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Which Witch?
by Milton Bradley
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This memory was added on: September 19, 2009
I just gave a spelling test to my 3rd graders. One of the words is “which.” The sentence I made up was “When I was a kid I had a 3-dimentional board game called ‘Which Witch?’ and this word is not the kind of witch that cackles.” I then tried to explain the game, but the only part I remembered was Goulish Gerty drops it down the chimney. They were intrigued and urged me to look for the game on ebay. I hope it arrives soon!!
Denise
1968
This memory was added on: January 1, 2009
When I was a child, I generally disliked board games (mostly because I was a sore loser, frankly), but I adored Which Witch. I loved setting up the game with that big three-dimensional house, and I loved dropping the steel marble down the chimney. It was the one game that I didn't complain about when my friends wanted to play it (well, that and Mouse Trap, because the end result in Mouse Trap was so cool). Which Witch was a Hannukkah present, around 1972 or 1973, when I was six or seven.
Laura
This memory was added on: July 6, 2008
Yes, I am one of the kids who also swallowed the ball. My dad called the doctor and he said as long as I wasn't coughing that the ball would be back.
Karen
This memory was added on: June 4, 2008
I just bought this game off of ebay. I had first gotten it new in December of 1973.
But it has since disappeared so I got another.
I love it and my son who is 9 loves it.
Lisa
This memory was added on: February 19, 2007
All I could remember was the tag line..."ghoulish Gertie drops it down the chimney" I knew it had something to do with a game that my brothers and I played as kids. After a google search I found this site. I can't believe how much came back to me,
Joy Willinger
1959
This memory was added on: February 16, 2007
When my sister, brother and I were kids we had this game. We played it for hours on end. One day, my little brother got angry because we wouldn't let him play. And swallowed the steel marble. For days, we waited until Dad retrieved the ever so important marble.
John
1968
This memory was added on: January 25, 2007
I was just telling one of my friends about this game. I played it for years. Can this game still be bought anywhere? My kids would love it!
Patty
1966
This memory was added on: January 15, 2007
david (1961)'s entry made me remember that the only time we got to play board games was when it was raining outside. As a kid, we weren't allowed in the house unless it was raining. If the sun was out, or even cloudy, you were expected to be outside. House rules. The same with all the other neighborhood kids. The 70's ruled.
joe
1967
This memory was added on: January 7, 2007
LOVED this game! It was worth the time it took to set it up just to see how great the house looked.
Maria
1964
This memory was added on: October 23, 2006
This is a really fun game. My Brother and I played all the time back in the 70's. I recently went back home to my Dad's place and brought some things back with me. I still have the game and my son just loves it. Another generation gets to play a great game.
Donna
1963
This memory was added on: October 21, 2006
Oh sure we had this. It's fun. I remember the ball bearing and the weird set-up in the haunted house, etc. Pretty cool game.
Grulg
1966
This memory was added on: October 7, 2006
I got this game from my sister for my birthday, when I was 9, I think. I loved it - and it is still at my parents' house - I tell them they can't toss it out, it's a classic!
The only thing about it, was that it took SO long to set up. Plus, when we were throwing the lead ball down the chimney, with mine it would always go down the same hole, no matter how we threw it!
Diane
1964
This memory was added on: October 6, 2006
I loved this game. Played it with my cousin all the time.....I remember it as "Haunted House" though and not "which witch"
Kevin Fletcher
1963
This memory was added on: July 29, 2006
I loved Which Witch when I was a kid. Me and my best friend Jimmy, played it when it was raining outside, and our moms woulndt let us outside. I recently 'bought' one on Ebay, I was determined to win the auction, and it ended up costing about $115 but it was worth it!
david
1961
This memory was added on: July 28, 2006
This was my most favorite game, I got it when I was about 7, it was so ragged and torn up by the time we got rid of it, I would really love to be able to buy that game for my kids, any chance they will remake it?
Angie M
1970
This memory was added on: June 23, 2006
Omigod Erica, I can't believe you wrote about "who's got my Skinny Toe!" That story still sticks out in my mind from childhood & that album!! I used to tell it to all the little kids & scare the crap out of them when we'd go camping... LOL. Anyway, I don't even know if I had this game, I just came upon the 'Skinny Toe' reference & had to write.
Dawn S.
