Nicolas Ricketts looks at vintage board games that feature the lineup of classic Universal Monsters.

Released by Ideal in 1954, Robert the Robot was one of the earliest mass-produced toy robots in the United States and the first to be made of plastic.

Released by Pressman in 1989, Acrobats was a dexterity game that challenged players to hang colourful plastic bats to form a hanging chain without causing it to collapse.

In 1974, Hasbro released Ricochet Racers — action toy playsets that combined target shooting and race cars.

Released by Milton Bradley in 1977, Superstition had players racing through a haunted graveyard to reach the Wizard’s Tomb and escape before anyone else.

In 1968, Remco released Li’l Winking Herby Hippy, a male doll that evoked the hippy culture of the 1960s.

In the Shrieks & Creaks board game, players attempted to escape a haunted mansion by navigating 12 haunted rooms and avoiding misfortune.

In the mid-1970s, Schaper released a series of sports action games called Super Jocks.

In 1986 and 1987, Milton Bradley introduced a line of one-player action and puzzle games called T.H.I.N.G.S., short for Totally Hilarious Incredibly Neat Games of Skill.

Released in 1970, Milton Bradley’s Peg Craft was a colourful construction kit that let kids build creations using a single peg shape.

Released in 1973 by Milton Bradley, the SeaLab 2020 board game immerses players in underwater missions to explore the depths and retrieve research samples.

Kids of the 1960s could “try on” space exploration with the Lost in Space Helmet from Remco.