# Family Feud! **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [March 10, 2007, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419 "2007-03-10T22:32:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 51
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1001 "2007-04-25T18:39:18Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] Chess [/QUOTE] Show us **Chess** Check Mate… The # 1! Answer (which should nicely answer ZipperJJ’s curiosity) 1. Chess _1450_ 2. 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. 6. 7. 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. 10. 11. Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : \*\*LilyoftheValley; Kat; hocow; frog princess; ArizonaTeach; Rodgers01; Anyrose; \*\*[del]myskepticsight; IvoryTowerDenizen; Struan[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![frog\_princess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6bbea6/32.png) [@frog\_princess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/frog_princess)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1002 "2007-04-25T19:06:03Z")
Risk ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1003 "2007-04-25T19:18:37Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=frog princess] Risk [/QUOTE] Show us **Risk** Ding… The # 6! Answer 1. Chess _1450_ 2. 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. 6. Risk _1959_ 7. 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. 10. 11. Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : \*\*LilyoftheValley; Kat; hocow; ArizonaTeach; Rodgers01; Anyrose; \*\*[del]myskepticsight; IvoryTowerDenizen; frog princess; Struan[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) [/QUOTE] ---
**Author:** ![ArizonaTeach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/45deac/32.png) [@ArizonaTeach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ArizonaTeach)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1004 "2007-04-25T20:30:32Z")
Clue, or for you crazy British people, Cluedo. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 8:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1005 "2007-04-25T20:33:24Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=ArizonaTeach] Clue, or for you crazy British people, Cluedo. [/QUOTE] Do we have a **Clue** Ding… The # 5 Answer I think he did it with the Rope in the Library. 1. Chess _1450_ 2. 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. Clue _1948_ 6. Risk _1959_ 7. 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. 10. 11. Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : \*\*LilyoftheValley; Kat; hocow; Rodgers01; Anyrose; \*\*[del]myskepticsight; ArizonaTeach; IvoryTowerDenizen; frog princess; Struan[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1006 "2007-04-25T21:26:33Z")
Where there’s chess there must be… **CHECKERS!!!** C’mon, baby, king me! ---
**Author:** ![hocow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hocow/32/4112_2.png) [@hocow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hocow)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1007 "2007-04-25T22:13:33Z")
Parcheesi ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1008 "2007-04-25T23:10:20Z")
Backgammon? ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1009 "2007-04-25T23:47:09Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=Rodgers01] Where there’s chess there must be… **CHECKERS!!!** C’mon, baby, king me! [/QUOTE] Hunka, hunka, Humnka of **Checkers**! YouDaKing … #2 Answer. [QUOTE=Kat] Backgammon? [/QUOTE] Show us \*\*Backgammon \*\* Ding … #7 answer [QUOTE=hocow] Parcheesi [/QUOTE] Anyone for **Parcheesi**? Ding … #10 answer 1. Chess _1450_ 2. Checkers/Draughts _unknown_ 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. Clue _1948_ 6. Risk _1959_ 7. Backgammon _3000 BC_ 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. 10. Pachisi/Parcheesi/Sorry! _500BC/1867/1934_ 11. Good Run Red, only two to go and we await **LilyoftheValley**. Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : \*\*LilyoftheValley; Anyrose; \*\*[del]myskepticsight; Kat; hocow; Rodgers01; ArizonaTeach; IvoryTowerDenizen; frog princess; Struan[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![LilyoftheValley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/54ee81/32.png) [@LilyoftheValley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LilyoftheValley)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1010 "2007-04-25T23:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=What Exit?] Good Run Red, only two to go and we await **LilyoftheValley**. [/QUOTE] Eek! The pressure is on and I have two answers in mind. Let’s try… … …Chinese checkers! ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1011 "2007-04-25T23:58:09Z")
