Do you play Boardgames?

Paddy Samurai

Boardgaming is making a huge comeback worldwide ,with more boardgames been produced than ever before.When I was a kid Risk ,monoploly and Cluedo where the games we played. Nowdays most of the new generation of boardgamers would laugh at these games. Few gamers would buy their kids a game from smiths toys,because of the huge variety of better games now available.
Soldiers,policemen,pastors,collage lecturers,videogame designers are all now involved online in promoting/reviewing boardgaming.
Germany and U.S. seem to be the biggest players. Nearly 50000 attended Dragoncon in the U.S. in 2012.


So do you play boardgames?. Whats your favourite boardgame?.

Have you played any of theNew Generation games in the poll?.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21615083

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2012/dec/09/board-games-comeback-freeman

http://articles.latimes.com/2012/nov/12/business/la-fi-ct-board-games-20121113-71

pharmaton

play scrabble occasionally and chess once in a blue moon. Stems from years ago when I had a housemate and they liked to play boardgames, lots of laughs if you're playing with the right person. We used to rotate between board games and tetris when we had f all else to do

The Backwards Man

Are there any board games where you can play with yourself?

*innuendo may or may not be intentional*

crazy cabbage

play chess most days. bout the height of it tbh

B.A._Baracus

Are they really coming back tho? Video gaming has seemed to taken over.

wretcheddomain

Don't worry folks the less number of boardgames you knew from that list the more normal you are.

KeithM89

Scrabble and Game of Life on the iPad are great time wasters.
I played twister pissed drunk at a party a few ago too.
But i wish i still had Hungry Hippos, the game of kings.

Nemeses

Where's monopoly?

The Backwards Man

I got Mousetrap for Christmas when I was about nine or ten, spent the whole day setting it up, then couldn't find the fcuking ball. Put me off boardgames for life.

sammyjo90

Pandemic

I've only played them coz my ex was stone maaaad about them.. dominion and settlers of catan aren't bad though..id play them again if i had to!

wp_rathead

Cranium is great crack

My name is URL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJo1WVTjaB0

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Are they really coming back tho? Video gaming has seemed to taken over.

Yeah ,they are coming back bigger than ever.In Germany they even have the Oscars of Boardgames.:D

Spiel des Jahres

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

I got Mousetrap for Christmas when I was about nine or ten, spent the whole day setting it up, then couldn't find the fcuking ball. Put me off boardgames for life.

I hated Mousetrap,the bloody thing kept going off for no reason,and we had to keep rebuilding it.:mad:

sammyjo90

Pandemic

also played dix it in the picture on the bbc link...thats not the worst either! you get to use your imagination and stuff :P

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

The Backwards Man wrote: »

Are there any board games where you can play with yourself?

*innuendo may or may not be intentional*

Not a great game,but heres the link for you.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31689/innuendo

shruikan2553

One day I shall properly finish a game of my star wars monopoly instead of playing it for 2 hours and deciding **** it

FizzleSticks

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The Backwards Man

Paddy Samurai wrote: »

Not a great game,but heres the link for you.
http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31689/innuendo

'# of players - 2'

:mad:

Sergeant

The Mysteries of Peking is the best boardgame ever.

mojesius

I play travel scrabble and I play normal scrabble, Ted.

sammyjo90

Pandemic

I also liked playing "ascension". if they wernt so damn expensive i think more people would play them... was in dungeons and donuts in galway and watched a man drop 90 quid on a game!

For Forks Sake

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

For Forks Sake wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

Felicia...............is my type of Nerd:D

sammyjo90

Pandemic

For Forks Sake wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsPheErBj8

To a certain degree I think its nerdy..but if u throw in some alcohol it can be a good night..play settlers of catan and the hilarity of shouting out "I need wood" just increases the more you play it

Lyaiera

Never heard of them.

sammyjo90 wrote: »

To a certain degree I think its nerdy..but if u throw in some alcohol it can be a good night..play settlers of catan and the hilarity of shouting out "I need wood" just increases the more you play it

I believe the accepted terminology is "I have wood for sheep. WOOD FOR SHEEP!"

I've played a fair few of the games mentioned here. Dixit was mentioned and that's a blast. It's all about finding the right people to play with.

