Into the Arena
The year: 1985
The obsession: Duran Duran
The collection: a miscellaneous assortment of fan magazines, posters and music; and most impressively, a board game.
You read that right- there exists a Duran Duran board game, and I own it. My friends had more music albums than I did, and more posters; but I had the game. I felt pretty dedicated, let me tell you.
‘Into the Arena’ is a hard-to-find board game. You might be lucky and stumble upon a complete game on Ebay, or at a yard sale or used goods shop. Somehow I doubt it, because I found very little results when I ran a search online. Luckily for me, and also for you, I never did sell my game, and so you get to see what this game looks like!
It was put out by Milton Bradley Company, Springfield, MA 01101, in 1985. It’s rated ages 7 and up; and can be played with 2-4 people. The purpose? To collect record, video, and band member cards.
Who would enjoy playing this game? Probably nobody other than Duran Duran fans. 
Image of the cover and misc game pieces:
Image of the game board and band highlights blurbs:
(and no, I’m not interested in selling my game 
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