tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post8476851499321095615..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Spending All My Play Money at the Five and DimeLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-46264884966784493892010-08-11T18:15:44.878-04:002010-08-11T18:15:44.878-04:00Jen, I love game night. It's a fun way to make...Jen, I love game night. It's a fun way to make memories with our kids, isn't it? I confess I've never heard of Carcassonne or Ticket to Ride...I need to check these out! Thanks!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63519420666232791162010-08-10T23:44:17.497-04:002010-08-10T23:44:17.497-04:00Susie, my son and I love playing board and card ga...Susie, my son and I love playing board and card games. There are the traditional ones like Sorry, Clue, Trivial Pursuit, and Scrabble. And some of the more unique ones like Small World, Carcassonne, Race for the Galaxy, and Ticket to Ride. There's nothing like game night with the family!Jennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20805850649896758052010-08-10T21:48:19.518-04:002010-08-10T21:48:19.518-04:00Hey Louise, Scrabble is intense! You must have a g...Hey Louise, Scrabble is intense! You must have a great vocabulary! Remind me to have you on my team!<br /><br />Lisa, I think the Clue movie is a kick too. Silly, yup, but it cracked me up. It made me re-evaluate whether or not I wanted to be Miss Scarlet from there on out, though, LOL.<br /><br />Hi Wenda! I love Trivial Pursuit but haven't played in ages. Hours of fun, just like you said. ISusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-70799311561841607302010-08-10T21:42:42.208-04:002010-08-10T21:42:42.208-04:00Hi Jack! Welcome to the Inkwell!
Jillian, I'm...Hi Jack! Welcome to the Inkwell!<br /><br />Jillian, I'm happy to see you! I've never played Pit. It sounds like fun! I'm going to have to look for it. I love learning new games.<br /><br />We're blessed to have family friends who introduced us to our new favorite card game. It's called Saboteur and (I can't imagine pitching this idea) you're a gnome, digging a tunnel Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-6281739180608310132010-08-10T21:37:55.120-04:002010-08-10T21:37:55.120-04:00Anita, when I was a kid, my brother loved getting ...Anita, when I was a kid, my brother loved getting that Woman Driver card. He thought it was hi-lar-ious. Ugh. (He and Nelson could wink together.) You know, as much as this game sparked my imagination, I never concocted a scenario for a why a woman driver would cause me to lose a turn. I thought it was so ridiculous! Well, I'll think about it now. Maybe she's lost. Or in labor. Yeah. Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57817598070218436712010-08-10T19:47:39.274-04:002010-08-10T19:47:39.274-04:00Hey, Jack! Thanks for stopping by!
Jill, I've...Hey, Jack! Thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />Jill, I've definitely played Pit. It's so fun and loud and noisy! Great card game. Since getting married I had to learn to play Rook. Apparently it's missionary poker. A requirement before you're allowed to go overseas.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25513134457806114242010-08-10T17:29:13.995-04:002010-08-10T17:29:13.995-04:00Great post Susie,
Oh the memories of afternoon...Great post Susie,<br /><br />Oh the memories of afternoon's whiled away playing Monopoly, Trouble, Clue, Life, Parcheezi. And then there were the card games, and then when we got board of playing cards we'd start building things with cards.<br /><br />A month ago I bought two board games for our trailer. I was shocked at the cost - almost $100! But on the weekend when my teenage children Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-1572625614833217582010-08-10T15:35:13.596-04:002010-08-10T15:35:13.596-04:00Hi Susie and Inkies,
My favorite game to play at f...Hi Susie and Inkies,<br />My favorite game to play at family gatherings was and still is PIT! Anyone ever play? It's a trading game and you are collecting commodities like Wheat, Rye, Flax, etc. If you end up at the end of the game though with the Bear you're going to lose points whereas the Bull can work to your advantage. It's a very noisy game with lots of shouting and card Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83628335175053332852010-08-10T15:06:47.368-04:002010-08-10T15:06:47.368-04:00Loved, loved, loved this post, Susie. Especially y...Loved, loved, loved this post, Susie. Especially your mom's part.<br /><br />I'm not familiar with <b>Park and Shop</b>. Talk about not being politically correct. LOL I clenched my fists when I read <i>“There’s a woman driver in front of you. Lose one turn.”</i> <br />However, I think it's because Nelson always jokes about women drivers. He is joking about it. Really, he is. Honest.<Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-92027123256352917562010-08-10T13:57:06.769-04:002010-08-10T13:57:06.769-04:00Oh Niki, yes! Life is so much fun! I love how that...Oh Niki, yes! Life is so much fun! I love how that dial sounds when you spin it really hard -- like a zipper. I was always disappointed when I played if I didn't have any children. I loved those little blue and pink twigs.