1. Monopoly: I have mostly fond memories about Monopoly. But there was the time that my mom threw away our Monopoly set because none of us would pick it up. We've told her that set would be worth something now if she hadn't tossed it. :)
2. Card games: Rummy, Go Fish, Solitaire... Once it was so hot that my mom and I couldn't sleep. So we sat at the kitchen table and played double solitaire.
3. Battleship: Wow - look how fancy the game is now!
4. Trouble: I loved playing this game at a friend's house. It was so much fun to make the dice pop up in the middle each time.
5. Candy Land: I loved this game! I remember really wishing that all the candy was real.
6. Chutes and Ladders: Fun but frustrating. I hated going back down those slides.
7. Stratego: I don't remember much about it, but I do remember playing it. I think it may have been my brother's game so it was "hands off!" :)
8. Chess: One year for Christmas I got my very own chess set and chess table.
9. Chinese Checkers: I loved all those colorful marbles and the sound they made rolling around in the tin.
10. Trivial Pursuit: This was popular with us when we were teenagers. That's when we had our Atari, too. Remember those games?
I'm sure I've forgotten some games. And here I thought I wouldn't be able to think of ten things! To share your Ten on Tuesday list, stop in at Carole's blog.
How fun! I love all those games!
I got hubby a copy of battleship for Christmas, you are right it is so fancy now! So many bells and whistles - I think I like the old simple version better!
Posted by: keri | January 18, 2011 at 09:32 AM
yep, i can include many of these on my list too.
Posted by: lydia | January 18, 2011 at 10:11 AM
These lists are so much fun to read. I had forgotten about Trouble but I loved that game!
Posted by: Carole | January 18, 2011 at 10:20 AM
great list!! i used to love the original battleship, too, and boy did you just trigger a bunch of happy memories of chinese checkers!! :) if you want to talk about atari, i could go on all day (frogger, pitfall, donkey kong)
the kids want to play trouble all the time-it's one of their current favorites.
Posted by: vanessa | January 18, 2011 at 01:04 PM
Love these games. We still play a lot of them. Boggle was always a favorite of mine. One day, when the power went out, my son asked me if I wanted to play some Antique Games!!! Talk about feeling old...
Posted by: Jennifer | January 18, 2011 at 01:15 PM
fun list! I forgot chinese checkers on mine (but that would make more than 10 :-) ... looks like family game night is still fun at your house, too!
Posted by: Mary | January 18, 2011 at 05:38 PM
We've been playing the same Monopoly game since we opened the box 4 or 5 years ago. Everyone has a baggie to store their own money, properties, and statue. We just note where everyone is when we are ready to stop playing and pick back up the next time we want to play.
Posted by: Reeds | January 18, 2011 at 08:40 PM
What a great list!! Trivial Pursuit is my all-time hands down favorite. But no one will play with me...as an ex-librarian, I know a lot of trivia. :)
As an adult, I love Taboo and Scattergories. I don't think they were around when I was growing up. But do you remember Quiz Whiz? The first computer trivia game!
Posted by: Debby | January 18, 2011 at 11:48 PM