers and many 'modern' conveniences but all were powered by gas (except the radio which was powered by an accumulator). There was even a huge vacuum cleaner but it was powered by muscles. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70646547473542020422016-12-18T01:58:37.349+00:002016-12-18T01:58:37.349+00:00We used to play games at Christmas with Rob's ...We used to play games at Christmas with Rob's sister and her family. A particular favourite of hers was Newmarket. It was noisy -- and exhausting! But it filled the hours between the meals! Hope you have a wonderful Christmas, GB, and a very happy New Year. xoxo DeeDee/Carol/Canadian ChickadeeCanadian Chickadeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995693884248628958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-35643539082322111742016-12-17T17:40:14.936+00:002016-12-17T17:40:14.936+00:00These are all wonderful - and not a battery in sig...These are all wonderful - and not a battery in sight!Ianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07462120282605018075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-71670489843578634082016-12-16T22:25:38.839+00:002016-12-16T22:25:38.839+00:00Nancy I was going to say that it's a shame you...Nancy I was going to say that it's a shame you didn't learn to play it properly when I realised that it's so long since I played Cribbage that I can't remember how to play it.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-31644190367897281262016-12-16T22:21:48.118+00:002016-12-16T22:21:48.118+00:00Cro you remind me that a talented artist in one fi...Cro you remind me that a talented artist in one field is so often talented in many.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-24766771952961570762016-12-16T22:20:12.303+00:002016-12-16T22:20:12.303+00:00Pauline I'm with you on the subject of Monopol...Pauline I'm with you on the subject of Monopoly. It really used to do my head in.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-51461795285982993352016-12-16T22:16:49.129+00:002016-12-16T22:16:49.129+00:00That's a very comforting comment Monica. It...That's a very comforting comment Monica. It's a shame we don't live nearer!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-42914030693644565332016-12-16T22:07:22.579+00:002016-12-16T22:07:22.579+00:00Perhaps, Pat, one day we three will try a game of ...Perhaps, Pat, one day we three will try a game of something. After all Strictly ends tomorrow (until next Autumn).Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-70592262713126482052016-12-16T22:06:01.463+00:002016-12-16T22:06:01.463+00:00Yes they were very different YP and I'm wonder...Yes they were very different YP and I'm wondering if I can resurrect a little bit of what was so enjoyable then.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-13932205098277585142016-12-16T22:04:06.160+00:002016-12-16T22:04:06.160+00:00Thanks Frances. I shall look it up. It must be in ...Thanks Frances. I shall look it up. It must be in my Encyclopedia of Card Games.Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28614545325760090502016-12-14T13:43:39.128+00:002016-12-14T13:43:39.128+00:00Oh Hell is a card game, and can be enjoyed by anyo...Oh Hell is a card game, and can be enjoyed by anyone who can hold a hand of cards (or lay them. somewhere where no one else can see them!). It's brilliant fun. My mother had the answer to Monopoly. She would get sent to jail and stay there, while the rest of us squabbled over hotels on Mayfair. Nobody ever noticed.Frances Garroodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10614916006798375706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-53057615254841619692016-12-14T05:21:45.116+00:002016-12-14T05:21:45.116+00:00Lovely to see a cribbage board again. I have two, ...Lovely to see a cribbage board again. I have two, once my late husband's. Like your Dad he was unbeatable. probably why i never learnt to play it properly!Nancy Vadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12847424814939353458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-28877550509681095992016-12-14T05:04:14.449+00:002016-12-14T05:04:14.449+00:00Your small chess set reminds me of one I have back...Your small chess set reminds me of one I have back in an English loft that was made by a prisoner of war in Germany (my uncle). I lost one of the pawns, so carved a replacement when I was ill in bed many years ago. It's something I really treasure.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-27790320080291490532016-12-13T22:32:31.290+00:002016-12-13T22:32:31.290+00:00During my childhood we didn't spend much times...During my childhood we didn't spend much times on card or board games although early in my marriage I was introduced to card games and, in the days before TV, enjoyed many evenings playing 500. As the men in the games were miners who honed their skills during smoko breaks underground, it didn't do to bid frivolously. I've never heard of some games you mention and not played most of the ones I have heard have. Georgia used to love to play cards (and still does) and taught me to play Oh Hell, which Frances mentioned. My children played Monopoly and Scrabble a lot. I joined them for Scrabble but was always "too busy" to play Monopoly as I found it terribly boring. Paulinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15276284964859313257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-22060387942284571922016-12-13T20:45:01.153+00:002016-12-13T20:45:01.153+00:00In my family we used to play a lot of board games ...In my family we used to play a lot of board games and card games too. I don't know all of those you mention though - don't think I ever heard of Newmarket, Chase the Ace, Bezique or Pass the Pig for example! All four of used to play Ludo, dominoes, card games, Monopoly, Trivial Pursuit, Yatzy, Chinese chequers, Scrabble (we had both the Swedish equivalent, and one in English, bought on one of our holidays)... Dad also taught me chess but I never got very good at it (i.e. I rarely won) With mum I used to play Othello.<br /><br />That box of dominoes looks very familiar... Had to go check... Yes, I have the same one! (with the exact print on the lid) I don't remember if it's the box we had in my childhood or perhaps I bought it later. But I've had it for decades. <br /><br />I did not keep the games collection from mum and dad's house, as I rarely have anyone to play with now. But I still have that domino box, a small chess set or two, and also a box I bought some time with six different board games in one, including Ludo and checkers (which I'm not sure I ever played) and backgammon (which I've only played a few times at my brother's, long time ago). DawnTreaderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533307672147117843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-83572218924100198882016-12-13T20:44:24.394+00:002016-12-13T20:44:24.394+00:00How lovely to have discovered all those games Grah...How lovely to have discovered all those games Graham. Happy memories. Spesh 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/07044378302911602273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-82600323455826363202016-12-13T20:32:30.637+00:002016-12-13T20:32:30.637+00:00It's so nice that you have kept these games fo...It's so nice that you have kept these games for they bring back pleasant memories of past times. How different winter nights must have been with no telly blaring away - taking us away from ourselves.Yorkshire Puddinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019673884543913089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6784891745623390957.post-20987066273534256452016-12-13T19:05:03.712+00:002016-12-13T19:05:03.712+00:00Red I seem to be in the minority as a non-lover of...Red I seem to be in the minority as a non-lover of Monopoly. I had not heard of crokinole. It looks a fascinating game. Jig saw puzzles is a whole new topic!Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.com