Introductory Topic: What Board Games are you into?

[CheepHeep]

Hey Guys,

 

Board games are an awesome way to pass the time. With technology now, phones, computers, consoles and of course everyday activities nowadays, board games has and is becoming something less played by people of all ages. Shame really, i loved them growing up and im sure many kids who prefer to use their IPad or SmartPhone instead are missing out big time.

 

For the first topic in this club,  I'd like all board game nerds to list all the games they've played (if they can remember them), their all time favourites and if you can, a little explanation on what the game is about and how to play it if its a not so popular or familiar game.

 

I'll go first (I'm including games I played as a child)

 

1. Snakes & Ladders 

2. Frustration 

3. Go (Involving those black and white circular pieces)

4. Draughts (Checkers)

5. Chess

6. Monopoly
7. Scrabble

8. Cluedo

9. Battleships

10. Connect Four

11. Operation

12. Chinese Checkers

13. Guess Who?

14. Stratego

 

Theres probably more but thats all i can remember off the top off my head. Yes, I loved board games growing up but I definitely had favourites. Out of the list above, my top 5 would be:

 

1. Chess

2. Scrabble

3. Monopoly

4. Stratego

5. Cluedo

 

Unfortunately, I sort of drifted away from board games except at family reunions where we'd play the occasional game of Cluedo to get rid of the awkwardness if it involved relatives you barely know. Ever have those moments where someone out of the blue comes to give you a hug and you have no clue who they are but they know everything about you since the age of 2?...yeah awkward hugs are...awkward.

 

Anyway thanks to a few members here who got me back into playing chess, we decided to start a Board game club in hopes that we'd spark or "re-spark" the interest in Board games. Its worth a try. Good ol' strategy games to get the brain thinking.

 

Alright, lets get this thread started. Who's next?

Edited November 4, 2018 by CheepHeep

[GoongalaJones]

Great list, Cheep! 

 

My list of board games is almost the same, with these additions:

 

1. Risk

2. Carcasonne

3. Backgammon

4. Mahjong

5. Dominoes

[Rolan001]

I pkay chess, draughts and risk, sometimes backgammon

[Dest!Ny]

Massive catan fanatic. I also play a lot of the cardgame "klaverjassen", in tourneys usually. Puerto rico, Dominion, Game of Thrones, and Trivial Pursuit are also pretty neat.

 

If we are talking about ganes that are fun rather than strategic I have been collecting Munchkin sets for a while. We also play a lot of Secret Hitler, Exploding kittens, and Saboteur

 

I have Agricola, Alhambra, and Lords of Waterdeep lying around but havent gotten around to learn them