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What were they smoking? or My favorite game covers from the 60's.
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As nice as game covers are now I'm just never going to love them the way that I love these overstylized beauties. I wish there was a way to track down some of these artists.

I would love to own coffee mugs of all of these wonders of the "modern" world.

Please feel free to add your own.

I'll be updating this from time to time.
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1. Board Game: Shenanigans Game [Average Rating:5.45 Unranked]
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 This looks like modern Japanese pop art. Drugs and alcohol are definately not ruled out of the creation of this one.
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Bill Eldard
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The game was based on the Saturday morning kids game show of that name, hosted by Stubby Kay and spun off from the weekday morning game show "Video Village," which wa shosted by Monte Hall (later of Let's Make A Deal fame). While the art may look odd, it's actually a pretty accurate depiction of the Shenanigans show. :)
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The commercial theme ": Shenanigans! Come on and play with me, Shenanigans!" Innuendo rears its playful head again! :p
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:p You won't 'see' THIS in 'Neverland' as there's a ''No Kids Land'' and ''Touch & GO directly to JAIL Mr.M.J.''!(*note* not applicable IF a 'California Jury is involved'!)
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Thanks, Tim. I hadn't thought about the theme song in a long time, but as soon as I read your post, the tune popped back into my head.

Of course, today, with all the news stories about pedophiles, the lyrics would certainly have to be reworked. :D
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This should be re-made with a Simpsons theme....

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i had this game, i loved the TV show. i wanted to be on the TV show. but I was stuck in south Georgia with my dirt mounds and my imagination.
2. Board Game: Animal Twister [Average Rating:4.00 Unranked]
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 Camel, eh? A euphemism?
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:laugh: just a ''little diddle'd do ya!'' what a 'catch phrase' :p
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One hump, or two? :)
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Two please!
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Hey, that kid is clearly trying to capture the camel with his foot, and not with his hand as the instructions suggest. What is wrong with that little bastard?
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Can't blame the kid for trying to score a camel-toe. ;)
3. Board Game: Balaroo [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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 Lamp not included.

Check out the cravat on that guy. Hey, obviously ladies love a man with a huge cravat. She's out for a piece of ascot.
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I just love the nice prints on the right corner of the box..."Fine Edition"... :D Wanna see the "Nasty Edition" next.
Anyway, now we know for sure we can get hot babes at our sides by playing BoardGames.
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Behave!!!
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Yeah Baby Yeah. Allow myself to introduce ... myself.
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Joe, this must have come on the heels of Wild, Wild West.
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This is on my geeklist

Games the Prominently Feature a Lamp on the Cover

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/geeklist.php3?action=view&listi...
4. Board Game: Pop Yer Top [Average Rating:4.70 Unranked]
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 These games harken back to the days when kids could play with brains and not be judged.
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And note the boy with obligatory hand-by-head posture.
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:p I'd 'believe' that he's 'posturing' a gratuitous gesture, or maybe he 'thinks' HE's about to 'Pop his own TOP'? zombie,,,,,,,,,,
what did the 'dyslexic' ZOMBIE go around saying? ''TAKE my 'brains', please!''
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Ever a birdbrain has a larger cerebrum
than poor Gooey Louie
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Oh my gosh!! We used to OWN that game...

I had forgotten all about it...
5. Board Game: The Blop Game [Average Rating:7.90 Unranked]
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 See, more brains
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In the first picture...is that kid dosing the dude in the hat? I almost positive there's a little piece of paper under his finger.
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:p insert 'tab-1' under tongue too....and remember 'melting walls' and multi-headed critters can't getcha when you're as miniscule as a 'pinpoint'! Watch for the 'extra FUN!' version of ''Blotter, Blotter...WHO took TOO much? ''
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Not just any popping action, mind you...but "the amazing" popping action! :p
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Whoever created "Mr. Blop" must have taken a tab or two!!
6. Board Game: Chicken Out [Average Rating:6.03 Unranked]
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 Of course kids floating in barrels bet all their money on chickens.

