22 vintage photos of board games that will make you nostalgic

Talia LakritzAug 15, 2020, 00:26 IST

Twister circa 1968.Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Classic games like Twister, Scrabble, Life, and Sorry! have evolved over the years.
There are over 20 different themed versions of Monopoly.
Games like Dream Phone and Number Please are no longer in production.

Computer games and video game consoles may come and go, but board games remain beloved, nostalgic activities for people of all ages. From family-friendly game nights to fierce competitions with friends, games like Monopoly and Scrabble are classics for a reason.

Here's what board games looked like back in the day.

Scrabble was invented by an architect in 1933.

A Scrabble board circa 1963. Chris Ware/Keystone/Getty Images

The colors of the board and tiles have changed, but the game is mostly the same.

A board at the Scrabble World Championship in 2018. Jonathan Brady/PA Images via Getty Images

While Twister isn't technically a board game, it does use players as pieces.

A game of Twister circa 1968. Hulton Archive/Getty Images

It's still a crowd favorite.

Playing Twister. Lex-art/Shutterstock

A precursor to Monopoly, Lizzie G. Magie designed and patented the Landlord's Game in 1904.

The Landlord's Game. U.S. National Archives/Wikimedia Commons

Charles B. Darrow sold the concept of Monopoly to Parker Brothers in 1935, and it became a worldwide phenomenon.

Monopoly in 1985. John Redman/AP

The classic Monopoly game is still a hit, in addition to themed boards.

Star Wars Monopoly. Hasbro

The Game of Life started as a checkerboard in 1860, invented by Milton Bradley.

The Game of Life board from the 1960s. eBay

These days, the board is full of twists and turns.

Life today. Amazon

Candy Land was first marketed in 1949, and Hasbro released a retro version modeled after the 1967 version of the game.

Candy Land circa 1962. eBay/Juhart69

It's the perfect game for little kids with short attention spans.

A family plays Candy Land. Lisa Poole/AP

The mystical Ouija board reportedly named itself in 1890.

People playing with a Ouija Board. Wallace Kirkland/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

Ouija boards today are cardboard instead of wood.

A Ouija board. Amazon

A year after it debuted in 1998, Cranium was the fastest-selling board game in history.

The inventors of Cranium in 1999. Elaine Thompson/AP

The structure of Cranium remains the same, though the board design has changed.

Cranium as sold today. Amazon

The original version of Sorry! had diamond squares.

A vintage Sorry! game. eBay

The diamond spaces were removed in later versions.

Sorry! today. Amazon

Booby-Trap has been a classic since the 1960s.

A vintage box of Booby-Trap. Etsy

Here's what the game looks like now.

Booby Trap today. Amazon

Two researchers designed a game called Working Choices to combat stereotypes about gender and the workforce.

The game Working Choices pictured in 1985. Steve Young/AP

Number Please was loosely based on a 1961 game show.

Number Please. eBay

Dream Phone was a sleepover staple in the '90s.

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