[Misc] Top Christmas Board game

[mreprice]

Modern board games are great. Much less downtime and much more social interaction than old fashioned games.

What’s best depends on how old you are, how long you have to play, how many players you have and how complex you like your games. Board Game Geek is a good site to explore.

The classic “gateway” games to modern boardgaming are Ticket to Ride and Settlers of Catan. I’d start with the USA Ticket to ride as slightly less complex. You can buy Ticket to Ride as an app for about 1/10th the cost of the physical game if you want to explore it that way, although playing with others around a table with the physical game is much more social.

I’m not a huge fan of Catan but I am in the minority and I must admit that non-gamers I play it with love it.

 

[METALMICKY]

Does anyone remember "Spy Ring"? Don't suppose it's made any more but a good game to get if they do. I also liked "Colditz" but I doubt it's still current.

Escape from Colditz was brilliant game.

https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/reviews/escape-from-colditz-75th-anniversary-edition-review/

 

[Brightonfan1983]

Flamme Rouge is great fun. Not difficult at all to get to grips with - 12 upwards I reck.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Does anyone remember the old Waddington's board game, Go? where players get to travel the world?

I don't believe that it's made now, but presume you can still obtain used versions via ebay and the like. Used to really enjoy playing it as a teenager.

 

[Tom Bombadil]

My accountants love The Cones of Dunshire

 

[Gazwag]

We use to take this to play on the train when travelling to away games back in the day

when we weren't playing beer can cricket

 

[Rovert_Fugazi]

Splendor

https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/148228/splendor

 

[The Andy Naylor Fan Club]

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[Stumpy Tim]

We use to take this to play on the train when travelling to away games back in the day

when we weren't playing beer can cricket

Now you´re talking. I used to play that for HOURS on my own when I was 7 or 8 years old. I didn´t play against my brothers as they would always beat me (cheats), so I played against myself. Literally played 24 team leagues, and then offered bets to my school mates. I remember Daniel Smith getting upset that Leicester won the league, and that is was completely unrealistic.

 

[Badger]

Now you´re talking. I used to play that for HOURS on my own when I was 7 or 8 years old. I didn´t play against my brothers as they would always beat me (cheats), so I played against myself. Literally played 24 team leagues, and then offered bets to my school mates. I remember Daniel Smith getting upset that Leicester won the league, and that is was completely unrealistic.

"when I was 7 or 8 years old"

Don't pretend you don't still play it by yourself.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Totopoly


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[Stumpy Tim]

"when I was 7 or 8 years old"

Don't pretend you don't still play it by yourself.

Just added it to my Xmas list

 

[METALMICKY]

Did anyone here ever play Monopoly as per the rules? Mainly, that you don't have to land on a property to buy it? When you land on a property space and you choose not to buy it, the property must be auctioned off by the banker, and the other players can bid on it.

 

[Jam The Man]

Another view here for the Albion Taxi game. My eldest has no interest in the Albion but still enjoyed it.

 

[Perkino]

Destination has a Brighton version that is simple to play, roll dice, move your car, earn some cash. Ticket to ride, Carcassone, qwirkle or the really nasty horse race game are all winners in our house. Not too many rules to learn. If knowledge is your thing we have smart ass or linkee both are great if you are of similar intelligence and have a varying range so everyone can win some. I would recommend a few card games, Rook, phase 10, bohnanza and monopoly deal are all great fun for large groups or just for 2 players

 

[Hendrax]

Go for broke is bundles of fun

 

[Pretty Plnk Fairy]

The Albion Taxi game is great........

not as good as the Derby Cuonty version

Regards

DF

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

Totopoly


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Yep, l had that as a kid. In those days, (late 1960's), the horses were made out of diecast metal. They certainly wouldn't be today, if the gane was still produced, which I'm sure it isn't.

Formula 1 was a great game of the same era, although the racing cars were plastic. I remember biting the wheel off my friend's car when he cheated once. I was a competetive little sod in those days.

 

[DJ NOBO]

Ticket to ride is good, though not really an Xmas game.

Dixit is a winner at all times