Released in 1997 by Discovery Toys, the Super Marbleworks Raceway Construction Set provided children with the components needed to design and build custom marble runs.

Released in 1975 by Lakeside, the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea board game immersed players in the world created for the Walt Disney Productions film, adapted from Jules Verne’s classic novel.

Released in 1959 by Hasbro, the Targ-o-Rama Shooting Gallery was a spring-powered target game that combined a handheld gun with a rotating target mechanism.

Nicolas Ricketts looks at vintage board games inspired by the superheroes that leapt from page to play.

Released in 1978 by Remco, the Spider-Man Sting-Ray Gun was a roleplay toy based on Marvel’s web-slinging superhero.

Released by Romper Room in 1973, Animal Farm was a children’s tabletop game in which players raced to collect matching farm animals.

Released in 1970 by Eldon, the Computer Truck was a battery-operated toy vehicle that allowed children to program its movement using directional blocks.

In 1966, Topper Toys released Silly Safari, a jungle-based contraption game with 3D mechanics reminiscent of Ideal’s Mouse Trap released three years earlier.

Released by Hasbro in 1985, the G.I. JOE Transportable Tactical Battle Platform playset extended the play pattern of individual G.I. JOE figures.

Released in 1959 by Hasbro, the Atomic Submarine Torpedo Toy was a mechanical action game that simulated submarine warfare through target-based play.

Released in 1985 by Hasbro, Watchimals were wearable toy watches in the form of soft animal characters that concealed a digital timepiece.

Published by Whitman in 1969, Swoop was a strategy board game in which teams of spacemen raced around a grid, aiming to reach the centre of the board.