Rummaging

I'm back in DC after a very enjoyable Thanksgiving with my family in Connecticut. (Between the earlier-than-usual Thanksgiving and a warmer-than-average fall, there was also still a good bit of fall foliage, which I've not really been in CT to see since 1998.)

I was rummaging in the basement a bit while I was down there playing ping pong with Davin, and came across a few rather outdated items (I think all of them originally came from other basements, like my great-grandmother's). Marketing has definitely changed over the years -- check out this old tic-tac-toe game:
According to the package, it's a game of "skill and concentration." I also like how it says the game is "fun to win" -- well, yeah...though if you manage to win at tic-tac-toe, it probably means you're playing a 5-year-old.

This is not as old, but this baby is psyched about his Pee Dee Dose.


Aside from the very period-specific illustration on the game Trouble, note that its tagline is the "new frustrating chase game." Who wrote that ad copy? "Hey kids, let's play the new frustrating chase game!"