Two Frugal Chicks

We are a game lovin’ family….well, me and the kids, anyways.  A couple of weeks ago we had a snow and ice storm and the power was out for 6 days.  I think we played every game in the house – and that’s a lot of games.  We had so many candles going around the game table it looked like a seance.

I have found that thrift stores are THE greatest places to buy board games and they usually have a huge selection. When I was at Goodwill the other day, I found this Cranium Primo Edition.  It came in this cool embossed tin.

You see that little red price tag on there?  It says $1.99!  I just looked up the price of this very same game on Amazon.com and they sell it for $89!  AND, it was brand new, all the cards were still wrapped in cellophane.

Another great find on a game was a “vintage” (aka from my childhood) Game of Life.  My elementary school BFF, Gracie, and I used to play this game over and over trying to see who could get the most kids.  We’d lay the little people pegs in the cars sideways if we had to.

Garage sales are also great places to buy games.  Just be sure to look them over and open the boards.  If  you are lucky enough to find instructions in the box, it will usually tell you what the contents of the game is so you can check to make sure it is all there. You can also usually find game instructions on-line..