List of board games from the 80s

A decent alternate history game of its time! It was later published in with some changes made, although much of it remained the same from the version. This was a solitaire and two person game which had a lot of luck involved for the winner.

Simple, easy and great time filler game. Panzer Armee Afrika is a wargame based on a North African Campaign between April and November which represents forces that took part in the battle. This was another 2 player warfare game of the that got a lot of attention from gamers. It was a simple dexterity and shape recognition game created to provide children with an hour of fun with the family.

Fast and fun! A game that was created to educate people on the railway system as well as to be fun to play. The first edition was made up of hexagon sheets with coloring instructions and rules, only. Once the designer realized it was popular and had demand it was further developed. A edition and then Dampfross both came about from the introduction of Railway Rivals. It was then reimplemented with Patrol in , the second edition in by TSR and others.

Another wargame publication success for SPI followers and fans! Space Hop: A game of the Planets was introduced in part to educate children about the planets. It was an excellent theme and should have taken off much better than it did. It seemed to lack enough of the fun side, although it was enjoyed by many families. The publisher was Teaching Concepts.

The game company Strat-O-Matic that became a game company in published Pro Basketball which followed the Football then Baseball board games. Pro Basketball was a huge hit within the US market for obvious reasons — for the love of basketball. Strat-O-Matic games are great collectables! This was quite a gem for sci-fi gamers with six excellent scenarios that could be played out so the replay value was very high.

This was a must have for those that played Drang Nach Osten as Unentschieden continued the campaign through , making the whole campaign timescale total This was still just the start of the Europa series. The game covers four scenarios or war campaigns over the invasion of Canada. There was the basic version of play and much more advanced for those that progressed.

Mechanisms include dice rolling and hexagon grid. Based on the theme of railways in the southern region of England and Wales this was the first in the 18xx game series which influenced all of them. Hats off to the designer, Francis Tresham. The name of this chess variant given was the name of the creator M. The shape of the board was quite different from the standard board as you can see in the picture.

This was featured in Le Courrier des Echecs magazine during Boxcars was an economic game with a train theme that was self published by R. Erickson and T. This was a legend of a game that was a part of kicking off the game scene genre of train games. This was renamed to Rail Baron and reissued then published by Avalon hill. A real gem of a collector if you can get hold of one. Since I doubt there are many people that do not know of or played a game or two of connect 4.

A timeless abstract strategy game that does require a keen eye and some skill. Some players are nearly unbeatable unless they take their eye of the game for a moment. A game that will always remain in the gaming domain. Checker and chess players got along very well playing Contigo.

This was a game that required four players. King Oil is a family type game within the economic category of games. The game board was plastic and 3D is design and raised. The object of king Oil was to drill for oil, acquire property and wealth. The medieval based game Kingmaker that simulated civil war in England between and This was an excellent strategy based game which involved dice rolling, voting, area movement and faction control among other aspects of play.

A two player wargame depicting WWII combat with infantry and tanks. A gem of a game! Rise and Decline of the Third Reich or rather Third Reich less of a mouthful was a World War II board game that was full of complexity and just a tad more complexity than many other wargames or the era. A hexagon grid, simulation, that was political and required negotiation tactics.

A top game for wargame enthusiasts! This is a classic that many wargame gamers became engrossed in. Various other editions have been published including the Avalon Hill A hexagon grid game that required strategic actions with two playing modes, basic and advanced.

A game of science fiction and cooperation that the sci-fi gaming community enjoyed. Three editions was published! This was an interstellar science fiction game where players had to transfer populations around the universe and populate planets among other actions.

It was both a political and economic wargame which had many SPI followers playing. Wooden Ships and Iron Men was a board game that simulated battling ships in the 18th and 19th centuries within the golden age of sail.

Players could work through scenarios and start with the easiest of them first. A gem of a game that was highly rated among gamers. A role playing murder mystery game of deduction that was much loved by many, especially families and couples. A game best played with two people which rated very well among the SPI simulation game followers. An original is highly collectable. There was the and TSR editions and others including the and versions. The publication is rare!

Blockade was an abstract board game which was one of the Lakeside publishers abstract series games. This was something different for abstract gamers to get stuck into.

A classic that was easy enough to learn how to play, and fun! This game covers the Arab — Israeli war part of the publications which also contained three scenarios of play. Another classic 2 player from SPI! The game was a family fun dice rolling type with the main selling and playing point being the theme of Doctor Who. Published by Strawberry Fayre and a collectable for fans of the TV series.

The rules for each game was common within them all, and many wargamer enthusiasts got well stuck into playing this SPI Quadrigame. A 2 player naval wargame which involved historical and non-historical battles and campaigns.

Quite a fast game, engaging and fun! Click here to view our part-catalogued items. About Us. Payment Options. Postage Prices. International Orders. Click here to see what our valued customers say about shopping online at vintage-playtime. H ere is a list of our retro games and classic toys dating from the s. Where a game or toy has been published in more than one decade, please refer to the relevant decade of publication to view that particular edition.

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This was a s creation but it was a bestseller in the 80s. Its simplicity was part of its charm. You just shake the cube and letters appeared randomly, and you list words you can form with the letters shown. This became an overnight success when it was first released back in It was simple, as one person would draw pictures while the others try to guess the word represented.

Players with artistic talents can team up with kids with large vocabularies. Instead, it was this very simple game that required mostly luck to win. The roll of the dice determined if you win or lose. This game was tic-tac-toe on steroids, and yet it offered a chance for you to develop a winning strategy.