Unanswered Questions
54 questions with no upvoted or accepted answers
10
votes
1
answer
926
views
Looking for name of very old board-type game
I do not remember if it is competitive, cooperative or solo game.
It is played with small cubes having a different marking on each side representing directions such as straight, turn, an X, diagonal, ...
- 101
9
votes
0
answers
393
views
What is this tic-tac-toe like game with green and yellow balls?
I found recently this board game in my parents' home (Spain); it seems like it might possibly be a version of tic-tac-toe.
Does anybody know the name of the game or the rules?
CommunityBot
- 1
8
votes
1
answer
1k
views
What is the name of this solitaire variant?
I recently learned a new solitaire from a friend, but we have no idea what the name of it is. Can anyone help?
You use two decks of cards, and start by placing 14 rows of cards. The middle 4 rows are ...
CommunityBot
- 1
6
votes
0
answers
211
views
Children's transport-themed game book, possibly European
From the 1970's - a large-format hardback children's book where each double-page spread was a transport-themed game with cut-out cardboard pieces.
Most of the games were more complex than basic roll-...
- 61
6
votes
0
answers
754
views
What is this tile set with the card suites and numbers set in a 6x6 grid?
What is the name of this game?
How do you play it? (if instructions cannot be easily found online)
Board and Game Pieces:
Board and Back of Game Pieces:
The game also includes:
12 White Poker Chips
8 ...
- 1
5
votes
0
answers
461
views
When i was a child, 50 years ago, i had a board game in which the players tried to gather the best photos of breaking news stories. can you help?
In the game, when you arrived at a news story, you would receive a "photo." The value of the photo, in points, was determined by how quickly you arrived at the scene. A valuable picture ...
- 4,737
5
votes
0
answers
230
views
What are the rules of this "Frog rescue game" from Boots?
I picked up this game second hand but found it doesn't include any instructions.
It has a cross-shaped board that you assemble jigsaw style with a tower in the middle. The back of the box says "...
- 1,449
4
votes
0
answers
106
views
A game of flipping counters, does anyone know the name?
Consider this game:
Both red and blue play counters on an 8×8 square board.
Each counter must be placed on an empty square
Whenever a counter is placed, all adjacent enemy counters (including ...
- 140
4
votes
0
answers
177
views
Looking for an old card game called "Kingdom"
I know this was an uncommon game when we bought it in the late 1990s or early 2000s, and now I've tried several searches for it, and have come up dry. It's a Bible/Christian themed card game that I ...
4
votes
0
answers
200
views
Trying to find specific children's horror-themed board game in book format
I'm trying to find this game I had as a kid.
It was a roughly A3-sized cardboard book that contained several spooky-themed game boards. Each page was a different board and theme. I can't remember ...
4
votes
0
answers
153
views
Collectible dinosaurs cards game from cereals loot box (probably), in the turn of the 2000's
If you're in for a challenge, here is what I remember about this small game I'd like to find more information on :
It was a small collectible cards game about dinosaurs. Each card was of a square ...
- 141
4
votes
0
answers
228
views
Stacking game around 1993-1996
I remember playing a game when I was younger you had 4 plastic pegs and 9 blocks. only 3 blocks could fit onto a peg at a time. The blocks had different colours and numbers. You pulled a card out of a ...
4
votes
0
answers
1k
views
What's the (Dutch) name of this "push your luck" dice game?
My wife and her family introduced a game to me that they know (in Dutch) as "knobbelen". It seems similar to the game of 5000s(in Dutch).
In this game, each player throws three dice (d6) ...
- 1,646
4
votes
0
answers
298
views
Color Plastic Sheeps As Game Pawns
For years I've been trying to remember what game was this I played as a kid mid-1980's.
It had a huge board and within the board there was a road. The board tiles were drawn stone-like. There were ...
- 8,600
3
votes
0
answers
932
views
Solitaire with cards triplets which sum to 9,19 or 29?
My Dad taught me the following solitaire game:
Deal: remove all face cards, putting down 5 rows.
Play: one card at a time, try to get 3 cards to a total of 9, 19, or 29. If they do, discard them and ...
- 4,737