Keep your kids away from barrels and chickens.
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Such a tragic way to die for Little Lucy after a life full of sex, drugs and gambling.
7. Board Game: Feeley Meeley [Average Rating:5.75 Unranked]
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 I think the Blonde guy found something in a different box.
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this one made my day!!! :cool:
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Warning: Not for children under 10 (if playing with Michael Jackson)
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nah, he was acquitted of all of that stuff, so he must be innocent
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This guy just begs to be an avatar.
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i played this, didn't own it. needs a remake.
8. Board Game: Mother's Helper [Average Rating:6.00 Unranked]
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 You're right Mom, these things give you so much energy. I've been cleaning my room all night.
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:what: it looks like 'someone' got into the 'Puppy Uppers', and the others are just 'feeling' their 'Doggie Downers' taking 'effect'! :)
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Now I have that song in my head. "She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper..."
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But... there's a boy helping! Shouldn't he be playing Battleship with Pop??

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Like any kid was going to put a game about cleaning house on their Christmas list.
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Does anyone have the game board for Mother's Helper? I am looking to either purchase it or get a hi-res photo of it to recreate it for game play. I have the pieces, but not the board itself. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
9. Board Game: Swivel [Average Rating:7.00 Unranked]
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 Whoever painted this lived on a commune that survived off of factory seconds. Really, who wore those clothes?
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They look like escapees from a bad Brady Bunch episode.
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Elvis was the king of this game.
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Whoever painted this lived on a commune that survived off of factory seconds. Really, who wore those clothes?


I did! Of course I can blame my parents on dressing me in striped nylon pants with a 3 inch wide white belt and a shirt with a collar out to my shoulders. We watched too much partridge family to be sure. Oh the therapy bills.
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Well, I shouldn't talk. I wore Granimals.
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With sufficient LSD, this would be the greatest game ever!
10. Board Game: Kooky Carnival [Average Rating:6.85 Unranked]
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 Ok nothing weird about this, I just really love this artist.
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:wow: NOW 'this'...looks to be the 'Michael Jackson' version if you'll 'notice' the distinct LACK of any other 'adults'! okay, them 'girls' are JUST to 'attract' them BOYS!
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Does that say "Love Juice" on the left side?
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Wow!

Unless it's log juice...
11. Board Game: Twister [Average Rating:4.57 Overall Rank:5644]
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 sniff, sniff.
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:surprise: This MUST 'be' the Republican-''Bible Belt'' version, in which ONLY 'Married' couples can participate! Sorry 'spinster' Auntie Loo, why doncha get in a 'game' of the 'Animal' version of THIS with your '73'-cats!
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Ah, the "stick it where the sun don't shine" edition.
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Robert and Trina try out the kama sutra position, doggie sniff.
12. Board Game: The Beatles Flip Your Wig Game [Average Rating:4.00 Unranked]
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 I would love to find this game just to see how they actually took such a dumb idea and made a game out of it. Not sure if that's a wig or a rabbid tribble on there.
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:) they should've had 'captions' on just WHAT those 'guys' must have BEEN 'thinking'. 'George' seems to be 'wondering' ''Just WHAT the hell is THAT?''...and the others are probably too AFRAID to take a 'look'!
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George's arm direction look as though he really needs to use the restroom, and is looking in the distance for a gameplan to find the closest one :) Maybe thats the game. Get George to the john.. er.. restroom.
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A shame that this game didn't really come with some kooky wig component.
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Now I know exactly why they wrote/sang the song... Help!
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I saw a sample of this tacky game at a "Beatlemania" exhibit at Seattle's EMP museum.

Did you know the Beatles' manager sold off the licensing rights for practically nothing? The band made nothing off these items from the '64 load of crappola merchandising. So, thank God, I no longer need to hold Ringo responsible.....
13. Board Game: Tressy Career Girl Game [Average Rating:0.00 Unranked]
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 Nowadays we smile about, but this game was designed (1960) to have an educational effect.
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HOLY HAIR!
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Looks like Nicole Kidman from bewitched.
14. Board Game: Frantic Frogs [Average Rating:5.50 Unranked]
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 Of course, the folks who really may have been smoking something were the ones who proposed having buyers send off for live frogs as the game components. Fortunately for many frogs, the manufacturer went with mechanical critters.
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15. Board Game: Crazy Clock Game [Average Rating:5.81 Unranked]
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 And the second ...
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