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Fact or Crap
Players are read statement cards then race each other to be the first to say whether the statement is Fact or Crap.
Designed by: (uncredited)
Published by: Imagination Games (2006)
Players: 3–8
Time: 30 min
Ages: 8+
Unearthed by: Celeste
Celeste is a huge fan of trivia games and fast paced games and this one looked like both to her. So she brought it to the WGF table to find out.
Forbidden Island
Players are a team of fearless adventurers on a do-or-die mission to capture four sacred treasures from the ruins of this perilous paradise. Your team will have to work together and make some pulse-pounding maneuvers, as the island will sink beneath every step! Race to collect the treasures and make a triumphant escape before you are swallowed into the watery abyss!
Designed by: Matt Leacock
Published by: Gamewright (2010)
Players: 2 – 4
Time: 30 min
Ages: 10 +
Unearthed by: Joe
Joe found the concept of a cooperative game intriguing; as a veteran of tabletop RPGs, he’s used to working with his fellow players, at least sometimes. He liked that the game was in a sturdy tin instead of a cardboard box, and loved the artwork.
Go To the Head of the Class
Billed as a fun family game of questions and answers there have been over 21 editions of the game published. Each edition comes with a quiz booklet rather than quiz cards. The panel played the classic 9th edition from 1957!
Designed by: (uncredited)
Published by: Milton Bradley (1957)
Players: 2 to 9
Ages: 8 +
Unearthed by: Evan
Evan is constantly on the lookout for older games, and this one came up at the right time and at the right price. Playing older games is something like a snapshot in time, he thought this gave a glimpse of what family game night looked like in the 1950’s.