[QUOTE=LilyoftheValley] Eek! The pressure is on and I have two answers in mind. Let’s try… … …Chinese checkers! [/QUOTE] Good answer, good answer! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2007, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1012 "2007-04-25T23:59:43Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=LilyoftheValley] Eek! The pressure is on and I have two answers in mind. Let’s try… …Chinese checkers! [/QUOTE] Shall we play a game … of **Chinese checkers**!… Bzzzz… **X**. 1. Chess _1450_ 2. Checkers/Draughts _unknown_ 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. Clue _1948_ 6. Risk _1959_ 7. Backgammon _3000 BC_ 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. 10. Pachisi/Parcheesi/Sorry! _500BC/1867/1934_ 11. **X** - Chinese Checkers All are eligible to play for the **Red Team** : **LilyoftheValley; Anyrose; myskepticsight; Kat; hocow; Rodgers01; ArizonaTeach; IvoryTowerDenizen; frog princess; Struan** The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![Rodgers01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@Rodgers01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodgers01)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1013 "2007-04-26T00:21:07Z")
Okay guys, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say… **STRATEGO!!** (Covers eyes and runs.) ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1014 "2007-04-26T00:24:44Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=Rodgers01] Okay guys, I’m gonna go out on a limb here and say… **STRATEGO!!** (Covers eyes and runs.) [/QUOTE] Show us **STRATEGO**!… Ding! … #9 answer Only one to go and its the toughest of course. 😉 1. Chess _1450_ 2. Checkers/Draughts _unknown_ 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. Clue _1948_ 6. Risk _1959_ 7. Backgammon _3000 BC_ 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. Stratego \*trademarked in 1960 but really much older. \* 10. Pachisi/Parcheesi/Sorry! _500BC/1867/1934_ 11. **X** - Chinese Checkers Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : **LilyoftheValley; Anyrose; myskepticsight; Kat; hocow; ArizonaTeach; IvoryTowerDenizen; frog princess; Struan;** [del]Rodgers01[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1015 "2007-04-26T00:28:18Z")
Wow good job Red Team! (_grumble_) ---
**Author:** ![IvoryTowerDenizen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ivorytowerdenizen/32/17937_2.png) [@IvoryTowerDenizen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/IvoryTowerDenizen)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1016 "2007-04-26T00:31:11Z")
Othello/Reversi ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1017 "2007-04-26T00:41:40Z")
\*\* Name a Classic and Popular Board Game (Must Pre-date 1980)\*\* [QUOTE=IvoryTowerDenizen] Othello/Reversi [/QUOTE] Show us **Othello/Reversi**!… Bzzzz… **X X** 1. Chess _1450_ 2. Checkers/Draughts _unknown_ 3. Monopoly _1903 or 1934_ 4. Scrabble _1938_ 5. Clue _1948_ 6. Risk _1959_ 7. Backgammon _3000 BC_ 8. Game of Life _1960/1861_ 9. Stratego \*trademarked in 1960 but really much older. \* 10. Pachisi/Parcheesi/Sorry! _500BC/1867/1934_ 11. **X** - Chinese Checkers **X** - Othello/Reversi Eligible to play for the **Red Team** : **LilyoftheValley; Anyrose; myskepticsight; Kat; hocow; ArizonaTeach; frog princess; Struan;** [del]IvoryTowerDenizen; Rodgers01[/del] The score is 48 for Blue and 9 for Red. (we are playing to 50 again) ---
**Author:** ![myskepticsight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cc9497/32.png) [@myskepticsight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/myskepticsight)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1018 "2007-04-26T00:50:28Z")
Oh no. Whoever thinks they have the best answer, go for it. ---
**Author:** ![JpnDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/838e76/32.png) [@JpnDude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JpnDude)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1019 "2007-04-26T00:53:07Z")
Blue team, are your thinking hats on? (Steal steal steal) ---
**Author:** ![MadTheSwine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/9fc29f/32.png) [@MadTheSwine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadTheSwine)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419/1020 "2007-04-26T01:06:52Z")
[QUOTE=JpnDude] Blue team, are your thinking hats on? (Steal steal steal) [/QUOTE] I have been wearing mine…got some gooduns,gonna be hard to decide. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=50) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/family-feud/395419.md?page=52)