Millennial woman hunts down boys from the nostalgic ’90s board game Dream Phone
One board game from the ’90s defined dating goals for a generation of Millennial and Gen X girls: Dream Phone. Created by Milton Bradley and released in 1991, it was part board game and part technology, way ahead of its time.
It featured an electronic phone that players used to “call” one of 24 cuties on the game’s board to gather clues and deduce which boy was the secret admirer. With three action cards (Speakerphone, Share a Secret, and Mom Says Hang Up), it was an interactive experience perfect for sleepovers, after-school hangs, and more.
And now, one Millennial comedian is on a “Where Are They Now?” mission to track down what happened to all the boys. Comedian Hannah Young started the search back in May with an Instagram callout for help.
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The search for the Dream Phone boys
“It’s so wild how many people remember every part of this game!” she told Upworthy.
For many Millennials, including Young, it was their first foray into crushes.
“I have such a core memory around these guys, and calling them over and over, hoping I’d get the guy I wanted,” she added. “And I was thinking about these were real people, and where are they? Why haven’t we heard from them? I had no idea it would turn into this........
