Star Wars: The Interactive Video Board Game
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This fast-paced, real-time board game requires a VCR. Players take on the role of rebels working together to sabotage the second Death Star while Darth Vader taunts them through a video tape sequence.
- Players:
- 3–6
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Commercial Crazies
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Commercial Crazies is a VCR game where players watch classic 1980s commercials directed by Sedelmaier. To win the game, participants must correctly answer three questions regarding minor details shown in the commercials.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
The VCR Golf game
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- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Hi-Ho! Cherry-O VCR Game
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Children enjoy the 'Hi-Ho! Cherry-O VCR Game', an interactive counting game combining video and board play. Puppet host Farmer Bing guides kids through three picking sessions with fun animations. Random elements ensure every game is unique. The game blends entertainment with education as children pick cherries and learn to count them. Little to no adult help is needed after setup.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 3
Let's Go to the Races
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Parker Downs is a VCR board game from Parker Brothers featuring real horse racing footage. Players buy and bet on horses with varying odds per race. Special forms allow for randomized endings and continued play, offering hours of engaging horse racing excitement for groups.
- Players:
- 4–16
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 13
Disney's Cartoon Classics
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This 1986 Milton Bradley video board game for 1-3 children aged 3 to 6 uses classic Disney animated cartoons on VHS. It includes three games: Mickey's Bingo, Feeling Ducky, and Every Which Way.
- Players:
- 1–3
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 6
Eyewitness Newsreel Challenge: A VCR Game
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Eyewitness Newsreel Challenge is an engaging VCR board game. Players watch historical video clips, take notes, and create trivia questions to challenge opponents. Featuring over 100 clips across 15 categories, it offers endless replay value for groups.
- Players:
- 2–12
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 8
Disney Presents Movie Classics VCR Board Game
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- Players:
- 1–3
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 3
Waku Waku maar mee
boardgame
The board game is based on a Dutch TV quiz show by broadcaster KRO from 1989 to 2001. Players answer animal questions to earn monkeys. The first to collect two monkeys in every category wins the game.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 6
Atmosfear: The Harbingers
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Collect six different key stones and return to your numbered start space to win. A VHS tape acts as a one-hour timer where the Gatekeeper interrupts with mandatory actions. This creates a fast-paced, modular, and stressful race against time.
- Players:
- 3–6
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Ellery Queen's Operation: Murder
boardgame
Ellery Queen needs help with his hardest case. After watching a 30-minute murder mystery video, players must analyze all gathered evidence and make logical deductions to catch Abby Doorn's killer.
- Players:
- 1–6
- Time:
- 45 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
VCR Hockey Night in Canada
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In this hockey board game, players move across the board, draw cards, and follow instructions to win the hockey game. A VHS video cassette features historical plays that determine scoring points during specific board spaces.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Gone Birding!
boardgame
Gone Birding! combines a board game with video-based bird watching. Players plan routes across North American hotspots and identify bird species across three skill levels. Event and surprise cards affect gameplay. After six rounds, the player with the most identified birds wins the game.
- Players:
- 1–6
- Time:
- 90 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
TV Play-along Wheel of Fortune
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–3
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
The VCR Hockey Game
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This board game simulates ice hockey until a team reaches a set score. Turns are driven by cards and dice for movement and shots. Special VCR cards prompt players to watch video footage to determine if they get an opportunity to physically flick the puck into a net to score.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10
Hooked on Bass
boardgame
- Players:
- 1–6
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
RoboCop VCR Game
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This VCR board game is based on RoboCop using original movie footage. Players react to video cues to make four arrests and return to the station. The tape is only fast-forwarded as players land on locations without frequent rewinds.
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 12
Grand Slam Baseball VCR Game
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- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
VCR 221B Baker Street
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Investigate ten VHS cases across three chapters, answering quiz questions for extra turns. Use actions to gather clues, badges, or key cards to secure or unlock evidence. The first player to successfully announce the correct solution wins.
- Players:
- 1–10
- Time:
- 60 min
- Min. Age:
- 12
Pocahontas Adventure VCR Game
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- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 6
Gargoyles the Movie Game
boardgame
- Players:
- 2–4
- Time:
- 20 min
- Min. Age:
- 0
The VCR Basketball Game
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This board game simulates coaching an NBA team through tactical play calling. It includes videotape footage from all NBA teams in the mid-1980s, along with a mini basketball and hoop for free throws.
- Players:
- 2
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 10
Atmosfear: The Harbingers – Booster Game Tape
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- Players:
- 3–6
- Time:
- –
- Min. Age:
- 0
The Honeymooners VCR Game
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Players watch a scene from The Honeymooners, then race to solve a word puzzle and answer two trivia questions about it. Correct answers earn points and bonuses. After five rounds, the player with the highest score wins.
- Players:
- 2–6
- Time:
- 30 min
- Min. Age:
- 10