> I bought a board game recently where the board was so thin, it bent from humidity! This is the case for just about any of the fiddlier board games and boardg

> I bought a board game recently where the board was so thin, it bent from humidity! This is the case for just about any of the fiddlier board games and boardgame-adjacent things from back then. Often the story is some Chinese company bought the license and is churning out the same thing, but 10-20% smaller and all the plastic's 1/2 as thick at best. Rock 'Em Sock 'Em? Smaller, way thinner plastic. Hungry Hungry Hippos? Similar story. Loopin' Louie? Weaker motor. Over and over if you dig into board game nerd talk about these the advice is to find an original, because though you can buy a new one on Amazon it isn't really the same thing, and often barely works at all.