1964
This memory was added on: May 9, 2006
My sister and I got Which Witch one year for Christmas and I remember WITH it more than actually playing it. I was fascinated by the set up. She and I also had this record called "Spooky, Scary Stories" (which I still have and love to listen to when she visits!) that we would play at the same time so that we had the creepy music and sound effects..."Who's got my skinny toe...??" Anyone remember that?? LOL!
Erica
1970
This memory was added on: January 31, 2006
After searching the web and E-bay I decided that Which Witch was the one game from my childhood that I simply had to have again. I was fortunate in that I won an auction for a complete copy of the game for about $30. I've seen this game sell for over $100! Anyway, as a kid I was on pins & needles to see if I could beat my brothers and cousins at the game. It was always scary when I was on a "danger" space and someone was about to "drop it down the chimney." I used to play with the game by myself too, it was fun to just drop the ball down and play in the house. Do you guys play that the whammy ball has to actually knock the person down or do you play that if they are on the row of danger spaces that the ball falls on they have to go back even if they are untouched?
Joel
1967
This memory was added on: January 10, 2006
Played this all the time as a kid. Recently found it in my dad's basement, after cleaning it out. It's now in my basement, waiting for my next adult party to bust it out and make my friends laugh.
"Goolish Gertie drops the ball!"
Beth
1967
This memory was added on: December 17, 2005
This was actually given to Me by a relative, and I still have it in the attic. Seems like I still end up with many a 'strange' game. If I would have seen this somewhere, I definitely would have picked it up.
Draconis Blackthorne
This memory was added on: November 6, 2005
I loved this gsme I still have it.
brenda
1960
This memory was added on: September 28, 2005
"Mean while back in the broomroom Albert Begin is still waiting to get out!"
loved that game, played it with all the neighborhood kids.
J.T.
1966
This memory was added on: September 14, 2005
I loved building the house. It reminded me of the Haunted Mansion at Disneyland. I loved anything spooky or haunted.
Roberto
1962
This memory was added on: August 9, 2005
My five year old son asked me the other day what was my favourite game. I thought back and remembered a game called "Haunted House" (It was called this in the UK). I used to spend ages setting it up and then "Dropping it down the chimney". If only I had kept the game.....
Alan
1962
This memory was added on: July 25, 2005
My friend and neighbor had this game when we were little. I remember that he used to ask me to read the directions each time we played because he was "tired". We just talked about this game recently and wondered if anyone else still invoked the name "Ghoulish Gertie". Now we know that we're not alone.
Rick Zimmerman
1968
This memory was added on: July 9, 2005
My grandparents in FL had the game and I would always play it when my family would visit them from Chicago. Some of my memories are being turned into the mouse (rat?) and the broom boobie trap never working right. The swinging wall was only second to climbing that wicked staircase. Here's a vote for a anniversary edition!
D. Bielat
1970
This memory was added on: February 25, 2005
I loved this game when I was a kid. I found one at a garage sale a few years back and snatched it up quickly. It was missing the roof and whammy ball, so I picked up another set of parts off of eBay and was able to complete mine, plus build another one which I gave my kids to play with.
Tom Beiter
1967
This memory was added on: February 2, 2005
I could almost envision myself in this weird house when I played it. Seems very strange now.
n2rush
1963
This memory was added on: December 26, 2004
My parents bought the game in a yard sale. I thought it was pretty cool and mysterious...kinda like being in a haunted house or something.
Mark
1969
This memory was added on: December 13, 2004
I loved Which Witch -can you buy it anywhere? The ball and the swinging broom were great and of course Ghoulish Gertie.
liz
1965
This memory was added on: September 22, 2004
My brother, sister and I LOVED this! I had forgotten about it until now. Ghoulish Gertie was the best.
Linda
1964
This memory was added on: September 14, 2004
I remember the TV commercial vividly! Pretty darn creepy for a board game (I was young - what can I say?). Game play was just ok, but that was secondary to the contraptions anyway. Good stuff.
Dan
1965
This memory was added on: August 15, 2004
I remember playing it with my older sister. The game was hers. Our dog used to try to get the pieces so we ended up with teeth marks on them. My sisiter's in her 40's and wants a copy of the game. Lots of great memories.
Robin
1967
This memory was added on: July 25, 2004
Oh I loved this game! I'd forgotten what it was called until now. My favorite was going up the staircase, that seemed to be the most precarious for getting knocked off if anyone pulled the "Ghoulish Gertie" card. Now I can tell my brother what the name was, we were just discussing it last year and couldn't come up with anything more than "Ghoulish Gertie drops it down the chimney"! LOL!
