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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 2, 2011 22:05:16 GMT -8
Is anyone else here into board games at all? You young'uns are probably into that newfangled computer / console game stuff, but old farts like me grew up playing board and card games (when we weren't walking 5 miles to school through the snow, uphill both ways).
I don't actually play games like Monopoly and Risk, I tend to go for hobby / designer games. A few of my faves in no particular order:
Power Grid
Arkham Horror
Puerto Rico
Dominion
Dominant Species
Ticket to Ride
Die Sieben Siegel
Steam
Hansa Teutonica
Alien Frontiers
Twilight Struggle
Acquire
And before you ask, I don't like Settlers of Catan (it's a good game, I just don't like it), and I rarely play Carcassonne.
I also don't really enjoy bluffing games, so don't get into poker at all. I do play many other card games though, but my friends seem to prefer cardboard to cards.
Any other old-skool gamers out there?
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 2, 2011 22:16:31 GMT -8
Settlers of Catan is mediocre, but the Knights and Cities version for it is really fun. We play it all the time at work.
It's not a board game, but I got this game called Scribblish for my birthday and it is a fucking riot if you play with people who have a good sense of humor.... and alcohol really helps
The way it works is everyone gets a long sheet of paper that is divided into segments. Everyone draws a card that has some phrases on it. You write down the phrase and then draw a picture of that phrase. Then you scroll the paper up on this clipboard so it hides the phrase and pass it to the next person. They can only see your drawing and then they have to write down what they think the phrase was. Then it gets scrolled up again so you can only see the 2nd phrase and it's passed on and that person draws the 2nd phrase. Wash, rinse and repeat.
The progression of the phrases and drawings is ridiculous. For example: "Robot needs some oil" progressed to "frustrated robot audibly masturbates in the night"
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 2, 2011 22:19:05 GMT -8
I've heard Knights and Cities is good, but I dislike Catan so much I'm not even willing to try it to be honest.
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Post by Lump on Apr 3, 2011 7:39:21 GMT -8
Finished a game of Monopoly for the first time couple a months ago. Always wanted to do that. (Granted we had to split that into 2 different nights.)
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Post by interstateeight on Apr 3, 2011 8:42:28 GMT -8
Just popping into this thread to say that you're all nerds. |
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Post by J-Dawg on Apr 3, 2011 10:16:41 GMT -8
I write software for a living, so I'm a professional nerd, thankyouverymuch.
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Post by chaco on Apr 3, 2011 10:17:34 GMT -8
Oh, Ticket to Ride. The staple of every family get-together.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 12:09:51 GMT -8
I love board games and card games and am of the opinion that people do not play them enough anymore.
Board games I love:
Sorry - We play this all the time
Clue - I can never get anyone to play this with me
Balderdash - The original one where you just make up definitions for words
Monopoly - See Clue
Scrabble - Classic and so fun
Trivial Pursuit - See Clue and Monopoly
SUVIVRE! - We have played this a couple of times at our friend's house and it is way fun
Apples to Apples - I guess it is kind of a card game but I love it and it is good for drinking while playing
Card Games:
Cribbage - I have been playing this since I was a child, we always play it at family get togethers. HG knows how to play now so we play regularly. I am bringing one of my boards to Sasquatch to play in the mornings
Dummy Rummy - Just a variation of rummy but it is my fave
Phase 10 - Our classic Sasquatch morning game
Solitare - Dude, I just like playing solitaire
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Post by Rusty on Apr 4, 2011 12:11:55 GMT -8
Cribbage - I have been playing this since I was a child, we always play it at family get togethers. HG knows how to play now so we play regularly. I am bringing one of my boards to Sasquatch to play in the mornings I love cribbage so much, play it as much as I can. I even play against my self when no one will play with me, I always win. |
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 12:19:49 GMT -8
We should totally play a game at Sasquatch.
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Post by Switch on Apr 4, 2011 12:20:01 GMT -8
Balderdash is the best game ever. I love it. I would love to learn how to play cribbage. I remember watching my dad play it all the time when I was a kid. Stormy, can I wander over (stumble over looking like I just got ran over by a bus) to your campsite in the morning and get a free lesson?
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 12:21:08 GMT -8
Absolutely! I am more than happy to teach the ways of cribbage. That means more people to play with. HG, Rusty, and J Dub also know how so I see some good games happening.
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Post by Rusty on Apr 4, 2011 12:29:07 GMT -8
I'm still terrible at counting, I frequently have people point out my counting mistakes, after I've already pegged of course. But I'm trying to get better, practice makes perfect.
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Post by Shaxspear III Esq. on Apr 4, 2011 12:37:51 GMT -8
My girlfriend and I love crib. We're in the process of creating a bastardization cross game with crib and and snakes and ladders.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 12:51:20 GMT -8
Unlike my Grandpa, I always point out if you are forgetting points. It is the only way to learn. Well, that isn't true. If you are learning with the old man, he has you play cutthroat until you learn because you are tired of him getting all of your points.
Sasquatch cribbage meet up!!
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Post by pvmtchiic on Apr 4, 2011 13:22:42 GMT -8
Scrabble: great every time.
Taboo: a hoot at parties.
Apples to Apples: never play with your grandma while stoned.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 14:25:36 GMT -8
Oh man I love Taboo! But I am never allowed to be on the same team as HG or my brother because we know each other so well that it is unfair.
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Post by Rusty on Apr 4, 2011 14:28:31 GMT -8
Taboo is a great time, although I've had some awkward experiences playing it before. I also love Scattergories a lot.
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Post by StormyPinkness on Apr 4, 2011 14:31:26 GMT -8
We always play Scattegories at family shindigs, I really like it. Also we played Boggle last week and that was fun, I hadn't played it in a while.
Pictionary! I love Pictionary.
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Post by J. Walter Weatherman on Apr 4, 2011 18:27:02 GMT -8
Man, I missed out on the crib conversation? Damn. I seriously think Cribbage is the best card game ever.
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