Board Games.

Yesterday I bought two new board games.

Runebound 2.0
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/9829

Pirate's Cove
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/2987

Which brings up my total boardgames that I own to: 31

I may be a Major Geek, but I have yet to sit on the pedestal of a Board Game Geek. Some of these guys and gals have over 500 board games.

 

I'm a fan of Risk and Monopoly

 

I like Clue, myself!!

Roger

 

Risk is the ultimate board game for me. Stratego takes second place.

 

Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, Risk. All great fun when the kids were growing up. Gonna have to dig them out again sometime...

 

Have you played Upwords Mr Pewty? I love Scrabble.....Upwords is even more 3D fun

 

I have played risk, but games that I think that are based on similar practice, but are far superior, and that take a heck of lot longer to play:

Supremacy
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/27 (play time about 6 hours, though, with all the expansions, play time usually takes 2 days or so.)

Attack!
http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/6752 (Play time is 3 to 6 hours)

 

Risk & Monopoly are my favorites

controlmind

 

Is that healthy?

 

I haven't, but I will. Thanks...

 

Ever heard of Pegs and Jokers?

Our family favorite, kind of home made... big in the RV circuit.

Google it, there are a few sets on Ebay.

 

Pegs and Jokers:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/17054

 

Or if you think a weekend game is to short, try ASL (Advanced squad leader) With all expansions from 6+ hours to maybe a week (or more).

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/243

This is not your typical beginner game. From what I hear you need to find someone to help you play. But, also from what I hear, if you can master this game, you could probably act as a real general of an army.

This is one of the most detail battlefied games ever created.

A pic of the game:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/10796

(just a portion)

 

I used to play a lot of board games. Monopoly, Scrabble, Clue, Risk, chess, hexagonal chess (very tricky), upwords, checkers, Ludo, etc. The list goes on. Some of the war battle strategy ones were very absorbing too.

Alas, not much time for that, nowadays. I usually end up playing the computer version, so I can save and turn on/off at my leisure.

 

the disney trivia is a fun board game

 

I didn't see anyone else say Yahtzee. My kids love it and is fun to play.

Gal

 

Computer games can be fun, yes. But facing your opponents over a table is so much better. IMHO.

 

i agree with theefool facing the opponet is alot of fun when your playing board games or trading card games

 

monopoly, axis and allies, chess, pass out, Life, scrabble (i love a good game of scrabble) and anything that has to do with vocab and word association.

nothing funner though than drinking some beer with your friends and playing monopoly or Life

 

I know this is an old thread. But, I'm bringing it up again.

I bought quite a few new boardgames since I posted this.
So, I'll list them here:

Roboralley
Ticket to Ride: Marklin edition
Railroad Tycoon
Warrior Knights
Goa
and a few others.

Once again, are there anyone, besides me, who are real boardgamers out there?

 

I'm no longer as avid or rabid about board games as I used to be. In fact, up until my marriage bust-up, our circle of friends would gather once a month, for a game-night. Even the gals enjoyed playing strategy, and war games, once they figured out that a stack of Panzers could punch gaping breaches through the French infantry. One board game, that comes to mind is my favourite; Diplomacy. I first played it in college ( Carleton University-Ottawa ) in the early 70's; a bit before theefool was born. Frequently, John Blackburn, (future CBS News correspondent ) would show up for the battle for Europe. He was very honest in the diplomacy department, with no apparent desire to win whatsoever. My best performance of course, was with me( Ottoman Empire) my room-mate ( Austria-Hungary) and Dan Aykroyd (Russia), teaming up to take on the rest of Europe( England France Germany and Italy). After Russia and Austria got embroiled in conflict, I declared war on my two allies. Once I had acquired a few extra states from my ex-allies, I was powerful enough to withstand the combined forces of the other six. Of course Dan Aykroyd, was Danny, then, and he was a total cut-up. He did note that he'd never seen the Ottoman Empire win, before, but from now on he wasn't going to trust me - ever again. He was only joking - of course. Later, he invaded the United States via Saturday Night Live, when fellow Canadian Lorne Michaels asked him to sign on.
Board games used to be the "video games" of that generation. We were "nuts" for them. It's charming to hear, that some of the younger generation, are re-discovering their appeal. Perhaps, occasionally, you will meet some interesting people along the way.
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^^^
"Canuck Name Dropper"

 

I can't help myself. They were a good bunch of guys. It's nice to see they've done alright for themselves. The worst of it -- I crossed Danny's path, a couple of years ago. He did a double look at me - as if he recognized me, but then he was moved along by his entourage.
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I always liked trivial persute, though i didn't win much....oh well Risk, i could do a bit better..
Anyone heard of Payday? way old
another oldie was superstar? um rockstar? anyone remember, you would win silver and gold records catch a cold or?
I played scrabble alot and had a game the othernight with my wife, upwords was another fave, and an early 80's i wish i still had was Stop Thief..that was fun times
But so is Battlefront2
too bad you couldnt just join a room like this and play for free
I'de be in!!
no one seems to play them board games...guess their bored of em

 

i would have to agree, although i dont get much time for board games anymore coz i have two children under the age of two, but im a big sucker for board games exspecially pass out...lol, i also love pictionarie thats really fun oh and battleships is good too....i could go on all day....but dont stress i wont.....PROMISE...lol

Alwayz Brooke