Childhood Games: What Is Your Favourite?

**TheGuru** · 03-04-2008, 08:49 AM

What was your favourite game as a kid?

Feel free to post the link from the Amazon UK store (Please use the UK one)

One of mine was Operation

its such a simple but fun game

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**kazthorn** · 03-04-2008, 09:05 AM

My favourite was Mouse Trap although the setting up was always annoying. I can't set up the link properly though, I must be doing something wrong.

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**TheGuru** · 03-04-2008, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by kazthorn

I can't set up the link properly though, I must be doing something wrong.

All you have to do is paste the Amazon UK page URL. We recently installed a widget that does the rest for you, it work like the youtube links

**TheGuru** · 03-04-2008, 09:21 AM

Ive just found Kerplunk, that was one of best games ever

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**kazthorn** · 03-04-2008, 10:05 AM

Kerplunk is still being made, I bought it for my son, but it is not as good as it used to be. The sticks are not as strong which makes it hard to get them all in and of course the marbles fall sooner than they would have

**kazthorn** · 03-04-2008, 10:07 AM

I also loved Hungry Hippos, I remember getting it for Christmas and I used to play outside my older sisters room in the mornings to annoy her

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**TheGuru** · 03-04-2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by kazthorn

I also loved Hungry Hippos, I remember getting it for Christmas and I used to play outside my older sisters room in the mornings to annoy her

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I forgot about hungry hippos

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Originally Posted by kazthorn

Kerplunk is still being made, I bought it for my son, but it is not as good as it used to be. The sticks are not as strong which makes it hard to get them all in and of course the marbles fall sooner than they would have

I agree because I purchased it about 2 years ago. I wasnt sure if it was just my memory thinking it used to be better made.

**manor** · 03-04-2008, 12:35 PM

I loved my Spirograph --- kept me busy for hours

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But I also remember playing kerbies....2 people and a football.... one person stands ech side of the road and the aim is to throw the ball so that it catches the kerb and bounces back to you.

Also what we called chinese skipping .........that was where you pinched 2 pairs of your moms tights...tied the feet of one pair to the other to form a large loop. This went around the ankles of 2 people so the third has to do a number of moves..jump over...catch one side and bring over the other etc
great fun and cheep...unless you had just pinched the last 2 pairs of her best tights

**TheGuru** · 03-04-2008, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by manor

But I also remember playing kerbies....2 people and a football.... one person stands ech side of the road and the aim is to throw the ball so that it catches the kerb and bounces back to you.

I spent hours playing that

I always wanted a Scalextric but my Mum couldnt afford it

So I purchased one when I got older

Hours of fun, but you can get a bad back from retrieving the cars all the time

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**Waldo** · 03-04-2008, 12:50 PM

I remember playing "2-ball" (one fine day in the middle of the night, 2 dead men got up to fight, back to back they faced each other, drew their swords and shot each other!).

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