Caryn
1966
This memory was added on: July 5, 2004
WoW, my mother's house is a MUSEUM of toys and games that I played with as a child, and Which Witch is one of them! I'd been wondering how much the memories might be worth today on Ebay, but the personal recollections are priceless!
Arlene
1961
This memory was added on: July 1, 2004
I have Which Witch? parts for sale or trade. Visit http://homepage.mac.com/planetpm/whichwitch/whichwitch.html
Patrick
1961
This memory was added on: June 23, 2004
Our family bought this game twice, for two different age groups in the family. The one that I had, was afflicted with the same problem that the older one had. And that was the card board post at the end of the landing on the staircase always tore off. I also put the metal ball in my nose and became scared, but I got it out.
Juction Box
1970
This memory was added on: February 19, 2004
It's still at my mom's house in the closet. My boys had the opportunity to play not only a game I loved, but the very same game itself. It still gets use when we visit. The witches were Ghoulish Gertie, Wanda the Wicked and Glenda the Good. Ghoulish Gertie always "dropped it down the chimney".(skull) Wanda the Wicked always cast the spell (mouse) and Glenda the Good always broke the spell.
Alan
1965
This memory was added on: January 25, 2004
I had this game and it was one of my favorites. I am now in the process of finding all my favorite games I had as a child. One I am having a hard time finding is a Dr. Dolittle game I got on my 5th birthday. If you remember this game, or know where I can get one let me know!!!
Pam Ruddell
1963
This memory was added on: October 1, 2003
I picked one up on E-bay. Yes, it does take forever to set up (and even then things can go wrong) but it sure brings back memories!
Stuart
1962
This memory was added on: August 20, 2003
Without question...my favorite game as a child. My Mother however sold it in a yard sale about 5 years ago for $2.00. When I told her I had seen it for sale at an auction for $50.00 I thought she was going to faint. As it turns out later in life my friends ended up nicknaming me Wicked Wanda.
Wicked Wanda
1964
This memory was added on: July 14, 2003
Me and my brother played this a lot in the 70's, see them for sale on Ebay quite a bit, but too high bids for my taste. They go fast. Would love to have the game again. I remembr I used to sit and stare at the the board all setup and think about being in a castle.. ok I had no life..
Jerry
1967
This memory was added on: June 16, 2003
forgot all about this game till i came across your site! played more with the set than actually playing the game. as an only child i often played by myself. one of those things i wish i had kept
j.b.
1967
This memory was added on: May 25, 2003
Yes, it did take forever to set up. That is also my biggest memory of the game, and it was so much fun. It was so cool just to see the front pic on the box again, makes me wish I had mine, too!
Jean
1964
This memory was added on: May 23, 2003
i LOVED this game as a kid. everyone is right, it took FOREVER to set it up but i still loved it. i thought the title was "which witch is which" but after looking at the box, i see i was wrong. does anyone know where i could possible check to see if i could buy one?
dana
This memory was added on: May 21, 2003
My sister had this game. we spent more time just messing with it than actually playing the game. but it was alot of fun, loved it.
Karin Lyn
1962
This memory was added on: May 13, 2003
I loved this game! I have no idea what ever happened to mine. But I sure do wish I still had it now for my kids...and me!
Cindy
1970
This memory was added on: May 12, 2003
I still have this game and just played it for the first time in years with my 7-year-old niece and 3-year-old nephew. Took me 20 minutes to set up and they were bored with it in 5 minutes! But I had a blast! We ended up just "dropping it down the chimney" every turn. Too fun!
Angela
1964
This memory was added on: May 7, 2003
I had this game in the UK about 1973, I think.. It took ages to set up and the greatest part was when you got the card 'GOULISH GERTIE DROPS IT DOWN THE CHIMNEY! This sent a tiny steel ball right into the middle of the game which wrecked your opponent's figure's chances. A girl I hated in my year kept one of the wicked witch goulish gertie's playing card in her wallet pic space. Final thought - in Scotland (UK) it was called 'Haunted House'.
Fran
1961
This memory was added on: May 7, 2003
My sisters and I loved this game. I think one of the witches in the game was called Wicked Wanda. My sister was also Wanda.
Tina
1960
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