Boardgames at Christmas?

Realt Dearg Sec · 23-12-2015 06:20PM

ArtSmart wrote: »

the word is conduit, not 'cause'.

Sounds like someone is the cause of many arguments himself!

Sorry, conduit...

Realt Dearg Sec · 23-12-2015 06:25PM

Not too many mentioning monopoly. What a great way to bring out the worst in everyone. The gloating of the person winning, the fury and accusations of cheating from the losers, and best of all, the fact that the outcome is clear from a long way out but you still have to play for another three hours while the losers are gradually and humiliatingly ground into the dirt. And if the winner is a special kind of prick, they won't let other people just quit because they'll "ruin the game".

Now, you can still pay me for stopping on Shrewsbury road if you mortgage ALL your remaining properties and sell all the houses you built on kimmage and crumlin...no you're still my darling daughter, but business is business, merry Christmas.

Whyohwhy? · 23-12-2015 06:31PM

If you ever want engineer a family dividing feud on Christmas, monopoly is yer only man.

Can only remember actually finishing 2—3 games.

Medusa22 · 23-12-2015 06:43PM

I don't remember playing board games with my family as a child, unless it was a new game that I'd gotten, I usually just played them with my sister throughout the year. Since I met my OH though, we've gotten a few board games and we always bring them over to my parent's place and play them and have a few drinks with my family and they actually really like it, my mum rang the other day to ask if we'll bring some games over! I think we're going to bring monopoly, trivial pursuit and cluedo. My mum also got a present of a board game version of 'The Chase' quiz show which is quite good so we'll play that too. I've got a bingo game but nobody ever wants to play it with me because they find it so boring

We also have LOTR risk which I bought for my OH a few years ago but I hate playing strategy games and I especially hate playing a war game with a German!!

Knine · 23-12-2015 06:50PM

I have childhood nightmare memorys of spending hours building Mousetrap only for the actual game to be ****e.

Ruu · 23-12-2015 06:54PM

Ticket to Ride, but can take a long time to finish!

Queenalocin · 23-12-2015 06:54PM

We got this https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158435/dogs-war last year and it is great fun, especially for older teenagers or a group of adults.

Arcadia Quest https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/155068/arcadia-quest is wrapped and under the tree for this year.

osarusan · 23-12-2015 06:59PM

Mostly play cards - 45 or 110.

Menas · 23-12-2015 07:00PM

The old trusty family quiz will be had again this year. Questions such as 'how many panes of glass in this house' make the winning and losing as random as possible.
Well, as random as the quizmaster (me) wants it to be.

Hammer89 · 23-12-2015 07:19PM

maximoose wrote: »

30 Seconds is a great game

My ex didn't think so

Realt Dearg Sec · 23-12-2015 07:44PM

Knine wrote: »

I have childhood nightmare memorys of spending hours building Mousetrap only for the actual game to be ****e.

I actually got it for Christmas once, total ****e, just rolling dice, moving the mice, and waiting til you can spring the trap, which was cool unless it malfunctioned.

I also got Hero Quest and Space Crusade, two precursors of war hammer, but the rules were complicated so you could never just play it, nobody else knew how. Looked cool though.

Jet Black · 23-12-2015 07:54PM

Never played board games just 'Drink the beer'. This year though I've got bounce off for everyone which looks like a beer pong board game and cards against humanity which I hope to offend as many people as possible with.

Whitewinged · 23-12-2015 07:55PM

Realt Dearg Sec wrote: »

I actually got it for Christmas once, total ****e, just rolling dice, moving the mice, and waiting til you can spring the trap, which was cool unless it malfunctioned.

I also got Hero Quest and Space Crusade, two precursors of war hammer, but the rules were complicated so you could never just play it, nobody else knew how. Looked cool though.

yea mouse trap and those other 'try to hard' games were just annoying.

I got Buzz Wire one year when I was a kid. Basically it was a steady hand game. it was good. Id say would actually be fun to play when drunk.

Tar.Aldarion · 23-12-2015 08:07PM

Already started today with ticket to ride.
Im bringing home a few more, settlers of catan, carcassonne, etc.
Then again i help run a boardgames group so I play every week.

Bulbous Salutation · 23-12-2015 08:12PM

Ruu wrote: »

Ticket to Ride, but can take a long time to finish!

That's a great game. Played it a few times. Easy enough to learn, but with plenty of strategy.

Tar.Aldarion · 23-12-2015 08:15PM

If you want a shorter game of ticket to ride the nordic version is only 3 player and much faster, smaller map. Also you get in each others way a lot more so that's pretty good

mvl · 26-12-2018 07:33PM

Old thread - but its Christmas , so...

1. do you still play boardgames at Christmas?
- Yes, I am trying to promote this tradition for our daughter. So when I get the chance, I am getting new boardgames as family Xmas gifts.
2. what boardgames do you play?
- Agricola/family edition is her favorite now, so we play it often.
This holiday we're planning to introduce Viticulture and Dungeons and Dragons/Wrath of Ashardalon ...

Anyone else ?

orourkeda1977 · 26-12-2018 08:03PM

maximoose wrote: »

30 Seconds is a great game

I gave her 30 seconds on christmas morning

razorblunt · 26-12-2018 10:03PM

Cards against Humanity is a cracker. Mainly as everyone is waiting for the Madeline McCann card to be used.

Gimme A Pound · 26-12-2018 10:47PM

"Another case of Monopoly related domestic violence... How do those Parker brothers sleep at night?!"

mollser · 26-12-2018 10:49PM

Got a couple of hours out of Jenga today, so much fun!

_Brian · 26-12-2018 10:51PM

We play board games good bit through the year.

Catan is the family favourite
Laberynth
Monopoly
Game of Life
Cludo
Chess

When we’re away in our caravan during the year we bring board games, cards and books for the evenings.

stampydmonkey · 26-12-2018 10:53PM

Articulate
Cards against humanity
Cranium
All great craic but personal favourite is ...exploding kittens....madness with a few drinks

mvl · 27-12-2018 02:12AM

Anyone into gift guides, stumbled upon this link last days https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/12/ars-technicas-ultimate-board-game-buyers-guide-2018-edition/
- quite few to add on my wish list for next year

GBX · 27-12-2018 02:20AM

We played 30 seconds, 3 second rule and monopoly. Great craic

Graces7 · 27-12-2018 06:59AM

way, way back in my UK childhood just after the War and before TV was heard of,
as a family we would play Ludo and Chinese Chequers around the fire....

Monopoly needed the table; my mother called it Monotony, and I would end up overtired and in tears.

All that ended when TV arrived.. Killed family life..no more board games around the fire. Faces glued to the moving screen. No more conversation .

JohnnyFlash · 27-12-2018 08:37AM

Graces7 wrote: »

All that ended when TV arrived.. Killed family life..

No it didn’t.

Trigger Happy · 27-12-2018 08:54AM

We love board games, try to play once a week.

Scrabble.
Monopoly.
Catan.
Game of life.
Discovering ireland & europe.

Optimalprimerib · 27-12-2018 09:01AM

Love boardgames but why do Smyth's only sell ****ty ones. There are great ones out there but they stick with what ever flavour of the month tv show or the 800 renditions of Monopoly.

lawred2 · 27-12-2018 09:06AM

Telestrations is good craic

Boardgames at Christmas?

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