[Essentials] Board Games

[Gore]

Post what you think is an essential board game! (Non-Collectible Card Games are accepted)

Essential Games List [20+ votes]
Monopoly - 21

Recommended Games List [10 votes]
Battleship - 10
Risk - 11

Noteworthy Games List [5+ Votes]
Checkers - 8
Chess - 7
Cluedo (Clue) - 7
Life - 9
PayDay - 5
Settlers of Catan - 5
Scrabble - 6
Sorry! - 5

Other Games List [

 

[Urza]

Outpost.

 

[JPH]

bad idea if u ask me :I

 

[Gore]

But I didn't ask you.

 

[Urza]

bad idea if u ask me :I

Thread is for people who enjoy board games and would like to try some new ones, since most people have played the well-known mainstream games a hundred billion times. I fail to comprehend how that could be a "bad idea".

Posts like that are why people generally don't ask you.

EDIT: http://www.gamecabinet.com/sumo/Issue9/Outpost.html

Review of Outpost, which while a fantastic game, is quite hard to find now. If anyone happens to have it, I'd love to whip up a quick web version (I don't own one unfortunately).

 

[Destructobot]

Hungry Hungry Hippos!

 

[sfunk]

Risk
Axis and Allies

 

[SylvWolf]

bad idea if u ask me :I

Thread is for people who enjoy board games and would like to try some new ones, since most people have played the well-known mainstream games a hundred billion times. I fail to comprehend how that could be a "bad idea".

Posts like that are why people generally don't ask you.

Anyone else miss this?

And, here's my list:

Battleship
Monopoly
Life
Trouble

 

[JPH]

bad idea if u ask me :I
Thread is for people who enjoy board games and would like to try some new ones, since most people have played the well-known mainstream games a hundred billion times. I fail to comprehend how that could be a "bad idea".jph understands the point of the thread. jph also thinks that it's a bit pointless, as i know zero people nowadays who actually sit down and play boardgames with friends or family. all about video games these days

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Posts like that are why people generally don't ask you.

youre one to talk about rude posts...

 

[Urza]

Also, Settlers of Catan is another game which falls in similar vein to Outpost as a resources/economy/trading game.

And its readily available at most gaming shops

(along with the dozens of variations)

 

[Joe88]

connect four
checkers

 

[Destructobot]

Keep it on topic, please.

 

[Gore]

Sitting around with family and friends playing board games is now also digital.
Back on Gaia (quiet, you), when I was active in vending and the vending guild, we had tons of online monopoly until the site got sold for gratuitous amounts of money and turned into shit.

Also, I don't find Hungry Hungry Hippos to be a board game. Void.

 

[Devante]

Essential = Hero Quest (and expansions)

Also: RoboRally + Warhammer 40k + Fireball Island


Edit: And Hungry Hungry Hippos is most certainly a board game, whether you think it is or not!

 

[sfunk]

Man I've had friends mention Settlers of Catan but after reading up on it, that game sounds pretty bad ass. Now to find a board and some friends willing to play....

 

[Gore]

Man I've had friends mention Settlers of Catan but after reading up on it, that game sounds pretty bad ass. Now to find a board and some friends willing to play....

/jph

 

[sfunk]

Man I've had friends mention Settlers of Catan but after reading up on it, that game sounds pretty bad ass. Now to find a board and some friends willing to play....

/jph

Pardon? Is this an indication that I'm being jph and that I should stop? Or are you just not interested in conversation in this topic? Either way, I apologize

.

 

[Gore]

Man I've had friends mention Settlers of Catan but after reading up on it, that game sounds pretty bad ass. Now to find a board and some friends willing to play....

/jph

Pardon? Is this an indication that I'm being jph and that I should stop? Or are you just not interested in conversation in this topic? Either way, I apologize

.

I was announcing JPH's first post to be null and void as you found a new board game you're interested in with this thread.

 

[sfunk]

Oh, well I'm glad I've helped things along

. I thought his post(s) was kind of stupid anyways because me and my buddies got together and played A&A every couple of weeks or so back in high school.

Edit: Games to be added: Cranium (shut up, it's pretty fun), Trivial Pursuit

 

[DeMoN]

Let's see...

Monopoly
Checkers
Chess
Snakes(Chutes) and Ladders
Battleship
Sorry!