<br /><br />And despite having to buy insurance and pay a mortgage, that game is so unlike real life that it's still escapist. Which is just what I'm going for!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-33356367105949205232010-08-10T13:46:02.556-04:002010-08-10T13:46:02.556-04:00Okay, I thought I was the only one who wanted to c...Okay, I thought I was the only one who wanted to crawl in the board games, and I assumed it had something to do with being an only child and conjuring up ways to play by myself! Glad to know I'm not alone!<br />For me, it was the game of LIFE. Spinning the dial to determine the course of your future, your career, how many little pink or blue plastic twig people you could shove in the car, Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41133885218466432192010-08-10T10:32:34.942-04:002010-08-10T10:32:34.942-04:00Yeah I was never terribly good at Operation and my...Yeah I was never terribly good at Operation and my brother was the whiz at it in his day. As far as, Clue goes now that was my game along with Scrabble.<br /><br />My brother called me Lizard the bookworm as kids because when it came down to it. I usually beat the entire family at Scrabble.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-55479628899361119542010-08-10T09:48:04.856-04:002010-08-10T09:48:04.856-04:00Of course, I always imagined myself in all the roo...Of course, I always imagined myself in all the rooms, Susie! And of course I was whatever character I was playing. Typically Miss Scarlet or Mrs. Peacock. Sadly, not only have I seen the movie, I own it. Bad as it is, I couldn't resist. And it does make me laugh.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-44249695323890673922010-08-10T09:41:11.194-04:002010-08-10T09:41:11.194-04:00Ooh, PS, if you haven't already entered the dr...Ooh, PS, if you haven't already entered the drawing to win one of FIVE copies of Judy Christie's new release, Goodness Gracious Green, scroll down to Jen's post from yesterday and leave a comment! I wish I could enter!Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-83240259308772506172010-08-10T09:39:31.938-04:002010-08-10T09:39:31.938-04:00Deb, I have never played Pop O Matic Trouble! We h...Deb, I have never played Pop O Matic Trouble! We have a mini travel version of Trouble but yours sounds way more fun. Especially by candlelight!<br /><br />I looked online for Park and Shop to see what it's going for. I didn't look very hard, but I did learn a few things. They updated it in the 60s, perhaps, and started using plastic game pieces (as opposed to the metal ones, which are Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-32812006187949906142010-08-10T09:35:06.295-04:002010-08-10T09:35:06.295-04:00Lisa, of course you love CLUE! It's both myste...Lisa, of course you love CLUE! It's both mysterious and awesome! I loved it too; same thing as Park and Shop, I imagined myself in all of the rooms. (Did you ever see the movie based on it? tee hee.)<br /><br />Have you played any of the new versions? There's a spinning component to the board. And themed versions too. My family particularly enjoys the Harry Potter version.Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-21205788166529647222010-08-10T09:30:41.037-04:002010-08-10T09:30:41.037-04:00Good morning! I'm in the mood for something 50...Good morning! I'm in the mood for something 50s-ish today, so here's some orange juice in itty bitty glasses and some of my Grandma's egg casserole. Pull up a fork!<br /><br />Louise, I loved Operation too! Not being particularly dexterous, I was never great at it, but it was *fun* wasn't it? I've noticed that now they've come out with themed versions of it, where you Susanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-89840886875856704992010-08-10T09:10:46.655-04:002010-08-10T09:10:46.655-04:00I loved this post.I was thinking about games the o...I loved this post.I was thinking about games the other day and I always had a favorite as a kid called Operation. However, I have to find this really old game and play it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-90928458277510793272010-08-10T08:48:00.639-04:002010-08-10T08:48:00.639-04:00I've never heard of it, either, but it sounds ...I've never heard of it, either, but it sounds like fun. <br />The store names are great!<br /><br />Lisa - of course, you'd like Clue!<br /><br />I played rummy with my grandmother all the time when I was a kid. Being an only child (oh, there she goes with the only child thing again...) it was hard to get a good board game going!<br /><br />I do love Pop O Matic Trouble. That always came Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-41825805000443564432010-08-10T06:20:35.468-04:002010-08-10T06:20:35.468-04:00Susie, I loved this post. I've never even hear...Susie, I loved this post. I've never even heard of this game, but your delight in it convinces me of its charm. What a fun trip down memory lane. <br /><br />Growing up I always enjoyed CLUE. What can I say, you guys know how I feel about mysteries.Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.com