Reimagined Classic Board Games for Modern Players Who Need a Reality Check
by Debbie L. Miller
May 23, 2014
Everything old is new again.
Candy Land: Sugar Blues
Pick a card, move your gingerbread man token, eat a Jolly Rancher. This deceptively simple game teaches you that life is not always sweet as you claw your way toward a life of rotten teeth and diabetes. Eat a Circus Peanut. Now, a handful of M&Ms. The sugar rush gives you energy and your addiction keeps you coming back for more. If you run out of candy, no worries. A call to DoorDash will get you back in the game.
Go to the Head of the Class: The Sex Ed Edition
How much do you know about sex? Draw a hot pink card and answer questions like, “Can you get pregnant from kissing a pomegranate?” or “What’s a French tickler?” Move up to the next desk, but only if the teacher commands you to. She’s the boss — do as she says, Scum. If you’re caught with dirty magazines, you’re banished to detention in a locked room for some ultra-serious discipline.
Clue: Dirty Cops Everywhere
A murder’s taken place. Who’s the perp? Colonel Mustard or the corrupt detective? Where? In a strip club under surveillance? What was the weapon of choice, candlestick or a taser gone awry…
