Board Games that Rule!

[PYroMaNiaC]

Originally Posted by Ro

Blokus is amazing. I'd recommend it to anyone.

I buy boardgames for the store and have never heard of this one. Who makes it? I'd like to see if we can stock it.

Edit: I found it! Looks like lots of fun! I can't wait to get my hands on it!

There's a new one out called What?. I've heard excellent things about it too.

[simonsays]

Originally Posted by BlackEleven

Carcassonne is a pretty fun game too!

Seconded. Scrabble is a great game if you only have 2 people, it tends to really slow down with 3 & 4. And I used to think that Axis&Allies was fun, but it turns out that I was wrong.

[Draug]

Axis & Allies. And, the add-ons that are available.

It is a great deep (but not excessively so) WW2 strategy game.

[JimmytheT]

Some of my favorites are:

*Mancala (old African game)
*Chess
*Diplomacy
*Axis & Allies
*Acquire
*Go
*Othello (aka Reversi)
*Risk

[bigtmac19]

Backgammon is one of my favourites.
Life is fun.
I like Scrabble and Trivial Pursuit, but nobody in the house will play them with me.
Risk is okay, too long most times for me.
I love Taboo in a group setting it's fun. So is Pictionary a lot of fun in a group.
Monopoly is not a good game for us. Somebody always ends up ticked off. Last time my kids played with their Dad, one of them ended up flipping the board in a huff.

When the kids were younger we loved Battleship, Guess Who, Mousetrap.

[Dion]

Originally Posted by Mango

Jenga! Does that count? I love group games like Scattergories and Pictionary. Life is pretty fun too.

I have a copy of Calgary-opoly. Good game!

Bingo!

We have a winner.! Love those games.

[MoneyGuy]

Since we're including non-board games, I nominate Krypto. No one has ever beaten me.

[jamesteterenko]

My favourite board game is Monopoly. But only when it is played with the actual rules. I am not a fan of most house rules to change the game. The one that I dislike the most is when landing on Free Parking gets you money. This puts too much money into the game, turning it into more of a game of luck. Without the extra money, you have to be more careful in how you spend it.

On the down side, most people don't like playing with me. When someone buys everything and lets luck do the rest, they usually get creamed.

James

[V]

Originally Posted by Teh_Bandwagoner

Settlers and Puerto Rico ftw!

It took a while for some real games to get mentioned. Although I'd have to say I'd far rather play the Cities & Knights expansion on Settlers than the original. But they're both very good.

Others I really enjoy:

Diplomacy
Dragon Delta
Through the Desert
Carcasonne

I've got about 60 other games I own that I could mention, but these plus Settlers and PR are most worth mentioning.

[Top Shelf]

Settlers is my all time favorite, I could play that game for hours on end and not get sick of it.

For all the other Settlers fans out there, here is a link to the only really good online version of Settlers. It requires signing up, but it is free. Takes a bit to get used to the controls. The best part about it is that the initial setup is instant and the wait time for other players is also very short.

http://games.asobrain.com/

[JohnnyFlame]

Originally Posted by jamesteterenko

My favourite board game is Monopoly. But only when it is played with the actual rules. I am not a fan of most house rules to change the game. The one that I dislike the most is when landing on Free Parking gets you money. This puts too much money into the game, turning it into more of a game of luck. Without the extra money, you have to be more careful in how you spend it.

On the down side, most people don't like playing with me. When someone buys everything and lets luck do the rest, they usually get creamed.

James

LOL I'll bet people don't like playing with you. Adding stuff to Monopoly is a universal tradition. Heck we used to take the money from other games and add it to the bank. Then we allowed loans, double hotels and all kinds of stuff. Threw all the fines/taxes etc. into the middle. For sure we still do the Free Parking one. We play it as a family so the cut throat approach just isn't in the cards.

[V]

Originally Posted by JimmytheT

Some of my favorites are:

*Mancala (old African game)
*Chess
*Diplomacy
*Axis & Allies
*Acquire
*Go
*Othello (aka Reversi)
*Risk

It's nice to see another Diplomacy fan on here. IMO, this is the best game ever made. It's like playing Chess, except you have the chance to really influence your opponents' decisions. I guess the only drawback is that it takes so long to play, and it doesn't work too well with less than 7 players, but if you find enough guys dedicated enough to see the game through, it's just an amazing game.

[Montana Moe]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

I have never played risk...games that take over 2 hours and I just get disinterested, but maybe I shoud just give it a shot.

Make sure you posess the Ukraine.

[pope04]

Chess
Checkers
Tile Rummy

[calf]

Originally Posted by Montana Moe

Make sure you posess the Ukraine.

The Ukraine is weak

[Sainters7]

Originally Posted by calf

The Ukraine is weak

I come from Ukraine, you no talk that way!

[troutman]

These are what the real boardgame geeks like me are playing (top 50):

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/browser...ank&rank=33#33

Good gateway games are Settlers, Ticket to Ride, and Carcassonne.

Then move up to deeper games like Puerto Rico, El Grande, Power Grid etc.

The Sentry Box in Calgary is one of the best game stores in the world.

http://www.sentrybox.com/

With over 13,000 sq. ft. of display and gaming space, the Sentry Box is a Mecca for those interested in fantasy, science fiction, or military games, books and miniatures. The policy of the Sentry Box has always been "If it's in print, we'll try to stock it." With over 46,000 different items on the shelves, this shows that we mean what we say.

I also like Revolutions on 14St NW:

http://revolution-games.com/shop/

My neglected collection:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/viewcol...tartletter=ALL

[V]

"Mission Fun & Games" in St. Albert is an awesome place to find board games if you're up that way. It has way more selection for actual board games then the Sentry Box, although SB blows MF&G away for anything else.

Have you ever been to the Sentry Box for a game day? I keep meaning to show up for a Diplomacy game, but never do.

Based on your ratings, it looks like I may need to buy some expansions for Carcassonne. They really add a lot to the game??

[icarus]

My top three:

#3 Settlers of Catan
#2 Diplomacy
#1 The greatest game ever created by humans... FIREBALL ISLAND!!!!!

[BlackEleven]

Originally Posted by calf

The Ukraine is weak

You might even say its a road apple.