All of the following games were in my closet when I was a kid, and I still have some of them (now being used by my kids). Your task is to identify each game from its poetic description.

Board Games Questions

• D1)
  Queen Frostine has been demoted, and Plumpy is no more;
  She's just a Princess, and he is now Mama Ginger Tree.
  This colorful game can be played by two, three, or four;
  It requires only counting from kids as young as three.
• D2)
  One, two, three, count with me as you obey the die;
  Although the board goes to a hundred, there's no math.
  Bad luck, you slide down low; good luck, you climb up high;
  Or just zig-zag your way up the checkerboard path.
• D3)
  Which Pachisi version do you like? There are so many;
  This one's got the Pop-o-matic, so you don't have to roll.
  You don't even have to count the pips; there aren't any;
  Be the first to race your pieces from the start to your goal.
• D4)
  "I'm the sole survivor", pre-reality show;
  Place your marbles on the seven by seven grid.
  Slide one of the fourteen levers and down they go;
  If you're the last one standing, you're the winning kid.
• D5)
  Somewhere in this ten by ten sea,
  I carefully place my five boats.
  In turn, I bomb the enemy,
  Until there's nothing left that floats.
• D6)
  A blatant '50s Milton Bradley Monopoly clone;
  You can rent, build houses, and mortgage (but not refinance).
  It's all about money and the properties that you own;
  Give or Take cards instead of Community Chest and Chance.
• D7)
  You're a blue or pink peg person in a small, plastic car,
  Traveling on a long and windy road through plastic hills.
  Spin the spinner, make the right decisions, and you'll go far;
  Get married, have kids, and earn hundred thousand dollar bills.
• D8)
  Is the painting a Monet, Rembrandt, or Van Gogh,
  Or a cheap forgery by an unknown artist?
  Bid wisely, for it may cost you a lot of dough;
  To discern if you're the cleverest and smartest.
• D9)
  Kamchatka to Alaska, North Africa to Brazil;
  Odd geographical connections on a weird world map.
  A test of your diplomacy and military skill;
  Taking over the planet has never been such a snap.
• D10)
  "The vertical checkers game from Milton Bradley";
  Sometimes it's not just what you see, it's what you miss.
  Spot your opponent's plan, and you won't do badly;
  Otherwise you can just whine, "Pretty sneaky, sis".
• D11)
  The army in red attacks the army in blue,
  Around and between two small bodies of water.
  The General's a one and the Marshal's a two;
  Capture the flag while avoiding total slaughter.
• D12)
  "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master";
  Place your piece and turn the white pieces to black.
  Losing the corners could be a disaster;
  When your opponent moves and flips them all back.