What old nostagic board games can you remember?

[Wild2000]

:lol:

[cystic crypt]

All over Monopoly - nostalgic gold medal.
I also enjoyed the few times i played “Condominium 2000” and “Payday”.
Illuminati, however, goes down as as the easy silver medal award winner (the old one - with the black plastic money chips). My Bavarians kicked so much a**.

[TheJediCharles]

I always thought Fortress America looked like it would be a good game but never got it. I found a copy of that Roman Empire game at some game store not long ago that (since I never saw it on any A&A packaging like others from the Game Master Series) I had never known it existed. It looked great, like they all do, and almost got it, but it had the typical inflated ‘comic book store prideful’ price tag, and didn’t get it.

I did get Samuri Swords, the re-release version of Shogun, played it like twice and it stunk. Never played it again. It’s up in the closet and I never mess with it. Waste of money.

Did any of you ever get those old Mini Games that TSR made back in the early 80’s? They were real cheesy, but I liked them. They were cheap and fun, when I was a kid. They had one of some space battle and one of the Alamo. I liked that Alamo.

[Mr Ghoul]

@TheJediCharles:

I always thought Fortress America looked like it would be a good game but never got it. I found a copy of that Roman Empire game at some game store not long ago that (since I never saw it on any A&A packaging like others from the Game Master Series) I had never known it existed. It looked great, like they all do, and almost got it, but it had the typical inflated ‘comic book store prideful’ price tag, and didn’t get it.

I did get Samuri Swords, the re-release version of Shogun, played it like twice and it stunk. Never played it again. It’s up in the closet and I never mess with it. Waste of money.

Did any of you ever get those old Mini Games that TSR made back in the early 80’s? They were real cheesy, but I liked them. They were cheap and fun, when I was a kid. They had one of some space battle and one of the Alamo. I liked that Alamo.

Mini games?
What are they?

[TheJediCharles]

http://pbem.brainiac.com/tsr.htm

They were silly little games that came in transparent cases. Little more than a rule book, paper map and cardboard playing piece and dice. Dirt cheap. They’d bore me ridged now, but back then, they were fun.

[TG Moses VI]

“That’s funny. TG Moses playing a capitalistic game. I’m sure you got beat down”

Yeah, I guess it teaches you never to give money to other players. :wink: But the key to winning Monopoly is trying to get one of each colored property. I hardly get more than one of the same color unless it’s midgame. Reason being is that people will shell out obscene amounts of money and other properties to complete their three property set of the same color.

I have probably owned 4 sets of Monopoly over the years, and the one I like the best is the Star Wars themed set. It’s great when you have three other players and you all band together to destroy the “Evil Empire” (the player with a “lock” on the game). Funny how we still lost. :P

BTW: Good to see ya back Candyman. We can always use more member in the A&A: game forum.

“After Risk, my first strategy board game that I was introduced to was Fortress America (part of the Milton Bradley game master series). My cousins, my uncle and myself would play every major holiday together.”

Fortress America is a great game. It deserves to be in the “Gamemaster Series” along with all the other greats.

“All over Monopoly - nostalgic gold medal.
I also enjoyed the few times i played “Condominium 2000” and “Payday”.
Illuminati, however, goes down as as the easy silver medal award winner (the old one - with the black plastic money chips). My Bavarians kicked so much a**.”

Ha, I still remember Payday and Illuminati (never played Condominium 2000) and they were both great games. But I’m unsure if they still make Illuminati anymore.

[Field Marshal]

Under the Game Master Series the Roman Empire game was called, “Conquest of the Empire”. It had a unique feature. Legions could be commanded by generals that could be captured after battle. They could be held for ransom (in the form of payment in tribute or actions). They could be exchanged as POW’s with enemy players. The captured general could be executed anytime during one of your turns or even returned to your opponent as a good faith gesture for say an alliance. It was a good twist in the series. Unfortunately, I no longer have this game.

[TG Moses VI]

Actually that concept of capturing Generals and exchanging POWs does sound fascinating. It would do wonders for diplomacy, like you said.

[TheJediCharles]

Under the Game Master Series the Roman Empire game was called, “Conquest of the Empire”.

Thanks.

Do you know if this is the only gamemaster game that wasn’t listed on the A&A box? How many gamemaster games where there exactly?

Shogun
A&A
Conquest of the Empire
Fortress America

What else?

[TG Moses VI]

I think that’s it.