This is one that is no longer made, but man did I chew the snot out of this gum. I remember it being my gum of choice while playing baseball.
#25 Chu-Bops
Ok, This one was not so much for the gum, but for the coolness and collectible factor. I actually still have some in my collection.
In 1980 a company named Amurol recognised that and created Chu-Bops. They were miniature reproductions of album sleeve artwork covering a whole range of different bands and artists such as Blondie, Abba, Gary Numan, KISS, Judas Priest and Billy Joel. Quite a range really. All in all, 9 series were produced with some specifically covering Elvis, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. They were the perfect keepsake to swap and collect with friends.
Candy
Well my 2 followers have spoken LOL. For July it will be favorite candy or candy bars.
June Time Off
Im taking the month of June off to see where I want to go with this blog. Do I continue or quit? Not sure what direction I want to take at moment. This is why I’m taking month off to decide.
Stay Tuned…………………
#20 TENNIS
#21 BOXING
#22 CIRCUS ATARI
#25 PONG
This is where it all started. Of course this was one of my favorites and one of the first video games I ever played. I first played it on a system that looked like this.
Later I had this cartridge, that was made by Sears, but worked with my Atari.
The memories are flowing back to me 🙂
#1 Board/Card Game Growing Up
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS
When I first played this game I was blown away. You really had to use your imagination and the different dice you had to roll. Plus you used paper and pen to play. And the miniatures were so cool. I loved getting and painting the figures. And the best part was playing with my friends. As time went by, the game blew up in popularity and controversy. But before I got caught up into all the hype and controversy, I had found a new hobby. That Hobby was video games and pinball. Most of my focus had shifted from board games to video games. But that can be another Blog Subject 🙂
#2 Board/Card Game Growing Up
RISK/CHOPPER STRIKE
Possibly the most popular, mass market war game. The goal is conquest of the world.
Each player’s turn consists of:
– gaining reinforcements through number of territories held, control of every territory on each continent, and turning sets of bonus cards.
– Attacking other players using a simple combat rule of comparing the highest dice rolled for each side. Players may attack as often as desired. If one enemy territory is successfully taken, the player is awarded with a bonus card.
– Moving a group of armies to another adjacent territory.
I had to put Chopper Strike too. It was my first real battle and strategy game and Im still on the hunt for this game today.
In this game, each player manoeuvres a fleet of helicopters and a fleet of jeeps (equipped with AA guns), trying to gain air or ground superiority. That is to say, you win by wiping out all of your opponent’s choppers or all of his jeeps.
A d3 indicates how many pieces you will move, and a d6 how far each one will move. Choppers move on the elevated “air” board, whilst jeeps stick to the ground. Terrain obstacles complicate matters for the jeeps at the players’ “border”. Choppers take choppers out by jumping over them (à la checkers); they can also take jeeps out by bombing them (stopping right above them). Jeeps take jeeps out by landing on them; they can also take choppers out using their AA guns (stopping right below them).
Just Me Being Me 