Vintage Board Price Guide
What many people who grew up with playing boards have to say is that today’s games seem to lack the fun and intelligence that games of the 60’s and 70’s had. The games are produced cheaper and lack the fun art that many of the box covers had. We all grew up with them and learned to have fun with them and brought our families closer together.
The value of a game board is a difficult collectible to predict. The value of a board game is based on condition, rarity, location and current market value. The prices of game boards have seen an increase with the Internet and the baby boom collector markets. The games that bring the highest prices and many times above market price are the ones still sealed and have never been played and must contain all their parts. The fun in collecting is finding that rare game but the real fun is finding the game and sharing it with your children. Please remember that this is a guide and should not be used as a price gauge of the value of your game. Look for a pattern of purchasing the type of game your looking for to get a good sense on the value. The collectible market fluctuates and has high’s and lows and a good place to begin is Ebay. This is just a practical list of games and the prices that they bring on the secondary market.Western and Military Games
Transogram Wild Wild West Game. This game is based on the popular CBS TV show starring Robert Conrad. The game is very scarce and is one of the most highly sought after western games.
Estimate value $250 – 350.00
Gunfight at OK Corral by Ideal. This was a very large game that is played buy shooting metal balls out a gun and trying to knock off the other guys gunfighter from his stand.
Value $ 25.00 – 45.00
The Rifleman starring Chuck Connors was a popular TV show and is a very nice game to find in mint shape.
Value $45-65.00
Business and Sports Games
Bulls and Bears by Parker Brothers. This game was designed by the inventor of Monopoly, Charles Darrow. This is a rare game, which sold poorly and makes this a highly collectible game.
Value $100-150.00
Verne Gagne Wrestling Game. A wrestling super star from the early 50’s which is a rare game to find in mint shape.
Value $125-225.00
Remco Games
Lost in Space 3D game. This is a very rare game that is based on the popular TV show. It has 3 levels and played with plastic spacemen.
Value $400-600.00
Journey to the Unknown based on the ABC TV show.
Value $200-300.00
Schaper Games
Jack and the Beanstalk. A very fun game where players gather leaves off the giant stalk and try and climb to the top.
Value $35-45.00
King of the Hill. The first one to the top wins the game. This is a hot game currently.
Value of $45-75.00
Casper the Friendly Game. One of the few character games they made. A glow in the dark character lights up to give the player a token. This is a rare game to fnd that works.
Value $45-65.00
Ideal Games
Haunted House. A very large game in 3d. You open hidden doors looking for hidden jewels. This is a rare game and collectors are always looking for this one. .
Value $350-600.00
Monster lab. A motorized monster moves around and you try to keep him from your side of the board. Sought after by collectors.
Value $400-600.00
Babysitter Game. A very large game where the object is to move around the game board witout waking the baby.
Value $75-125.00
Milton Bradley 
Voice of the Mummy by Milton Bradley. This is the hottest game on the market currently behind the Black Tower. Players move around multi-level "pyramid" collecting gems; small battery-powered record player inside sarcophagus at the center of the board instructs players who land on certain spaces on their moves or gem collecting. Once "Great Jewel" is removed from sarcophagus (along with the evil cobra-shaped "Spell"), the record is turned over, and the game becomes a race back to player's home temple by exact count; player with highest gem value wins, regardless of whether they are the first player to reach home base. What makes this such a collectible is the record and the player, many do not work anymore.
Value $250-600.00
Character Board Games
This company cornered the market on Strategy, TV and Movie game boards. Some games such as Captain America, Terminator 2, Shogun, Dark Tower are just a few games that come to mind. They created hundreds of games for every age group. The value of these games is difficult to determine but there seems to be a trend for such games as Fireball Island, Shogun, Hero Quest, Dark Tower and certain obscure games.