Another
childhood gaming memory I have is of playing Aggravation with my mom’s
family. They weren’t big into
gaming. Well not in the same way my dad’s side is. My grandma does play Bridge
though.
Aggravation
was… well so aggravating. But it was fun. And the game could accommodate a lot
of people, which meant more fun. When I was little we would play it all the
time with Grandma, sometimes Grandpa. Sometimes we would even get to drink tea
from one of Grandma’s special tea cups. It was great. Sure we played Yahtzee
too, but Aggravation always stuck in my mind. Over the years the Aggravation board became well loved.
A
few years ago I had taken a trip to NYC. I happened upon a flee market, where I
found an unused 1954 (?- it was 50 something) copy of Aggravation!!! OMG!! I
gave it to them as a present for the 50th Wedding Anniversary! Sure
I only paid $5 for it (now that I think about it should have haggled him down
to $3), but the price did not matter. It was what the game represented. It was
all those family memories.
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