fun board games

[avlena]

What's your fav board games? i just discovered "Sorry!" this weekend, which is fun because my friends and i kept getting revenge on eachother, and it's not too complex. i also like "Battle of the Sexes" and "Cranium".

[zenbooty]

In no particular order:

Chess
Monopoly
Othello
Risk
Stratego
Payday

[Maarchk]

I like:
Cranium
Monopoly
Othello
Sorry
Trivia Pursuit

[Cantacuzene]

Trivial Pursuit
Risk
Puerto Rico (best board game ever)

[blueindian]

trivial pursuit
cribbage
pass the pigs (not really a board game though)
upwords
monopoly

[WhiskeyPapa]

I generally avoid new board games. I'll play it after it's been out about 5 years, or if someone who knows me well suggests it.

My favorite is Risk, followed by: Scrabble, Monopoly and Stratego. Stratego would easily be my favorite if there was a four player version.

[Lolita]

Taboo is always fun because for a word game it always seems to get violent

Also, dirty word Scrabble is a guaranteed good time :P

[caribiner23]

Scrabble
Trivial Pursuit

[Burzhui]

Taboo is always fun because for a word game it always seems to get violent

Also, dirty word Scrabble is a guaranteed good time :P

well i'm with her so, those are my favs too

[mcs328]

Scrable, monopoly, taboo. Uhmm...I use to play this game where you built a castle out of plastic bricks over a picture of a treasure chest. And then you would use rubber band powered crossbows and catapults to fling discs to break the walls of the castle. The goal was to land the disc on the treasure chest. It was really fun.

[zenbooty]

Scrable, monopoly, taboo. Uhmm...I use to play this game where you built a castle out of plastic bricks over a picture of a treasure chest. And then you would use rubber band powered crossbows and catapults to fling discs to break the walls of the castle. The goal was to land the disc on the treasure chest. It was really fun.
That was called just Crossbows and Catapults. I had it as a kid. Fun game, but it made quite a racket that drove my parents mad. It was great because we could incorporate the castle pieces and catapults into our other war games, like setting up G.I. Joes, Transformers, legos, blocks, etc. Those catapults could be used to knock over most any other toy.

[molecularfire]

Mastermind.

[ski]

No one is mentioning the obvious: Chutes and Ladders

[avlena]

another question... what games out there are fun for just two people? i think a lot of games (monopoly) lose their appeal with just two.

btw, thanks for all the great ideas so far guys! i'm organizing a board-game night in a few weeks, and trying to figure out what to get/bring.

[Maarchk]

No one is mentioning the obvious: Chutes and Ladders

I honestly never played that. I hear it was fun. Hmm and if you guys have heard of it... Axis and Allies rocked in college. It was a replay of WW2 with people being different factions of the war. And germans could blitz kreig across multiple countries in a turn and it was pretty fun for like 6 people.

As far as two people, i would recommend chinese checkers, backgammon, and probably card games cause most of those work well with two people.

[molecularfire]

mastermind

[zenbooty]

Axis and Allies rocked in college. It was a replay of WW2 with people being different factions of the war. And germans could blitz kreig across multiple countries in a turn and it was pretty fun for like 6 people. I imagine most of the nerds on this board have heard of it. it was an alright game. I think if you're going to get into a game that's THAT involved, though (1 game could take 6 hours or so), you may as well go for broke and move right on to the old Avalon Hill historical and strategic simulation battle board games. Think Third Reich, or Tactics II, or Stalingrad!

[BigJon]

Aggrivation!
Scene It

[chrissy]

Dirty Minds (the first or the second editions)
Monopoly
Life
Checkers


Besides the first on my list, I just realized that I don't play a lot of board games unless it's with the kids...

And as for Pass the Pigs, love that game :)

[yippiekiyeh]

Balderdash, Scattergories and Pictionary are always fun games for groups.
Monopoly, risk and stratego the classics.

Axis and Allies was fun if you had enough people to play it.

[kimchicowboy]

scrabble. especially playing with students learning english. :P hehe. j/k. but i do like it.
axis and allies: i love negating an alliance. hahaha.
carnium
truth or dare jenga

[GraingerGuy]

scrabble
uno attack (not a board game but really fun)
set (again....not a board game but really fun)
Risk
Sorry
Trouble

[Sir_Froggy]

scrabble cranium and chess

use to play scrabble everyday in video/film class

[DaFunkyUnit]

i always liked Trouble, which is kinda like Sorry, except you got the cool bubble poppity thing.

theres also this cool board game where you have to shoot five dice and get certain combos... i forget what its called. and no, its not craps.