'Build a Better Burger' Game

Made:
1984-1986 in United Kingdom and United States
maker:
Leisure Dynamic Inc
and
Leisure Dynamic Inc
and
supplier:
TOYS 'R' US
and
TOYS 'R' US
and
manufacturer:
Action Games and Toys Limited
and
Action Games and Toys Limited
and
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Game, 'Build a Better Burger' game for 2-4 players ages 5 and over, marked 'All the action of a real fast food restaurant!', made by Action Games and Toys Ltd, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, under license from Lakeside Games (a division of Leisure Dynamic Inc, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA), 1984-1986. Players compete to be the first to assemble a meal according to the menu card they select.

This game was launched in the 1980s, when obesity levels across the world showed a significant rise. Promising ‘all the action of a real fast food restaurant!’, it reflects our sometimes confusing relationship with food and drink.

Today, the easy availability of high-calorie foods, larger portion sizes and our increasingly sedentary lifestyles are a major influence on both our body weight and our health prospects.

Details

Category:
Nutrition & Food Technology
Object Number:
1999-278
Materials:
overall: plastic (unidentified), box: cardboard and paper (fibre product)
Measurements:
carton: 130 mm x 420 mm x 270 mm, , 1.5kg
type:
game
credit:
Purchased