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Thrift Store Finds: Overturn

As someone who frequently goes to thrift stores, I’ve seen some games so many times they barely register in my mind. I’m referring to games like, The Game of Life, Battleship, and multiple editions of Trivial Pursuit. Occasionally, this board game treasure hunting uncovers a game I’ve never heard of that is both complete and sounds interesting. This series is about those rare finds, the ones that interested me enough to risk a few dollars on and have made their way to the gaming table. Have I found an overlooked gem? Or was one person’s junk now my junk? Read on to join in the hunt!

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A few years ago, while scanning the game shelves of one of my favorite local thrift stores, I found a side panel to a box that reminded me of Othello. Same black base color, same font. Turns out both games are by the same publisher, Pressman, and the similarity was intentional.

Playing the Game

You play Overturn on a raised black frame featuring 18 white square tiles, each with 9 letters printed in green on raised…

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