This board game asks questions about Roe v. Wade, the drug culture and “I Love Lucy”
This board game asks questions about Roe v. Wade, the drug culture and “I Love Lucy”
This board game asks questions about Roe v. Wade, the drug culture and “I Love Lucy”
By Alessandra Mailto
October 30, 2020
Summary
As we look ahead to a winter where we're more cooped up than usual, a new board game wants to reach nostalgic baby boomers.
Boom Again is a game primarily for people born between 1946 and 1964, packed with questions about historical events, such as the major societal milestones, critical legislation and pop culture.
Baby boomers are "Predisposed" to love games, said Brian Hersch, creator of Boom Again, because they grew up on classics like Clue, Risk and Monopoly, and watched game shows on TV. "Then we found sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll," he said.
So while countless plans have been canceled or postponed - including vacations, concerts and sporting events - people turned to socially distant at-home activities like Zoom happy hours, bread baking, jigsaw puzzles and board games.
MarketWatch: What about the game do you think baby boomers will enjoy the most?
They'll know highlights but they can't play this game successfully in my view.
Hersch: Unlike Trivial Pursuit, that did history and science and entertainment, we broke the mental file cabinet into "Things we heard, stuff we saw." We couldn't do the game if it was sold at , because then we couldn't talk about the drug culture, or Roe v. Wade or anything that comes into play.
I will give you a question that everyone answers and gets correct: What are the top three episodes of "I Love Lucy"? Every time there is a poll to find the best episodes, the top three include Vitameatavegamin - you say it wrong - and the candy factory and then someone says "Lucy Stomps on Grapes." That is very emblematic of what goes on in the game.
Another classic from the game everyone works through: "According to the rules, what are the three ways to get out of jail in the game Monopoly?" If you're playing in teams, it reduces the intimidation.
This game is all about the expression "You already lived the answer." The baby boomers already lived the answers.
Reference
Malito, A. (2020, October 30). This board game asks questions about Roe v. Wade, the drug culture and "I Love Lucy". Retrieved November 16, 2020, from https://www.marketwatch.com/story/this-board-game-asks-questions-about-roe-v-wade-the-drug-culture-and-i-love-lucy-11604064669