12-15-2007, 01:38 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The wagon's name is "Gaudreau"
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Oh wow Diplomacy. I actually forgot about that game. I played that back in high school. Our math teacher introduced that game to us. It was always one move per day near the end of class on a piece of scrap paper.
And yeah Settlers + City of Knights is almost a requirement. I don't mind the occasional Settlers game with no expansion though. You know, to break in the n00bs 
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12-15-2007, 01:43 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: back in the 403
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Originally Posted by icarus
My top three:
#3 Settlers of Catan
#2 Diplomacy
#1 The greatest game ever created by humans... FIREBALL ISLAND!!!!!
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Hahaha!! No word of a lie, I was JUST coming on to say that very same thing. Played that all the time when I was a kid. Best...game...ever!!!
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12-15-2007, 02:45 AM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Shanghai
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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!
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Jenga is a great pub game. It requires no mental attention for most of the time you're playing it, but get's more interesting after people have had a couple of pints. Good way of determining who has to buy a round, down their drink, or any other wacky rule you want to tack on.
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12-15-2007, 11:07 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by V
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.
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Diplomacy is great. If you ever have the chance and especially if you are interested in Italian history, try Machiavelli. It is a more complex version of Diplomacy, as if the makers of the original game just read The Prince, and re made their game. As you say it's tough to get 7 players to finish, we have played Machiavelli via email one move a week. It worked okay, need a neutral person to handle details. The conniving and backstabbing reached epic proportions when you have a week to scheme.
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12-15-2007, 11:17 AM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Finland
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Why play any other board strategy game than Chess. Every other game after that is just a ripoff-like new music is to judas priest. Computer strategy games are way better, since you dont have to talk to those boring real people.
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12-15-2007, 11:47 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Aeneas
Diplomacy is great. If you ever have the chance and especially if you are interested in Italian history, try Machiavelli. It is a more complex version of Diplomacy, as if the makers of the original game just read The Prince, and re made their game. As you say it's tough to get 7 players to finish, we have played Machiavelli via email one move a week. It worked okay, need a neutral person to handle details. The conniving and backstabbing reached epic proportions when you have a week to scheme.
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I've only read a very little about Machiavelli, but from what I've read it seems as though there's an element of luck added to the game. If true, this takes away from the true beauty of the game.
I play a lot of email diplomacy through the DPjudge. You can use this to create private games as well, thus eliminating the need for someone to handle the details of the game. It's all computer adjudicated.
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12-15-2007, 11:51 AM
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Redundant Minister of Redundancy
Self-Banned
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The Farm Game. Love it.
Also, I still own Fireball Island. It's still awesome.
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12-15-2007, 11:55 AM
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by V
I've only read a very little about Machiavelli, but from what I've read it seems as though there's an element of luck added to the game. If true, this takes away from the true beauty of the game.
I play a lot of email diplomacy through the DPjudge. You can use this to create private games as well, thus eliminating the need for someone to handle the details of the game. It's all computer adjudicated.
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I guess there is luck when you use optional rules that distribute plague and famine. We didn't use them for that reason, though more late medieval soldiers were killed that way than by enemy action. The other dice roll comes into play when seeing if assassination is successful. Rare occureance in any game we've played. If you tried it I don't think you'd find it strays too far from Diplomacy's model.
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12-15-2007, 12:04 PM
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Scoring Winger
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Does anyone play Settlers of Catan online at jsettlers.com? I am at almost 4000 wins so bring it on!
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12-15-2007, 12:38 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Calgary
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I've come to hate games like monopoly. Boring. Instead I've turned to settlers and other german imports.
Also supremacy. Dont think they make this anymore, but its great if you can find it. Theres also the added intrigue of a player getting nukes in only their second turn.
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12-15-2007, 01:19 PM
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A Fiddler Crab
Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Chicago
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Let us not forget the wonder that is Hero Quest.
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12-15-2007, 01:37 PM
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#53
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Franchise Player
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The Farming Game.
All the way.
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12-15-2007, 01:48 PM
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Crash and Bang Winger
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Home
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Stratego is a great game that hasn't been mentioned, but my all time favorite is Risk. I mean really, who doesn't want to rule the world?
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12-15-2007, 02:06 PM
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One of the Nine
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Space Sector 2814
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I imagine this has already been said in this thread multiple times, but I will say it again. Risk is the greatest board game of all time!
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12-15-2007, 03:52 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Scrabble... Nuff Said!
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12-15-2007, 04:28 PM
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#58
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Franchise Player
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Crokinole
Awesome game...great drinking game as well.
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12-15-2007, 06:52 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
The Farming Game.
All the way.
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I think it would be just fantastic if there was an online version of that as well. I love that game, only get to play it when we go visit my family.
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12-15-2007, 08:14 PM
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Shanghai
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Originally Posted by driveway
Let us not forget the wonder that is Hero Quest.
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Long time since I've played that, but it was definitely a good game. Sorry is also actually a really good game, if you play with each person having a hand of cards to use rather than just drawing randomly from the deck. It can become quite vindictive.
I miss having friends whom I share a common culture with to enjoy games like that with.
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