Tue 17 Jun 2008
Milton Bradley Reinterprets Classic Boardgames
Posted by Blue Menu under Blue Menu's rumination[8] Comments
When you see the name ‘Milton Bradley’, two things probably come to mind. For some of you, the name most likely brings back memories of playing Monopoly with that one friend who could suck the fun out of anything by buying up all of the railways and then sitting back and waiting to cash in.*
For the sports fans among you, the name probably brings to mind visions of an unpredictably violent but surpremely talented baseball player with a paperthin ego.
What you probably didn’t know is that those two people are one and the same! That’s right. The Milton Bradley who is currently the leading Triple Crown candidate in the American league (.329 avg.; 15 homers; 47 runs) is the very same person who brought us such class boardgames as Sorry!, Trouble! and Operation. When he’s not busy attacking a TV announcer, attacking his manager, or tearing his ACL while attacking an umpire, he’s bringing families together for some wholesome fun. Amazing but absolutely true. Look it up.
And as a tribute to his amazing comeback season, Milton Bradley (the volatile baseball player) has decided to reissue updated versions of some of his classic family boardgames. We think you’ll agree that these new classics will be welcome additions to your household:
Angry, Angry Hippos
[Unnecessary ACL] Operation
The Game of [25 to] Life
Guess Who [Smashed the Gatorade Dispenser]?
KerPlunk! [Goes the Bat to the Face of the Television Announcer]
Trouble [In the Clubhouse]!
Twister (The Bud Black Edition)
Sorry![I Punched Your Sister]
Downfall [Of a Team's Pennant Hopes]
Any others?
*And you’d be wrong, dumbass. That’s a Parker Brothers game.
June 17th, 2008 at 10:39 am
If Milton says that the Triple Crown includes runs instead of RBIs, who is going to argue with him?
June 17th, 2008 at 10:44 am
Milton is a hack – I prefer the fun-loving games marketed by Tony and Smush Parker…
June 17th, 2008 at 11:27 am
Gourmet Spud:
If Milton were here right now, he’d say “that’s RsBI – not RBIs”. And then he would choke you.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:49 am
The Triple Crown is average, homers, and RBI, not runs. And that’s a ball bag, not a Gatorade dispenser.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:59 am
Malvenkemo:
Where were you when I was conducting my 3 minutes of research for this post? Do you know where I can find a picture of Milton Bradley throwing a Gatorade dispenser? Or maybe a picture of Milton Bradley injuring himself while playing Twister? Because that would be awesome.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:22 pm
[...] has a funny article about Milton Bradley’s touch on, well, classic Milton Bradley [...]
June 17th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
Good old Milton Bradley. Let’s not forget the time he was playing for the Tribe and he yelled at Manager Eric Wedge, left the dugout, got dressed and went home (all before the game was over). I give him credit for yelling at Eric Wedge, but that’s about it…
June 18th, 2008 at 10:10 am
[Does anyone have a]CLUE[Why I'm so angry all the time?]