Skittle

Alhambra

The best game ever was Advanced Civilization, followed closely by the base Civilization game. Hours of fun doing dodgy deals and trades:D

candy-gal1

Scrabble
Snakes and ladders
Buckaroo
Jumanji, yes I got the board game, for my 10th birthday

to name a few



Ive never ever played monopoly though, curious to try it tbh, theres always movie refererences to it

sammyjo90

Pandemic

Lyaiera wrote: »

I believe the accepted terminology is "I have wood for sheep. WOOD FOR SHEEP!"

I've played a fair few of the games mentioned here. Dixit was mentioned and that's a blast. It's all about finding the right people to play with.

haha yeah ill agree with you on that one!
the right people is also true.. I never wanted to play with my ex and his friends but they were so into it I ended up enjoying them when I did play

bonzodog2

Nice game of backgammon anyone? I take no prisoners.

MickFleetwood

I like chess, sometimes. Only problem is I'm absolutely atrocious at it.

I'm something like 0-18 against the computer.

Princess Consuela Bananahammock

Power Grid

sammyjo90 wrote: »

To a certain degree I think its nerdy..but if u throw in some alcohol it can be a good night..play settlers of catan and the hilarity of shouting out "I need wood" just increases the more you play it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEq-0inAWzk

Last two minutes

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

But I prefer this one.:D

PizzamanIRL

http://s21.postimg.org/q411z5oef/BHXF6_Iu_CIAMJ_FA.jpg

TPD

Power Grid

A bag of grass and a game of Settlers or Risk or a few rounds of Carcasonne, hard to beat!

LizT

I love Monopoly. My family won't play it with me because I used to cheat and steal from the bank all the time, losers :rolleyes:

Definitely depends on the crowd you play with, you want someone who takes it serious enough but will have a bit of craic at the same time.

L-M

Agricola

Settlers of Catan passes a few drunk/not wanting to go to town nights

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

TPD wrote: »

A bag of grass and a game of Settlers or Risk or a few rounds of Carcasonne, hard to beat!

You should try this one.:D

http://boardgamegeek.com/image/303217/weed

Sir Osis of Liver.

Naked Twister.

TerrorFirmer

Agricola

Settlers of Catan and Risk. Risk in particular, between my circle of friends we actually own more copies of the game than there are people in aforementioned circle. Went to visit a friend in England recently, another friend traveled up to London as well, we ended up buying a copy of Risk for 30 pounds whilst hungover just to play a single game. All three of us own copies back home.

CatInABox

Never heard of them.

shruikan2553 wrote: »

One day I shall properly finish a game of my star wars monopoly instead of playing it for 2 hours and deciding **** it

If it's taking more than ninety minutes, then you're doing it wrong. It's from ages back, but I still see people play it totally wrong, and turn it into a 5 hour game: See here

Also, ticket to ride is class.

Kersh

Still play Boggle and Scrabble a good bit.

Monopoly not so much anymore.

Cranium is a holiday and Christmas favourite too, along with Scattergories.

Great craic altogether.

KeithM89

I remember getting the Crystal Maze board game for my birthday, greatest day of my life.
It even had a mini glass dome that you had to shake the gold and silver pieces out of.

LizT

Yeah, well I went to the Crystal Maze activity centre in Wales. Beat that.

KeithM89

LizT wrote: »

Yeah, well I went to the Crystal Maze activity centre in Wales. Beat that.

Yeah well i met Richard O Brien so ha!


*Saw him from a distance




**It may have just been a random bald dude.

LizT

I googled him to see what he's up to these days. He's 71 :eek:

KeithM89

And still a fanny magnet!

Ruu

Never heard of them.

Have Ticket to Ride board game and the PC version as well. Can take forever if you have the maximum amount of players taking part.

Paddy Samurai

Never heard of them.

candy-gal1 wrote: »

Ive never ever played monopoly though, curious to try it tbh, theres always movie refererences to it

candy-gal1 by coincidence this was posted last night by dicetower. Check out the 41-43 minute were they reference monopoly.It might help you decide.

Not that I have /agree with most of the choices.

crazy cabbage

Does ouija board count? Havent played it yet but am interested. Anyone ever tryed playing it?

lau1247

Bang! and the dirt bag is gone :P

surprise no one mentioned Bang! yet