in the spirit of our always-popular “7 things” category, i offer 7 board games in your home that you’ll never play again and should be minimalized today. the extra space in your closet will thank you.
- jenga (fun while it lasted – that one christmas back in 1991)
- pictionary (win, lose, or draw went off the air decades ago)
- battleship (was only great when your kid was 9)
- chess/checkers (at least the boards that are missing pieces)
- backgammon (i don’t remember the rules anymore either)
- operation (it’s still too annoying for everyone else in the room)
- monopoly (the elvis presley or nascar edition)
any board games you would like to add to the list?
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I would agree with Monopoly – -it takes a minimum of 2 hours to play a game, and my kids can’t keep their focus that long.
We LOVE pictionary here – we have a daughter with learning issues, and I like that game because it lets both our kids play on an even playing field, ‘cuz she is a terrific artist.
I’d like to nominate Hi Ho Cherry-O…..can’t tell you how many of those little cherries have been sucked into the vacuum cleaner. Most irritating.
I love battleship!!!!! And monopoly (not the special editions though)!!! What I should declutter is yatzee, special anniversary collector’s edition… but I’ve had it for 11 years now, so it’s kind of cool.
I would definitely like to add Hungry Hungry Hippos. That game is obnoxious and marbles are all over the floor.
Wow, this is hilarious! My family has 6 out of 7 of these. Superbowl monopoly, unused battleship, neglected jenga – you hit the nail on the head. One good checkers/chess set is pretty nice, but the others are sort of novelties.
Monopoly – the interactive edition. It takes up no space and loads more fun. We also have a mini travel edition which actually never gets played with. Maybe if we ever go camping one day…