Here is a list of the top family board games from the 1970's and 1980's. These games were big back then and they continue to provide loads of entertainment for families now.
Monopoly - the game of buying, selling and trading properties. A family fun game that has been around for generations.
Hasbro Monopoly Board Game
The Game of Life -different colored pegs as your family and different colored cars take you around the board as you pick your path and make the choices to get there.
The Game of Life Game, Family Board Game, For Ages 8+, Pegs Come In 6 Colors
Sorry! the board game. Move space by space, skip a few spaces or slide down the board all the while knocking your opponents out and back to their home base to start over. A game favorite for all.
Classic Sorry! Board Game
Operation -the board game where you become the doctor trying to remove all sorts of ailment pieces with tweezers. Can you remove them without getting zapped and buzzed?
Operation Electronic Board Game with Doctor Cards and Funny Ailments, Kids Games, Ages 6+
RISK - the game of conquest. Build your army and take over the world to win. A true game of strategy.
Risk Board Game, Strategy Games, War Board Games for Adults and Family, 2-5 Players, Ages 10+
Connect 4 - get four of your colored pieces in a row across, diagonal or up and down all the while blocking your opponent. Not as easy as it sounds.
Connect 4 Board Game
Trivial Pursuit - the trivia game that started it all. Fill your pie up with the different colored pieces as you answer questions from the categories of: Science and Nature, History, Geography, Entertainment, Arts and Literature, and Sports and Leisure.
Trivial Pursuit Classic Edition Board Game for Adults and Teens Ages 16 and Up
CLUE - the murder mystery game where you have to figure out who the killer is, where it happened and what the murder weapon was.
Clue Board Game, Mystery Games for 2-6 Players, Family Games for Kids Ages 8 and Up
Battleship - the game of naval combat where you try to guess the coordinates of your opponents ships and sink them.
Battleship Classic Board Game, Fun Strategy Game For 2 Players, Teacher School Supplies
Scrabble - the classic word game where you put letters together, build words and score points.
Scrabble Board Game, Fun Family Game for 2-4 Players
Perfection - where you try to beat the clock matching all the shapes before the clock runs out and all the pieces pop out.
Super Impulse Perfection Game
Pictionary - where you take turns drawing and your team tries to guess what it is. A quick game full of laughs.
Pictionary Board Game, Drawing Game for Kids, Adults & Game Night with Dry Erase Markers & Boards
Twister - the classic game that ties you up in knots - place your hands and feet in the colors that are spun. Watch as everyone gets tangled up and tries not to fall down.
Twister Game, Party Game, Classic Board Game for 2 or More Players, Indoor and Outdoor Game for Kids 6 and Up
Ker Plunk - remove the sticks without the marbles falling. The player with the least amount of marbles at the end wins.
Ker Plunk Game
Trouble - it's a race to get all your game pieces around the board and into the finish zone. First person to get all four pieces in wins.