Favorite board game?

[clarkington]

OOh, Axis & Allies. Used to play that one in high school. Loved it. Good call, StormSurge.

 

[finishthehat]

No one mentioned Stratego yet?

I picked it up again when my kid was six or so. Ten years later, I still haven't beaten him. Even when we play "random," where you just turn your guys face down, mix `em up and place them on the board in whatever order they come up.

I absolutely suck at the game.

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Diplomacy.

 

[Huggy]

No one mentioned Stratego yet?

I picked it up again when my kid was six or so. Ten years later, I still haven't beaten him. Even when we play "random," where you just turn your guys face down, mix `em up and place them on the board in whatever order they come up.

I absolutely suck at the game.

I loved Stratego - never heard of that random option but that sounds cool - but haven't played it with my son yet. He got Battleship for Christmas last year and soundly thrashed me at it the first time we played.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

I loves me some Scrabble, but stay away from the expert players, like the ones in the book Word Freak. They memorize a zillion words and probably use 1,000 in real life. Letters are commodities, and little else. Unless you play like that, you'll die.

 

[JR]

Diplomacy.

Now, that's a game.

Sorta Risk for big people.

I sucked at it.

 

[Angola!]

I've always liked card games, though I guess they aren't really board games.
I really like Rook and got so addicted to it once, that my ex-wife and I would play two hands each. A game that is good for a large group is Pit. I played that game growing up and it was a lot of fun.

 

[Mystery_Meat]

Anyone play Mille Bornes? That was a fun little card game. They used to have it on games.com, but outside of that I haven't played it in like decades.

 

[imjustagirl2]

I played it once or twice in my little 'gifted kids' class in fifth grade.

 

[Bubbler]

Diplomacy.

Now, that's a game.

Sorta Risk for big people.

I sucked at it.

I always wanted to play that, but I never had friends smart enough to play it.

 

[Philosopher]

Another of my favorites is called Acquire (anyone else ever heard of it?). You start corporations and buy stock in them, then they merge. Played it in college and bought my own, now we play whenever possible. Also have a website to play that online if anyone's interested.

I love Acquire. What's the website?

 

[JR]

Diplomacy.

Now, that's a game.

Sorta Risk for big people.

I sucked at it.

I always wanted to play that, but I never had friends smart enough to play it.

My problem was, my friends were all smarter than me.

 

[bydesign77]

Anyone play Mille Bornes? That was a fun little card game. They used to have it on games.com, but outside of that I haven't played it in like decades.

Mille Bornes is a great card game. We have friends that we always play with.

 

[doubledown68]

Second the vote for Mouse Trap, though I can honestly say I never, ever, ever played the game. First you take the time to set up the trap. then you see if it works. Then you tinker to get it to work. Eventually, you have a contest to see who can fling the old man diver the highest without breaking the see-saw.

I'm a fan of Scene It, as well.

 

[Rick Vaughn]

When there's alcohol and/or girls involved:

Taboo and Balderdash are awesome

When you're hanging out with a bunch of dorks Axis and Allies is my favorite.

 

[Lone_Star_Speed]

IJAG and I used to play Battleship over the phone. She also got me hooked on Phase 10.

The MAD magazine board game was awesome.

 

[Trouser_Buddah]

IJAG and I used to play Battleship over the phone. She also got me hooked on Phase 10.

The MAD magazine board game was awesome.

I bet over-the-phone Battleship is Bill Belichick's favorite game to play...

"B-4? MISS!"

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Diplomacy.

Now, that's a game.

Sorta Risk for big people.

I sucked at it.

You're Canadian. How could you possibly suck at that?

 

[Del_B_Vista]

Diplomacy.

Now, that's a game.

Sorta Risk for big people.

I sucked at it.

I was going to say that. Except the sucking part. I was pretty decent at it. Interesting how the countries played much like they did in real life, although I thought it strange how good Turkey was as a county. Too easy to build up strength from an isolated corner of the board.

 

[Fenian_Bastard]

Milles Bornes must have had a whopper of an ad budget.
There was a commercil for that every eight minutes when I was a kid.