What board games do you play ?

[Leighgull]

I use to love playing Risk

This. Used to pay downstairs at the Park view when it was a pub rather than a bistro.

 

[Igzilla]

I am a massive fan of board games. currently have Ticket to ride, Kingdom Builder, Pandemic, resistance, forbidden desert, Munchkin and Swords over camelot. Also have a few card games too like star flux and zombie flux.

Pandemic is a bitch of a game which is a cooperative game vs the game itself. I have played it on the hardest setting around 10 times and only won twice.
resistance is a great game for 5 - 10 players. gets the people around the table accusing each other and screaming bloody murder at everyone.

if your into board games the check out tabletop on youtube with Will Wheaton. he and a few mates play the games and explain as they play.

This.

I played Strozzi with some friends earlier this week. You can generally pick up some cheap board games from The Works - I got Strozzi for £3.98, and it's proved to be a big hit at the club I go to.

 

[Geestar]

Hungry Hungry Hippos!

 

[Jbanged]

I enjoy a game of chess, more than just at Christmas

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Hungry Hungry Hippos!

Cracking game.

Do you play professionally?

 

[dougdeep]

Trivial Pursuit. But winning all the time gets boring.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Monopoly- Brighton & Hove edition.
Monopoly- Empire, one of sons got this for Christmas, he likes it and says its a quicker game to play compared to the normal edition.

Sorry- very simple game for kids.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Yes I've been playing that quite a lot, my 4 year old loves it.

Well my two are 19 and 21 and they love it. It's simplicity is what makes it, plus after several drinks you don't need to concentrate either.

 

[Shropshire Seagull]

Articulate. Can be hilarious with the right people.

Indeed, but can also be a good catalyst for a family fall out of trivial disputes [pursuits] proportions.
We like "rumicub" and "logos".

 

[SeagullSongs]

Scrabble, Risk, various versions of Monopoly, Chess, Draughts, Backgammon, Sequence and possibly a few others that I can't think of at the moment.

 

[spongy]

Cranium is hard to beat. Absolutely hilarious

This. A very good game.

I played Echelon on Christmas Day and it was fantastic, never heard of it before and wasn't sure about it but it was a good laugh and trickier than I thought it would be!

 

[wehatepalace]

Another vote here for both Othello and backgammon, unfortunately I just never seem
to have time for those lazy Sunday afternoons like when I was a child, the world is just too fast these days.

 

[willyfantastic]

i have Risk legacy but haven't played it yet, interesting twist on the original though. you can make changes/decisions in one game that effect the next time you play, not sure if it will be gimmicky or fun yet

 

[Silk]

scrabbel

Define irony!

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

Has there ever been a Chess / Football crossover game? Rooks down each wing, king to protect the goal, pawns trying to push up at the same time to play the offside trap...

It's got potential!

 

[dougdeep]

Has there ever been a Chess / Football crossover game? Rooks down each wing, king to protect the goal, pawns trying to push up at the same time to play the offside trap...

It's got potential!

Yes. I remember one from the 60's. Can't remember what it was called though.

 

[emphyrian]

Swords over Camelot? Is that the same as shadows over Camelot? I've only played that a few times but it was tough to win (not that that's a bad thing).

my sister told me about boardgamegeek which is a forum that ranks board games so you can find out the latest releases and how good people think they are

yep your right. its shadows over camelot.

 

[ofco8]

Not sure if they are recent games or not but we played Logo and Dragons Den this Christmas. Actually had great fun playing them.

 

[Southstandfaithful]

Another vote for cranium....... Excellent game.

 

[1066familyman]

Anyone else play, or played, Poleconomy?

I've not played it for years but found it again recently and intend to start playing it with my older kids.