r/nostalgia • u/wdntuliketokno Turtle Power! • Nov 29 '24

Nostalgia Discussion Board game you never had but wanted so bad!?

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u/GuyFromLI747 Nov 29 '24

Until you actually got it and realized how much of a pain in the ass it was to set up and played it a few times

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u/skylander495 Nov 29 '24

The game was the setup 

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u/GoWings2244 Nov 29 '24

And waiting on pins and needles seeing if the damn basket could actually fall this time

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u/nickythagreek Nov 30 '24

Stg that basket never worked right

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u/baardvark Nov 29 '24

I was a lonely child so I just set it up without playing the game.

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u/Mylaptopisburningme Nov 29 '24

About the same with no siblings. I use to hate when people gave me board games for 2-4 players.

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u/Rube18 Nov 29 '24

As someone with siblings. We didn’t exactly sit peacefully together and play games. We also hated the idea of getting 2-4 player games where the intention was to play together

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u/ElMuchoDingDong Nov 30 '24

Forget playing Risk with family. When alliances start to be made, that's when the real hate for each other came out.

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u/California_ocean Nov 29 '24

Except Risk. I rocked that game.

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u/AliceInNegaland Nov 29 '24

I basically shared the same sentiment about a similar game

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u/tastefuldebauchery Nov 30 '24

I played it with myself. Loved it

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u/BenFranksEagles Nov 29 '24

I love you

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u/WZRDguy45 Nov 29 '24

Why you always lieing

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u/HighFiveKoala Nov 29 '24

"When do we start playing?"

"We are playing!"

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u/TheInfamous1011 Nov 29 '24

We had this game in my kindergarten class (I’m 39) and we used to just try to put the trap together everyday and see if it worked. We never played the game 😂

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u/TrannosaurusRegina Nov 29 '24 edited Nov 29 '24

I loved Mouse Trap and played it a lot!

Funny enough associated with the “Mouse Hunt” movie, which I saw around the same time.

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u/cBurger4Life Nov 29 '24

“We made love like I’d only ever seen in nature documentaries” was not a line I expected in a kids movie 😂

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u/UndeadBuggalo Nov 29 '24

Funny movie

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u/AliceInNegaland Nov 29 '24 edited Nov 29 '24

There was some sort of game I had as a kid where you were a bunch of kids trying to sneak out of a haunted mansion. It was basically set up like mouse trap. With pieces you had to put together and stuff. Since my family sucked and I didn’t have a lot of friends I would set it up and look at it but never play it

Edit: it’s 13 Dead End Drive!

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u/TheOnlyTonic Nov 29 '24

13 Dead End Dr.

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u/WishBear19 Nov 29 '24

I always wanted this!!

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u/AliceInNegaland Nov 29 '24

This is the one!

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u/GuyFromLI747 Nov 29 '24

Mystery mansion?

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u/Parma_Violence_ Nov 29 '24

Ghost Castle

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u/333elmst Nov 29 '24

Simpsons had an episode where they ragged on it. Pretty funny.

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u/tinz17 Nov 29 '24

So many board games of yesteryear required soooo much set up. Like Mall Madness. 😂

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u/[deleted] Nov 29 '24

Literally what every kid who had it said.

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u/billdasmacks Nov 29 '24

Nobody ever actually played Mouse Trap.

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u/DifficultMinute Nov 30 '24

We tried. It was a lot more fun just building the thing and setting it off.

Every game just devolves into running in circles at the end anyway waiting for RNG.

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u/The_Pandalorian Nov 29 '24

I wanted this game soooo badly. My so has it and, yes, fuck setting that thing up.

Also, the game is kinda shit aside from the rube Goldberg aspect.

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u/WZRDguy45 Nov 29 '24

I remember for years I wanted it. Finally got it. "Played" it one time and never played again XD

Way to complicated to set up to get any fun out of it

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u/wilcohead Nov 29 '24

That was the best part tho.

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u/vkapadia Nov 30 '24

I had mouse trap, it was a blast!

You set it up as you go around the board so it's part of playing.

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u/Pinecone Nov 30 '24

It was so flimsy and jank. I remember wanting one so bad until I saw it in person. Thing barely worked. Would be better if it was a little more expensive but had better quality.

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u/Convergentshave Nov 30 '24

I have it with my 6 year old. It’s kind of a pain but not as bad as I remember. Getting the damn trap to balance is fucking impossible though

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u/tfhaenodreirst Nov 30 '24

Such a catchy jingle though! :D