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September 16, 2019 By Brian 2 Comments

It happens.

While eating my bagel yesterday morning, this ad pops up in my neighborhood Facebook group. Do you see it? Needless to say, I handed the lady five bucks and came home with a sweet copy of the original 1980’s Trivial Pursuit.

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: Board Games

Shaker Maker - Animals set by Ideal

September 11, 2019 By Brian Leave a Comment

Shake yer Money Maker!

We had all the fun toys in the 70’s. Remember the Shaker Maker craft kits from Ideal Toy Co.? “It’s fun… It’s silly… It’s fantastic… Collect ’em… Trade ’em, they’re wild.” The Shaker Maker kits came with plastic molds for animals and characters that you would pour in the “Magic Mix.” After a few minutes, […]

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: 1970s, Ideal, vintage toys

Dungeons & Dragons

September 9, 2019 By Brian 8 Comments

Revisiting Dungeons & Dragons

Dungeons & Dragons has seen a big resurgence lately, due in part to its appearance in Netflix’s Stranger Things. My sons have gotten into it and begged me to take them through a few dungeons over the summer. Playing a few scenarios with my boys was so much fun! It let their creativity flow as […]

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: Dungeons & Dragons

A song of Ice & Fire - Game of Thrones board game

September 6, 2019 By Brian 1 Comment

A Song of Ice and Fire Miniatures Game by CMON

This was a summer of gaming in our house. Not video games — though there was plenty of that — I’m talking about board games. Lots and lots of board games. Now technically, A Song Of Ice & Fire is considered a tabletop game rather than a board game, but whatever you call it, this […]

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: Board Games, Game of Thrones, games

Screen used Ghostbusters Stay Put Marshmallow Man

September 5, 2019 By Brian Leave a Comment

Add the Original Stay Puft Marshmallow Man to Your Collection!

Profiles in History has amassed an incredible array of movie history for their upcoming Icons & Legends of Hollywood auction. This is possibly the largest, most significant offering of Hollywood artifacts in the history of the company–and that’s saying something! There are over 900 lots up for bid, and the total sales are expected to […]

Filed Under: Shows & Events Tagged With: auctions, ghostbusters, Profiles in History, Star Wars

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