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In58men · 11-29-2013, 09:19 AM

My son is getting older and we're able to play games that the wife and I can play. Right now we're on a Monopoly kick. What are some good fun board games you guys enjoy. I heard Apples to Apples is fun as well, might give it a try.

**Rain Man** · 11-29-2013, 01:16 PM

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Life

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When I was in grade school, there was a Parker Bros plant field trip. At the end we all got to pick a game from a room full of games. It was awesome.

That would stand out as the best day of my life if it happened to me.

As far as board games, I don't play much any more. I have some classic wargames that I love (Conquistador and Tobruk) from the 1970s/1980s.

I played a modern board game recently that was a lot of fun. It was Wits and Wagers. It might be a little old for a child, but essentially they describe something that is measured with a number, and everyone makes their guesses. Then you bet on who's the closest. So the question might be something like, "The number of soldiers in Genghis Khan's army" and everyone makes their guesses.

For a small child, it's hard to beat Life and Yahtzee as classics.

Ace Gunner · 11-29-2013, 01:19 PM

a fam fav

blaise · 11-30-2013, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by RedandGold

I loved me some Stratego when I was a kid. Never played the electronic version.

My kids have Stratego but now, instead of military based pieces they're like dwarves and wizards and junk.

ClevelandBronco · 11-30-2013, 09:40 AM

It used to be Pushing Frankie Over the Edge, but we never get to play that anymore.

tredadda · 11-30-2013, 10:10 AM

Axis and Allies, or Chess.

**gblowfish** · 11-30-2013, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Ace Gunner

a fam fav

This is a game based on watching Chiefs playoff highlights???

Ace Gunner · 11-30-2013, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by gblowfish

This is a game based on watching Chiefs playoff highlights???

if you look closely at the marbles, you can see translucent images of matt castle's cute smiling face, another with scooter's cute dimples, there's one in there that doesn't show a face, but instead we see a football being held on its point to the ground by a player's finger....

Lonewolf Ed · 11-30-2013, 10:24 AM

Axis and Allies is my favorite.

Davechief · 11-30-2013, 10:28 AM

Scotland Yard is a good one.

In58men · 12-01-2013, 09:58 AM

Thanks for the inputs. We went to Target and picked up Clue, Stratego, and Apples to Apples (Junior). We'll give those a try. I'm sure the next one we buy will be Sequence.

NewChief · 12-01-2013, 10:04 AM

I can't believe Settlers of Catan hasn't been suggested. I figured it would be one of the first.

BigOlChiefsfan · 12-01-2013, 02:50 PM

The aforementioned Stratego was my big fave way back when I was a teen and dinosaurs ruled the earth. I also liked an old game called 'Pente' - a modified version of an Asian board game not unlike 'Go'. Go has lots of strategy, or as I usually call mine 'stragedy'. Pente is a little simpler, but fast - and fun.
Backgammon was really popular when I was in college, seemed to fade out after that...still fun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pente

Huh - this looks like an online site for folks who like to play Pente against each other. http://www.pente.net/

RedandGold · 12-01-2013, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by BigOlChiefsfan

The aforementioned Stratego was my big fave way back when I was a teen and dinosaurs ruled the earth. I also liked an old game called 'Pente' - a modified version of an Asian board game not unlike 'Go'. Go has lots of strategy, or as I usually call mine 'stragedy'. Pente is a little simpler, but fast - and fun.
Backgammon was really popular when I was in college, seemed to fade out after that...still fun.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pente

Huh - this looks like an online site for folks who like to play Pente against each other. http://www.pente.net/

I had almost forgotten about Pente. We had that one in our arsenal too, and I always enjoyed it.

Lonewolf Ed · 12-01-2013, 03:19 PM

I have to give some props to Backgammon, too.

Aries Walker · 12-01-2013, 04:30 PM

Monopoly and Risk are classics, but they're not very well designed. Monopoly relies on people negotiating, and if they don't it lasts way too long, plus a game where losers gets knocked out early isn't as fun. Risk is uneven in that the people who most enjoy it are the ones who've figured out the math and just mercilessly crush their opponents.

I really like Talisman. It calls itself a fantasy quest board game, where each person plays a different type of medieval-fantasy-ish character (the Warrior, the Wizard, the Ghoul, and so on) competing to complete a quest. Easy to learn and fun to play. The downside is that it's expensive (especially if you start buying all of the expansions) but I enjoy the storytelling and adventure aspects of it, and games rarely repeat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_(board_game) (You'll want the fourth edition.)

11-29-2013, 09:19 AM
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12-01-2013, 09:58 AM	#55
In58men Baba Ganoush Join Date: Jan 2012 Casino cash: $2108026	Thanks for the inputs. We went to Target and picked up Clue, Stratego, and Apples to Apples (Junior). We'll give those a try. I'm sure the next one we buy will be Sequence.
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BigOlChiefsfan Certified Bourbon taster Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Shawnee KS Casino cash: $7200157	The aforementioned Stratego was my big fave way back when I was a teen and dinosaurs ruled the earth. I also liked an old game called 'Pente' - a modified version of an Asian board game not unlike 'Go'. Go has lots of strategy, or as I usually call mine 'stragedy'. Pente is a little simpler, but fast - and fun. Backgammon was really popular when I was in college, seemed to fade out after that...still fun. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pente Huh - this looks like an online site for folks who like to play Pente against each other. http://www.pente.net/ __________________ A man can never own too much red wine, too many books, or too much ammunition. -- R. Kipling Last edited by BigOlChiefsfan; 12-01-2013 at 02:57 PM..
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12-01-2013, 04:30 PM	#60
Aries Walker Back again, again. Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: York, PA Casino cash: $9583357	Monopoly and Risk are classics, but they're not very well designed. Monopoly relies on people negotiating, and if they don't it lasts way too long, plus a game where losers gets knocked out early isn't as fun. Risk is uneven in that the people who most enjoy it are the ones who've figured out the math and just mercilessly crush their opponents. I really like Talisman. It calls itself a fantasy quest board game, where each person plays a different type of medieval-fantasy-ish character (the Warrior, the Wizard, the Ghoul, and so on) competing to complete a quest. Easy to learn and fun to play. The downside is that it's expensive (especially if you start buying all of the expansions) but I enjoy the storytelling and adventure aspects of it, and games rarely repeat. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talisman_(board_game) (You'll want the fourth edition.)
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