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