Other Games Favorite Board Games

Jenson71 · 06-08-2008, 11:23 PM

I was recently introduced to Quarto and absolutely love this game.

I like Chess but I'm not a bit good at it.

I'd like to learn how to play that and Go well enough to amaze people.

**Rain Man** · 06-08-2008, 11:55 PM

I like wargames, and there are a couple that are my favorites.

First, there's an old SPI game called Conquistador. Great play system and concept. You had to first explore new lands and then settle them, and as the game progressed you evolved from looting and trying to survive to building lasting settlements and eventually trying to destroy other players' settlements. I love it even though I've never been able to play a full game since it takes 20+ hours to play a game.

Another game I really like is an old Avalon Hill game called Tobruk. It's a game of British/German WWII battles in North Africa, and has a great game system. It was played on a level of individual tanks and soldiers. My friends and I would abandon the plain North Africa map and play it on Squad Leader game boards to get more fun out of it.

I also like Outreach, a game of exploration throughout the universe, and Civilization (not the video game, but rather the board game where you tried to build cities and take over other players' land, and you had a period of trade each turn where you tried to build up your commodities.

Kraus · 06-09-2008, 12:04 AM

I still love Risk.

Stewie · 06-09-2008, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Another game I really like is an old Avalon Hill game called Tobruk.

Avalon Hill also made Rail Baron. It's one of the best board games out there if you can find it.

**RealSNR** · 06-09-2008, 12:20 AM

I have a bizarre attraction to Clue. Maybe it's the metal weapons on the board or the sexy portrait of Miss Scarlet... I'm not quite sure.

patteeu · 06-09-2008, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Stewie

Avalon Hill also made Rail Baron. It's one of the best board games out there if you can find it.

Rail Baron is one of my favorite beer & pretzel type games (i.e. the type that doesn't take much concentration). It's designed in a way that there are almost always 2 or 3 players who have a shot at winning until the last couple of rolls of the dice.

TrickyNicky · 06-09-2008, 07:39 AM

Sequence

rambleonthruthefog · 06-09-2008, 07:56 AM

monop, statego

**Rain Man** · 06-09-2008, 07:58 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by patteeu

Rail Baron is one of my favorite beer & pretzel type games (i.e. the type that doesn't take much concentration). It's designed in a way that there are almost always 2 or 3 players who have a shot at winning until the last couple of rolls of the dice.

I've never played Rail Baron. I'll have to give it a try at some point...though that's a futile cause right now. I bet it's been ten years since I've been able to sit down with a board game. I miss doing that.

Kylo Ren · 06-09-2008, 07:59 AM

Axis & Allies

siberian khatru · 06-09-2008, 08:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rain Man

Another game I really like is an old Avalon Hill game called Tobruk. It's a game of British/German WWII battles in North Africa, and has a great game system. It was played on a level of individual tanks and soldiers. My friends and I would abandon the plain North Africa map and play it on Squad Leader game boards to get more fun out of it.

Heh, I played that as a kid in the 70s.

I used to play a ton of tabletop baseball -- APBA, Strat-o-matic, Pursue the Pennant, Statis-pro, Sherco ...

**chasedude** · 06-09-2008, 08:17 AM

I used to play all kinds of game with my mom and dad back in the day. We played Sorry, Life, Monopoly, Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos (the younger days), and others I can't recollect at this moment. I think they're some still in an old closet at my mom's house.

**gblowfish** · 06-09-2008, 08:19 AM

Nuclear War.
http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm

Pablo · 06-09-2008, 08:22 AM

Monopoly is truly a game of have and have-nots. I get pretty fucking pissed when some asshole lands 2 or 3 nice properties and a railroad in one pass around the board, and my ass can't land on the stacked community chest ever, all the while charging pennies for my shit houses on Baltic, and being forced to mortgage my water company because I get hit with a $800 rent fee over on Boardwalk.

fuck that game.

Risk is a very enjoyable game. And I like yahtzee.

rambleonthruthefog · 06-09-2008, 08:37 AM

anyone ever play cranium? this is a d*mn good game.

