Board Games

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  1. Heat

    Heat Smile, it's contagious! :) Lifetime Supporter

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    Someone bought me the board game Kings Cribbage and it is really a hoot for anyone who plays cribbage. A bit of a twist between cribbage and scrabble. Makes you think a little more.


    What new board games have you played or what are your favourite ones?
     
  2. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    i haven't played any board games recently, let alone new ones.

    as far as favorites, i guess chess is probably as good as it gets. checkers is fun too. and monopoly's alright. i can't even think of another board game that i've played that involves more strategy than rolling a pair of dice and hoping for the best.
     
  3. Meliai

    Meliai Members

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    I played a game on family vacation last year that was really fun. I can't remember the name of it but one person drew a card that asked a question and everyone wrote down their answer anonymously then the person that drew the card had to guess who answered what. I can't remember how the board was used, I think you got to move ahead a certain number of spaces for every person you guessed correctly.

    My family actually really bonded and learned more about each other during the game.
     
  4. Colours

    Colours Senior Member

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    Settlers of Catan is my favorite board game, highly recommended
     
  5. Colours

    Colours Senior Member

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    risk? candy land?
     
  6. I'minmyunderwear

    I'minmyunderwear Newbie

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    i forgot about risk, that is a good one.

    i barely remember candyland, but my recollection of it is that it's completely roll-of-the-die based.


    also, trivial pursuit is technically a board game, and any trivia game is pretty fun.
     
  7. Colours

    Colours Senior Member

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    candy land one was a joke, but if u want a good strategy based board game look into catan. its really addicting, has all the strategy of risk, but the games only take anywhere from 30mins to an hour and a half.
     
  8. Gyro Gearloose

    Gyro Gearloose Senior Member

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    Goood morning,

    look who's back ;). It's good to read you here again.


    Well, I guess I like Mensch aergere Dich nicht, everything else is too complicated for me ;).
    Just roll the dice and kick the other player's game pieces.

    Regards
    Gyro
     
  9. NoxiousGas

    NoxiousGas Old Fart

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    Yes, nice to see you around.

    I remember playing one called "pigs". You rolled these little rubber pigs and depending on how they landed you got points. The best was if they landed one on top of the other, that is called "makin' bacon" and is worth a good amount of points, as it should be. :p
     
  10. Mason Grey

    Mason Grey Member

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    i love Risk and Clue a lot.
    PICTIONARY is my favorite.
    i really LOVE board games a huge amount.
    i love to bullshit, and talk smack, and be real silly when i'm playing board games!!

    i was in Chess club and Go club for a long long time,
    i like them a lot
     
  11. largeamount

    largeamount Senior Member

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    Risk is wonderful, and of course Stratego
     
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  13. Spectacles

    Spectacles My life is a tapestry Lifetime Supporter

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    I used to love playing Chinese Checkers. I even got a nice wooden board one year. It has been a long time since I got it out to play.

    I used to play scrabble with some friends who moved away but my problem with that game is that I am spelling challenged. I look at the letters and all I can come up with are the or an. :confused:
     
  14. MeAgain

    MeAgain Dazed & Confused Lifetime Supporter Super Moderator

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    I have a long list of board games, but one of my favorites is Speed Circuit.

    This game has gone through several phases and I think was last produced by Avalon Hill, I did have the original 3M version for awhile.
    I checked the Avalon Hill version out on the net and was shocked to see it's going for $117.00 now! Used. Second pictures is a staged spin out in a ten person race. It's like poker on wheels.

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  16. Asmodean

    Asmodean Slo motion rider

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    Well since everybody's naming old ones already, I like board games too but have not played anythng too new. Stratego is awesome but haven't played it in years, we are planning on doing a risk game sometime soon with more than 5 people :)
    Otherwise I really only play chess (always against the same opponent, my other friends don't play chess... :p) and a game called Machiavelli in my country but in english countries it's called Citadels, I definately recommend it if you dig board games like Settlers of Catan.
     
  17. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Candyland
    Monopoly
    Chutes and ladders (Hasbro)
    Battleship
    Chess
    Stratego (my all-time favorite)



    Hotwater
     
  18. broony

    broony Banned

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    Yea battleship was badass. Used to play that all the time with a cusion.
    I still enjoy chess.
    I don't think i have ever finished a legit game of monopoly...
     
  19. hotwater

    hotwater Senior Member Lifetime Supporter

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    Don't you mean cousin [​IMG]



    hotwater
     
  20. broony

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    Never! This is outrageous. I'm through with it. I'll have no more of this hell-spawn!
     

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