board games

[m3sye]

any decent non kid board games out? or dvd/gamesconsole

[Andy Mac]

Trivial Pursuit... Love that game...

[A1GOY]

Articulate, pictionary, etc. They're pretty funny.

[GetCarter]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00009W9J...

a very fine board game. (Like chess, there is no luck involved)

Edited by GetCarter on Saturday 17th January 15:35

[DocJock]

Blimey, is that still selling?

Awesome game. Even better after a few beers to lower your resistance to shafting people.

[Dilligaf10]

Not so much a board game but excellent nonetheless, Mah Jongg.

[Andy Mac]

Hungry hippos.. You know you want to!

[308mate]

Cranium is ok for a few drunken laughs with 30-somethings

ETA the correct name of the game, which has been posted below!

Edited by 308mate on Saturday 17th January 16:38

[staceyb]

Theres a new version of Trivial Pursuit out, the level of question depends on the number you roll and there is a little man that goes round the outside of the board and depending on what zone he is in you can steal pieces of pie and move peoples pieces to the wrong side of the board.

[Nevin]

You want to try some less mainstream but equally as good stuff. We've been playing a bit of Pandemic recently, along with some Agricola and Puerto Rico. All good fun. Pandemic can be very short games and is very straightforward, Puerto Rico fairly simple and slightly longer. Agricola can be very complicated if you use all of the cards and can last for ages.

http://www.boardgameextras.co.uk/item.php?id=49&am...
http://www.boardgameextras.co.uk/item.php?id=42&am...
http://www.gamestack.co.uk/listing/search/pandemic...

[Nolar Dog]

Monopoly.

Still the best.

[Mr Fenix]

Monopoly and drunk Jenga !

Cranium is also good for a giggle.

[BlueCello]

Scrabble, Cluedo and Monopoly OWN

[uriel]

Escape from Colditz. Anything else is just collaboration.

[GetCarter]

Nolar Dog said:

Monopoly.

Still the best.

welcome to the 1950's

[Dunk76]

uriel said:

Escape from Colditz

Apart from the fact the never actually finishes.

This, however, is very good, if the subject interests you

http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/duel_dark.htm

[Mr_Yogi]

Always had really good fun playing Balderdash

Risk is also good fun but can turn a bit serious depending on who you are playing with

[TheCaseAce]

Nevin said:

You want to try some less mainstream but equally as good stuff. We've been playing a bit of Pandemic recently, along with some Agricola and Puerto Rico. All good fun. Pandemic can be very short games and is very straightforward, Puerto Rico fairly simple and slightly longer. Agricola can be very complicated if you use all of the cards and can last for ages.

http://www.boardgameextras.co.uk/item.php?id=49&am...
http://www.boardgameextras.co.uk/item.php?id=42&am...
http://www.gamestack.co.uk/listing/search/pandemic...

Someone else has the same secret geek hobby as me.

Those games are all great, but might be a touch complex at first... Pandemic is pretty simple I suppose.

Really good casual boardgames that can be learnt quickly are Carcassonne and Ticket To Ride. The difference between these and stuff like Risk and Monopoly is that there's no dice involved and very little luck.

Both available in big Waterstones, or off the net.

Edited by TheCaseAce on Saturday 17th January 16:51

[DrTre]

Apart from sounding like Gary Glitters favourite boardgame, Rapidough is very good.
Pictionary with Playdough.

[plasticpig]

Risk can be good fun. Played a game called Blackbeard at xmas which is a pirate board game which was also good.