Board Games

[NakedDeadGuy]

Just wondering if there's anyone who plays board games? Christmas is the only time of the year my family gets together as we're pretty far spread apart, and invariably the games come out after a while. Some of the favourites are Cranium, Absolute Balderdash, Outburst and Kevin Bloody Wilson's Drinking Game. The annual 500 tournament is always a goer too.
Any others to recommend?

 

[Seb]

Chess - the best board game ever

 

[Bomber Spirit]

Me & Destructive were champions at Combat Monopoly.

 

[Jerome]

I've brought my family the Simpson's Monopoly set for Christmas. I reckon I will be playing it a fair bit over the Christmas break. Looks like it will be great fun,

 

[raskolnikov]

Originally posted by Jerome
I've brought my family the Simpson's Monopoly set for Christmas. I reckon I will be playing it a fair bit over the Christmas break. Looks like it will be great fun,

Went to my sister's last night and played Simpson's Cluedo.

I love Trivial Pursuit and Scattegories.

 

[Nic]

500 ... siiick. 500 and euchre used to get a good run on holidays, plus monopoly and scrabble if I could talk anyone into playing with me.

 

[Swans Upstart]

Originally posted by NakedDeadGuy

Any others to recommend?

Pictionary's fun to play!

 

[BomberGal]

Re: Re: Board Games

Originally posted by Swans Upstart
Pictionary's fun to play!

Yeah, except when you can't guess the word so your partner stabs you with a brand new pencil out of frustration!

Anyone ever play Squatter?

 

[Captain Carlton]

Got Full on AFL a couple of days ago, seems alright.

 

[X_box_X]

I like the board games involving skill.

I am a gun checkers player. I also like chess and reversi, but checkers is my game.

 

[coxon]

a few mates and i were addicted to playing RISK a while ago..

after watching kramer and newman's epic battles...

 

[SonOfScray]

Tile Rummy, Trivial Pursuit and Checkers

 

[Richmondfan#1]

My 3 fav's are Pictionary, AFL Monopoly and Scattegories. Hardly ever play though!

 

[sapaul]

Celebrity Head.

 

[taff wa]

Went to games world, how many different types of monopoly are there. Funniest was make your own monopoly.

 

[GoalsFrom50Out]

Used to play a bit of Chess with my Dad when he was off work with a broken leg a year or so ago. I only ever won three times.

 

[grimlock]

3 favs of mine are Pictionary, Taboo and Balderdash. Hours of fun

 

[Destructive]

Originally posted by Bomber Spirit
Me & Destructive were champions at Combat Monopoly.

Ah, those were the days......

 

[ComicStoreGuy]

500 is the greatest game ever, could play it forever

 

[Destructive]

Pulled a few 500 all-nighters with Bomber Spirit and other friends, of which Bomber Spirit is the only one I have contact with anymore.

 

[mighty mick]

Originally posted by ComicStoreGuy
500 is the greatest game ever, could play it forever

500 all nighters many of those start at 6 play till 6 in the morning then sleep for a couple of hrs get up and have breakfast,

i have a decent version for the computer written by australiansthis is the link for the 500 card game

do not be fooled by the screen shots all rules are available in the game and you can play misere

 

[Lensen]

AFL Trivia Game from about 1997.

Still undefeated (with one draw).

 

[Beffery]

It doesn't matter who my partner is, I have never been defeated in Pictionary.

I guess everyone has a gift.... lucky me

 

[Magpira]

Originally posted by DonFan
I love Trivial Pursuit and Scattegories.

Yep, those two do it for me

 

[Richoagain]

Originally posted by Beffery
It doesn't matter who my partner is, I have never been defeated in Pictionary.

I guess everyone has a gift.... lucky me

I've got a pretty good strike rate at pictionary and trivial pursuit, though not 100%

I have, however, never been defeated at Absolute Balderdash (in probably 30-odd games), I'm wondering if that means I'm a pathological liar deep down...

If anyone in Melbourne's up for an all-nighter of 500 sometime I'd probably be keen, used to play all the time but haven't at all in probably 2 or 3 years.