06-08-2008, 11:23 PM
Jenson71 fides quaerens intellectum Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: United States Casino cash: $8330900	Favorite Board Games I was recently introduced to Quarto and absolutely love this game. I like Chess but I'm not a bit good at it. I'd like to learn how to play that and Go well enough to amaze people.
Posts: 15,986

06-08-2008, 11:55 PM	#2
Rain Man Seize life. Be an ermine. Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: My house Casino cash: $-482449 VARSITY	I like wargames, and there are a couple that are my favorites. First, there's an old SPI game called Conquistador. Great play system and concept. You had to first explore new lands and then settle them, and as the game progressed you evolved from looting and trying to survive to building lasting settlements and eventually trying to destroy other players' settlements. I love it even though I've never been able to play a full game since it takes 20+ hours to play a game. Another game I really like is an old Avalon Hill game called Tobruk. It's a game of British/German WWII battles in North Africa, and has a great game system. It was played on a level of individual tanks and soldiers. My friends and I would abandon the plain North Africa map and play it on Squad Leader game boards to get more fun out of it. I also like Outreach, a game of exploration throughout the universe, and Civilization (not the video game, but rather the board game where you tried to build cities and take over other players' land, and you had a period of trade each turn where you tried to build up your commodities. __________________ Active fan of the greatest team in NFL history.
Posts: 145,278

06-09-2008, 12:04 AM	#3
Kraus Media Center Guy Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Blue Springs, MO Casino cash: $10005364	I still love Risk. __________________
Posts: 3,322

06-09-2008, 12:20 AM	#5
RealSNR Special Teams ACE!!! Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Where the hell is SNR Casino cash: $-1334792	I have a bizarre attraction to Clue. Maybe it's the metal weapons on the board or the sexy portrait of Miss Scarlet... I'm not quite sure.
Posts: 93,296

06-09-2008, 07:39 AM	#7
TrickyNicky My Black Friend, Alan Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Manhattan Casino cash: $10007047	Sequence
Posts: 3,648

06-09-2008, 07:56 AM	#8
rambleonthruthefog Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Casino cash: $3045026	monop, statego
Posts: 1,403

06-09-2008, 07:59 AM	#10
Kylo Ren Grandson of Darth Vader Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Starkiller Base Casino cash: $10015175	Axis & Allies __________________ Forgive me. I feel it again... the call from light. Supreme Leader senses it. Show me again the power of the darkness, and I'll let nothing stand in our way. Show me, grandfather, and I will finish what you started. I will fulfill our destiny.
Posts: 10,197

06-09-2008, 08:17 AM	#12
chasedude Supporter Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: St. Joe Casino cash: $9994900	I used to play all kinds of game with my mom and dad back in the day. We played Sorry, Life, Monopoly, Connect Four, Hungry Hungry Hippos (the younger days), and others I can't recollect at this moment. I think they're some still in an old closet at my mom's house.
Posts: 36,287

06-09-2008, 08:19 AM	#13
gblowfish Be Kind To Your Pets Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Glorious Independence, MO Casino cash: $16896178 VARSITY	Nuclear War. http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/nucwar.htm Last edited by gblowfish; 06-09-2008 at 11:01 AM..
Posts: 41,011

06-09-2008, 08:22 AM	#14
Pablo Ultrabanned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northland Casino cash: $-1690644	Monopoly is truly a game of have and have-nots. I get pretty fucking pissed when some asshole lands 2 or 3 nice properties and a railroad in one pass around the board, and my ass can't land on the stacked community chest ever, all the while charging pennies for my shit houses on Baltic, and being forced to mortgage my water company because I get hit with a $800 rent fee over on Boardwalk. fuck that game. Risk is a very enjoyable game. And I like yahtzee.
Posts: 43,808

06-09-2008, 08:37 AM	#15
rambleonthruthefog Veteran Join Date: May 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Casino cash: $3045026	anyone ever play cranium? this is a d*mn good game.
Posts: 1,403