Illinois’ Favorite Board Games: A Blast from the Past

Ah, the good old days when board games ruled the house.  Before I got a cell phone as a kid, I was always playing board games with my family.  You too?

Looking back at my childhood, I remember I was either playing outside or playing Sorry with my mom at the kitchen table.  Now, everyone's glued to their phones and don't have an attention span to sit for even a few seconds!

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If you could count how many times you've played a board game recently, would it be more than what you can count on your fingers? Probably not.

Luckily, I never lost my love for checkers and mancala, I still play them a few times a week at home!  And no, not on my phone.  I have the physical games!

What board games do you remember playing the most as a kid? Here's what a lot of Rockford residents remember from the past.  Giving so much nostalgia just hearing these games, honestly.

Illinois' Favorite Board Games: A Blast from the Past

• Candyland
• Sorry
• Life
• Monopoly
• Battleship
• Mouse Trap
• Connect Four
• Trouble
• Clue
• Scrabble
• Risk
• Guess Who
• Apples to Apples

Guess Who was an iconic game, too!  I just played it with my sister after we found it at a thrift store and seeing all the faces on each game piece gave me flashbacks of the good ol' days without phones.

What board games do you remember playing as a kid?  It's rare to see kids playing physical games at all these days.