The 10 Most Depressing Board Games
Here’s some advice from a child of the eighties: this Christmas season, give your kids the gift of lowered expectations. Because no matter what Monopoly says, we’ll never be homeowners. Not even on Baltic.
10. Let’s Be Safe!: The geniuses at Milton Bradley were sitting in a room in 1986 and were all, “You know who could make a not-at-all-fun board game? Good Morning America personality Joan Lunden.”
9. Tetris: Do you know what Tetris is when it’s not a video game? It’s a puzzle. A really easy puzzle. This is the most disappointing thing ever made.
8. Ink Blotz: This is great, I really want a child to diagnose my psychological disorders.
7. Finance: “Hey, do you guys want to play this game? It’s like Monopoly but with careful budgeting and property in the sticks.”
6. 90210 Entangle: It’s exactly like Twister, but with Kelly, Dylan and Brandon staring up at you from the game board as a reminder that Twister is better when everyone playing is really hot.
5. Bargain Hunter: Fuck escapist toys! Bargain Hunter lets you furnish your shoebox apartment on a pitiful budget. Just make sure your credit card doesn’t get declined! This could be to the recession what Mall Madness was to the ’80s.
4. Mid-Life Crisis: Actually, this might help me understand why my dad almost bought a Subaru Baja five years ago.
3. Chinatown: Acquire vendor space on a busy road and sell crap to hapless tourists. Exploding Fung-Wah bus sold separately.
2. Divorce: Go from reception hall downpayments to alimony checks faster than you can say “two Christmases.”
1. Left Behind: Kirk Cameron was right all along. Repent with dice.
If I was married I would buy Divorce for Christmas and leave it under the tree as a present for the kids. When They opened it I would point to the wife and let her know I wanted to have a talk.
Shouldn’t Chris Hanson host the game instead of Joan Lundon. You could land on wine coolers and web cameras.
http://thingsfatpeoplehate.wordpress.com/2008/12/15/megan-fox/
Did you actually endure playing these or did you use common sense and realize they had to be bad?
I lol @ number 1!
Bargain Hunter actually was kind of fun..
Chinatown is actually a really fun game.
@Klaus Unfortunately, real Chinatown is actually really depressing.
You missed “Argue”… Its a great way to piss off all your friends and family… http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/385625?size=original
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I had this game from the makers of monopoly called Boardwalk, it was pretty bad.
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next board game: H & R Block Party: Fun With Taxes!
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Hmmm pussianny - I regret to inform that Babelfish has not been a friend to you.
And now to my main point - Bargain Hunter depressing?? Why, it’s simply the best boardgame of all time. What’s more fun than a feverish shopping spree with candy-colored credit cards? The only depressing thing about that game is that 20 years later, the adhesive dries, causing all the stickers fall off the cards and machine, and crumble to dust. sob, sob
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Entschludigung falls das hier in this nicht ganz on-topic ist, aber ich dachte mir ich sage mal Hallo.
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Entschludigung falls das Thema in this nicht ganz on-topic ist, aber ich wollte mich mal kurz vorstellen.
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