
Sorry! The Boardgame
When it comes to classic, straightforward, fun for the whole family kinds of board games, Sorry! is certainly a top choice. The game, taking many cues from other old cross and circle games like Parcheesi, has a pretty easy to understand goal: get your pieces around the board faster than your opponents can.
The earliest version of Sorry! was first trademarked on May 21, 1929 by William Henry Storey, in England; Storey would also patent the game in the U.S. the following year. The U.K. version of the game would eventually be sold to Waddingtons (the gaming company otherwise known for Monopoly and Clue), who began selling it in Great Britain in 1934, while the U.S. patent was bought out by Parker Brothers that same year.
Sorry! has each player picking a certain color of pawn, of which they have (usually) four; the goal is to move the pawns around the board in a clockwise fashion, from the starting point to the “home” goal space.
Contemporary versions of Sorry! can be found for just about $10 or so at most toy retailers or online, and even vintage copies of the game range from about $25-$50, depending on the exact year of publication. Typical to most mass-market board games, there’s also been a number of themed editions, such as Spider-Man, Pokémon, Star Wars, SpongeBob SquarePants and more. This makes Sorry! a pretty easy game to collect, whether on its own or adding to a collection of a different property.
One of the more unique editions of the game is probably the version themed to Disney’s Splash Mountain attraction. The Splash Mountain Sorry! is usually only available in the Disney theme parks and is therefore harder to find on the open market, driving the price up to usually $40-$50 when someone does decide to sell it online.
To learn more about collecting tabletop games, order a copy of The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Tabletop Games.
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Sorry! The Boardgame
When it comes to classic, straightforward, fun for the whole family kinds of board games, Sorry! is certainly a top choice. The game, taking many cues from other old cross and circle games like Parcheesi, has a pretty easy to understand goal: get your pieces around the board faster than your opponents can.
The earliest version of Sorry! was first trademarked on May 21, 1929 by William Henry Storey, in England; Storey would also patent the game in the U.S. the following year. The U.K. version of the game would eventually be sold to Waddingtons (the gaming company otherwise known for Monopoly and Clue), who began selling it in Great Britain in 1934, while the U.S. patent was bought out by Parker Brothers that same year.
Sorry! has each player picking a certain color of pawn, of which they have (usually) four; the goal is to move the pawns around the board in a clockwise fashion, from the starting point to the “home” goal space.
Contemporary versions of Sorry! can be found for just about $10 or so at most toy retailers or online, and even vintage copies of the game range from about $25-$50, depending on the exact year of publication. Typical to most mass-market board games, there’s also been a number of themed editions, such as Spider-Man, Pokémon, Star Wars, SpongeBob SquarePants and more. This makes Sorry! a pretty easy game to collect, whether on its own or adding to a collection of a different property.
One of the more unique editions of the game is probably the version themed to Disney’s Splash Mountain attraction. The Splash Mountain Sorry! is usually only available in the Disney theme parks and is therefore harder to find on the open market, driving the price up to usually $40-$50 when someone does decide to sell it online.
To learn more about collecting tabletop games, order a copy of The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Tabletop Games.