List fails without life-sized Risk. Oh wait. We're all playing that one.

On G4′s "Attack of the Show," Kevin Pereira, Candace Bailey, and Gillian Jacobs played a life-sized G4 version of the buzzing medical game. Check out the photos on Attack of the Blog.

Which would have been nice, except for

a) G4's "Attack of the Show" is utter shiate, and

b) Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank did it as an invention exchange years earlier and on a show that is actually good.



/can't remember which episode exactly, was it the haemerrhoid one?

How do you make a game life sized when there's no real life equivalent to its board or pieces? Most of those "life sized" board games are just bigger board games. I've yet to see a real life equivalent of a scrabble piece, anyway

I participated in a life size version ofPandemic (new window)

/game website (new window)

The is no such thing as life sized for a tile game like Scrabble. The real game is life size. These are just bigger than life size versions of the game.

Also, that wasn't life size Battle Ship.

/and taxes are too high and get off my lawn, etc.
//rant over

Rezurok: How do you make a game life sized when there's no real life equivalent to its board or pieces? Most of those "life sized" board games are just bigger board games. I've yet to see a real life equivalent of a scrabble piece, anyway

And they're some of the more boring ones, at that.

And I don't think "Mississippi" can't be used in scrabble.

Hard to lose? Pffft, I've lost an entire toddler or two before. There's no chance I'll keep these.

That's a pretty crappy giant Chinese Checkers.

It's not a real giant Chinese Checkers unless you use Chinese babies as pegs.

Sybarite: Knight jumps queen.

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Beautiful women have no place in board games.

Back in the 40's my both of my grand fathers had a 1:1 scale version of Axis and Allies. They were infantry.

1 offence, 1 defence.

They forgot to include Risk:



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CygnusDarius: What about a life size version of Warhammer 40k?.

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Rather have live action Car Wars.

SithLord: They forgot to include Risk:

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It's more like Diplomacy.

/Diplomacy: Destroyer of Friendships

There's a really bad parody movie called 9 1/2 ninjas. There's a scene where the hero and the main villian dance outside while he spills his grand scheme. They are dancing on a giant Monopoly Board called "Con-opolopy".

Terrible movie I remember from my youth - had to get it on DVD :D

The scene with the woman doing her thing (while the guy attacks a puppet) was nice.

The only thing I keep thinking of is Hungry Hungry Hippos. Or Crossfire.

Anyone bother to mention that "Life-sized" Scrabble does not make any damn sense???

I mean ...its already life sized ...

I saw Life Size Mouse Trap back when it was setup in SF. They had women wearing mouse ears who got "trapped" by the cage at the end.

The life-sized version worked about as well as the original board game, which is to say not well at all. Of course when the game fails the worst thing that happens is you lose a part or two. When the life-sized version fails, you need to stay clear for falling bowling balls.

life-sized does not mean really big.

I expect this kind of crap from Cracked, but Mental Floss used to have standards.

gunther_bumpass: And I don't think "Mississippi" can't be used in scrabble.

Proper noun, not a valid word.

The word could be made in a game (someone plays "Miss" on one play, and "issippi" on another) but would be an invalid play.

Veloram: The only thing I keep thinking of is Hungry Hungry Hippos. Or Crossfire.

What a life-sized Crossfire might look like (new window)

/I want to see giant Hungry Hungry Hippos!

CygnusDarius: What about a life size version of Warhammer 40k?.

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Dibs on the Imperious Dictatio.

30 posts and no Mel Brooks yet?

LeroyBourne: 30 posts and no Mel Brooks yet?

Over here, piss boy.

/good call

I tried to use homeless people for my own life size game of Operation and was I ever disappointed to find out that the inside of a real person does not look like that game board at all.

The life size Candy Land was a trip to stumble across.

Risk I suppose. Although, I've never seen a risk game with over 8000 pieces, plus some referees and cheerleaders.

CygnusDarius: Nurglitch: CygnusDarius: What about a life size version of Warhammer 40k?.

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Dibs on the Imperious Dictatio.

Have at it. I need to gather about 500 people and some old tanks to make an Imperial Guard army :/.

Cool, I'll work on wrangling ip some daemons.

They forget live action Jenga:

No chutes and ladders?

weeeeeeee goes the pig

MrEricSir: I saw Life Size Mouse Trap back when it was setup in SF. They had women wearing mouse ears who got "trapped" by the cage at the end.

The life-sized version worked about as well as the original board game, which is to say not well at all. Of course when the game fails the worst thing that happens is you lose a part or two. When the life-sized version fails, you need to stay clear for falling bowling balls.

It wouldn't have been very authentic if it worked perfectly. I came for the 'trap and was satisfied.

I want to see a life-sized Settlers game with multi-acre forests, grain fields, rock quarries, and sheep pasture hexes.

Operation! (new window)

List fails without the chessboard at Portmeirion in Wales.

I've actually been to that museum in Mississippi with the giant scrabble board. And yes, we can spel speel make our words right

/want to see a life-size carcassonne
//you're the meeple

ManateeGag: Mayhem of the Black Underclass: I participated in a life size version ofPandemic (new window)

/game website (new window)

we still haven't beaten the damn game. closest we got was 3 cures. Just picked up the expansion with the bioterrorist option.

My wife and I got the game from Amazon in a deal in December. We played it just the 2 of us a couple of times. First game we were Researcher and Medic, focused completely on the wrong things and doomed the planet. Second game we were Scientist and Operations Specialist and smoked the diseases. I think we cured one on turn two. We haven't played any more because we want to get another couple over to play with but we've been so busy! I would get the expansion if we'd play the one we have right now.

If anyone's super bored and/or a big Monopoly nerd and wants to see more photos of the giant board in San Jose, enjoy (new window).

What? No Axis and Allies? Leaving disappointed.