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 :P )
May 5th, 2006 at 6:02 pm
Very cool! I wonder if we could virtually play it here on the 80s blog?
May 5th, 2006 at 10:35 pm
“Honey, why is that board game sitting out?” “We’re playing it virtually on the 80s Club” him: *blank expression while he searches for a safe response*
We’ll have to brainstorm the logistics, but it sounds like it would be fun, actually. LOL!
May 9th, 2006 at 3:30 am
That has to be the ultimate 80’s object. lol.
It does actually sound kidn of cool… hehe. Or maybe you’re just selling it well :)
May 9th, 2006 at 9:00 am
Thanks! :) I remember my friends and I all hoping for the same handful of band member game pieces. lol