Trouble

Roll the die under the Pop-O-Matic bubble — Ludo-style race with a snap-domed built-in die.

🌤indoor

What is Trouble?

Trouble (marketed as Frustration in the UK) is a family Ludo-style race game published in 1965. Its signature feature is the Pop-O-Matic — a plastic dome in the middle of the board that snaps the die into the air when pressed. Two to four players race four pawns from start to home; landing on an opponent sends them back. The Pop-O-Matic became so iconic Hasbro built a whole product line around it.

Quick facts

Category

Board Games

Type

Individual

Players

2–4

Where played

indoor

Country of origin

🇺🇸 United States

Estimated origin

1965, Kohner Bros (later Hasbro)

Olympic

No

Popularity

global

Sources & provenance

Last verified 2026-08-24.verified