Today in History

[flowerbug]

Today in 1935 the game Monopoly goes on sale for the first time.
I remember playing that game a lot. I think the game Catan has kinda taken Monopoly's place in the last several years.

there are many versions of Monopoly now. i've spent many hours playing it as a kid but can't recall the last time i played. maybe about 20yrs ago.

since i liked model railroads and trains there was (perhaps still is - i've not looked into it lately) a game called Railroad Tycoon that got me hooked for some time as it ran on my notebook PC from the mid-90s. i got an upgraded version to play on a better PC later but by that time i was fed up with MS anything and abandoned it for several Linux versions and that would take me eventually to Simutrans but i don't play that one or others these days.

there's a lot of other games i've played and continue to play, but this is getting to be long and late so i'll stop here and get off this particular train ride...

 

[Marie2020]

Today in 1935 the game Monopoly goes on sale for the first time.
I remember playing that game a lot. I think the game Catan has kinda taken Monopoly's place in the last several years.

I used to really enjoy playing monopoly with my father and friends. I never got into chess only drafts sadly.

 

[Dahlia]

I think it would be fun to hear everyones top 3 favorite games! My current faves are code names, charades, and ransom notes.

 

[digitS']

drafts

Draughts (checkers), @Marie2020 ?

February 8 is Laugh and Get Rich Day. "A day for enriching your life with happiness." Apparently inspired by the 1931 motion picture comedy by that name about a struggling family during the Great Depression. The story line is that they finally gain some security by having invested in the invention of the tire valve. Ppssssss!

 

[flowerbug]

i've always liked complicated games or ones that involved building like Lincoln Logs, Legos, Erector Sets, and a lot of impromptu use of random tile pieces from the family flooring business, but as a game nothing topped Mouse Trap for me even if the version we had was missing parts so i didn't get a chance to see it run until many years later when someone had a full game and so i made sure to set it up and see it run.

the most complicated game i play these days is the best as i've been doing it for 35 years but had been studying up on it since i was 12yrs old, that is the stock market and investing and managing finances. i like it more than poker, bridge (both which i enjoy) or chess.

when it comes down to it though it is a form of bean counting (which may be what writing started out as keeping track of harvests) and you know me and beans ...

 

[Marie2020]

i've always liked complicated games or ones that involved building like Lincoln Logs, Legos, Erector Sets, and a lot of impromptu use of random tile pieces from the family flooring business, but as a game nothing topped Mouse Trap for me even if the version we had was missing parts so i didn't get a chance to see it run until many years later when someone had a full game and so i made sure to set it up and see it run.

the most complicated game i play these days is the best as i've been doing it for 35 years but had been studying up on it since i was 12yrs old, that is the stock market and investing and managing finances.

How I would love your knowledge to rub off on me.

i like it more than poker, bridge (both which i enjoy) or chess.

when it comes down to it though it is a form of bean counting (which may be what writing started out as keeping track of harvests) and you know me and beans ...