[Arcane Astral Aeons]

This shows many of us are around the same age !!!
I'vr thought of a few more obscure one's
The Magic Robot
Rocking horses
Various wind up friction cars & trucks
Pedal cars
Play-doh
Hoola - hoops
Pogo Sticks
Walkie - Talkie (Tight string type)

magic robot  i remember that
buckaroo
ker plunk
frustration
and my all time favourite  top trumps

[Ska'dForLife-WBA]

Owzthat

Definitely got an Owzthat from the shop at New Road when I was about 12.

[talkSAFT]

Me and my brother had dozens of (little plastic) cowboys, indians, soldiers, farm animals, etc.

We'd play cricket sat on the carpet with them (Animals v Men) using a Subuteo ball with matches for the stumps; and the batsman (eg me holding a horse) would attempt to score boundaries (ie hitting the settee or the walls) off my brother's underarm delivery from about 5ft away. We even registered the scores in a Cricket Scorebook which included the bowlers' stats. (They all had their individual bowling actions - fast, leg spin, etc).
(I think) it was 5-aside, so we'd position the 4 fielders tactically. If the batsman hit the ball but it hit a fielder (eg a cowboy) he was out 'caught'. If a batsman (eg me with my little zebra) consistently used his hand too much he was given a warning...or he'd be 'Out'.

Quite sad, eh?

[Baggievicar]

SAFT, that's brilliant.
I used to do the same sort of thing, but my brother wasn't remotely interested in sport so I always had to play both sides at once. Even sadder!

And now I remember it - endless hours of Frustration! (Some will know what I mean.)
I still have it in its original box (price sticker says 12/6, from WH Smith in Tunbridge Wells). Youth groups still love it.

[Arcane Astral Aeons]

Blow Football Anyone?
that Evil Knievel stunt bike

snakes and ladders  when we got bored we played up the snakes and down the ladders made it more fun
playing with my sisters barbie dolls(sorry typing out loud there)
scratch that

[Kennyg]

1. Trick Trax (battery operated cars looping the loop on a track.)
2. The original Tracy Island!
3. Illuminated yo yo
4. Hornby train set.
5. James Bond toy Aston Martin car complete with ejector seat.

[Zinman]

Owzthat

Definitely got an Owzthat from the shop at New Road when I was about 12.

I’m pretty sure I still have mine somewhere.

And yes, most of us seem to be of a certain age!

[BaggieSteve]

These posts have been brilliant, a real trip down amnesia lane!
As someone in his mid 60s, I’m guessing I have a lot of crossover with everyone else but, for what it’s worth, my top five would be:
Subbuteo
Corgi and matchbox cars
Monopoly (my parents always groaned when I brought that out)
Airfix models
A plastic football (if you could get a Frido make, you were made up)

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Owzthat

Definitely got an Owzthat from the shop at New Road when I was about 12.

I’m pretty sure I still have mine somewhere.



And yes, most of us seem to be of a certain age!

We used to play Owzat by scraping the paint off the sides of two pencils - one for batting, one for bowling. It seemed to work

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These posts have been brilliant, a real trip down amnesia lane!
As someone in his mid 60s, I’m guessing I have a lot of crossover with everyone else but, for what it’s worth, my top five would be:
Subbuteo
Corgi and matchbox cars
Monopoly (my parents always groaned when I brought that out)
Airfix models
A plastic football (if you could get a Frido make, you were made up)

[Blue Baggie]

Some great memories this has generated.
Reading some just reminds me of more.
Anyone remember the spinning tops ?
Also a spinning tops game for 4 players
Hungry hippos
How about caps for guns and the bomb/rockets normally free with the Dandy or Beano
How about the soldier with a plastic parachute they came free in the breakfast cereals?
The original Ludo that turned into frustration.

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This could run for a while sorry.

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Just remembered
Friction guns
Water pistols
Pea shooters

[Arcane Astral Aeons]

a few more

The Rubiks Cube
Atari 
ker plunk
jig saw puzzles