Detour (1994) by Parkers Brothers - Abstract Strategy Vintage Board Game Review - Vertigo

[@TabletopIsland]

This is a great concept for a game! I’ll keep an eye out for it for sure! Thanks for the review! :D

[@downfromtheattic]

Oh I like the look of this! It looks like a weird mix of Stargate and naff award's trophy :D but that is some really interesting mechanics to the gameplay, didn't expect the disc to rotate, gives you a lot think about!

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Yeah, there's a few things to keep in mind with this one. I love that the disc rotates. And you're right - it would look prefect of the mantlepiece of some B list celebrity! 🤣

[@Larry]

Its sort of like an advanced grown up version of Ker-Plunk!

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Totally!

[@misterjerkface]

This is right up my alley. Hoping to find this in a secondhand store someday. Thanks for sharing!

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Abstract strategy game fan?

[@96632777]

Never seen this game. Would love to play it. Thank You for showing it.

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

It's not one many have heard of, but it's pretty cheap online.

[@stevenbillen]

Well explained Mark...

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Thanks. :)

[@Stu_1977_SEmelb]

Nice review, thanks. You should put this video on BGG, as there aren't any videos at all there for this game.

[@MaestroDrake]

This and Connect 4 Spin will really strain your brain.

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Connect 4 Spin is one I hadn't heard of until you mentioned it. It looks interesting (though loses points straight away for not having the satidfaction of dropping your pieces in from the top). I do have Connect 4 Flip though from 2000 which I will get a review for out at some point.

[@AlisdairGilbert]

Reminds me of a section of the stargate from SG1 would look cool with a repaint lol

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

It really does! Yes, a nice bit of mottled stone effect and some Eyptian inspired glyphs and it would be REALLY cool.

[@dejahthoris1808]

Detour looks like a Stargate or some type of technological transportation portal device, what a really, unnecessarily strange design.

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Totally agree. The design is so weird and out of nowhere, but I love it.

[@stevenbillen]

Good strategy game...

[@VGC-cc4xt]

You know if beside Vertigo & Templum,other game come under the ''face to face'' (tete a tete/kofp an kofp) branding?

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

Not that I know of, but I'd love to find more if they're out there.

[@johnnyreino7063]

This is a little like slip disc from mattel.

[@AtticRaidersRetroReviews]

I think I was looking at that online recently actually. Do you have that one Johnny? Any good?

[@johnnyreino7063]

@@AtticRaidersRetroReviews I do have that one. I've been looking for a copy of the instructions though. They are nowhere to be found lol check out the game chop suey. That's a fun one