Saturday, April 14, 2007

Board Games - Random Trivia Questions

All of the following games were in my closet when I was a kid, and I still have some of them (now being used by my kids). Your task is to identify each game from its poetic description.

Board Games Questions

  • D1)
    Queen Frostine has been demoted, and Plumpy is no more;
    She's just a Princess, and he is now Mama Ginger Tree.
    This colorful game can be played by two, three, or four;
    It requires only counting from kids as young as three.
  • D2)
    One, two, three, count with me as you obey the die;
    Although the board goes to a hundred, there's no math.
    Bad luck, you slide down low; good luck, you climb up high;
    Or just zig-zag your way up the checkerboard path.
  • D3)
    Which Pachisi version do you like? There are so many;
    This one's got the Pop-o-matic, so you don't have to roll.
    You don't even have to count the pips; there aren't any;
    Be the first to race your pieces from the start to your goal.
  • D4)
    "I'm the sole survivor", pre-reality show;
    Place your marbles on the seven by seven grid.
    Slide one of the fourteen levers and down they go;
    If you're the last one standing, you're the winning kid.
  • D5)
    Somewhere in this ten by ten sea,
    I carefully place my five boats.
    In turn, I bomb the enemy,
    Until there's nothing left that floats.
  • D6)
    A blatant '50s Milton Bradley Monopoly clone;
    You can rent, build houses, and mortgage (but not refinance).
    It's all about money and the properties that you own;
    Give or Take cards instead of Community Chest and Chance.
  • D7)
    You're a blue or pink peg person in a small, plastic car,
    Traveling on a long and windy road through plastic hills.
    Spin the spinner, make the right decisions, and you'll go far;
    Get married, have kids, and earn hundred thousand dollar bills.
  • D8)
    Is the painting a Monet, Rembrandt, or Van Gogh,
    Or a cheap forgery by an unknown artist?
    Bid wisely, for it may cost you a lot of dough;
    To discern if you're the cleverest and smartest.
  • D9)
    Kamchatka to Alaska, North Africa to Brazil;
    Odd geographical connections on a weird world map.
    A test of your diplomacy and military skill;
    Taking over the planet has never been such a snap.
  • D10)
    "The vertical checkers game from Milton Bradley";
    Sometimes it's not just what you see, it's what you miss.
    Spot your opponent's plan, and you won't do badly;
    Otherwise you can just whine, "Pretty sneaky, sis".
  • D11)
    The army in red attacks the army in blue,
    Around and between two small bodies of water.
    The General's a one and the Marshal's a two;
    Capture the flag while avoiding total slaughter.
  • D12)
    "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master";
    Place your piece and turn the white pieces to black.
    Losing the corners could be a disaster;
    When your opponent moves and flips them all back.

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