we had a version where we placed a few "bonky heads" around the board, and if you landed on them, it sent you back home.
that turned out to be a bit of a pisser, so then the bonky heads just made you miss a turn.
we had battleship, trouble, snakes 'n' ladder, light bright, connect 4, and introductory blackjack*.
It was fun. took her to the driving range for the first time yesterday - there's a pretty good pic from that (cart girl wearing a belt for a skirt) in the bored thread.