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Old 11-08-2011, 11:54 AM
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Boyfriend and I kind of went on a board / card game binge this weekend. Started with Monopoly, then Life, then poker, then Zombies!!! (Just picked it up this weekend, way fun), then me getting my ass severely kicked in Gin Rummy, then Skip-Bo.

What kind of board games do you guys like? I'm not looking for more shit like Yahtzhee! or Monopoly. I remember back in Colorado they used to have these stores that sold collectible shit / model airplanes and stuff, but also had rows and rows of board games. I'm a big fan of stuff like Risk, Carcassonne, etc. Interested in finding more stuff like that. Suggestions?
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Old 11-08-2011, 11:59 AM
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Yahtzee and monopoly are always good ones.
lol j/k how about Stratego !
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:19 PM
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You mentioned Risk, so I can only assume you want more from a strategy board game. If you're really serious about board games, and also like strategy, there is only one choice: Go. Go is the ultimate in strategy, and its longevity is testament to that fact. So many games have spawned from this most abstract of war games, but they are all pretenders, and do not offer anything close to the depth offered by Go.

Chess is good if you can memorize openings. You can also not memorize openings but be very good at mid- and end-game chess and be fairly good, but you will never be as consistent and able to beat noobs as if you memorized openings.

Stratego is good if you like chess but you're bad at it or you're a kid.

Don't forget about checkers.

Clue.

I'm always a huge fan of Pictionary if you have enough people to make it fun (4+).

Operation is really super extra fun if you're drunk and controlling enough to actually get people to start playing.

Battleship or one of its modern variants for 2 people is definitely a good time.

Trivial Pursuit is fun but can be one-sided.

Blokus is cool.

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Of course all of this ignores the fact that there is a huge industry of people who take board gaming off the board and just cover their whole table. There are dozens or hundreds of books of parameters and rules for how to play. This is the world of miniature gaming. Games like Warhammer.. ..and.. ..Warhammer 40,000 will bring you into the strategy like never before. BEWARE miniature gaming can lead to LARPing.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:26 PM
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Talisman. Be the Monk, always add to your craft, and you can't be beaten.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:34 PM
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best game is Spades
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:34 PM
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best game is Spades
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:35 PM
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Talisman. Be the Monk, always add to your craft, and you can't be beaten.
I have Talisman!! I forgot about that one. Not sure if the boyfriend would be into it, I don't think it's really his 'genre'. Worth trying out though.


Talisman is so fun. You get fucked over pretty easily if you end up with a shitty class in the beginning though. A few of them are just so OP.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:52 PM
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Axis & Allies
Settlers of Catan (online Java version!)

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Hearts

Although I think all the above games are best with 4 people (at least more than 2).
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I've heard a lot of good things about Settlers of Catan! Might look into that one.
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Old 11-08-2011, 12:56 PM
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Axis & Allies ... best with 4 people
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